Christine W. Hartmann, PhD, MSS
Christine W. Hartmann, PhD, MSS
Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research
Bedford, MA
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Christine W. Hartmann, Ph.D., M.S.S., joined the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER) in Bedford, MA in 2007 as a Research Health Scientist and Core Investigator. She also holds an appointment as a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management of Boston University's School of Public Health. Her primary research interests lie in the areas of quality of care and safety, particularly in the arena of long-term care (LTC). She has a strong background in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
VA Community Living Centers (CLCs-what used to be called Nursing Home Care Units) are currently undertaking "culture change" initiatives, designed to move facilities away from the institutional, medical model and mindset of care to resident-focused and resident-directed approaches. Dr. Hartmann's CDA research is centered on adapting and then piloting a VA-specific survey to measure resident safety climate in CLCs. After a multi-step adaptation process, the instrument will be piloted in up to seven CLCs in the Northeast, South, and Midwest. The results will be correlated with resident and facility outcome measures, including those related to culture change. Dr. Hartmann has also received an HSR&D grant to adapt and pilot multiple evaluation methods in CLCs to assess how and with what impact care is delivered with respect to culture change, specifically focusing on radically new and innovative approaches.
Dr. Hartmann received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her M.S.S. and Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Hartmann's primary mentor on her CDA is Dan Berlowitz, M.D., Director of CHQOER, a board-certified geriatrician and nationally recognized expert in LTC research.