Healthy Outcomes 2008
HealthPartners Research Foundation:
Improving health and healthcare through discovery and application
Annual Report of the HealthPartners Research Foundation
Healthy Outcomes 2008
HealthPartners Research Foundation is a non-profit organization
that supports research to improve health and healthcare.
The Foundation maintains a broad portfolio of health services
research, applied clinical research, clinical trials and basic science.
More than 80 percent of the Foundation’s support is obtained
from external sources. The major funding sources are federal (55
percent) and state government, industry and private foundations
Dear Friends:
This is the 15th issue of Healthy Outcomes, a publication which marks the progress
and achievements of the HealthPartners Research Foundation (HPRF). Investigators
at HPRF conduct clinical, health services and basic science research that improves the
health of HealthPartners’ members and the community, both locally and nationally.
All research results are intended for the public domain. HPRF is a not-for-profit
corporation within the HealthPartners family of healthcare organizations.
This issue of Healthy Outcomes provides a snapshot of some of the vital research
activities taking place at HPRF. We are excited to report on newly funded studies
and new members of the HPRF team. This is an exciting time at the Foundation
as investigators expand our impact by forging productive collaborations with
individuals, institutions, and organizations both close to home and on the broader
national stage.
As we continue to seek funding from a variety of individual donors and agencies,
we thank all who contributed generously to HPRF in 2008. Your continued support
allows HPRF to discover and accelerate the use of new knowledge. Your contributions
fund grants that improve healthcare delivery and facilitate the work of promising new
investigators. Together we are making a difference. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Andrew F. Nelson, MPH
Executive Director
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Sharing at Work: Partnership Grants and
Discovery Grants
The Sharing at Work employee fundraiser at HealthPartners
and Regions Hospital contributes to programs that benefit
patient care, education and research. Two types of internal
funding for conducting research in the Foundation are
supported through the Sharing at Work program: Discovery
Grants and Partnership Grants.
Discovery Grants support research studies in several
areas, including feasibility studies that test our capacity for
intervention or the development of measurement tools.
Discovery grants provide internal funding for projects that:
• Have promise for future external funding.
• Address clinical and/or organizational concerns.
• Invest in a new researcher.
• Support organizational and clinical learning to improve
patient care or enhances our ability to conduct
meaningful research.
Partnership Grants aim to foster active collaboration
between researchers and operational leaders to answer
critical questions about existing health programs, and
patient care issues. This research may evaluate or lead to
changes in the way the HealthPartners enterprise delivers or
administers healthcare.
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Partnership and Discovery Grants
Frequency and sources of prescription error in the Electronic
Medical Record (EMR)
Jody Jackson, RN, BSN, HPRF investigator, supported by a
Partnership Grant, surveyed more than 200 doctors within
HealthPartners Medical Group, including pediatricians,
internists, family practitioners, cardiologists, and oncologists,
on their experiences with electronic prescription errors. While
the majority of doctors reported only minor problems with
electronic prescribing, they also noted the potential for more
serious issues.
The most common concerns were about dosing issues and
the potential for choosing the wrong medication. Healthcare
providers were worried about the EMR recommending a
dosage that is too much or too little for a patient, as either
problem could create serious complications. They also noted
that drug names were not consistent across all lists, which
could be confusing and possibly dangerous. Results of this
survey highlight areas of potential concern around electronic
prescribing and draw attention to important issues for
consideration to ensure patient safety.
Sharing at Work: Partnership Grants and Discovery Grants
Important Partnership and Discovery Grants
The effect of resident work schedule on working
memory capacity
Pilot study evaluating physical activity intervention for
pregnant women
A recent study of medical residents, funded by a Discovery
grant, demonstrated the value of a good night’s sleep in
medical practice. The study, led by Drs. Jagdeep Bijwadia and
Ashraf Gohar, followed nearly 40 medical residents at Regions
Hospital for eight weeks to monitor their sleep patterns and
assess their short-term memory as residents rotated between
call-free and on-call schedules. Residents got far less sleep
while they were on call, and their memory suffered. This is one
of the first studies to carefully document exactly what effects
a lack of sleep can have on a doctor’s performance.
A new study has shown that a telephone-based intervention
can be an excellent way to help women get necessary exercise
during pregnancy. While the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that women with
low-risk pregnancies get at least 30 minutes of moderate
exercise most days of the week, only 15 percent of women
achieve this.
Study Team: Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD; Ashraf Gohar, MD; Thom
Flottemesch, PhD; Alex Adams, MD
The study, led by Investigator Dr. Beth Lewis, used
motivational phone calls to encourage participants to increase
their physical activity. On average, the women in the study
more than doubled their weekly amount of exercise over the
course of three months.
Study Team: Beth Lewis, PhD; Brian Martinson, PhD; Nancy
Sherwood, PhD; Melissa Avery, PhD, RN; Jessica Boerboom, BS
Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD
Beth Lewis, PhD
Dr. Gohar received the “Young Investigator of the Year”
award from the American College of Chest Physicians in
the fall of 2007 for his work on this study. 2008 Healthy Outcomes 3
Outcomes
Leif Solberg, MD
Dr. Leif Solberg, director for Care Improvement Research at
HPRF, joined the Foundation in 1992. He is a family physician
and associate medical director for HealthPartners Medical
Group whose research focuses on quality improvement
in healthcare in relation to chronic disease management,
depression and preventive medicine.
In this section we profile two recent studies that Dr. Solberg
has been a part of.
Retail clinics study
Retail or “in-store” clinics are a relatively new phenomenon
in healthcare. These small clinics are located in retail stores or
pharmacies, and offer readily accessible immunizations and care
for common illnesses. A recent pilot study, led by Dr. Marcus
Thygeson and co-investigator Dr. Solberg, has shown that these
clinics are often less expensive than, and as effective as a visit to
a traditional medical clinic.
As one of the first studies to look at cost and care at retail
clinics, five of the most common complaints seen in the
MinuteClinic chain of clinics were examined: sore throat, ear
infections, sinus infections, pink eye, and bladder and kidney
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September/October 2008; 27(5):1283-1292.
Funding Source: California Health Care Foundation
Study Team: Marcus Thygeson, MD; Leif I. Solberg, MD;
Mike Maciosek, PhD
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In 2004 Dr. Solberg received the
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Researcher of the Year award. In 2005 he
received the prestigious HealthPartners
Founders Award, to honor his work in
improving healthcare services. In 2008
he received the University of Minnesota
Medical Alumni Society Distinguished
Alumni Award.
Outcomes
Pilot study of high tech diagnostic imaging
decision support
Costly tests like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and
computerized axial tomography (CT) scans have been ordered
with increasing frequency. Dr. Solberg recently led a group,
including HealthPartners Medical Group (HPMG) and Institute
for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) leaders, to study the
use of electronic medical record (EMR) decision support when
ordering these high tech diagnostic imaging (HTDI) tests. The
study examined the appropriateness of ratings and outcomes
for three types of HTDI tests (head MRI, head CT, and spine
MRI) before and after decision support was introduced to the
HealthPartners Medical Group EMR.
Overall, with electronic decision support, doctors ordered
fewer head CT and spine MRI tests but the same number of
head MRIs, and the proportion with high appropriateness
rating increased. However, no difference was observed in the
percentage of tests with positive results or in their apparent
impact on patient care. This pilot study has paved the way for
a larger study of the impact on patients of introducing such
decision support throughout Minnesota through an
ICSI initiative.
