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KATHLEEN N. LOHR

Summary of Professional Experience

Kathleen N. Lohr brings to RTI International more than 40 years of experience in health care and health

care policy research. Now a Distinguished Fellow at RTI, for several years she was Chief Scientist and a

senior program director for a portfolio of projects in health services and health policy, with emphasis on

evidence-based practice. She was the founding director of the RTI–University of North Carolina (UNC)

Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) and is now senior advisor to the EPC. Dr. Lohr was the founding

editor-in-chief of RTI Press, a corporate-wide initiative, and in 2007, RTI honored her with the Margaret

Elliott Knox Excellence Award. Before coming to RTI, she spent 9 years at the Institute of Medicine

(IOM), National Academy of Sciences, where she was director of the Division of Health Care Services.

At the IOM (now the National Academy of Medicine), she had overall responsibility for administrative,

personnel, and substantive tasks related to the division’s portfolio of studies in health care delivery,

organization, financing, quality of care and clinical evaluation, practice guidelines, health workforce,

public health, and related topics. She directed studies undertaken by IOM expert committees and served

as author or editor on many publications from these studies. During her 12 years at the RAND

Corporation, she served as lead analyst, co–principal investigator or project leader, lead author, analyst,

coordinator of staff activities, or senior editor on a variety of health care projects for the U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, and Office of Technology Assessment. For

several years at UNC–Chapel Hill, Dr. Lohr held the rank of Research Professor, Health Policy and

Administration; she remains an adjunct professor in Health Policy and Management in the Gillings

School of Global Public Health and Senior Research Fellow at the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health

Services Research. In 2005, she was awarded the Avedis Donabedian Outcomes Research Lifetime

Achievement Award by the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. She

served a 3-year term (2008–2010) as a member of the National Advisory Council, Agency for Healthcare

Research and Quality (AHRQ), and she continues to serve on several expert panels and advisory boards

for national and international groups.

Education

PhD, Public Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate Institute, Santa Monica, CA, 1980.

MPhil, Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA, 1977.

MA, Education, Stanford University School of Education, Stanford, CA, 1963.

BA, Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1962. Graduated with distinction.

Selected Project Experience

RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center (1997 to date)—Director (1997 to 2007); Senior Advisor

(2007 to date). These five 5-year awards (starting with EPC-I in 1997 to the most recent, EPC-V, in 2014)

have been a partnership between RTI and the five health professions schools of UNC–Chapel Hill and the

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, through a contract to RTI from the U.S. Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The EPC has produced dozens of systematic reviews and

updates on clinical and health care delivery topics, evidence reports for the U.S. Preventive Services Task

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Force (USPSTF), and evidence-based methods reports from many cross-EPC program work groups. It has

also created materials on preventive care for the elderly and produced continuing medical education

(CME)-level educational materials on systematic review methods. Under EPC-II and III, Dr. Lohr co-led

a project to develop guidance for grading strength of evidence; she continues to contribute to developing

original (or updated) chapters on other methods issues and participates in other methods research

activities. Dr. Lohr led a project to establish guidance for the structure and content of comparative

effectiveness reviews and created a readability guide for AHRQ (later updated for RTI and other

audiences). In EPC-III. IV, and V, she has been an EPC program associate editor for AHRQ.

Environment Scan of Communication around Patient Roles and Responsibilities (2009)―Senior

Scientific Advisor. IOM formed the Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative to develop a

communication program to foster broader public understanding, appreciation, and discussion about the

nature of evidence to guide clinical choices, the limits and evolution of the evidence base for any given

condition, and the importance of support and involvement in the evidence development process. The

project involved conducting a literature review, doing key informant interviews, and developing a

communication initiative and strategy to promote the use of evidence in health care decisionmaking.

