Resource Use and Patient Outcomes of Chronically Ill
Re-Hospitalization
Health Services Research
Research Projects
Principal Investigator, "Effects of Home Care Agency Providers and Visits on Heart Failure Patient Outcomes." National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, March 1, 2007 through February 28, 2010. Grant number: R01HL085725-02
Co-Investigator and Director, "Center of Excellence to Build the Science of Self-Management: A Systems Approach." National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, September 29, 2007 through June 30, 2012. Grant number: P30NR010676
Co-Investigator, "Resource Use and Patient Outcomes in Medicare Home Care." National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, 2004-2009. Grant Number R01-NR05081.
Education Interests
Home Health Care Clinical and Administrative Practice
Evidence Based Practice in Home Health Care
Research Methodology
Statistics
Educational Background
BSN, Nursing, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
MSN, Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
PhD, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Recent Publications
Riggs, J., Madigan, E. A., Fortinsky, R. H. (2011). Home Health Care Nursing Visit Intensity and Heart Failure Patient Outcomes. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 23(6), 412-420.
Koroukian, S. M., Scharpf, T. P., Bakaki, P., Madigan, E. A. (2011). Identifying comorbidities in home health care patients: does the Outcome and Assessment Information Set have incremental value to Medicare claims data? Home Healthcare Services Quarterly, 30(1), 1-9.