Study Team: Leif Solberg, MD; John Butler, MD; Kevin Palattao, BA;
Cally Vinz, RN; Feifei Wei, PhD; Colleen King; Dianne Eggen; Laurie
Van Arman, LPN; Melissa Marshall, MBA; Teri DeFor, MS
It was found that having
more practice systems to
support depression care was
significantly related to higher
rates of initial antidepressant
medication use and continued
use of those medicines.
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New Studies
PASSPORT study
Just as our bodies age, so do our brains. Just as exercise and proper diet can help
offset the effects of aging bodies, so may such efforts protect the aging brain. As the
population ages and the life span increases, more and more people will develop some
form of cognitive impairment.
PASSPORT study (Physical Activity, Cognitive Stimulation, and Social Support to
Maintain Cognitive Health) is an attempt to apply findings from basic scientific
research to minimize aging’s effect on the brain. Dr. Leah Hanson, co-director of the
Alzheimer’s Research Center at Regions Hospital, and Dr. Brian Martinson, senior
research investigator, lead this project representing expertise in neuroscience and
behavioral science, respectively.
PASSPORT combines neuroscience with behavioral science to create a program that
will help older adults maintain their cognitive health through a set of lifestyle changes.
For example, moderate regular exercise, social activity, and diets high in unsaturated
fat have been shown to have a positive effect on mental health. By encouraging
changes in all of these areas, PASSPORT hopes to significantly slow cognitive decline
in older patients.
PASSPORT is an initiative born out of the
Keep Active Minnesota (KAM) study, which
aims to study the benefits of physical
activity among seniors. KAM, led by Dr. Brian
Martinson, has been going on for more than
five years and has shown that a low-intensity
intervention program can effectively help
sustain physical activity among older adults
who are trying to stay physically active.
Funding: National Institute on Aging/NIH/
DHHS [1 R01 AG023410]
Study Team: Brian Martinson, PhD, Leah
Hanson, PhD; Nancy Sherwood, PhD; Lauren
Crain, PhD; Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH;
Nico Pronk, PhD; Marcia Hayes, MPH, RD;
Kirsten Hase, BA; Chris Enstad, BS; Dana
McGree; Karen Pettersson, BA; Alex Kravchik,
BS; Jessica Boerboom, BS; Julie Anderson,
RD, MPH; Annie Hotop; Karen Speicher, BS;
Stephanie Williams; Colleen Flattum; Staff
of the DCC; Colleen King; Shannon Donald;
Rachel Matthews, BA; Jacob Cooner, BA; Tyler
Smith, BS; Aleta Svitak, BA; Maureen Busch;
Melissa Ohnstad; Nicole Krugen
Brian Martinson, PhD
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Leah Hanson, PhD
New Studies
Internal grants funded in 2008
Partnership Grants
Application title
Primary investigator
Correlation of Span of Control & Nurse Manager Effectives
Dianne Aho, BSN; Mike Cannon, RN
Feasibility and Inclusiveness of Heart Disease Categorization
Algorithm
Tom Kottke, MD; George Isham, MD
A Novel Dietary Improvement Incentive Strategy?: Examining
the Potential Impact of Community Supported Agriculture
Membership
Nancy Sherwood, PhD
Marcus Thygeson, MD
Restorative Functions Auxiliary: Impact on Primary Oral Health
Care
Merry Jo Thoele, RDH, MPH
Don Worley, DDS
Discovery Grants
Application Title
Primary Investigator
Pre-Diabetes and the Transition to Diabetes in HP Patients
Kenneth Adams, PhD
Evaluation of an Apgar Score for Surgery
David Dries, MD
Comparison of Provider Time Ventilation in Advanced Airway
Procedures: A Laboratory Simulation Trial
Kent Griffith, RN
Improving Patient Comfort in the ER
Karen Poor, RN
Advanced Airway Research Trial
Joshua Salzman, MA
Model Development Induced Hypothermia Treatment for
Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Samuel Stellpflug, MD
Diagnosis & Treatment of Osteoporosis in the Home Health
Care Setting
Julie Switzer, MD
Vicarious Traumatization Among End of Life Professionals
in MN
Gretchen Thompson
Geriatric Dementia Patients in Assisted Living Setting
Dianne Willer-Sly, MS
Pacemaker & Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Placement
Dennis Zhu, MD
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Collaborations
HMO Research Network (HMORN)
The HMO Research Network (HMORN) is a geographically
diverse network of 16 healthcare delivery systems in the U.S.
and internationally with incorporated research organizations
representing more than 15 million patients. The partnership
between research organizations and care delivery systems
supports the principal aim of the network: To improve health
and healthcare through population-based research.
A preliminary report of the WHO International
Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) appeared in
Lancet Oncology in December 2007.
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Collaborations
HMORN Annual Conference
The 14th Annual HMORN conference, “Partnerships in
Translation: Advancing Research and Clinical Care,” was
co-hosted by HealthPartners Research Foundation and
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, April 13–16, 2008. The conference, planned by
Kate Rardin, MPH, and members of the planning committee,
was co-chaired by Andrew Nelson, MPH, of HealthPartners
Research Foundation and Robert Greenlee, PhD, of Marshfield
Clinic Research Foundation.
Through a series of oral presentations, discussions, and poster
sessions, participants in the HMORN conference identified
opportunities and challenges of partnerships between care
delivery and research organizations.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 13-16, 2008
14th Annual HMO
Research Network
Conference
Hosted by
HealthPartners Research Foundation and
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Conference Chairs
Andy Nelson, MPH
HealthPartners Research Foundation, and
Robert Greenlee, PhD
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Conference will be held at the Minneapolis
Hilton, located in downtown Minneapolis.
Speakers & Poster Presenter Questions:
Jordon Ott
[email protected]
Phone: 715-389-3658
Fax: 715-389-3880
Conference Registration & General Questions:
Jeanne Sleeper
JBS & Associates
[email protected] or [email protected]
Phone: 949-497-3673 x 300 Fax: 949-497-2623
www.HMOResearchNetwork.org
The conference highlighted important partnership aspects
that add value to both care delivery and research, and
identified critical challenges that must be addressed by
clinical and research organizations to capitalize on this
partnership.
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Collaborations
HealthPartners Research Foundation is involved in several of the HMORN’s ongoing
consortium projects including the Developing Evidence to Improve Decisions about
Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network and the Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN).
Developing Evidence to Improve Decisions about
Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network
Electronic medical records (EMR) are among the most
important technological innovations that support modern
medicine. With instant access to a patient’s entire medical
history, doctors can prescribe more effective treatments
and medications, and avoid dangerous complications.
Electronic medical records can also serve as an effective tool
for conducting research. This is the idea behind the DEcIDE
network. The HMORN Center for Education and Research on
Therapeutics (CERT) was awarded a DEcIDE center contract
in 2005 as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care program.
The primary aim of the DEcIDE Network, which includes
15 HMORN sites, is to evaluate the outcomes, safety and
appropriateness of healthcare services, and to compare
the clinical effectiveness of available services. Each of the
research-based health organizations in the Network has access
to electronic health information databases that support the
capacity to conduct accelerated research. HPRF is currently
participating in a study on second-line drug therapy for
hypertension. Through the use of patient data in the EMR of
patients with hypertension, researchers are working to identify
the most effective treatments for hypertension.
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Collaborations
Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN)
The CVRN, which includes 14 HMORN sites, was launched in 2007 through funding
from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The CVRN capitalizes
on several key strengths of HMORN including their broad expertise in cardiovascular
medicine, diverse health plans and populations, and integrated data systems. The
CVRN aims to develop a framework for exploring critical questions in cardiovascular
epidemiology and the optimal management of cardiovascular disease in large
community-based populations. The initial research agenda of the CVRN focuses
on recognition, treatment, and control of hypertension; control and persistence of
Warfarin and associated outcomes in atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolic
disease; and the use, outcomes, and costs of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in
primary prevention.
