Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsSusannah M. Bernheim, MD, MHS
Associate Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Development and Validation of an Administrative Claims Measure of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Triage Quality for Mobile Integrated Health Interventions
Voll N, Gettel C, Li S, Qin L, Li Y, Attanasio S, Epshtein I, Nichols M, Lilly A, Quinton J, Bernheim S, Stiles H, Murugiah K, Mann N, Venkatesh A. Development and Validation of an Administrative Claims Measure of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Triage Quality for Mobile Integrated Health Interventions. Prehospital Emergency Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-8. PMID: 40689629, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2535574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulance organizationsEmergency departmentPrehospital carePatient safetyMeasure scoresConstruct validityFace validityIntegrative health interventionsEffective prehospital carePatient-level variablesQuality measuresGround ambulance servicesPrehospital measuresClaims measuresEmergency careHealth interventionsAmbulance servicesUrgent careED visitsEmergency triageMeasure cohortCareCase thresholdsMeasured outcomesAmbulanceHow do hospitals that serve low socioeconomic status patients achieve low readmission rates? A qualitative study of safety-net hospitals
Minges K, Chen P, Loh K, Sutton L, Bernheim S. How do hospitals that serve low socioeconomic status patients achieve low readmission rates? A qualitative study of safety-net hospitals. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e083384. PMID: 39947820, PMCID: PMC11831259, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety-net hospitalHospital staffReadmission ratesSocioeconomic statusSafety-netPatients of low socioeconomic statusQuality of care indicatorsMedicaid patientsProportion of Medicaid patientsLow-SES populationsLow socioeconomic status patientsPostacute care facilitiesSocioeconomic status patientsHealthcare policy changesLow socioeconomic statusProvision of high-qualityCare indicatorsEquitable careHospital supportCare facilitiesPatient needsPatient carePayer sourceSample hospitalsThematic analysis
2024
Measuring Equity in Readmission as an Assessment of Hospital Performance—Reply
Weerahandi H, Nash K, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as an Assessment of Hospital Performance—Reply. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2024, 331: 1677-1678. PMID: 38648068, PMCID: PMC11528418, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.4354.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersElevating Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Experience Through Value-Based Care: CMS Innovation Center’s Quality Pathway
Bernheim S, Rudolph N, Quinton J, Driessen J, Rawal P, Fowler E. Elevating Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Experience Through Value-Based Care: CMS Innovation Center’s Quality Pathway. NEJM Catalyst 2024, 5 DOI: 10.1056/cat.24.0132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-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 ResearchConceptsHospital 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 responseRSMRsAssessing the accuracy of race‐and‐ethnicity data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set
Martino S, Elliott M, Haas A, Peltz A, Saliba D, Hassan S, Rothenberg E, Keshawarz A, Rushkin M, Gildner J, Orr N, Hager M, Myers R, Kiser R, Bernheim S. Assessing the accuracy of race‐and‐ethnicity data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2508-2515. PMID: 38511724, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRace-and-ethnicityConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrative dataAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsMedicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare ProvidersConsumer Assessment of Healthcare ProvidersHealthcare Providers and SystemsAdministrative dataHealth record dataHome health agenciesOASIS dataSelf-reported informationSelf-reported dataRecord-level dataHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentAssess disparitiesMedicaid ServicesHealth agenciesOlder AmericansData SystemPatient assessmentSelf-ReportMedicare coverageMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2000
Medicaid managed care's impact on safety-net clinics in California
Bindman A, Grumbach K, Bernheim S, Vranizan K, Cousineau M. Medicaid managed care's impact on safety-net clinics in California. Health Affairs 2000, 19: 194-202. PMID: 10645087, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.1.194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Evaluating Needle Exchange: A Description of Client Characteristics, Health Status, Program Utilization, and HIV Risk Behavior
Guydish J, Bucardo J, Clark G, Bernheim S. Evaluating Needle Exchange: A Description of Client Characteristics, Health Status, Program Utilization, and HIV Risk Behavior. Substance Use & Misuse 1998, 33: 1173-1196. PMID: 9596382, DOI: 10.3109/10826089809062213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsRisk behaviorsSan Francisco needle exchange programNeedle exchangeHealth statusSharing of needlesHIV risk behaviorsDrug use characteristicsMean ageInfectious diseasesComparison groupSame needleProgram utilizationNEP programDescriptive reportClient characteristicsHigher proportionDiverse ethnicitiesNeedleStatusHIVDiseaseExchange programs
1995
Complex behavior induced by egg-laying hormone in Aplysia
Bernheim S, Mayeri E. Complex behavior induced by egg-laying hormone in Aplysia. Journal Of Comparative Physiology A 1995, 176: 131-136. PMID: 7823307, DOI: 10.1007/bf00197759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory pumpingBag cell extractBag cellsBag cell activityMarine mollusc AplysiaNeuroendocrine bag cellsImpulse activityEgg-laying hormoneInhibition of locomotionAbdominal ganglionCell activitySpontaneous eggMollusc AplysiaNeural mechanismsSecond groupGland homogenatesHormoneHead movementsAplysiaELHSmall decreaseSimilar patternAnimalsPossible sitesCells