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55
Citations
15691
World Ranking
1993
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956

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Carolyn M. Clancy is affiliated with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on health systems and policy, with significant contributions in general health professions and public health domains.

The scientist has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Virtual Care and the Pandemic: Are We Reaching All Patients? (2020, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • From HRO to HERO (2021, American Journal of Medical Quality)
  • Quality, Safety, and Standards Organizations COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs (2021, NAM Perspectives)
  • Age-Friendly Health Systems: Improving care for older adults in the Veterans Health Administration (2022, Health Services Research)
  • Developing and Implementing Predictive Models in a Learning Healthcare System: Traditional and Artificial Intelligence Approaches in the Veterans Health Administration (2022, Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael Berkwits
  • Robert Golub
  • Edward H. Livingston
  • Mary Mcdermott
  • Jody Zylke

Carolyn M. Clancy's work is often published in the following venues:

  • JAMA
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • NEJM Catalyst
  • Federal Practitioner
  • Health Services Research

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • General Health Professions
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Oncology
  • Health Information Management

Core topics addressed in research include:

  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

In 2004, Carolyn M. Clancy was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), recognizing contributions to the field of medicine.

Best Publications

  • Practical clinical trials: increasing the value of clinical research for decision making in clinical and health policy.

    Sean R. Tunis;Daniel B. Stryer;Carolyn M. Clancy

  • Inequality in quality : Addressing socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic disparities in health care

    Kevin Fiscella;Peter Franks;Marthe R. Gold;Carolyn M. Clancy

  • Transforming healthcare: a safety imperative

    L Leape;D Berwick;C Clancy;J Conway

  • Health Insurance and Mortality: Evidence From a National Cohort

    Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy;Marthe R. Gold;Marthe R. Gold

  • Gatekeeping revisited--protecting patients from overtreatment.

    Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy;Paul A. Nutting

  • Outcomes Research: Measuring the End Results of Health Care

    Carolyn M. Clancy;John M. Eisenberg

  • Insights From Advanced Analytics At The Veterans Health Administration

    Stephan D. Fihn;Joseph Francis;Carolyn Clancy;Christopher Nielson

  • New Federal Policy Initiatives To Boost Health Literacy Can Help The Nation Move Beyond The Cycle Of Costly ‘Crisis Care’

    Howard K. Koh;Donald M. Berwick;Carolyn M. Clancy;Cynthia Baur

  • The counseling practices of internists.

    C. E. Lewis;C. Clancy;B. Leake;J. S. Schwartz

  • TeamSTEPPS: Assuring Optimal Teamwork in Clinical Settings:

    Carolyn M. Clancy;David N. Tornberg

  • Improving patient safety--five years after the IOM report.

    Drew E. Altman;Carolyn Clancy;Robert J. Blendon

  • Internists' Practices in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Survey

    J. Sanford Schwartz;Charles E. Lewis;Carolyn Clancy;Monica S. Kinosian

  • Current Guidelines Have Limited Applicability to Patients with Comorbid Conditions: A Systematic Analysis of Evidence-Based Guidelines

    Marjolein Lugtenberg;Jako S. Burgers;Carolyn Clancy;Gert P. Westert;Gert P. Westert

  • Child Health Services Research: Challenges and Opportunities

    Christopher B. Forrest;Lisa Simpson;Carolyn Clancy

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: The Intersection of Science and Health Care

    Carolyn Clancy;Francis S. Collins

  • The use of hospital emergency departments for nonurgent health problems: a national perspective.

    Peter J. Cunningham;Carolyn M. Clancy;Joel W. Cohen;Melissa Wilets

  • Physician gender bias in clinical decisionmaking: screening for cancer in primary care.

    Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy

  • Skepticism toward medical care and health care utilization.

    Kevin Fiscella;Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy

  • Comparative-Effectiveness Research — Implications of the Federal Coordinating Council's Report

    Patrick H. Conway;Carolyn Clancy

  • Evidence-based decision making: global evidence, local decisions.

    Carolyn M. Clancy;Kelly Cronin

  • American women's health care. A patchwork quilt with gaps.

    Carolyn M. Clancy;Charlea T. Massion

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole Lurie
Nicole Lurie Harvard University
Gregg S. Meyer
Gregg S. Meyer Massachusetts General Hospital
Stephen M. Shortell
Stephen M. Shortell University of California, Berkeley
Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University
Harold S. Luft
Harold S. Luft Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Mark McClellan
Mark McClellan Duke University
Sherry Glied
Sherry Glied New York University
Gert P. Westert
Gert P. Westert Radboud University
Christopher B. Forrest
Christopher B. Forrest Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health

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