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Meet the Foundation
Data Collection Center
One of the outstanding resources in the Foundation is the Data
Collection Center (DCC). Several of the studies conducted by
HPRF investigators rely on data provided by HealthPartners
members and clients. The DCC supports data collection in
HealthPartners Research Foundation through a variety of
research services: interviews, telephone surveys, mail surveys,
and more.
The services offered by DCC support the research process at
multiple stages. The DCC designs surveys and mailings used
to collect data, conduct interviews, and sort and collate the
huge volume of data they collect. The center also provides
information services for a variety of other companies and
projects. Any project that requires collecting survey or
interview data can make use of the Center’s resources. Just
recently, the center completed a comprehensive manual of the
various services they offer and how investigators can make the
best use of them.
Colleen King, manager of the DCC, oversees
every project at the Center. With a growing
staff of four full-time employees and
upwards of 30 on-call telephone interviewers
and chart abstractors, the center can handle
projects of any size.
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Meet the Foundation
New investigator profiles:
Pamala Pawloski, Pharm.D, pharmacist investigator: Dr.
Pawloski’s areas of interest focus on improving patient
care and outcomes by improving medication management
through enhanced identification of adverse reactions
and subsequent reporting, increased medication therapy
management programs, and application of pharmacogenomic
testing methods to enhance appropriateness of therapy.
Lila Rutten, PhD, MPH, research investigator: Dr. Rutten’s
research interests are focused on the impact of cancerrelevant health communication on patients’ cancer-relevant
health knowledge, behavior and outcomes. Areas of particular
interest include communication around cancer prevention
and detection behaviors including tobacco cessation, cancer
immunization, and cancer screening.
Marcus Thygeson, MD, senior research fellow, vice
president and associate medical director of Consumer
Health Solutions: His area of research interest focuses
on the potential for improving health outcomes and
affordability through the examination and application
of new methodologies for exploring the complex
healthcare systems through which patients get care.
Kenneth Adams, PhD, research investigator: Dr. Adam’s
interests are in obesity-related chronic disease. He is currently
developing a risk calculator to predict transition to diabetes
(from either euglycemia or pre-diabetes) based on clinical and
demographic data contained in electronic medical records. He
is engaged in efforts to complete the Virtual Data Warehouse
for health research, and to develop Natural Language
Processing capabilities within the Research Foundation.
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Selected Publications
In 2008 HealthPartners Research Foundation (HPRF) researchers disseminated the results of their research by
publishing 151 articles, books and book chapters and by giving 162 paper and poster presentations at national and
international conferences. We feature 48 (out of the 151) publications here.
Bold indicates HPRF staff.
Adams KF; Leitzmann MF; Albanes D; Kipnis V; Moore
SC; Schatzkin A; Chow WH. Body size and renal cell
cancer incidence in a large US cohort study. American
Journal of Epidemiology. 2008 Aug 1;168(3):268-77.
Altschuler A; Nekhlyudov L; Rolnick SJ; Greene
SM; Elmore JG; West CN; Herrinton LJ; Harris EL;
Fletcher SW; Emmons KM; Geiger AM. Positive,
negative, and disparate--women’s differing long-term
psychosocial experiences of bilateral or contralateral
prophylactic mastectomy. Breast Journal. 2008 JanFeb;14(1):25-32.
Boyle RG; Enstad CJ; Asche SE; Thoele MJ;
Sherwood NE; Severson HH; Ebbert J; Solberg LI. A
randomized controlled trial of telephone counseling
with smokeless tobacco users: the ChewFree
Minnesota study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
2008 Sep;10(9):1433-40.
Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and
Dependence 2008 Update Panel, Liaisons, and Staff;
Kottke TE, member. A clinical practice guideline for
treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update.
A U.S. Public Health Service report [meta-analysis].
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008
Aug;35(2):158-76.
Emery RW; Emery AM; Raikar GV; Shake JG.
Anticoagulation for mechanical heart valves: a role
for patient based therapy. Journal of Thrombosis and
Thrombolysis. 2008 Feb;25(1):18-25.
Field TS; Doubeni CA; Fox MP; Buist DSM; Wei F;
Geiger AM; Quinn VP; Lash TL; Prout MN; Yood MU;
Frost FJ; Silliman RA. Under utilization of surveillance
mammography among older breast cancer survivors.
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008
Feb;23(2):158-63.
Finney Rutten LJ; Augustson EM; Moser RP; Beckjord
EB; Hesse BW. Smoking knowledge and behavior in
the United States: sociodemographic, smoking status,
and geographic patterns. Nicotine and Tobacco
Research. 2008 Oct;10(10):1559-70.
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Frascone RJ; Heegaard W; Pippert G; Dries DJ;
Molinari P; Salzman JG. Use of the intubating
laryngeal mask airway in HEMS (helicopter
emergency medical services). Air Medical Journal.
2008 Jul-Aug;27(4):182-4.
Frascone RJ; Salzman JG; Griffith KR; Dunbar D.
Shock Factor: how donut magnets can suspend
inappropriate ICD shocks. JEMS: a Journal of
Emergency Medical Services. 2008 Jul;33(7):104-7.
Gerstein HC; Miller ME; Byington RP; Goff DC Jr;
Bigger JT; Buse JB; Cushman WC; Genuth S; IsmailBeigi F; Grimm RH Jr; Probstfield JL; Simons-Morton
DG; Friedewald WT; Action to Control Cardiovascular
Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Study Group: Margolis
KL; Sperl-Hillen JM; O’Connor PJ; Busch ME; Chung
A; Klein BK; Krugen NM; Bunkers-Lawson TM;
Ekstrom HL; Gunderson HS; Johnson BM; MacIndoe
JH; Prewedo DJ; Rawl JL; Roethke CM; Spencer M,
Members. Effects of intensive glucose lowering in
type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine.
2008 Jun 12;358(24):2545-59.
Gilbert GH; Williams OD; Rindal DB; Pihlstrom
DJ; Benjamin PL; Wallace MC. The creation and
development of the dental practice-based research
network. Journal of the American Dental Association.
2008 Jan;139(1):74-81.
Gordon BD; Flottemesch TJ; Asplin BR. Accuracy
of staff-initiated emergency department tracking
system timestamps in identifying actual event times.
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2008 Nov;52(5):
504-11.
Graf J; Marini JJ. Do airway secretions play an
underappreciated role in acute respiratory distress
syndrome [review article]? Current Opinion in Critical
Care. 2008 Feb;14(1):44-9.
Hanson LR; Frey WH 2nd. Intranasal delivery
bypasses the blood-brain barrier to target therapeutic
agents to the central nervous system and treat
neurodegenerative disease. BMC Neuroscience. 2008
Dec 10;9(Suppl 3):S5.
Jeffery RW; Sherwood NE. Is the obesity epidemic
exaggerated? No [editorial]. BMJ (Clinical Research
Ed.). 2008 Feb 2;336(7638):245.
Johnson KC; Margolis KL; Espeland MA; Colenda CC;
Fillit H; Manson JE; Masaki KH; Mouton CP; Prineas
R; Robinson JG; Wassertheil-Smoller S. A prospective
study of the effect of hypertension and baseline
blood pressure on cognitive decline and dementia
in postmenopausal women: the Women’s Health
Initiative Memory Study. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society. 2008 Aug;56(8):1449-58.
Kanabrocki EL; Sothern RB; Sackett-Lundeen LL;
Ryan MD; Johnson M; Foley S; Dawson S; Ocasio T;
Mc-Cormick JB; Haus E; Kaplan E; Nemchausky B.
