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Appendix B: Speaker and Moderator Biographical Sketches
Pages 137-156

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From page 137...
... He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine and is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society.
From page 138...
... Her ongoing study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, focuses on the development of decision support to determine the best site of care for those needing post-acute care. Other research areas include telehealth technology, home care, and evaluation of electronic health records.
From page 139...
... Ms. Citarella has also served as an expert on home care and hospice as a member of a panel on the pandemic flu for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
From page 140...
... His research interests include the design and evaluation of home-based technologies for older adults and patients with chronic conditions and disabilities, smart homes and ambient assisted living applications, and the use of telehealth in home care and hospice. He is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
From page 141...
... The services include geriatric clinics, adult day health care, home-based primary care, purchased skilled home care, veteran-directed home care, homemaker/home health aide, respite care, dementia care, community residential care, medical foster homes, community nursing homes, the VA community living centers, state veterans homes, geriatric research education and clinical centers, and hospice and palliative care in all settings. Under his leadership since 2000, the number of veterans receiving home-based primary care has tripled, palliative care has become an established program in every VA medical center, and the Medical Foster Home has grown from a pilot program to a national program in 42 states and is growing.
From page 142...
... There he was instrumental in developing geriatric evaluation and management inpatient and outpatient programs, subacute care and hospice units, a geriatric fellowship program, and the Advanced Disease Planning initiative. He was medical director of the VA Nursing Home Care Unit and the Home-Based Primary Care program.
From page 143...
... She conducted corporate elder care research for the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration, developed training for caregivers with the American Occupational Therapy Association, and designed a corporate elder care program for employee assistance programs with the Employee Assistance Professional Association. Prior to having her own firm, she was senior manager in charge of human services for the Washington, DC, office of KPMG Peat Marwick.
From page 144...
... Labson, R.N., M.S., is executive director for the Home Care Program at The Joint Commission. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Home Care Business Development team in identifying new markets, familiarizing organizations with the accreditation process, and participating in new product development and the strategic development and tactical operations of the Home Care Accreditation Program.
From page 145...
... His principal areas of research relate to home care and the development, evaluation, and dissemination of novel models of care for older adults, including the Hospital at Home model of care (www.­ ospitalathome.org) , guided care (www.guidedcare.org)
From page 146...
... She received a doctorate of nursing practice from the Duke University School of Nursing in 2012 and holds certifications as a professional in health care quality, as a home care and hospice executive, as a certified outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) specialist, and as a population health care coordinator through a postgraduate program at Duke University.
From page 147...
... , the National Association for Home Care, and the Home Care Association of New York.
From page 148...
... Barbara A McCann is the chief industry officer of Interim HealthCare Inc., supporting agencies in accountable care organizations, demonstration projects with dually eligible beneficiaries, and other alternative delivery models.
From page 149...
... Senate Special Committee on Aging, where she was responsible for developing hearings and legislation to improve nursing homes and home- and community-based services in Medicaid and to address dually eligible beneficiaries, health care workforce issues, elder abuse, dementia care, and community and social support services for older adults. She has also served as a senior health policy associate with the Alliance for Health Reform in Washington, DC; a senior analyst in public health at the U.S.
From page 150...
... At NSF, she leads the Smart Health program, which targets science at the intersection between computer science, engineering, medicine, and health, broadly defined. Terrence O'Malley, M.D., is an internist and geriatrician with an active nursing home practice at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he provides clinical care, supervises trainees, provides network oversight of post-acute care, and conducts research on improving transitions of care and
From page 151...
... He also co-chairs the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium Transitions and Care Coordination Information Technology Work Group and sits on the statewide Care Transitions Steering Committee. At the national level, he co-chairs the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Work Group within the Standards and Interoperability Framework at ONC, and he is a lead on the Longitudinal Coordination of Care (LCC)
From page 152...
... Ronald J Shumacher, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.M.D., currently serves as chief medical officer for Optum Complex Population Management, one of the nation's largest care delivery and care coordination companies for chronically ill, medically complex, and post-acute care patients.
From page 153...
... Ms. Stein is a board member of the National Care Managers Association, past president and a fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; a past commissioner of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging; an elected member of the National Academy of Social Insurance; and a recipient of the Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
From page 154...
... Since then she has developed a program of research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing on the role of the environment and stressors in health disparities in older adults, particularly those trying to age in place or stay out of a nursing home. Through a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded grant, a National Insti­utes oft Health grant, and a cooperative agreement from the Innovations Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, she is examining whether a program that combines home maintenance services with nursing and occu­ pational therapy can improve mobility, reduce stress hormone levels, and decrease health care costs.
From page 155...
... In 2012, he was appointed to be the alternate representative for the American Geriatrics Society to The Joint Commission's Professional Technical Advisory Committee for Home Care and in 2013 was a member of the American Geriatrics Society Public Policy Committee.


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