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Biography

Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D. is Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine of ´óÏó´«Ã½ (´óÏó´«Ã½) in Boca Raton Florida. Dr. Ouslander is an internationally recognized geriatrician and is a past-President of the American Geriatrics Society, and serves as the Executive Editor of the Society’s Journal. He is a co-author of Essentials of Clinical GeriatricsÌýand an editor ofÌýPrinciples of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Learn more about Dr. Ouslander's research.

Education

• 1973: BA, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• 1977: MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• 1977-1980: Residency in Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve
• 1980-1982: Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, UCLA

Work History

• 2014- Present: Chair, Department of Integrated Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, ´óÏó´«Ã½, Boca Raton, Florida
• 2013-2014: Interim Chair, Department of Integrated Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, ´óÏó´«Ã½, Boca Raton, Florida
• 2009-Present: Professor and Senior Associate, Dean for Geriatric Programs, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, ´óÏó´«Ã½, Boca Raton, Florida
• 2008-Present: Director, Institute for Quality Aging, Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida
• 2008-Present: Courtesy Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, ´óÏó´«Ã½, Boca Raton, Florida
• 2008-Present: Voluntary Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• 2008-Present: Associate Director, Division of Gerontology & Geriatric, Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• 2008-Present: Consultant, Loring Institute for Research and Education at MorseLife, West Palm Beach, Florida
• 2006-Present: Clinical Consultant, the Georgia Medical Care Foundation (the Georgia Medicare QIO), Atlanta, Georgia
• 2006-Present: Collaborator, Stein Gerontological Institute Miami, Miami, Florida
• 2002-2008: Research Scientist, Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, GA
• 2001-2008: Chief Medical Officer, Wesley Woods Center of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
• 2001-2008: Director, Emory Center for Health in Aging, Atlanta, Georgia
• 2001-2002: Clinical Director, Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, Georgia
• 2000-2008: Professor of Nursing, Nell Hodgson School of Nursing Emory, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1998-2001: Vice President for Professional Services, Wesley Woods Center of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1996-2008: Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1996-2002: Chair, Professional Staff Strategic Committee, Wesley Woods Center of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1996-2001: Director, Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1995-1996: Professor of Medicine, UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Los Angeles, California
• 1989-1996: Associate Director, Borun Center for Gerontological Research, Los Angeles, California
• 1987-1996: Medical Director, Director of Research and Education, Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
• 1987-1996: Vice President of Medical Affairs, Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
• 1987-1995: Associate Professor, UCLA Multicampus Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Los Angeles, California
• 1996-2008: Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Scholarly Activity

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Ouslander, J.G., Handler, S.M. (2015).Ìý Consensus-Derived Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfer (INTERACT)-Compatible Order Sets for Common Conditions Associated with Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations.Ìý J Am Med Dir Assoc. pii: S1525-8610(15), 00177-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.02.016. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25841325
• Walsh, EG, Wiener, JM, Haber, S, Bragg, A, Freiman, M, and Ouslander, JG: Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Dually Eligible Medicare/Medicaid Beneficiaries from Nursing Facility and Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs J Am Geriatr Soc 60: 821-829, 2012.
• Ouslander, JG and Maslow, K: Geriatrics and the Triple Aim: Defining Preventable Hospitalizations in the Long Term Care Population.J Am Geriatr Soc 60: 2313-2318, 2012.
• Ouslander, JG, Lamb, G, Tappen, R, et al:Interventions to Reduce Hospitalizations from Nursing Homes: Evaluation of the INTERACT II Collaborative Quality Improvement Project. J Amer Geriatr Soc 59[4]:745–753, 2011.
• Ouslander, JG and Berenson, RA. Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents. N Engl J Med. 2011; 365(9): 1165-1167.
• Ouslander, JG, Lamb, G, Perloe, M et al: Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Frequency, Causes, and Costs. J Am Ger Soc 58:627–635, 2010.

Review Articles:

• Ouslander, JG,ÌýBonner, A, Herndon, L, and Shutes, J: The INTERACT Quality Improvement Program: An Overview for Medical Directors and Primary Care Clinicians in Long-Term Care. J Amer Med Dir Assn 2014; 15: 162-170.