Creatinine clearance and blood pressure: a 34-year
circadian study. La Clinica Terapeutica. 2008 NovDec;159(6):409-13.
Kottke TE; Solberg LI; Nelson AF; Belcher DW;
Caplan W; Green LW; Lydick E; Magid DJ; Rolnick SJ;
Woolf SH. Optimizing practice through research: a
new perspective to solve an old problem. Annals of
Family Medicine. 2008 Sep-Oct;6(5):459-62.
Lewis BA; Avery M; Jennings E; Sherwood NE;
Martinson BC; Crain AL. The effect of exercise
during pregnancy on maternal outcomes: practical
implications for practice. American Journal of Lifestyle
Medicine. 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):441-55.
Lewis BA; Williams DM; Dunsiger SI; Sciamanna CN;
Whiteley JA; Napolitano MA; Bock BC; Jakicic JM;
Getz M; Marcus BH. User attitudes towards physical
activity websites in a randomized controlled trial.
Preventive Medicine. 2008 Nov;47(5):508-13.
Luo J; Margolis KL; Adami HO; LaCroix A; Ye W.
Obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer among
postmenopausal women: the Women’s Health
Initiative (United States). British Journal of Cancer.
2008 Aug 5;99(3):527-31.
Selected Publications
Margolis KL; Qi L; Brzyski R; Bonds DE; Howard BV;
Kempainen S; Simin L; Robinson JG; Safford MM;
Tinker LT; Phillips LS. Validity of diabetes self-reports
in the Women’s Health Initiative: comparison
with medication inventories and fasting glucose
measurements. Clinical Trials. 2008;5(3):240-7.
Margolis KL; Ray RM; Van Horn L; Manson JE; Allison
MA; Black HR; Beresford SA; Connelly SA; Curb JD;
Grimm RH Jr; Kotchen TA; Kuller LH; WassertheilSmoller S; Thomson CA; Torner JC. Effect of calcium
and vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure:
the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trial.
Hypertension. 2008 Nov;52(5):847-55.
Marini JJ. Lung injury--settle for a sketch or design
a blueprint [review article]? Critical Care Medicine.
2008 Oct;36(10):2922-5.
Marini JJ; Gattinoni L. Propagation prevention: a
complementary mechanism for “lung protective”
ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome
[review article]. Critical Care Medicine. 2008
Dec;36(12):3252-8.
Martinson BC; Crain AL; Sherwood NE; Hayes MG;
Pronk NP; O’Connor PJ. Maintaining physical activity
among older adults: six-month outcomes of the
Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trial.
Preventive Medicine. 2008 Feb;46(2):111-9.
McBeth BD; Ankel FK; Ling LJ; Asplin BR; Mason EJ;
Flottemesch TJ; McNamara RM. Substance use in
emergency medicine training programs. Academic
Emergency Medicine. 2008 Jan;15(1):45-53.
Nordin JD; Kasimow S; Levitt MJ; Goodman MJ.
Bioterrorism surveillance and privacy: intersection
of HIPAA, the Common Rule, and public health
law. American Journal of Public Health. 2008
May;98(5):802-7.
O’Connor PJ; Rush WA; Davidson G; Louis TA;
Solberg LI; Crain AL; Johnson PE; Whitebird RR.
Variation in quality of diabetes care at the levels of
patient, physician, and clinic. Preventing Chronic
Disease. 2008 Jan;5(1):A15.
Remington SG; Crow JM; Nelson JD. Secretoglobins:
lacrimal gland-specific rabbit lipophilin mRNAs.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
2008 Jul;49(7):2856-62.
Rindal DB; Rush WA; Boyle RG. Clinical inertia
in dentistry: a review of the phenomenon [review
article]. Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice.
2008 Jan 1;9(1):113-21.
Ross TM; Zuckermann RN; Reinhard C; Frey WH 2nd.
Intranasal administration delivers peptoids to the rat
central nervous system. Neuroscience Letters. 2008
Jul 4;439(1):30-3.
Rush WA; Whitebird RR; Rush MR; Solberg LI;
O’Connor PJ. Depression in patients with diabetes:
does it impact clinical goals? Journal of the American
Board of Family Medicine. 2008 Sep-Oct;21(5):392-7.
Salzman JG; Dillingham J; Kobersteen J; Kaye KL;
Page D. Effect of paramedic student internship
on performance on the National Registry Written
Exam. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2008 AprJun;12(2):212-6.
Sherwood NE; Martinson BC; Crain AL; Hayes MG;
Pronk NP; O’Connor PJ. A new approach to physical
activity maintenance: rationale, design, and baseline
data from the Keep Active Minnesota trial. BMC
Geriatrics. 2008 Jul 25;8:17.
Solberg LI; Asche SE; Averbeck BM; Hayek
AM; Schmitt KG; Lindquist TC; Carlson RR. Can
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Donors
Abraham, Brenda L
Appelman, Wanda Jean
Bergh, David J
Brinkman, Kayla N
Causse, Marybeth S
Abraham, Paul A
Archer-Burton, Jeffrey B
Berndt, Sandra G
Brost, Gerald A
Cerf, Karan L
Abramson, Alan V
Arden Hills Clinic
Berreau, Jennifer J
Broughton, Deana L
Chaffin, Jodi A
Adams, Alexander B
Arens, Dawn M
Berry, Paul A
Brousseau, Vicki M
Chamberlain, Timothy R
Adeboye, Catherine B
Arora, Puneet S
Betters, Heather M
Brown, Carolyn J
Charles, Stephanie J
Adoga, Nkeiru O
Arthur, David M
Beugen, Michael R
Bruzek, Richard J
Chern, Richard A
Aebischer, Scott A
Asche, Stephen E
Bialon, Mindy S
Bryan, Debra J
Christensen, Edward G
Affeldt, Janna M
Asghar, Omar I
Biring, Timinder
Bryan, Kathleen A
Afgarshe, Mohamud D
Asghar, Razia I
Bjork, Theodore R
Bryant, Jennifer A
Christensen-Johnston,
Diana L
Agerbeck, Kathryn D
Asher, Betsy A
Blanchard, Lisa R
Brykalova, Marina V
Christopherson, Kevin C
Aguirre, Theresa
Askelson, John F
Blatzheim, Mark F
Budija, Kristin L
Chung, Adrine Y
Aho, Diane G
Asplin, Brent R
Bleskey, Rhonda J
Bunde, Steven D
Chung, Won G
Aker, Lisa B
Auge, Darlene M
Blix, Rhoda I
Burfeind, Kimberly B
Chyrklund, Michael J
Akintade, Rufus A
