Lori King, Research Analyst, joined the Center for Home Care Policy and Research in September of 2000 where she has primarily worked on quality improvement and access to care projects. Ms. King recently finished working on two Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)-sponsored projects focused on patient safety, Working Conditions and Adverse Events in Home Health Care (WEPS) and Developmental Center for Evaluation and Research in Patient Safety (DCERPS) - a collaborative effort with New York University’s Division of Nursing. Prior to this work she worked on a large-scale project sponsored by AHRQ, Translating Research into Practice (TRIP): Evidence-Based 'Reminders' in Home Health Care", which focused on evaluating strategies to promote evidence-based care. Ms. King is currently working on a newly funded grant sponsored by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Interventions to Improve Blood Pressure Control in African Americans, which also focuses on evaluating strategies to promote evidence-based care. Ms. King is responsible for coordinating primary data collection activities, conducting literature searches, and contributing to the preparation of research publications and reports.
Ms. King is a graduate of LaSalle University, earning a BA and BS minor. Before joining VNSNY, she worked at The National Board of Medical Examiners, in Philadelphia, where she worked on the Standardized Patient Project.
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