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Recent Staff Publications
Penny Hollander Feldman, Ph.D.
Edwards, J.C., Feldman, P. H., Sangl, J., Polakoff, D., Stern, G., Casey, D. 2007.
Sustainability of partnership projects: A conceptual framework and checklist.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, December Supplement, 33 (12): 37-47.
Feldman, P.H., Bridges, J.F.P. & Peng, T. 2007.
Team Structure and Adverse Events in Home Healthcare
Medical Care. 45(6): 553-561
Feldman, P.H., Nadash, P., & Gursen, M.D. 2007.
Long Term Care, In: Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States, 9th edition. A.R. Kovner & J.R. Knickman(Eds).
New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Feldman, P., Ryvicker, M., Rosati, R., Schwartz, T., Maduro, G. 2007.
HHA Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Practice/Policy Brief.
Prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Available on the Web at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2007/HHAPartrb.htm
Feldman, P.H., Murtaugh, C. M., Pezzin, L. E., McDonald, M.V., Peng, T. R. 2005.
Just-in-time evidence-based e-mail “reminders” in home health care: Impact on patient outcomes. In:
A. Geissbuhler, R. Haux, C. Kulikowski, (Eds).
IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2007.
Methods Inf Med 2007; 46 Suppl 1: 31.
(Selected as Best Paper)
Feldman, P.H., McDonald, M., Rosati, R., Murtaugh, C., Kovner, C.T., Goldberg, J.D. & King, L. 2006.
Exploring the potential utility of automated drug alerts in home health care.
Journal of Healthcare Quality 28(1):29-40.
Feldman, P.H., & Ahrens, J. Summer 2005.
Linking housing and long-term care services for older adults.
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Feldman, P.H., Nadash, P., & Gursen, M.D. 2005.
Long Term Care, In Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States, 8th edition. A.R. Kovner & J.R. Knickman (Eds).
New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Stone, P.W., Harrison, M.I., Feldman, P.H., Linzer, M., Peng, T., Roblin, D., & Scott-Cawiezell, J. 2005.
Advances in patient safety: From research to implementation. Volumes 1-4, AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021 (1-4)
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/
Pynoos,J., Feldman, P.H., & Ahrens,J. (Eds.). (2005).
Linking
housing and services for older adults: Obstacles, options, and opportunities.
Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc.
To view the introduction and first chapter in their entirety, please click here.
Feldman, P.H. 2004.
Improving care for older people in the home health care setting: Challenges for practice, education and policy.
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Fourth Report to the Secretary of Health & Human Services and the Congress.
Feldman, P.H., Murtaugh, C.M., Pezzin, L.E., McDonald, M.V., & Peng, T.R. 2005.
Just-in-time
evidence-based e-mail "reminders" in home health care: Impact on patient outcomes.
Health Services Research, 40(3): 865-885.
Pynoos, J., Feldman, P.H., & Ahrens, J. (Eds.) 2005.
Linking
housing and services for older adults: Obstacles, options, and opportunities. Special issue.
Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 18 (3/4).
To
view the introduction and first article in their entirety, please click here.
Feldman, P.H., Peterson, L.E., Reische, L., Bruno, L., & Clark, A. 2004. Charting
the course for home health care quality: Action steps for achieving sustainable improvement. Conference Proceedings.
Home Healthcare Nurse, 22(12): 841-850.
Feldman, P.H., Oberlink, M.R., Simantov, E., & Gursen, M.D., 2004
A Tale of Two Older Americas: Community Opportunities and Challenges. The AdvantAge Initiative 2003 National Survey of Adults Aged 65 and Older.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Feldman, P.H., & Ahrens, J. Fall 2004.
Leveraging
resources for home- and community-based services in a time of fiscal retrenchment. Conference Report.
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Feldman, P.H. 2004.
Interview
with a quality leader: Penny Feldman on home healthcare quality and research.
Journal for Healthcare Quality, 26(3): 31-37.
Feldman, P.H., Peng, T.R., Murtaugh, C.M., Kelleher, C., Donelson, S.M., McCann, M.E., & Putnam, M.E. 2004.
A
randomized intervention to improve heart failure outcomes in community-based home health care.
Home Healthcare Services Quarterly, 23(1): 1-23.
Feldman, P.H. and McDonald, M.V. 2004.
Conducting translation research in the home care setting: Lessons from a just-in-time reminder study.
World Views on Evidence Based Nursing, First Quarter: 49-59.
Feldman, P.H., Kane, R.L. 2003.
Strengthening
research to improve the practice and management of long-term care
Milbank Quarterly. 81(2): 179-220.
Feldman, P.H., and Oberlink, M. 2003.
The AdvantAge Initiative: Developing community indicators to promote the health and well-being of older people.
Family and Community Health Journal. 26(4): 268-274.

