Lisa Gale Suter, MD
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Senior Director, Quality Measurement Program, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
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Rheumatology
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Senior Director, Quality Measurement Program, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
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Rheumatology
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Senior Director, Quality Measurement Program, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
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Senior Director, Quality Measurement Program, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
Biography
Lisa Gale Suter, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine in the Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, continuously board certified in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology since 2001 and 2003, respectively. She is a leading expert in rheumatology performance measurement and currently serves as Senior Director of Quality Measurement Programs at CORE where she directs the MIDS Task Order Development, Revaluation and Implementation of Outcome/Efficiency Measures for Hospital and Eligible Clinicians contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Suter has led, directed or consulted on development of over 33 hospital-level outcome measures, 5 clinician-level outcome measures and 11 clinician-level process measures; 25 are in current or planned use in federal payment programs. She is the co-chair of the Quality Measures Subcommittee of the American College of Rheumatology's Quality of Care Committee and oversees all measure development and related activities for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). She also continues to study technology assessment and technology adoption in musculoskeletal and inflammatory diseases.
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Rheumatology
ProfessorPrimaryInstitution for Social and Policy Studies
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Education & Training
- Research Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine/VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2006)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine/Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program (2005)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2003)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2001)
- MD
- Yale University School of Medicine (1998)
- BS
- Yale University (1991)
Research
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Frequent collaborators of Lisa Gale Suter's published research.
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A big-picture view of Lisa Gale Suter's research output by year.
A. David Paltiel, MBA, PhD
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Elizabeth Triche
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Jeph Herrin, PhD
Zhenqiu Lin, PhD
24Publications
416Citations
Publications
2024
Processing and validation of inpatient Medicare Advantage data for use in hospital outcome measures
Kyanko K, Sahay K, Wang Y, Schreiber M, Hager M, Myers R, Johnson W, Zhang J, Yen B, Suter L, Triche E, Li S. Processing and validation of inpatient Medicare Advantage data for use in hospital outcome measures. Health Services Research 2024 PMID: 38961668, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMedicare Advantage OrganizationsHospital outcome measuresPrincipal diagnosis codeOutcome measuresInpatient claimsDiagnosis codesMedicare AdvantageNational Provider IdentifierMedicare Advantage dataAcute careIntegrated data repositoryProvider IdentifierMedicaid ServicesMedicare dischargesMA claimsDuplicate claimsMA dataDemographic characteristicsCertificate numberMedicareHospitalEnrollment dataCompare diagnosesAdmissionIncorporating Medicare Advantage Admissions Into the CMS Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure
Kyanko K, Sahay K, Wang Y, Li S, Schreiber M, Hager M, Myers R, Johnson W, Zhang J, Krumholz H, Suter L, Triche E. Incorporating Medicare Advantage Admissions Into the CMS Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2414431. PMID: 38829614, PMCID: PMC11148674, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSpecialty subgroupsPerformance quintileMedicare AdvantageReadmission ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital-wide readmission measureHospital outcome measuresTest-retest reliabilityRisk-adjustment variablesMeasurement reliabilityAdministrative claims dataReadmission measuresImprove measurement reliabilityIntegrated data repositoryMA beneficiariesQuintile rankingsMedicare beneficiariesMedicaid ServicesAll-causePublic reportingStudy assessed differencesClaims dataOutcome measuresMA cohortCalculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement groupPre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRs
2023
Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures in Alternative Payment Models: Current Use, Implementation Barriers, and Principles to Succeed
Gettel C, Suter L, Bagshaw K, Sheares K, Balestracci K, Lin Z, Venkatesh A. Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures in Alternative Payment Models: Current Use, Implementation Barriers, and Principles to Succeed. Value In Health 2023, 27: 199-205. PMID: 38042334, PMCID: PMC10872237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLeveraging Quality Measurement to Achieve Best Practice Rheumatology Care: Can Pediatrics Lead Us?
