Lori Bruno, M.P.H., Research Analyst, came to the Center for Home Care Policy and Research in October of 1999. She currently works on the Partnership for Advancing Quality Homecare (PAQH) and the Effort for Quality Improvement and Performance in Home Health Care (EQUIP) projects. Both of these initiatives focus on national collaboration among stakeholders to improve the quality of home care. Ms. Bruno holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University, where she also completed the Community Health Certificate Program. She was awarded her Master's in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy from Columbia University in 2001.
Bruno, L., & Ahrens, J.
2005.
Improving patient safety in
home health care by learning from operational
failures.
Caring. 24(2): 34-39.
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.
Bruno, L. & Ahrens, J. 2003.
The importance of screening for depression in home care patients.
Caring, 22(11): 54-58.
Donelson, S., Murtaugh, C., Feldman, P., Hijjazi,
K., Bruno, L., Zeppie, S., Neder, S.K., Quint, E., Huang, L., and Clark,
A. March 2001.
Clarifying the definition of homebound and medical
necessity using OASIS data.
Final Report prepared for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (Contract #HHS-100-99-0020). New York, NY: Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service
of NY.
