Kathryn M McDonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 5535490 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn M McDonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn M |
| FAMILY NAME | McDonald |
| SIGNATURE | MCDONALD K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4049-5744 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Improving Diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Understanding patients' experiences with diagnosis is crucial for improving care. Clarifying how best to ask about these experiences is an essential step in doing so. OBJECTIVE: To elicit and then categorize diagnostic problems and mistakes in a national, population-based survey. METHODS: Drawing from a nationally representative panel, respondents were asked whether they had experienced (directly or as a care partner) a diagnostic pro…
Exploring sociodemographic disparities in diagnostic problems and mistakes in the quest for diagnostic equity
Introduction: As part of building a platform for epidemiological research on diagnostic errors and problems that centers on patients and equity, this paper summarizes the development and analysis of data collected from fielding a survey in a nationally representative U.S. population to explore the prevalence and harm consequences of diagnostic problems or mistakes (referred to here as "diagnostic P&Ms") by respondent-reported sociodemographic cha…
Intensity, Characteristics, and Factors Associated With Receipt of Care Coordination Among High-Risk Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has initiatives underway to enhance the provision of care coordination (CC), particularly among high-risk Veterans. Yet, evidence detailing the characteristics of and who receives VHA CC is limited. OBJECTIVES: We examined intensity, timing, setting, and factors associated with VHA CC among high-risk Veterans. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study, following V…
Organizational Influences on Time Pressure Stressors and Potential Patient Consequences in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Primary care teams face daily time pressures both during patient encounters and outside of appointments. OBJECTIVES: We theorize 2 types of time pressure, and test hypotheses about organizational determinants and patient consequences of time pressure. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observational analysis of data from concurrent surveys of care team members and their patients. SUBJECTS: Patients (n=1291 respondents, 73.5% response r…
Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care
BACKGROUND: Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are administratively coded identifiers of potentially preventable adverse events. These indicators are used for multiple purposes, including benchmarking and quality improvement efforts. Baseline PSI evaluation in high-risk surgeries is fundamental to both purposes. OBJECTIVE: Determine PSI rates and their impact on other outcomes in patients undergoing cranial neurosurgery compared with other surgerie…
Expanding the Uses of AHRQ's Prevention Quality Indicators
BACKGROUND: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's prevention quality indicators (PQIs) are used as a metric of area-level access to quality care. Recently, interest has expanded to using the measures at the level of payer or large physician groups, including public reporting or pay-for-performance programs. However, the validity of these expanded applications is unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a novel panel process to establish …
Why Rescue the Administrative Data Version of the “Failure to Rescue” Quality Indicator
McDonald, Kathryn M. MM/MBA; Davies, Sheryl M. MS; Geppert, Jeffrey JD, EDM; Romano, Patrick S. MD, MPH Author Information
Quality Improvement Strategies for Hypertension Management
BACKGROUND: Care remains suboptimal for many patients with hypertension. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) strategies in lowering blood pressure. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, and article bibliographies were searched for this study. STUDY SELECTION: Trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time series evaluating QI interventions targeting hypertension contro…
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Quality Improvement Strategies for Hypertension Management
BACKGROUND: Care remains suboptimal for many patients with hypertension. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) strategies in lowering blood pressure. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, and article bibliographies were searched for this study. STUDY SELECTION: Trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time series evaluating QI interventions targeting hypertension contro…
Why Rescue the Administrative Data Version of the “Failure to Rescue” Quality Indicator
McDonald, Kathryn M. MM/MBA; Davies, Sheryl M. MS; Geppert, Jeffrey JD, EDM; Romano, Patrick S. MD, MPH Author Information
Expanding the Uses of AHRQ's Prevention Quality Indicators
BACKGROUND: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's prevention quality indicators (PQIs) are used as a metric of area-level access to quality care. Recently, interest has expanded to using the measures at the level of payer or large physician groups, including public reporting or pay-for-performance programs. However, the validity of these expanded applications is unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a novel panel process to establish …
Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care
BACKGROUND: Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are administratively coded identifiers of potentially preventable adverse events. These indicators are used for multiple purposes, including benchmarking and quality improvement efforts. Baseline PSI evaluation in high-risk surgeries is fundamental to both purposes. OBJECTIVE: Determine PSI rates and their impact on other outcomes in patients undergoing cranial neurosurgery compared with other surgerie…
Organizational Influences on Time Pressure Stressors and Potential Patient Consequences in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Primary care teams face daily time pressures both during patient encounters and outside of appointments. OBJECTIVES: We theorize 2 types of time pressure, and test hypotheses about organizational determinants and patient consequences of time pressure. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observational analysis of data from concurrent surveys of care team members and their patients. SUBJECTS: Patients (n=1291 respondents, 73.5% response r…
Intensity, Characteristics, and Factors Associated With Receipt of Care Coordination Among High-Risk Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has initiatives underway to enhance the provision of care coordination (CC), particularly among high-risk Veterans. Yet, evidence detailing the characteristics of and who receives VHA CC is limited. OBJECTIVES: We examined intensity, timing, setting, and factors associated with VHA CC among high-risk Veterans. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study, following V…
Exploring sociodemographic disparities in diagnostic problems and mistakes in the quest for diagnostic equity
Introduction: As part of building a platform for epidemiological research on diagnostic errors and problems that centers on patients and equity, this paper summarizes the development and analysis of data collected from fielding a survey in a nationally representative U.S. population to explore the prevalence and harm consequences of diagnostic problems or mistakes (referred to here as "diagnostic P&Ms") by respondent-reported sociodemographic cha…
Improving Diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Understanding patients' experiences with diagnosis is crucial for improving care. Clarifying how best to ask about these experiences is an essential step in doing so. OBJECTIVE: To elicit and then categorize diagnostic problems and mistakes in a national, population-based survey. METHODS: Drawing from a nationally representative panel, respondents were asked whether they had experienced (directly or as a care partner) a diagnostic pro…
Medicine (7 works) · Health care (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 works) · Quality management (4 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works)