Margaret
McDonald, M.S.W.
Prince, G.J. & McDonald, M.V. 2007
Research on Changing Practitioner and Patient Behavior
Home Healthcare Nurse. 25(2):89-93.
McDonald, M.V., Pezzin, L.E., Feldman, P.H., Murtaugh, C.M., & Peng, T.R. 2005.
Can
just-in-time evidence-based "reminders" improve pain management among home heatlh care nurses and their patients?
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 29(5): 474-488.

Christopher
Murtaugh, Ph.D.
Murtaugh, C.M., Peng, T., Aykan, H., & Maduro, G. 2007
Risk Adjustments and Public Reporting on Home Health Care.
Home Health Care Financing Review: Public Reporting of Health Care Quality. 28(3): 77-94.
Siegler, E., Murtaugh, C., Rosati, R., Schwartz, T., Razzano, R., Sobolewski, S., & Callahan, M. 2007.
Improving communication at the transition to home health care: Use of an electronic referral system.
Home Health Care Management and Practice. 19(4): 267-271.
Siegler, E.J., Murtaugh, C.M., Rosati, R.J., Clark, A., Ruchlin, H., Sobolewski, S., Feldman, P.H., &
Callahan, M. 2006.
Improving the transition to home healthcare by rethinking the purpose and structure of the CMS 485: First steps.
Home Healthcare Services Quarterly. 25(3-4): 27-38.
Ahrens, J. & Murtaugh, C.
No. 21, Winter 2005.
Creating More Choices for Older Adults:
Financing LTC Through an Integrated Income and Disability Annuity.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Murtaugh, C.M., Pezzin, L.E., McDonald, M.V., Feldman, P.H., & Peng, T.R. 2005.
Just-in-time
evidence-based e-mail "reminders" in home health care: Impact on nurse practices.
Health Services Research, 40(3): 849-864.
Murtaugh, C.M., McCall, N., Moore, S., and Meadow, A. 2003
Trends
in Medicare home health care use: 1997-2001.
Health Affairs 22(5):146-156.
Spillman, B., Murtaugh, C., Warshawsky, M. February 2003.
Policy
implications of an annuity approach to integrating long term care
financing and retirment income.
Journal of Aging and Health, 15(1): 45-73.

Mia
Oberlink, M.A.
Oberlink, M. 2007
Active
Living for Older Adults: Using Survey Information to Make Neighborhoods Walkable and Safe.
Online Article for Smarth Growth Online Members.
Oberlink, M.
No. 29, Spring 2006.
Livable communities for adults with
disabilities. Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Oberlink, M., Gursen, M., Simantov, E., & Feldman, P.H. 2004.
Livable communities for adults with disabilities.
Washington, DC: National Council on Disability.

Timothy
Peng, Ph.D.
Peng, T.R., Navaie-Waliser, M., & Feldman, P.H. 2003.
Social support, home health service use, and outcomes among four racial/ethnic groups.
The Gerontologist 43(4): 503-513.

Robert
Rosati, Ph.D.
Rosati, R.J., & Huang, L. 2007.
Development and testing of an analytic model to identify home healthcare patients at risk for a hospitalization within the first 60 days of care.
Home Health Care Quarterly Services. 26(4): 21-36.
Rosati, R.J. 2006.
Focusing on home healthcare quality (Guest Editorial).
Journal for Healthcare Quality (Special Issue: Home Healthcare Quality). 28(1):2, 55.
Byers, J.F., & Rosati, R.J. 2005.
Research provides the MEAT for quality improvement (Guest Editorial).
Journal for Healthcare Quality (Special Issue: Healthcare Quality Research).
Byers, J.F., & Rosati, R.J. 2005.
Module One: "Foundation, Techniques and Tools" In: L.R. Pelletier & C.L. Beaudin (Eds.), Q solutions: Essential resources for the healthcare quality professions.
Glenview, IL: National Association for Healthcare Quality. 27(4)
Neder, S., Rosati, R.J., & Huang, L. 2005.
Assessment of OASIS inter-rater reliability and validity using several methodological approaches.
Home Healthcare Services Quarterly. 24(3):23-38.
Keepnews, D., Capitman, J.A., & Rosati, R.J. 2004.
Measuring
patient-level clinical outcomes of home health care.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 36(1): 79-85.
Rosati, R.J., Huang, L., Navaie-Waliser, M., & Feldman, P.H. 2003.
Risk
factors for repeated hospitalizations among home health care recipients.
Journal of Healthcare Quality 25(2): 38-45.

