Robert L. Kane MD » Aging/Long-Term Care

Research Interests:Outcomes of acute and long-term care, especially the effects of hospital and post-hospital care; epidemiology of aging; managed care; assessment; long-term care policy.

Professor and Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, Health Policy & Management

Work Division of Health Policy & Management 420 Delaware St SE, D351 Mayo MMC 729 Minneapolis MN 55455 United States Work Phone: 612-624-1185
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Biography:

Robert Kane’s research deals with the health and long-term care of older persons; the relationship between acute and chronic care; and quality of care. His recent books deal with health care outcomes, geriatrics, chronic care provision, and the failure of the health care system. He directs the Center on Aging, the Clinical Outcomes Research Center, the Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center, and an AHRQ-funded Evidence-based Practice Center. His current research examines long-term care provision, hospital care outcomes, and assessing quality of care. He teaches courses on health policy and quality of care.

  • MD, Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1965
  • AB, Columbia College, 1961

Professional Experience:

  • Director, Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, 2002 to present
  • Director, Center on Aging, University of Minnesota, 1994 to present
  • Director, Clinical Outcomes Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1993 to present
  • Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1989 to present
  • Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1985 to present
  • Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1985 to present
  • Dean, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1985 to 1990
  • Adjunct Professor, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, CA, 1982 to 1985
  • Professor in Residence, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, 1980 to 1985
  • Associate Professor, then Professor, in Residence, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1978 to 1985
  • Senior Researcher, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 1977 to 1985
  • University of Utah, Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 1970 to 1977
  • U.S. Public Health Service, Special Assistant to Regional Health Director, DHEW Region VIII, Denver, CO, 1970 to 1971
  • U.S. Public Health Service, Service Unit Director, Indian Hospital, Shiprock, NM, 1969 to 1970
  • University of Kentucky, Acting Coordinator, Senior Clerkship Program, Department of Community Medicine, Lexington, KY, 1968 to 1969

Honors:

British Geriatric Society’s medal for the Relief of Suffering Amongst the Aged,2008 Enrico Greppi Prize, Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics,2005 Inducted into University of Minnesota Academic Health Center’s Academy for Excellence in Health Research, 2004 Dutch Kastenbaum Outstanding Gerontologist Award (from Minnesota Gerontological Society), 2003 Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 2000 Gerontological Society of America Polisher Award, 1998 David Solomon Honorary Lecture, UCLA, 1997 Jewish Homes for the Aging Applied Gerontological Research Award, 1992 American Society for the Aging President’s Award, 1991 Visiting Professor, UCLA, 1991 Visiting Professor, Fallon Geriatrics Program, 1990 American Public Health Association Gerontological Health Key Award, 1988 American Geriatrics Society Edward B. Henderson Memorial Lecture Award, 1987 Geriatric Medicine Academic Award, 1979-1984 WHO Traveling Fellowship, 1975

Selected Publications:

  • Wang SY, Chu H, Shamliyan T, Jalal H, Kuntz KM, Kane, RL Virnig BA “Network Meta-analysis of Margin Threshold for Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ” J Natl Cancer Inst 104:1-10, 2012.
  • Kane RL and DM Radosevich  Conducting Health Outcomes Research, Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC,  Sudbury, MA, 2011.
  • Kane RL and J Ouellette   The Good Caregiver, Avery, New York, 2011.
  • Kane RL “Finding the Right Level of Posthospital Care ‘We Didn’t Realize There Was Any Other Option for Him’” JAMA 305(3):284-293, 2011.
  • Arling G, Abrahamson KA, Cooke V, Kane RL, Lewis T “Facility and Marketing Factors Affecting Transitions from Nursing Home to Community” Medical Care 49(9):790-796, 2011.
  • Butler M, Forte MI, Joglekar SB, Swiontkowski MF, Kane RL “Evidence Summary: Systematic Review of Surgical Treatments for Geriatric Hip Fractures” J Bone Joint Surg Am 93(12):1104-1115, 2011.
  • Kane RL, Shamliyan T, McCarthy T “Do Geriatric Healthcare Teams Work? Aging Health 7(6):865-876, 2011.
  • Garrido MM, RL Kane, M Kaas, and RA Kane “Use of Mental Health Care by Community-Dwelling Older Adults” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59(1):50-56, 2011.
  • Shamliyan TA, RL Kane, MT Ansari, G Raman, ND Berkman, M Grant, G Janes, M Maglione, D Moher, M Nasser, KA Robinson, JB Segal, and S Tsouros “Development Quality Criteria to Evaluate Nontherapeutic Studies of Incidence, Prevalence, or Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases: Pilot Study of New Checklists” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 64(6):637-657, 2011.
  • Gaugler JE, MM Wall, RL Kane, JS Menk, K Sarsour, JA Johnston, K Schuh, and R Newcomer “Does Caregiver Burden Mediate the Effects of Behavioral Disturbances on Nursing Home Admission?” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 19(6):497-506, 2011.
  • Shamliyan TA, Johnson JR, Macdonald R, Shaukat A, Yuan JM, Kane RL et al “Systematic Review of the Literature on Comparative Effectivenss of Antiviral Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection” J Gen Intern Med 26(3):326-339, 2011.
  • Wang, SY, Shamliyan T, Virnig BA, Kane RL “Tumor Characteristics as Predictors of Local Recurrence after Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Meta-analysis” Breast Cancer Res Treat127(1):1-14, 2011.
  • Schousboe JT, ML Davison, B Dowd, K Thiede Call, P Johnson, and RL Kane “Predictors of Patients’ Perceived Need for Medication to Prevent Fracure” Medical Care 49(3):273-280, 2011.
  • Wysocki A, Butler M, Shamliyan T, Kane RL “Whole-body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis: State of the Science” Ann Intern Med 155(10):680-686, 2011.
  • Butler M, RL Kane, D McAlpine, R Kathol, S Fu, H Hagedorn, and T Wilt “Does Integrated Care Improve Treatment for Depression? A Systematic Review” J Ambulatory Care Manage 34(2):113-125, 2011.
  • Kane RL, TY Lum, RA Kane, P Homyak, S Parashuram, and A Wysocki “Does Home- and Community-Based Care Affect Nursing Home Use?” Journal of Aging & Social Policy 25(2):146-160, 2013.
  • Lum TY, S Parashuram, TP Shippee, A Wysocki, ND Shippee, P Homyak, RL Kane, and JB Williamson “Diagnosed Prevalence and Health Care Expenditures of Mental Health Disorders Among Dual Eligible Older People” Gerontologist 53(2):334-344, 2013.
  • Kane RL, A Wysocki, S Parashuram, T Shippee, and T Lum “Effect of Long-term Care Use on Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures for Dual Eligible and Non-dual Eligible Elderly Beneficiaries” Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 3(3):E1-E22, 2013.
  • Shippee TP, C Henning-Smith, RL Kane, and T Lewis “Resident- and Facility-Level Predictors of Quality of Life in Long-Term Care” The Gerontologist doi:10.1093/geront/gnt148, advance access published December 17, 2013.
  • Wysocki A, RL Kane, B Dowd, E Golberstein, T Lum, and T Shippee “Hospitalization of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition from Nursing Homes” JAGS 62(1):71-78, 2014.
  • Wysocki A, RL Kane, E Golberstein, B Dowd, T Lum, and T Shippee “The Association between Long-Term Care Setting and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Older Dual Eligibles” Health Services Research 49(3):778-797, 2014.