Jatwani S, Suter L. Leveraging Quality Measurement to Achieve Best Practice Rheumatology Care: Can Pediatrics Lead Us? Arthritis Care & Research 2023, 75: 2420-2422. PMID: 37458090, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsImplementation of a Best Practice Advisory to Improve Infection Screening Prior to New Prescriptions of Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Drugs
Baker H, Fine R, Suter F, Allore H, Hsiao B, Chowdhary V, Lavelle E, Chen P, Hintz R, Suter L, Danve A. Implementation of a Best Practice Advisory to Improve Infection Screening Prior to New Prescriptions of Biologics and Targeted Synthetic Drugs. Arthritis Care & Research 2023 PMID: 37382043, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsBest practice advisoryHepatitis B virusAutoimmune rheumatic diseasesBPA implementationSynthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsHepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis B surface antigenC virus infectionUse of biologicsB surface antigenQuality improvement initiativesElectronic health recordsEligible patientsAntirheumatic drugsRheumatic diseasesRheumatology practiceSociety guidelinesB virusPractice advisoryComputerized decision support systemVirus infectionRoutine screeningPatient screeningPatientsDevelopment of American College of Rheumatology Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Modified Delphi Process With Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry Data Review
Bartels C, Jorge A, Feldman C, Zell J, Bermas B, Barber C, Duarte‐García A, Garg S, Haseley L, Jatwani S, Johansson T, Limanni A, Rodgers W, Rovin B, Santiago‐Casas Y, Suter L, Barnado A, Ude J, Aguirre A, Li J, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Development of American College of Rheumatology Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Modified Delphi Process With Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry Data Review. Arthritis Care & Research 2023, 75: 2295-2305. PMID: 37165898, PMCID: PMC10615706, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusRheumatology Informatics SystemLupus erythematosusDelphi processAmerican CollegeMultidisciplinary Delphi panelPhenotyping of patientsUS rheumatology practicesUrine protein excretionQuality Improvement ProgramReview of guidelinesSLE expertsGlucocorticoid useHydroxychloroquine useKidney functionProtein excretionGlucocorticoid reductionRheumatology practiceEffectiveness (RISE) registryClinical careKidney monitoringEuropean guidelinesErythematosusValidity testingData review
2022
Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity
Kostic A, Leifer V, Gong Y, Robinson M, Collins J, Neogi T, Messier S, Hunter D, Selzer F, Suter L, Katz J, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity. Arthritis Care & Research 2022, 75: 491-500. PMID: 35657632, PMCID: PMC9827536, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyClass III obesityUsual careLifetime costsHealth care sector perspectiveProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life expectancyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelSurgical weight loss interventionsLong-term clinical benefitKnee OA patientsKnee osteoarthritis patientsSensitivity analysisSustainable weight lossWeight loss interventionWorse knee painKnee replacement outcomesPolicy modelSector perspectiveTotal knee replacement outcomesGastric bypassKnee painOpioid use
2021
Adaptation of American College of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Functional Status Measures for Telehealth Visits
England BR, Barber CEH, Bergman M, Ranganath VK, Suter LG, Michaud K. Adaptation of American College of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Functional Status Measures for Telehealth Visits. Arthritis Care & Research 2021, 73: 1809-1814. PMID: 32813284, PMCID: PMC7461171, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFunctional status measuresRA disease activityRheumatoid arthritis disease activityArthritis disease activityDisease activityStatus measuresTelehealth settingsJoint countTelehealth visitsAmerican CollegeFormal joint countsPatient-reported itemsTender joint countAcute phase reactantsHigh-quality clinical careClinical careExpert panelScoring modificationsStaff administrationVisitsLaboratory testingAssessment measuresACRSettingCount
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American College of Rheumatology
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2001 - Presentactivity Introducing the CMS Hospital Quality Chartbook: www.CMSHospitalChartbook.com
Oral PresentationCMS Quality ConferenceDetails07/30/2019 - PresentBaltimore, MD, United StatesSponsored by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesactivity The Future of Rheumatology Quality Measures: Measuring Outcomes for MACRA
Oral PresentationState of Texas (STAR) Association of Rheumatologists 2019 Annual MeetingDetails03/02/2019 - PresentAustin, TX, United StatesSponsored by State of Texas (STAR) Association of Rheumatologistsactivity [Roundtable Invited Participant]
OtherNational Committee for Quality Assurance Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality & Value RoundtableDetails11/16/2018 - PresentWashington, DC, United StatesSponsored by National Committee for Quality Assuranceactivity [Invited Participant]
OtherCAHPS Research Meeting – Advances in Survey Methodology: Maximizing Response Rates and the Representativeness of CAHPS Survey DataDetails09/17/2018 - PresentRockville, MD, United StatesSponsored by U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Clinical Care
Overview
Lisa G. Suter, MD, is a rheumatologist and internist who says she approaches each patient’s condition holistically.
“Inflammation and pain can impact many aspects of a person's physical, social, and emotional well-being,” she says. “I try to see, hear, and treat the whole person.”
Dr. Suter says her field requires doctors to be creative detectives and problem-solvers. “Once I understand what my patients need and why, then I can work collaboratively with them to address their concerns,” she says.
“I am the luckiest person on earth,” Dr. Suter says. “I work with smart, kind, inspirational, mission-driven people committed to improving health care and clinical outcomes for all patients.”
In her research, she investigates quality measurement and how to use medical technology in musculoskeletal and inflammatory diseases.
Dr. Suter is director of quality measurement programs at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Internal Medicine; Rheumatology
Board Certifications
Rheumatology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2023
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2023
- Original Certification Date
- 2001
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- January 23, 2024
Investigating Maternal Inflammatory Arthritis and Pregnancy Outcomes
- August 08, 2023
Improving Infection Screening in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Starting Biologics
- March 14, 2023
Voices of DEI: Lisa Suter, MD
- October 10, 2022Source: The Rheumatologist
A Case of Nodular Rash & Painful Joints
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The Anlyan Center
300 Cedar Street, Ste S 525
New Haven, CT 06519
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