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Overview

Katherine L. Kahn is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a total of 42 publications contributing to this area.

The subfields in which Katherine L. Kahn has concentrated their work include:

  • Oncology
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main topics addressed by their research cover:

  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Katherine L. Kahn include:

  • "Trends in US Ambulatory Care Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2019-2021" (2022), published in JAMA
  • "Practical publication metrics for academics" (2021), published in Clinical and Translational Science
  • "Taking Care of Yourself and Your Risk for Breast Cancer (CUIDARSE): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Health Communication Intervention for Latinas" (2020), published in Health Education & Behavior
  • "Engaging Latino Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors in Their Care: Piloting a Photonovela Intervention" (2020), published in Journal of Cancer Education
  • "Oncologists' perceptions of the usefulness of cancer survivorship care plan components" (2020), published in Supportive Care in Cancer

Katherine L. Kahn frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • John N. Mafi
  • Sitaram Vangala
  • Melody Craff
  • Cheryl L. Damberg
  • Dale Skinner

Their work has appeared across various publication venues, highlighting their research presence in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • JAMA
  • Clinical and Translational Science
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Health Affairs

Best Publications

  • Does inappropriate use explain geographic variations in the use of health care services? A study of three procedures.

    Mark R. Chassin;Jacqueline Kosecoff;Rolla Edward Park;Constance M. Winslow

  • Epidemiology of Sepsis Syndrome in 8 Academic Medical Centers

    Kenneth E. Sands;David W. Bates;Paul N. Lanken;Paul S. Graman

  • Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services by the Medicare Population

    Mark R. Chassin;Robert H. Brook;Rolla Edward Park;Joan Keesey

  • Arm Edema in Breast Cancer Patients

    Virginia S. Erickson;Marjorie L. Pearson;Patricia A. Ganz;John Adams

  • Hospital characteristics and quality of care.

    Emmett B. Keeler;Lisa V. Rubenstein;Katherine L. Kahn;David Draper

  • Physician ratings of appropriate indications for six medical and surgical procedures.

    Rolla Edward Park;Arlene Fink;Robert H. Brook;Mark R. Chassin

  • Objective burden, resources, and other stressors among informal cancer caregivers: A hidden quality issue?

    Michelle van Ryn;Sara Sanders;Katherine L. Kahn;Courtney van Houtven

  • Preoperative prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in esophageal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review

    Gareth S. Dulai;Sushovan Guha;Katherine L. Kahn;Jeffrey Gornbein

  • Health care for black and poor hospitalized Medicare patients.

    Katherine L. Kahn;Marjorie L. Pearson;Ellen R. Harrison;Katherine A. Desmond

  • Comparing outcomes of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system.

    Katherine L. Kahn;Emmett B. Keeler;Marjorie J. Sherwood;William H. Rogers

  • Physician factors associated with discussions about end‐of‐life care

    Nancy L. Keating;Mary Beth Landrum;Selwyn O. Rogers;Susan K. Baum

  • Family Perspectives on Aggressive Cancer Care Near the End of Life.

    Alexi A. Wright;Nancy L. Keating;John Z. Ayanian;Elizabeth A. Chrischilles

  • Prospective payment system and impairment at discharge. The 'quicker-and-sicker' story revisited.

    Jacqueline Kosecoff;Katherine L. Kahn;William H. Rogers;Ellen J. Reinisch

  • Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care

    Rolla Edward Park;Robert H. Brook;Jacqueline Kosecoff;Joan Keesey

  • Measuring Quality of Care With Explicit Process Criteria Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System

    Katherine L. Kahn;William H. Rogers;Lisa V. Rubenstein;Marjorie J. Sherwood

  • What is the concordance between the medical record and patient self-report as data sources for ambulatory care?

    Diana M. Tisnado;John L. Adams;Honghu Liu;Cheryl L. Damberg

  • Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: How Can We Improve the Quality of Cancer Care in the United States?

    Jennifer L. Malin;Eric C. Schneider;Arnold M. Epstein;John Adams

  • Cesarean childbirth and psychosocial outcomes: a meta-analysis.

    M R DiMatteo;S C Morton;H S Lepper;T M Damush

  • Quality of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. A summary of effects.

    William H. Rogers;David Draper;Katherine L. Kahn;Emmett B. Keeler

  • Objective Burden, Resources, and Other Stressors Among Informal Cancer Caregivers

    Michelle van Ryn;Sara Sanders;Katherine L. Kahn;Courtney van Houtven

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Brook
Robert H. Brook RAND Corporation
Patricia A. Ganz
Patricia A. Ganz University of California, Los Angeles
Nancy L. Keating
Nancy L. Keating Harvard University
Emmett B. Keeler
Emmett B. Keeler RAND Corporation
William H. Rogers
William H. Rogers Tufts Medical Center
Honghu Liu
Honghu Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Clifford Y. Ko
Clifford Y. Ko University of California, Los Angeles
Neil S. Wenger
Neil S. Wenger University of California, Los Angeles
Jane C. Weeks
Jane C. Weeks Harvard University
John Z. Ayanian
John Z. Ayanian University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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