Lisa Gale Suter, MD
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2024
Testing the Feasibility of a Cross-Setting Measure to Address the Rising Trend in Hospital Outpatient TJA Procedures
Wallace L, Tan Z, Barthel A, Sáenz M, Grady J, Balestracci K, Bozic K, Myers R, McDonough D, Lin Z, Suter L. Testing the Feasibility of a Cross-Setting Measure to Address the Rising Trend in Hospital Outpatient TJA Procedures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2024, 107: 604-613. PMID: 39637009, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.01395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesOutpatient settingEvaluate care qualityElective primary total hipMedian odds ratioMedicare administrative claimsPrognostic Level IIIHierarchical logistic regressionDescription of levels of evidenceCare qualityLevel of evidenceHospital performancePrimary total hipAssess hospitalProvider inputHospital-specificMedicaid ServicesAdministrative claimsReduce painOdds ratioRepresentative populationImprove FunctionLogistic regressionTotal knee arthroplastyCoding practicesInclusion of Veterans Health Administration hospitals in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings
Bagshaw K, Gettel C, Qin L, Lin Z, Suter L, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Duseja R, Krabacher J, Schreiber M, Nakashima T, Myers R, Venkatesh A. Inclusion of Veterans Health Administration hospitals in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 20: 258-265. PMID: 39434547, PMCID: PMC11874188, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health Administration hospitalsNon-VHA hospitalsVeterans Health AdministrationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesQuality star ratingsStar ratingsQuality measure scoresAcute care hospitalsInformed healthcare decisionsOverall star ratingVHA hospitalsHealthcare decisionsRate hospitalsHealth AdministrationMedicaid ServicesMeasure scoresCare hospitalFive-star ratingAdministration HospitalMatching AnalysisQuality ratingsHospitalVeteransOverall analysisHigher RatesProcessing 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, 59: e14350. PMID: 38961668, PMCID: PMC11622257, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters 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 ResearchConceptsCenters 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 ResearchConceptsCenters 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 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 responseRSMRsDevelopment of the American College of Rheumatology Patient‐Reported Outcome Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Katz P, Barber C, Duarte‐García A, Garg S, Machua W, Rodgers W, Santiago‐Casas Y, Suter L, Bartels C, Yazdany J. Development of the American College of Rheumatology Patient‐Reported Outcome Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care & Research 2024, 76: 777-787. PMID: 38225171, PMCID: PMC11132939, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesPatient advisory panelPhysical functionPatient partnersExpert workgroupMulti-Dimensional Health Assessment QuestionnaireAssessment of physical functionOutcomes Measurement Information SystemQuality measuresPhysical functioning scalePatient Health QuestionnairePatient-reported outcome domainsAdvisory PanelMeasurement Information SystemPatient self-managementAssessment of fatigueHealth Assessment QuestionnaireOutcome quality measuresAssessment of depressionFeasibility of implementationHealth QuestionnaireDepression ScaleSelf-ManagementContent validityPsychometric review
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 ResearchLeveraging 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 ResearchImplementation 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, 77: 273-281. PMID: 37382043, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBest 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 screeningPatients
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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
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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: Lisa Suter, MD
- October 10, 2022Source: The Rheumatologist
A Case of Nodular Rash & Painful Joints
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