Austin, Connie M
Blom, John C
Burg, Mary G
Cincoski, Carmon L
Alexander, Mary E
Austin, Erin E
Bloomquist, James D
Burns, Daniel B
Clark, Claudia F
Allen, Calvin U
Averbeck, Bethel M
Bloss, Hilary K
Burns, Elizabeth K (Beth)
Clelland, Jennifer J
Aller, Beth F
Aydinalp-Mathews, Dilek R
Boe, Philip N
Burt, Ashley R
Clements, Mark A
Aluko, Charles O
Ayika, Chi-Chi P
Boerboom, Jessica M
Busch, Maureen E
Cloutier, Julie M
Ammons, Carlton E
Bach, Heather A
Bogdan, Colleen K
Buss, Christy J
Cmiel, Mary K
Amundson, Craig W
Bahadur, Sandeep
Bohline, Nancy R
Bussart, Kenneth A
Colgrove, Sandra K
Amundson, Paul C
Baillie, Mark R
Bonk, Richard J
Bussey, Stacy R
Condon, Lawrence M
Anderson, Cheryl M
Baird, Sharon J
Bonk, Sara E
Butani, Amy L
Constantine, Sharon M
Anderson, Corryn M
Balk, Linda J
Bonkowske, William H
Butcher, Barbara L
Convery, Lynn M
Anderson, Eric D
Ball, Clifford W
Books, Thomas M
Byers, Janine M
Conzet, Patricia A
Anderson, Julie D
Barraclough, Mary M
Bovard, Ralph S
Cady, Joan M
Cooney, Kathleen M
Anderson, Kari L
Barrett, Lori J
Braaten, Susan L
Cain, Theresa A
Cooper, Jonathan M
Anderson, Kimberly J
Bass, Charles M
Brackett, Elizabeth C
Callahan, Joanne K (Joni)
Cooper, Misty D
Anderson, Larin D
Bastian, Molly L
Brainerd, Mary K
Canaan, Eugenia S
Cooper, Susan L
Anderson, Lavonne J
Beadle, Carrie R
Brandt, Kevin J
Carley, AnnaMarie L
Cordes, Jeanne V
Anderson, Patricia K
Beilke, Rebecca S
Branum, Irene J
Carroll, Todd D
Costello, Eileen
Anderson, Rebecca H
Bell, Ralph E
Breakfield-Uggen, Rhonda M
Carroll, Victoria A (Vickey)
Costello, Monica M
Angell, Melody J
Beneke, Janet S
Brennan, James V
Carter, Gregory M
Cotton, Jill D
Ankel, Felix K
Bennington, Nancy K
Brenner, Jay A
Casciaro, Tris R
Covington, Annette
Anshus, Michael J
Benson, Gretchen A
Brewer, Barbara A
Casey, Wendy E
Crain, Annisa L
Anuforo, Cecilia C
Beraki, Terhas M
Brink, Jane D
Cassell, Sarah R
Cross, Gaynal L
Cumming, Robert B
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Donors
Cummings, Jennifer L
Downing, Christina B
Erickson, Robert E
Froid, Patricia A
Grone, Lisa J
Cummings, Patricia M
Draxten, Terri J
Erie, Gretchen A
Fye, Roberta L
Grublesky, Joyce E
Curran, Debra M
Dressler, Tara L
Ernster, Catherine M
Gallagher, David J
Gruendeman, Joan M
Curwick, Natalie J
Dries, David J
Estevez, Shelley R
Gammell, David W
Grummer, Linda L
Dahiya, Ranjan
Duback, Danielle C
Evans, Barbara A
Gammell, Philip J
Guay, Maureen A
Dahl, Dina A
Ducharme, Cynthia M
Fake, Lori M
Ganser, Lisa M
Gunderson, Heidi S
Dahl, Susan M
Dudziak, Kris P
Falkenstein, Jaclyn K
Gardner, Michelle D
Gunderson, Margaret A
Dahl, Suzanne M
Dukinfield, Kathleen A
Farrell, Christina F
Gause, Stacey J
Gurney, Thomas E
Dahlgren, Gregg K
Dunn, Michelle A
Fautch, Rhonda J
Gebhard, Roger L
Guthrie, Sidney C
Dahms, Rachel A
Duran-Nelson, Alisa M
Fay, Cynthia J
Gebremichael, Mulunesh T
Guy, Susanne M (Sue)
Dalen, Sheila M
Dziuk, David A
Feathers, Craig A
Geiger, Paula A
Guzzo, Jody J
Dalton, Diane K
Eaton, John O
Feltz, Constance L
Geisler, Christopher J
Gysbers, Elizabeth M
Davis, Angel R
Eberhardt, Cheryl L
Field, Bruce H
Geisler, Jamie R
Haataja, Judith M
Davis, Kevin D
Ebert, Leslie A
Fine, Judith Z
Gentilli, Susan L
Hack, Brett A
Davis, Tamera D
Edmonson, George R
Fink, Henry E
Gerstner, John P
Hagen, Jeanette M
De Quesada, Sandra J
Eelkema, Marilyn R
Finn, Kathleen A
Gertner, Elie
Haggerty, Betty Jo
Defoe, Timothy J
Egeland, Rebecca L
Fischer, Shelby J
Gesko, David S
Haldorson, Susan M
DeFor, Terese A
Eggert, Amanda J
Fisher, Brian P
Giefer, Sandra R
Hale, Ann M
Degelau, John J
Eide, Arlyce R
Fitch, Jean E
Gigure, Marilyn A
Hale, Richard D (Doug)
Delaney, Kimberly A
Eidem, Tom M
Fitzgerald, Melissa J
Godding, Bobette K
Haley, Timothy M
Delgado, Kim G
Eikmeier, Michelle M
Flaherty, Denise M
Godzala, Carol J
Hall, Gina T
Densinger, Jane F
Eisenzimmer, Joan M
Flannigan, Jessica R
Goebel, Margaret M
Hamlar, David D
DeNuccio, Susan H
Electronic Commerce & PDS
Fletcher, Colleen E
Golfis, Patricia L
Hammons, Laura M
Deyo, Kristine M
Elfmann, Mary G
Flint, Forrest M
Gonnella, Sarah E A
Hansen, John J
Di Ioia, Lori Ann
Ellis, Gregory A
Flores, Jorge
Goodman, Warren T
Hansen, Paul M
Diller, Virginia M
Ellis, Thomas K
Flynn, Nicole S
Gordon, Bradley D
Hanson, Ann M
DiMucci, Michael V
Elston, Doris D
Fodor, Sofia
Gowan, James L
Hanson, Leah R
Dise, Sheila M
Ely, Kevin L
Fonseth, Susan K
Gowan, William D (Dan)
Hanson, Marcia S
Dobak, Rhonda L
Emmans, Kimberly M
Foreman, Joann K
Graham, Jacqueline L
Harding, Angela M
Dobbins, Karen K
Enderson, Carol A
Forkey, Michael W
Graven, Krista K
Haring, Cathleen A
Dolan, Theresa M
Engelhardt, Alice M
Fosse, Ronald G
Greening, Amy C
Harms, Lawrence L
Dommeyer, Lynn M
Engman, Jonathan H
Frailich, Midge A (Marjory)
Gregory, Amanda F
Harris, Carson R
Donald, William Brooks
Engmark, Julie L
Franzen, Beth J
Griffin, Michael J
Harris, Cynthia M
Do-Nguyen, Vinh Q
Enstad, Christopher J
Frascone, Ralph J
Griffin, Peggy L
Harris, Mary H
Donovan, William M (Bill)
Enyi, Denise A
Fredrickson, Penny
Grinager, Abby M
Harste, Ann M
Dorfman, Janet K
Erickson, Kelley A
Froehlich, Jean M
Groess, Rachel A
Hart, Linda S
2008 Healthy Outcomes 17
Donors
Harvego, Diana J
Holten, Paul F
Johnson, Eric W
Kerby, Tessa J
Kreider, Joan E
Haselman, Linda Gene
Housekeeping
Johnson, Jan M
Kesselly, Tayma J
Kremer, Sriwan L (Lek)
Haus, Erhard A
Hove, Ryan M
Johnson, Janine K
Khalil, Zena M
Kremer, Steven G
Hawkins, Yuki
Howard, Rebecca L
Johnson, Joyce C