RTI DEcIDE Center (2005 to 2010)—Director (2005 to 2008); Senior Advisor (2008 to 2010). For

AHRQ, our DEcIDE projects entailed developing methods to detect adverse drug events from Medicaid

claims data; convening a 2006 symposium on emerging methods for comparative effectiveness and safety

research (2007 supplement to Medical Care); convening a 2009 symposium on methods for clinical and

comparative effectiveness research (2010 Medical Care supplement); participating in a trial of

pharmacist-based medication therapy management interventions; and developing a report on monitoring

outcomes and utilization of gene-based therapies.

Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) (2004 to 2011)—Senior Advisor. For projects to design a

national multisite, multiyear grant program for the Merck Company Foundation and to conduct the cross-

site evaluation. The first MCAN project activities included many steps to design and implement the topic

and process for soliciting and awarding grants to implement projects to address myriad aspects of

managing childhood asthma (2004 to 2006). The second set of MCAN activities involved a multiyear

(2006–2011) cross-site evaluation culminating in a special issue of The Journal of Health Promotion

Practice.

Community-based Experiment to Test Interventions related to Informed Decisionmaking about

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Testing for Prostate Cancer (2004 to 2008)—Senior Advisor. For a

controlled trial sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in three communities to test

health informational messages delivered through a multimedia intervention about prostate cancer

screening in two communities, framed in a prostate-cancer (PSA)-only context or a men’s health context

(two communities), with data collection in a third control community.

Guidelines for Clinical Practice (1990 to 1992)—Study Co-Director. Coordinated work of expert

committee and served as co-editor of the published reports for two IOM studies. The first study,

Directions for a New Program, focused on guideline development, stressing the need for systematic,

science-based processes for developing guidelines; careful documentation of assumptions, evidence, and

rationale for recommendations; and explicit projections of health and cost outcomes expected from

specific procedures or services. The second study, From Development to Use, described existing

initiatives to develop, use, evaluate, and improve guidelines for clinical practice; assessed the strengths

and limitations of these initiatives; and recommended a conceptual and practical framework for the future

development, use, and evaluation of guidelines. It also produced a provisional instrument for assessing

guidelines that, in revised form, continues to be used to date.

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Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care (1988 to 1990)—Study Co-Director. Organized a series of

conferences and workshops for the IOM and co-edited the proceedings of these meetings (supported by

the now-named Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). The series began with a clinical workshop to

recommend clinical conditions to receive highest priority comparative effectiveness research and three

condition-specific workshops (hip fracture, breast cancer, and acute myocardial infarction) that identified

critical patient care topics deserving further investigation and proposed appropriate research strategies and

methods. A concluding conference explored the social, clinical, and legislative environment for research

on the topic of what works in the practice of medicine and highlighted four issues for this area of

research: use of administrative databases, collection of primary data, development and use of outcome

measures, and applications in clinical practice.

A Strategy for Quality Review and Assurance for Medicare (1987 to 1990)—Study Director.

Coordinated work of expert committee and served as editor of the published reports for this

congressionally mandated study by the IOM—Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance (volumes I

and II). This study considered quality issues related to elderly Medicare beneficiaries with respect to

inpatient hospital care, outpatient physician care, and home health care. Major project activities involved

focus groups, site visits, public hearings, and review of technical documents and background papers; the

committee developed a widely used definition of quality of health care.

Professional Experience

1996 to date RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Distinguished Fellow (2003 to date). Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the

President and of numerous Fellows Program committees, chiefly on scientific

stature and policy impact.

Founding Editor-in-Chief (2007 to 2011), RTI Press; Member, Editorial Board

and Executive Committee and Associate Editor (2011 to date).

Chief Scientist (2000 to 2003). Health, Social, and Economics Research (HSER).

Senior Program Director (1996 to 1999). Developed and managed RTI’s Health

Services and Policy Research Program involving a multidisciplinary staff of

more than 35 research professionals conducting projects about planning, access,

utilization, quality, outcomes, costs, and financing of health care for both the

public and private sector. Responsibilities included developing the program’s

strategic plan, marketing activities, maintaining relationships with clients and

collaborators, budget development, and staff hiring and performance appraisal.

1998 to date University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

Senior Research Fellow, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

(2011 to date).