Janice
Foust, Ph.D., R.N.
Foust, J.B. 2007.
Discharge planning as a part of daily nursing practice.
Applied Nursing Research. 20(2): 72-77.
Sobolewski S., & Foust, J. 2007.
Research on self-management support.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 25(6): 358-361.

Peri
Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Rosenfeld, P. 2007.
Workplace practices for retaining older nurses: Implications from a study of nurses with eldercare responsibilities.
Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice. 8(2): 120-129.
Rosenfeld, P., Dennis, J., Hanen, S., Henriquez, E., Schwartz, T., Correoso, L., Murtaugh, C., & Fleishman, A. 2007.
Are there racial differences in attitudes towards hospice care: A study of hospice-eligible patients at Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. 24(5): 408-416.
Weiss, L., Gany, F., Rosenfeld, P., Carrasquillo, O., Sharif, I., Behar, E., Ambizas, E., Patel, P., Schwartz, L., & Mangione, L. 2007.
Access to multilingual medication instructions at New York City pharmacies.
Journal of Urban Health. 84(6): 742-754.

Articles in Caring and Home Healthcare Nurse
Ahrens, J. 2005
The
positive impact of hospice care on the surviving spouse.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 23(1): 53-55.
Ahrens, J. 2005.
The
need for evidence-based guidelines in home care.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 23(3):
147-149
Bruno,
L., & Ahrens, J. 2005.
Improving patient safety in home
health care by learning from operational failures.
Caring. 24(2): 34-39.
Clark,
A. 2005.
Improving
the delivery of care for diabetes patients with a collaborative model.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 23(3): 177-182.
Clark,
A. 2005
Measuring
quality of care nationwide.
Caring. 25(3): 42-45.
King,
L., & Ahrens, J. 2005.
Towards
creating an informatics infrastructure in home health care.
Caring. 24(1): 12-18.
Ahrens,
J. 2004.
Italian
study concludes "home hospitalization" benefits stroke patients.
Caring. 23(8): 40-42;
quiz 44-45.
Ahrens,
J. 2004.
Home care payment changes in a post-BBA
world.
Caring. 23(4): 40-44.
Clark,
A., & Nadash, P. 2004.
The
effectiveness of a nurse-led transitional care model for patients with
congestive heart failure.
Home Healthcare Nurse.
22(3): 160-162.
Gursen,
M.D., & Ahrens, J. 2004.
The
key to a new home care protocol: Prospective visits.
Caring. 23(1): 40-44.
Navaie-Waliser,
M., Mersman, C., &
Lincoln, P.
2004
Implementing
a pediatric asthma program: Enabling self-care management through
education.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 22(9): 633-639.
Vetter,
M.J., Bristow, L., & Ahrens, J. 2004.
A model for home care clinicians and
home health aide collaboration: Diabetes care by nurse case managers
and community health workers.
Home Healthcare Nurse. 22(9):
645-651.
Ahrens,
J. 2003.
Combating
medication errors in home health.
Caring. 22(1): 56-58.
Bruno,
L. & Ahrens, J. 2003.
The
importance of screening for depression in home care.
Caring. 22(11): 54-88.
McDonald,
M., & Nadash, P. 2003.
Effective health care: Integrating
research into practice.
Caring. 22(7): 52-55.

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Staff
of the Visiting Nurse
Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy and Research
May 2006.
Recent
Research on Diabetes.
Research Briefs
Home Healthcare Nurse. 24(5): 330-333
Oberlink, M.
No. 29, Spring 2006.
Livable communities for adults with
disabilities. Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Rudin,
D.
No. 28, Spring 2006.
Home health care quality conferences:
Promoting change through dialogue. Policy
Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Stewart, K.
No. 27, Spring 2006.
Perspectives on the recent decline in
disability at older ages. Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Grabowski,
D.C. & Ahrens, J.
No. 25, Winter 2006.
The
Cost-Effectiveness of Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care
Services: Review and Synthesis of the Most Recent Evidence.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