Kidanemariam, Getinet G
Krenn, Dorene S
Hayden, Paulette R
Huang, Lily H
Johnson, Kathleen A
Kincaid, Donna J
Krizak, James T
Hayes, Joy T
Huberty, Jolene C
Johnson, Linda E
Kinclara, Miriam A
Kroska, Patricia K
Hayes, Marcia G
Huebsch, Jacquelyn A
Johnson, Linda M
King, Colleen M
Krstich, Violetta
Hayes, Rochelle L
Hult, Christine L
Johnson, Rachel L
King, Thomas M
Kruckeberg, Patricia R
Haynes, Loretta
Human Resources HealthPartners
Johnson, Robert D
King-Biggs, Melissa B
Krueger, Bonnie R
Johnson, Theresa E
Kingsriter, Peter B
Kuckler, Leslie C
Hunecke, Timothy L
Johnson, Valerie J
Kiser, Kenneth W
Kuglar, William R
Heaser, Wayne A
Hyatt-Hobson, Charmaine R
Johnston, Marsha A
Kivel, Mary Lu
Kulbeik, Stephanie L
Hedberg, Deana J
Hyer, Barbara J
Jones, Christa M
Kleager, Becky L
Kullander, Charlene A
Hedervare, Sheryl S
Ibele, Gretchen M
Jones, Mary T
Klein, Jennifer L
Kumasaka, Peter G
Hedin, Lora L
Ikebude, Felicia C
Jovanovich, Margaret M
Klossner, Laurie J
Kupcho, Catherine A
Hegman, Gregg H
Ingison, Christa J
Joyce, Laura P
Klym, Candace L
Kurtz, Breck K
Heille, Nancy C
Irvine, Mary Lou
Joyce, Tina M
Knaresboro, Janet H
Labore, Jennifer L
Heim, Chad C
Isaranuwatanakul, Sariya
Jukich, Jon R
Knauff, Jill M
Lacey-Gotz, Joseph D
Heinn, Cynthia M
Isenberger, Kurt M
Kaehler, Marcella L
Knepler, Susan M
Lais, Angelina M
Heinrich, Richard L
Isham, George J
Kaeser, Jessica R
Knoll, Rebecca K
Lake, Jason E
Heit, Craig L
Jackson, Kathryn M
Kain, Renae A
Knutson, Kent J
Landy, Janice A
Hemann, Julie M
Jafri, Irshad H
Kaiser, Angela M
Ko, Brian B
Lang, Jodi A
Hennen, Kari L
Jahner, William C
Kaiser, Jane A
Koehler-Filla, Catherine J
Lange, Thomas A
Hermansen, Bruce A
Jandro, Cindy M
Kaiser, Nannette C
Koemptgen, Andrea P
LaPlount, Stacey J
Hesser, Dale A
Janita, Charlotte A
Kalliainen, Loree K
Koester, Erica L
Larsen, Sarah E
Heuer, Cynthia Y
Jerde, Judith A
Kapp, Joni K
Konneh, Adama I
Larsen, Traci A
Heyn, Kelly L
Jernigan, Almarie
Kaye, Koren L (Kory)
Kontinakis, Niki P
Larson, Angela M
Higgins, Patricia M
Jhocson, Antonio L
Keeler, Elsa N
Koracan, Kansana
Larson, Arvin R
Hingsberger, Leslie E
Johns, Anna K
Keenan, Dawn M
Koran, Pamela L
Larson, Gregory A
Hirte-Runtsch, Theresa M
Johnson, Beth C
Keller, Karen S
Korengold, Heidi K
Larson, Todd D
Hoeschen, Karen M
Johnson, Bruce D
Kelley, Mary E
Korengold, Ted M
Laska, Scott A
Hofrenning, Peter B
Johnson, Cheryl A
Kelly, Debra R
Kottke, Thomas E
Lavin-Tompkins, Jodi M
Holger, Joel S
Johnson, Cheryl L
Kemmer, Barbara F
Kovacich, Jennifer A
Leach, Kristy L
Holley, William R
Johnson, David P
Keo, Siyanna
Kovarik, Stephanie L
Lee, Carrie L
Holman, Sharon L
Johnson, David W
Kepler, Sharolyn J
Krebsbach, Norbert J
Lee, James A
Holmen, Ken D
Johnson, Elayne M
Health Plan Behavioral
Health
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Donors
Lee, John M
Magnuson-Giese, Cheryl A
McKenna, Eileen A
Mueller, Laura E
Novak, Jennifer A
Lee, Karen O
McKenzie, Katie M
Muggli, Vita M
Nymoen, Richard T
Lee, Kendra M
Mahowald, Kathleen C
(Kathy)
McKnight, Julie A
Mulfinger, Anna C
Oberstar, Peter J
Lee, Maureen T
Maier, Kathleen A
McLaughlin, Joanne J
Mullen, Deborah M
O’Connor, Patrick J
Leinfelder, Michael R
Makinen, Linda A
Meadows, Cathy A
Muller, Frank J
Odhiambo, John O
Leininger, Maria L
Maland, Robert M
Meinecke, Ladonna R
Muller, Kathy J
Office Services
Leisinger, Patti D
Malec, Rachel E
Meittunen, Eric J
Murphy, Patrick A
Ohmann, Kathy I
Lenertz, Laura M
Maloney, Bonita L (Bonnie)
Meland, Steven P
Murtada, Ihab H
Ohnsorg, Kirsten A
Leng, Sarah M
Manor, Karen J
Melby, Elizabeth G
Murtada, Rita G
Ohser, Cathleen A
Lennon, Cheryl A
Mapston, James S
Mencel, Kara B
Musherure, Paul R
O’Keefe, Paige J
Lewin, Jean M
Margolis, Karen L
Mestitz, Steven T
Myers, Holly V
Olauson, Cynthia L
Leyh, Tonia A
Marini, John J
Metzger, Ruth Ann A
Myhrwold, Freda M
Olson, Allen E
Libra, Kathleen A (Kate)
Markes, Steven P
Meyer Hunt, Jean C
Najmabadi Kia, Shohreh N
Olson, Christina M
Lickfelt, Shelly A
Marshall, Peter S
Michels, Thomas N
Nakagaki, Kevin N
Olson, Douglas A
Lillmars, Shannon M
Martinson, Brian C
Mickelson, Carol L
Needham, Jean
Olson, Julie A
Lind, Timothy H
Marusich, Linda A
Mielke, Robin J
Neidlein, Lisa M
Olson, Roxanne F
Lindau, Burton F
Masloski, Chandra L
Milbrandt, Cynthia J
Nelson, Andrew Francis
Olson-Bullis, Barbara A
Lippert, Nicole M
Mason, Kathy M
Miller, Connie R
Nelson, Christopher A
Onchiri, Elizabeth C
Liu, Susan L
Mateo, Noe B
Miller, Renee E
Nelson, J Daniel
Osmonson, Rainy J
Loehr, Deanne L
Mateva, Vesselina S
Miner, Kari M
Nelson, Laurel A
Osterbauer, Donna M
Loehr, Tanya R
Mattingly, Melanie L
Mishek, Charles J
Nelson, Mary L
Osterlund, Robert D
Lord, Cynthia J
Mayasich, Donna L
Moe, Debra M
Nelson, Molly E
Otterness, Michelle L
Lorence, Laurie J
May-Lewis, Kenta L
Moen, Jared A
Nelson, Randy D
Ottman, Gerda M
Louis, David R
McCabe, Ann L
Molitor, Beth A
Ness, Daniel D
Oukrop, James J
Lowery, Dana A
McCarthy, Margaret A
(Peggy)
Morey, Peter C
Neumann, Tamara A
Ouren, Deloris E
Morken, Christopher H
Ngiratregd, Simeon
Ovans, Lucas J
Morris, Catherine A
Nguyen, Elyse A
Overby, Lisa M
Morris, Todd J
Nielsen, Lurene M
Owens, Brian L
Morrison, James P
Nistler, Patricia F
Ozdogan, Koken
Mortensen, Vicki E
Nordin, James D
Paape, John R
Moses, Linda G
Nordling-Liekhus, Candice L
Palmer, Brian G
Moua, Yula
Norquist, Nathan R
Parah, Josh S
Moulton, Kevan E
Noto, Craig D
Paskach, Richard R
Muchow, Derin J
Nottleson, Andrew N
Patel, Narendra R
Muehlegger, Ellen M