Editorials

• Ouslander, J.G., Schnelle, J.F., Han, J. (2015). Is this really an emergency? Reducing potentially preventable emergency department visits among nursing home residents. JAMDA 16(5); 354-7.
• Halter, J,ÌýOuslander, J, Tinetti, M, et al (eds), Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6^thÌýEdition, McGraw Hill, New York, (2009).
• Kane RL,ÌýOuslander JG, Abrass IB: Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 7^thÌýEdition, McGraw Hill, New York, (2013).
• Morley, J, Tolson, D,ÌýOuslander, J, Vellas, B: Nursing Home Care: A Core Curriculum for the International Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics. McGraw Hill, New York, (2013).

Current Grant Support

• PI- Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriters Association – Evaluation of the STAR Program $750,000, (2015-2017)
• Co-investigator – Palm Healthcare Foundation - Simulation Training on INTERACT for Caregivers, $125,000, (2015-2016)
• PI, NIH RO1 – Interventions to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents $2,000,000 (2012-2015)
• PI, (Subcontract) CMS Innovations Project Awarded to Vanderbilt – Reducing Hospital Readmissions from Post-Acute Care $1,700,000 (2012 – 2015)
• PI, (Subcontract) CMS Innovations Project Awarded to UNTHSC – Implementing INTERACT Across the Care Continuum $7,000,000 (2012 – 2015)
• Co-PI, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Healthy Aging Research Initiative $500,000 (2010-2013; ongoing project)
• Co-investigator, PCORI grant to develop ethnically and culturally sensitive tools for decision making on hospitalization from nursing homes $500,000 (2013-2015)
• Co-investigator, VA Create Grant – program project grant on improving long-term care (PI Vince Mor, Brown University/Providence VA) – subcontract to test INTERACT in VA Community Living Centers $324,000 (for IPAs through ´óÏó´«Ã½) 2013-2015
• Co-investigator, NIH R15 grant – Chair Yoga in Older Adults ($500,000) 2013-2016

Professional Affiliations and Awards

• 1973ÌýPhi Beta Kappa - John Hopkins University
• 1973 National Collegiate Athletic Association, Postgraduate Scholarship
• 1977 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
• 1982 - 1987ÌýNational Institute on Aging/NIH Academic Award (Five Year Career Development Award)
• 1990 - 1999ÌýNational Institute on Aging/NIH MERIT Award (Method to Extend Research in Time)
• 1997ÌýAmerican Journal of Nursing, 1997 Book of the year Award (for Medical Care in the Nursing Home)
• 1999 - 2001ÌýPresident/Chairman of the Board, American Geriatrics SocietyÌý
• 2000ÌýPolisher Award for Applied Gerontological Research
• 2001 - 2005ÌýNational Institute on Aging Career Leadership AwardÌý
• 2003ÌýNational Association for Continence Champion Award

National and International Service

NIH/VA Review Activities

• 2010 Ad hoc reviewer NIA Aging Study SectionÌý
• 2006, 2009 Special Study Section, NIH/NIA, Review for Claude Pepper Older AmericanÌýIndependence Centers
• 2002 Steering Committee, AHRQ/Patient Safety Research Coordinating Center
• 1999 Special Study Section (Chairman), NIH/NIA, Older American Independence Centers
• 1998 Site Visit Team (Chair), Houston VA Rehabilitation Research & Development CenterÌý
• 1992 Special Study Section (Chairman), NIH/NIA, Review for Claude Pepper Older AmericanÌýIndependence Centers
• 1990-93 Monitoring Board, NIH/NIA FICSIT Trials
• 1987-93 Data Monitoring Board, VA Cooperative Study #246, Randomized Trial of TUR

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• 2012-Present Member, Nursing Home Five-Star Technical Expert Panel
• 2012-PresentÌýMember, Technical Expert Panel, Quality Measures for Nursing Homes
• 2011- 2012ÌýConsultant, Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services Nursing Home Quality Assurance and Performance program
• 2009-2011 Technical Expert Panels on Avoidable HospitalizationsÌý
• 2003 Technical Advisory Panel on MDS 3.0, Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services