Research Professor, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and

Administration (2002 to 2007). Co-taught graduate course on health outcomes

and public policy. Co-Investigator, Center for Education and Research in

Therapeutics, Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health, UNC-CH; Co-

Investigator, PROMIS primary network site and chair, communications

subcommittee.

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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and

Administration (1998 to 2002; 2011 to date).

1987 to 1996 Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.

Director, Division of Health Care Services (1993 to 1996), Deputy Director,

Division of Health Care Services (1990 to 1993). As Division Director, had

overall responsibility for administrative, personnel, and substantive tasks related

to the division’s portfolio of studies in health care delivery, organization,

financing, quality of care and clinical evaluation, health workforce, public health,

and related topics and for division, IOM, and National Academy of Sciences and

National Research Council committees and activities. Directed or co-directed

studies by committees of experts on clinical practice guidelines, pediatric

emergency medical services, physician supply, and primary care.

Senior Professional Associate/Study Director (1987 to 1990). Worked on

numerous projects: a congressionally mandated study to develop a strategy for

quality assessment and quality assurance for Medicare, a series of workshops and

an invitational conference on an effectiveness research program to recommend

clinical conditions and patient management research topics for high-priority

funding, and two invitational conferences on advances in health status

assessment. Coordinated activities of the Council on Health Care Technology

and its Methods Panel on numerous projects. Directed a project to develop an

annotated, indexed compendium of data sources used in medical technology

assessment. Organized two Council Forums (on quality of care and care of the

elderly) and edited subsequent monographs.

1974 to 1987 The RAND Corporation, Washington, DC, and Santa Monica, CA.

Social Scientist (1978 to 1987), Associate Social Scientist (1975 to 1978),

Consultant (1974 to 1975). Lead analyst for the RAND Health Insurance

Experiment studies of disease-specific use and quality of care for acute illness,

analyst for studies of the impact of cost-sharing on health status of adults and

children, coordinator and senior editor of series of more than 25 reports on health

status measurement of children and adults, coordinator of activities of staff

members working on health status measurement and quality-of-care assessment,

and contributor to key proposals and annual progress reports.

Co-Principal Investigator on the Nonintrusive Outcomes Measures Study, a

HCFA-supported multiyear study to develop and validate patient outcome

measures defined from Medicare insurance claims data. Project leader for a

HCFA-sponsored project to review study designs for measuring patient outcomes

and quality of care in three “competition” demonstrations (Medicare, Medicaid,

and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System; lead analyst on

developing a research agenda to assess the impact of the Prospective Payment

System on quality of care in Medicare; and collaborated in developing an

analytic plan and survey instrument to determine Medicare beneficiaries’

preferences for covered services, benefits, and copayment or premiums in

alternative health plans.

Analyst for Department of Defense studies on quality of care in military

treatment facilities in a proposed “health enrollment system” and analyst on

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project to define medical specialist teams and preferred physician specialty

substitutes as part of wartime readiness planning.

Coordinated all aspects of study for the congressional Office of Technology

Assessment concerning the role of peer review organizations in medical

technology assessment; analyst on a series of DHHS studies of the impact of the

New Mexico peer review organization on use of medical services and quality of

care in the Medicaid program.

1972 to 1974 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bureau of Health Professions,

Division of Manpower Intelligence, Bethesda, MD.

Technical Information Specialist. Office of International Health Manpower.

Compiled quantitative and qualitative information on foreign medical graduates

in the United States, on immigration policies relating to the admission and

retention of foreign physicians in the country, and on the impact of the presence

of foreign medical graduates on issues relating to health workforce education and

forecasts of supply and demand for physicians.

1963 to 1972 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public

Health, Baltimore, MD.

Research Assistant. School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Connective

Tissue Division (1963 to 1966) and Department of Therapeutic Pharmacology

(1967 to 1969); School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of

International Health (1969 to 1972). General responsibilities as research assistant

and editorial assistant to senior medical and public health faculty; co-edited

health planning text and developed annotated bibliography on health economics;

assisted with research on foreign medical graduates; worked on-site in Santiago,

Chile, assisting on project on male attitudes toward contraception.