Nadash,
P. & Ahrens, J.
No. 26, Spring 2005.
Strategies to support HCBS.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Ahrens,
J.
No. 24, Spring 2005.
Homes of choice: Towards more effective
linkages between housing and services.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Ahrens,
J.
No. 23, Fall 2005.
Public
Funding for Long-Term Care Services
for Older People in Residential Care Settings.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Ahrens,
J.
No. 22, Fall 2005.
Long-Term
Care: An Overview.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Nadash,
P. & Ahrens, J.
No. 20, Winter 2005.
Managed
Care and Long-Term Care: A Potential
Solution? Policy Brief. New York:
The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Ahrens,
J.
No. 19, Winter 2005.
The
impact of Medicare home health policy
changes on Medicare beneficiaries: Part II.
Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

Feldman,
P.H., Oberlink, M.R., Simantov,
E., & Gursen, M.D., 2004
A
Tale of Two Older Americas: Community Opportunities and Challenges. The
AdvantAge Initiative 2003 National Survey of Adults Aged 65 and Older.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Nadash,
P., & Ahrens, J.
No. 18, Fall 2004.
Bringing
managed care home to the long-term
care population. Policy Brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

Milne,
D.
2003.
Finding resources for HCBS in tough budget
times to maximize community-based care: Case studies of three states.
Working Paper.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Chen,
Y.P.
No. 17, Winter, 2003.
Funding long-term care by applying the
trade-off principle to public and private insurance. Policy
brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Williams,
C.
No. 16, Winter, 2003.
An overview of recent state HCBS budget cuts.
Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
McCall,
N. and Korb, J.
No. 15, Spring, 2003.
The impact of Medicare home health policy
changes on Medicare beneficiaries. Policy
brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
McCall,
N. and Korb, J.
No. 14, Spring, 2003.
Medicare home health use after the 1997 BBA.
Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Fries,
B.E. and James, M.
No. 13, Spring, 2003.
Identifying
"appropriate" applicants for home and community based services: The MI
Choice Screening System. Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

Ahrens,
J., Feldman, P.H., Frey, D.
No. 12, Fall, 2002.
Preventing
medication errors in home care. Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Cohen,
M. and Miller, J.
No. 11, Spring, 2002.
The impact of private long-term care
insurance on claimants:
Formal and informal care in the community. Policy
brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Cohen,
M. and Miller, J.
No. 10, Spring, 2002.
The use of nursing home and assisted living
facilities among private long-term care insurance claimants: The
experience of disabled elders. Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Bartels,
S.J., Miles, K.M., and Dums, A.R.
No. 9, Winter, 2001/2002.
Improving
the quality of care for older
adults with mental disorders: The Outcomes-Based Treatment Planning
System of the NH-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. Policy
brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Nadash,
P.
No. 8, Winter, 2001/2002.
New York State's Medicaid-only managed
long-term care program. Policy brief.
New York: The Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

Weissert,
W.
No. 7, Fall, 2001.
More for less in long-term home care
services: Titrating payment to
risk, value and effectiveness. Policy brief
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and
Research,
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Gottlieb,
A.S. and Caro, F.G.
No. 6, Fall, 2001.
Extending the effectiveness of home care for
elders through low-cost assistive equipment. Policy
brief
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and
Research,
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Feldman,
P.H., Nadash, P., and Gursen, M.
No. 5, Fall, 2001.
Improving
communication between researchers
and policy makers in long-term care: Or, researchers are from Mars,
policy makers are from Venus. Policy brief.
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and Research,
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Allen,
S.M.
No. 4, Fall, 2001.
Canes,
crutches and home care services: The
interplay of human and technological assistance. Policy
brief
New York: Center for Home Care Policy and Research,
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Stevenson,
D., Murtaugh, C., Feldman, P.,
and Oberlink, M.
No. 3, Fall/Winter 2000.
Expanding publicly financed assisted living
and other residential alternatives for disabled older persons: Issues
and options. Policy brief
New York, NY: Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Stevenson,
D., Murtaugh, C., Feldman, P.,
and Oberlink, M.
No. 2, Fall/Winter 2000.
Expanding publicly financed managed
long-term care programs to provide
greater access to home and community-based care. Policy
brief
New York, NY: Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.
Murtaugh,
C., Stevenson, D., Feldman, P.,
and Oberlink, M.
No. 1, Fall/Winter 2000.
State expenditures on home and
community-based care for disabled elders. Fact
sheet.
New York, NY: Center for Home Care Policy
and Research, Visiting Nurse
Service of New York.

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