Sandra J Potthoff, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991

M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984

B.A., Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980

Courses

Principles of Problem Solving in Health Care Organizations, PubH 6544; Advanced Problem Solving, PubH 6545; Operations Research and Quality in Healthcare, PubH 6560; Topics: Health Care Administration, PubH 6570

Fall 2009
6560: Operations Research and Quality in Health Care

Fall 2009
7588: Information Uses in Long-Term Care

Spring 2010
6544: Principles of Problem Solving in Health Services Organizations

Spring 2010
6577: Advanced Problem Solving in Health Services Administration

Research Interests:

Long term care, quality management in healthcare, outcomes evaluation in healthcare and public health, and decision making in healthcare; outcomes management systems, variation in healthcare delivery, and quality management in long-term care

Recent Publications:

Gupta D, Potthoff S, Blowers D, Corlett J. "Performance Metrics for Advanced Access:
Lessons from a Case Study." Journal of Healthcare Management, 51(4):246-258, 2006.

Finkelstein S, Speedie S, Potthoff, S. Home telehealth improves clinical outcomes at lower cost for home health care. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 12(2):128-136, 2006.

Johnson AW, Potthoff S., Carranza L, Swenson HM, Platt CR, Rathbun JR. Clarion: a novel interprofessional approach to health care education. Academic Medicine, 81(3):252-256, 2006.

Bearinger L, Erickson S, Potthoff S, Resnick M, Skay C, Eichhorn J. Violence perpetration among urban American Indian youth: can offset protect risk? Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 159(3):270-277, 2005.

Kane R, Wall M, Potthoff S, McAlpine D. Isolating the effect of alcoholism treatment on medical care use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 65(6):758-765, 2004.

Finkelstein S, Speedie S, Demiris G, Veen M, Lundgren J, Potthoff S. TeleHomeCare: quality, perception, satisfaction. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10(2):122-128, 2004.

Wall M, Stromberg K, Potthoff S, Kane R. Alcoholism treatment episodes validly defined using mental health care utilization records. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 57: 373-380, 2004.

Kane R, Wall M, Potthoff S, Stromberg K, Dai Y, Meyer Z. The effect of alcoholism treatment on medical care use. Medical Care, 42(4): 395-402, 2004.

Powers K, Potthoff SJ, Bearinger LH, Resnick, MD. Does cultural programming improve educational outcomes for American Indian youth? Journal of American Indian Education, 42(2): 17-49, 2003.

Johnson PE, Veazie PJ, O'Connor PJ, Potthoff S., Kochever L, Verma D, Dutta P. Understanding variation in chronic disease outcomes. Health Care Management Science, 5(3): 175-189, Aug 2002.

Grant L, Potthoff S, Olson D. Staffing and administrative issues in special care units. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly, 2(3):22-27, 2001.

Chewning B, Mosena P, Wilson D, Erdman H, Potthoff S. Evaluation of a computerized contraceptive decision aid for adolescent patients. Patient Education and Counseling, 38(3): 227-239, 1999.

Potthoff SJ, Olson DM, Thompson N, Kissner M, Stofac T. Developing and implementing a performance measurement system in long-term care. Journal of Strategic Performance Measurement, 3(1):16-23, 1999.

Bosworth K, Gingiss P, Potthoff SJ, Roberts-Gray C. A Bayesian model to predict the success of the implementation of health and education innovations in school-centered programs. Evaluation and Program Planning, 22(1): 1-11, 1999.

Westrich B, Altmann M, Potthoff SJ. Minnesota’s nutrition coordinating center uses mathematical optimization to estimate food nutrient values. Interfaces, 28(5):86-99, 1998.

Potthoff SJ, Bearinger LH, Skay CL, Cassuto N, Blum RW, Resnick MD. Dimensions of risk behaviors among American Indian youth. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 152(2):157-163, 1998.

Grant LA, Potthoff SJ, Ryden M, Kane RA. Staff ratios, training, and assignment in Alzheimer special care units. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 24(1):9-16, 1998.

Potthoff SJ, Kane RL, Franco, SJ. Improving hospital discharge planning for elderly patients. Health Care Financing Review, 19(2):47-72, 1997.

Professional Experience:

1998 Vice President of Health Applications Section, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences).

1999 President of Health Applications Section, INFORMS.

Board Member, Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), 2005 - present; 2006 Annual Conference Chair;

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); Health Administration representative on the Health Professions Education Collaborative Governing Council, 2005-present

Honors:

1995 Delta Omega Honorary Society (Public Health).

1995 Listed in Faulkner and Gray’s (1995) The Health Care 1500, A Guide to the Most Influential Health Policymakers, Industry Leaders, Researchers, Academics, and Organizations in the United States, for health outcomes research.

2002 Excellence in Teaching Award voted by Master of Healthcare Administration Class of 2002.

2003 Faculty of the Year voted by Student Board of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Professions (CHIP), University of Minnesota Student Group to promote interdisciplinary interaction among health professions students.

Contact

Mailing Address:
Health Services Research, Policy and Administration
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone (Work): (612) 624-9019

Email: potth001@umn.edu