Selected Honors and Awards

Senior Research Fellow, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001 to 2005; 2011 to date

Dorfman Award for Best Review Article for “Treating the Physical Symptoms of Depression with

Second-Generation Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis,” October 2008

Margaret Elliott Knox Excellence Award, RTI International, 2007

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Avedis Donabedian

Outcomes Research Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005 Who’s Who in Health Sciences Education, 2003

Fellow of the Association for Health Services Research (now Academy of Health Services Research and

Health Policy), elected 1996

The Spinoza Lectureship, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 1–10, 1996,

Topic: Primary Care, Health Professions, and Managed Care

Second Annual ABQAURP (American Board on Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians)

Award for National Leadership in Quality Health Care, August 1994

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Professional Service

Service to the Field

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Health Organization: Vice-

President of the PHO, 2008 to 2016; elected member of PHO Board of Directors, 2014 to 2016.

Quality of Life Research: Associate Editor, 2003 to 2007; Member, International Advisory Board, 2007 to

date

National Guidelines Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse: Member, Core

Editorial Board, 2006 to date

Baxter Foundation: Member, William Graham Prize Selection Committee, 2005 to date

International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR): Member, Health Science

Policy Council, 2007 to 2013

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), proposal reviewer, Cycle II, 2012; PCORI

Deputy Editor (through Oregon Health and Sciences University) for PCORI final research reports

and related publications, 2016 to date

National Quality Forum, member, expert panel on patient-reported outcomes as quality measures, 2012

RAND patient safety project, specific criteria project, and patient safety practices evidence report update:

Member, Technical Expert Panels, 2010 to 2012

United Mine Workers RX Program: Member, National Advisory Board, 2009 to 2012

Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Randomised Trials Consensus Group, member, and key conference speaker,

2010 to 2011

Review panel member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, January 2011

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PRISMAP project to develop guidance for posting

systematic review protocols: Member, Expert Panel, 2011

MediGuard (Quintiles): Member, Clinical Research Team, 2007 to 2011

National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality: Member, 2008 to 2010; NAC Child

Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA): Member, subcommittee on child health

quality of care measures, 2009

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods Symposium,

Conference Chair, 2009; 2006

National Academy of Sciences, Board on Radiation Effects Research: Member, Committee to Assess the

Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program, 2003 to 2005

North Carolina Partnership to Improve Math and Science (for the University of North Carolina and North

Carolina State Board of Education): Member, statewide policy advisory board, state legislation and

policy committee

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth International Conferences on the Scientific Basis of Health Services: Member,

planning committees (Sydney, Australia, 2001; Washington, DC, 2003; Montreal, Canada, 2005)

Health Resources and Services Administration: Member, National Advisory Committee for Study on

Correlates of High Rates of Organ Donation, 2001

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Member, National Advisory Committee for the National

Quality Measures Clearinghouse, 2001 to 2005

Association for Health Services Research: Member, Board of Directors, 1992 to 2000; Treasurer, 1998 to

2000; Member, Committees on International Health Services Research and Membership, 1999 to

2000; Chair, Distinguished Investigator Award Committee, 2004; Chair, ad hoc committee to

develop a description of the field for the incoming Board of the Academy of Health Services

Research and Health Policy

Medical Outcomes Trust: Member, Board of Directors, 1998 to 2000; Member, Scientific Advisory

Committee, 1994 to 2001; Chair, 1998 to 2001

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: Member, Advisory Council on

Performance Measurement, 1995 to 1999; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Core Measures, 1997 to

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1999; Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Patient Safety Accreditation (on behalf of the

Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics), 2001

Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences: Member, Committee on Measuring the Health

Status of Gulf War Veterans, May 1998 to November 1999

Committee on Quality Assurance and Accreditation Guidelines for Managed Behavioral Health Care,

Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences: External reviewer of final report, 1997

U.S. Pharmacopeia: Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Panel on Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness, 1997 to 1999

