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 ResearchHow 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 Research
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, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L. 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 ResearchAssessing 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 ResearchMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, 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 Research
2012
HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING OR CAUSES OF 30-DAY READMISSION AFTER HOSPITALIZATION FOR HEART FAILURE OR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Dharmarajan K, Hsieh F, Lin Z, Kim N, Bernheim S, Bueno H, Ross J, Horwitz L, Barreto-Filho J, Drye E, Krumholz H. HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING OR CAUSES OF 30-DAY READMISSION AFTER HOSPITALIZATION FOR HEART FAILURE OR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e1887. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)61888-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHOSPITAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION CAPABILITY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER PAYMENTS FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS
Ben-Josef G, Bernheim S, Wang C, Ross J, Shah S, Kim N, Krumholz H. HOSPITAL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION CAPABILITY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER PAYMENTS FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e1884. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)61885-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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