Novak, Carol E
Patient Accounting GHI
Luby, Elizabeth A
Lucci, Lisa Ann
Luhrs, Jason J
Lynch, Cynthia A
Lyon, Jill I
Lysne, Jennifer L
MacIndoe, John H
Maciosek, Michael V
Macy, Christine
Madden, Joan E
McCarty, Maribet C
McCauley, Patrick L
McClure, Nancy A
McCulloch, Ronda J
McDowell, Diane L
McElfresh, Judith A
McEvoy, Charlene E
McGuire, Diane H
McIntyre, Carrie E
McKay, Nancy A
2008 Healthy Outcomes 19
Donors
Patow, Carl A
Rabinovitch, Mark D
Risser, James M
Samuel, Nighisti B
Sheridan, Wendy J
Paulson, Gary A
Radosevich, Steven G
Rizvi, Mohammad A
Samuel, Redi S
Sherwood-Johnson, Nancy E
Pavelka, Pirjo A
Rafferty, Kathleen A
Roban, Christine M
Sauer, Robert V
Showers, Patricia A
Peak, Krista L
Raikar, Goya V
Robasse-Bishop, Shelley J
Sayles, Bernard
Siedow, Deborah A
Pederson, Tracy A
Rajcich, Jodie M
Roberge, Kevin C
Schachtele, Karol F
Simonson, Dana A
Peine, Pamela A
Raleigh, Karen M
Robertson, Laura E
Schaefer, Sherry L
Simpson, Andrea M
Peleski, Kathleen A
Ramirez, Lynette M
Robertson, Lois V
Schell, Christina M
Siy, Jerome C
Perelman, Mikhail
Rank, Brian H
Robinson, Linda J
Schirmer, Karen R
Skalecki, Dawn M
Perzichilli, Nicole M
Rapacz-Hughes, Kimberly A
Rockne, Diana C
Schmidt, Debra K
Skarda, Paula K
Petersen Morehead,
Jacqueline L
Rardin, Katherine A (Kate)
Roepke, Roberta L
Schmidt, Janet L
Skorczeski, Mary E
Rathbun-Rangwala, Ruth A
Rojas, Jorge E
Schmidt, Leslee A
Slaker, Kimberley A
Peterson, Darlene M
Rawlins, Sherry L
Rolfe, Phillip B
Schnacky, LaRae S
Smith, Barbara J
Petter, Julibeth A
Rech, Jennifer A
Rolnick, Sharon J (Cheri)
Schneider, Theresa J
Smith, Courtney J
Pettersson, Karen I
Reed, JoAnn R
Romans, Janice M
Schnuckle, Scott A
Smith, Dona J
Pfaff, Anthony J
Reed, Maria T
Rood, Jody M
Schoenecker, Susan M
Smith, Douglas N
Pfankuch, Barbara B
Reeve, Elizabeth A
Rooney, Karen A
Schoonover, Cynthia A
Smith, Emily A
Pham, Anthony D
Reeves, Sonja J
Rooney, Paula E
Schreiner, Charlotte R
Smith, Michelle M
Philipson, Sharon E
Rehab Therapies
Rosas, Maren M
Schreiner, Melissa J
Smith, Robert C
Phillips, Rosemary P
Reil, Chad E
Rose, Laura L
Schrenk, Sandra L
Smith, Stephen E
Picquet, Shirley A
Reiling, Sandra S
Ross, Patricia C
Schull, Janette M
Snellman, Leonard W
Pierson, Karen B
Reilly, Carol A
Roth, Ann R
Schutz, Amy M
Sobania, Edna E
Pigue, Debra E
Reinhardt Vraa, Barbara B
Rothe, Peter R
Schwartzmiller, Marc A
Sokol-Woyak, Nola G
Polishchuk, Galina M
Reitsma, Michael J
Rowe, Sarah O
Schwob, Mark J
Solberg, Leif I
Powell, Joyce A
Remark, Megan M
Rudnitski, Margaret E
Scott, Lynn M
Solseth, Keri A
Prasomsack, Phimphone B
Renstrom, Christine M
Rusch, Colleen K
Scott, Marguerita G
Somers, Judith L
Prawalsky, Beverly A
Resler, Nancy J
Rush, William A
Scullin, Pamela A
Soutor, Carol A
Pribyl, John H
Rettke, Susan J
Russell, Mary M
Seifert, Carol J
Spelios, Marilyn L
Prine, Chantelle M
Reuter, Marylyn A
Ryan, Becky L
Selbitschka, Krista M
Sperl Hillen, Joann M
Pronk, Nicolaas P (Nico)
Rice, Julie A
Rykken, Elizabeth J
Selden, Prudence C
Sprout, Cindy L
Prosch, Michelle M
Richards, Mary C
Sackett-Lundeen, Linda L
Sellman, Jonathan S
Stadler, Joanne A
Prosper, Sheila M
Rickard, Angela J
Safranski, Ellen R
Semerad, Shelly A
Stallman, Christopher A
Proulx, Mary Jean
Ricke, Lori A
Sakowski, John J
Senn, Bryan M
Standing, Kathleen B
Quaday, Karen A
Ridolfi, Amber L
Salmen, Charles W
Setnes, Kristy A
Stang, Howard J
Quality Improvement
Ries, Daniel M
Salzman, Joshua G
Shallman, Nicholas J
Staples, Caren J
Quast, Sandra K
Rindal, Donald B (Brad)
Sampson, Doreen M
Shaver, Linda M
Steffen, Jeanne M
Quirk, Rosemary A
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Donors
Steffer, Monica S
Taylor, Yolanda Y
Vallette Uglow, Jacqueline E
Webster, Gregory B
Zander, Janet A
Steigauf, Kathryn J
Teats, Mark S
Van Dyke, Sidney E
Weinhold, Jodie A
Zenk, Colleen M
Stein, Margaret B
Teffera, Fassica B
Vandervelde, Mary L
Weis, Lynn A
Zheng, Chang-jiang
Stein, Sharon A
Teske, Melanie L
Vang, See
Weldon, Misty D
Zhu, Dennis W
Steinhaus, Jill L
Tessier, Suzanne L (Sue)
VanWormer, Jeffrey J
Welsh, Shannon M
Ziemer, Paul F
Stelling, Alice C
Theilman, Elizabeth J
Varner, Deanna D (DeDee)
Werner, Beth A
Zimmerman, Donna J
Stemper, Cheryl M
Thiel, Christopher W
Verdick, Linda M
Weyessa, Nemera F
Zimmerman, John M
Stenen, Angela R
Thiel, Tracy A
Vigil, Jeffrey G
Whipple, Bonnie M
Zink, Frank E
Stenger, Tammy A
Thielen, Patricia M
Voges, Robert C
White, Jon-Ano A
Zmuda, Michelle P
Stewart, Sara M
Thoele, Merry Jo
Voigt, Melissa B
Whitebird, Robin R
Zopfi-Jordan, Sharon R
Stonestrom, Marietta L
Thom, Lori A
Voigt, Shelly L
Whitney, Susan J
Zwank, Michael D
Stotka, Carrie L
Thomas, Darnisha K
Voit-Glover, Barb L
Wicklund, Richard G
Strange, Patricia A
Thompson, Gretchen L
Volkman, Lynne A
Wilbur, Lynn M
Stuckey, Stefani A
Thompson, Mark E
von Walter, Amy E
Wilbur, Steven J
Sullivan, Michelle M
Thomsen, Gale L
Votel, Bridget A
Willer-Sly, Dianne J
Sundara, Anourack T
(Annara)
Thrasher, Jill
Wacker, Laurel C
Williams, Sandra R
Thul, Thomas L
Wagner, Sara J
Willkomm, Kyle W
Sundberg, Kathleen H
Thygeson, Nels Marcus
Walbruch, Bonnie J
Wilson, Latika L
Sundberg, Kenneth A
Titus, Noelle M
Walker, Steven A
Wilson, Steven P
Sunderman, Ryan M
Tormoen, Kent V
Wallen, Verley V
Wineinger, David L
Sutter, Wendy A
Tourville, Denice F
Wallin, Charmagne L
Wineman, Arthur P
Sutton, Khristin A
Towle, Debra J
Walsh, Andrea M
Winter, Jill A
Swanson, Elizabeth L
Traeger, Philip A
Walton, Amy E
Wivholm, Elina L
Swanson, Jennifer L
Trangle, Michael A
Wamstad, Donna A
Wold, Meredith K
Swanson, Virginia R
Tretheway, Barbara E
Wang, Zukai K
Wolpert, Seth I
Swartz, Donna K
Trisler, Julie A
Wanner, Barbara M
Woods, Rachel C
Swenson, Debbie J
Trouba, Karen M
Washington, Lashazer K
Worley, Donald C
Swenson, Sean M
Trygstad, Eric
Waterman, Beth A
Wright, Jimmie L
Tabaka, Peter P
Tudosie, Marian
Watson, Cassandra R
Wyman, Curtis G
Taft, Stephanie A
Tudosie, Mariana
Watson, Thomas E
Xiong, Sheng
Talcott, Shelly A
Turchin, Sheldon M
Wawrzyniak, Ted D
Xiong, Xee
Taliaferro, Lynn A
Turnbull, Maryjane K
Webb, Arlene A
Yasgar, Natasha L
Tanzer, Tobi
Turner, Kimberly A
Weber, Phil J
Young, Melaine A
Taraldson, Cindy M
Tuveson, Kay E
Weber, Timothy D
Youngmark, Barbara J
Tawah, Rosane M
Valentino, Veronica F
Webster, Anita J
Zaczkowski, Jeanette L
Tawil, Teresa M
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Financial info
Statement of activities
Total Operating Revenue
Total Investment Revenue
Total Expenses
Net loss
Operating revenues
12,048,600.00
(1,558,569.00)
12,040,000.00
(1,549,969.00)
HealthPartners
general support
Statement of financial position
Assets
Cash
Other Receivables
Research Projects Receivables
Investments
Property/Equipment
Total Assets
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Prepaid Project Revenue
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Undesignated
Board Designated
Total Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Total Net Assets
7.1%
Government
Sponsored Projects
4,000.00
44,000.00
1,662,000.00
10,702,000.00
336,000.00
12,748,000.00
64.6%
Industry Sponsored
Projects
11.8%
Contributions
12.4%
1,354,000.00
321,000.00
1,675,000.00
Other
3.6%
4,272,000.00
3,499,000.00
7,771,000.00
3,302,000.00
11,073,000.00
Foundation
sponsored projects
.5%
Expenses
Internally funded research projects
1.6%
Externally funded
research projects
69.6%
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Administration &
program support
28.8%
Board and Committee members 2007-2008
HPRF Directors/Officers
Patrick O’Connor, MD
Dave Hamlar, MD
Marcia Hanson, HealthPartners Board
Member, Chair
Emily Parker, PhD
Margaret Krieser, MPH
Marcus Thygeson, MD
Mary Jeanne Levitt, MA, Community Member
Brian Rank, MD, President
Leif Solberg, MD
Brian Martinson, PhD
Andrew Nelson, MPH, Executive Director
Feifei Wei, PhD
Gerda Ottman, PharmD
Kathy Cooney, MBA, RN, Treasurer
Julibeth Petter, PhD, RN
Barbara Tretheway, JD, Secretary
Research Committee
Don Postema, PhD
Debbie Savage, Assistant Secretary
Joel Holger, MD, Chair
Jonathan Sellman, MD
Leah Hanson, PhD, Vice-Chair
Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD
Amar Subramanian, MD
Jasjit Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS, Executive
Director, Office of Clinical Research,
University of Minnesota
Calvin Allen, MBA
Brent Asplin, MD
LaMont K. Boykins, MBA, formerly Vice
President, Training and Development,
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Julie Switzer, MD
Elie Gertner, MD
Nancy Sherwood, PhD
Dave Hamlar, MD
Russell Luepker, MD, Professor,
University of Minnesota
Basis Science Research
Subcommittee
Dave Hamlar, MD, Chair
Deborah Mullen
Leah Hanson, PhD, Vice-Chair
Alex Adams, MD
Sharon Rolnick, PhD, MPH
Thom Flottemesch, PhD
Leif Solberg, MD
Krista Graven, MD
Susan H. DeNuccio, President, DeNuccio
Group, Inc.
Howard Stang, MD
Erhard Haus, MD, PhD
David Dries, MD
Clinical Research Subcommittee
John Finnegan, Jr, PhD, Dean and Professor,
University of Minnesota
Howard Stang, MD, Chair
R. Jane Brown, Retired, formerly Executive
Director, Second Harvest Heartland
Brian Martinson, PhD
Daniel J. Nelson, MD
Carl Patow, MD, MPH
Leif I. Solberg, MD
Donna Zimmerman, MPH, RN
Tobi Tanzer, JD
Suzann Remington, PhD
CJ Zheng, MD
Sarah Anderson, MD
Animal Care Use Committee
Steve Asche
Leah Hanson, PhD, Chair
Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD
Alex Adams, MD
Mike Maciosek, PhD
Peter Marshall, PhD
Dan Brumm, JD, Community Member
Carson Harris, MD
Josh Salzman
Linda Sackett-Lundeen
Gretchen Zunkel, RN, PhD
Daniel Sadoll, DVM
Lynnette Savaloja
Health Services Research
Subcommittee
Michael Zwank, MD
Nancy Sherwood, PhD, Chair
Elie Gertner, MD, Chair
Deborah Mullen, Vice-Chair
Thom Flottemesch, PhD
Elizabeth Reeve, MD, Vice-Chair
Imdad Ahmed, MD
Mary Martini
Joel Holger, MD
Institutional Review Board
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Contributions to HealthPartners Research Foundation
HealthPartners is an independently
incorporated, nonprofit organization.
For more information, or to make a
donation, please contact:
Andrew Nelson, MPH, Executive Director
If you would like to make a donation,
you should know that:
•Your contribution supports research
to improve healthcare.
• Your donation is tax deductable.
• Your charitable gift goes directly to
healthcare research.
• If you are a HealthPartners employee,
you may contribute through the
payroll deduction plan.
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HealthPartners Research Foundation
PO Box 1524
8170 33rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55440
952-967-5001
www.hprf.org
HPRF Mission: To discover and accelerate
the use of knowledge to improve the health
and healthcare of our members, patients, and
community.
HPRF Vision: Our vision is to be the premier
practice-based research organization for facilitating
the transformation of health care and its impact
on health.
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