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Member, Advisory Commission for Health Research and Policy,

1995 to 1998

Association of University Programs in Health Administration: Member, Board of Counselors to the

Health Services Research Prize, 1997

QMNet: Member, Technical Expert Panel, 1997

Center for Clinical Quality Evaluation (formerly American Medical Review Research Center): Member,

Board of Directors, 1989 to 1995

IMCARE (Internal Medicine Center to Advance Research and Education, American Society of Internal

Medicine): Member, Advisory Board, 1992 to 1994

Office of Technology Assessment: Member, Advisory Panel, The Quality of Medical Care: Information

for Consumers, 1987 to 1988

Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ;

formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and National Center for Health Services

Research), Health Care Financing Administration; Office of Technology Assessment; Department of

Veterans Affairs; Manitoba (Canada) Health Research Council: Consultant and Reviewer

Reviewer: American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Annals of Internal

Medicine, Health Care Financing Review, Health Affairs, Health Services Research, International

Journal of Quality Assurance in Health, Journal of the American Medical Association, Inquiry,

Medical Care, Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, Quality of Life Research

Editorial Board: Quality of Life Research, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Outcomes

Management for Nursing Practice, Report on Medical Guidelines and Outcomes Research, QI/TQM

(Quality Improvement/Total Quality Management), and Quality Review Bulletin (QRB) and The

Journal of Quality Improvement (past chair and member)

Service to RTI

RTI Fellow Program: Seminars—organizer or presenter, 2003 to date; member, planning committee,

2011 Future of RTI retreat; member, planning committee, RTI-wide symposia, various years since

2003; reviewer of “outstanding paper” nominations for Fellow Program Authors Awards; reviewer

of “innovation” projects; chaired committee to establish and implement the RTI Press Editorial

Board Award; advises potential candidates; reviews manuscripts for SSES staff; serves on

Committee on Scientific Stature, Mentoring, and Policy, 2014 to date

Infectious Disease Advisory Group: Member, 2007 to date

Member, SSES Mentoring program

Oversaw first SSES program to collaborate with the original UNC Clinical Translational Sciences

Awards (CTSA) (North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences [NC TraCS]) pilot research

grants, 2010 to 2013

SSS and RTI Strategic Planning and Visioning Group: Member, 2004 to 2006

Global health initiative and strategic planning effort: Member, 2004 to 2006

Various lunch seminars and program meeting presentations on writing and publishing; updated “writing

tips” documents posted on SSES Web site, ongoing since 2004

SSS Strategic Planning Committee: Member, 2001

Search Committee for Director of Health and Social Policy Division: Chair, 2000

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RTI Health Solutions: Member, planning and implementation team to develop a new business entity in

product valuation and related studies of pharmaceuticals, biologics, and devices, 2000

Health and Social Policy Division Performance Review Committee: Member, 1997 to date; Co-Chair,

1999 to 2000

Quality Improvement Committee, Health and Social Policy Division: Chair, 1998 to 1999

Office of Human Resources: Internal Consultant, Employee Health Benefits Plan, 1999

Service to the University and Academe

Member, Advisory Committee for study supported by the Department of Defense on orthotics and

prosthetics, Northwestern University School of Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,

January 2017 to date

Member, Advisory Committee for study supported by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

on quality of life in rehabilitation, Northwestern University School of Medicine and the

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, January 2014 to December 2016

Lecturer, Comparative Effectiveness Research. Grand Rounds on Comparative Effectiveness, New York

City, April 20, 2010

Member, Advisory Committee and Admissions Committee, DrPH degree program in health

administration and leadership, Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public

Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004

Policy Issues in Quality and Outcomes (for the UNC Program on Health Outcomes Certificate in Quality

and Outcomes): Health Policy and Administration (HPAA 140, Fall 2001; HPAA 265, Fall 2002,

2003), with Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, PhD

Member, Search Committee for the Sarah Frances Russell Distinguished Professor, University of North

Carolina School of Nursing, 1999 to 2000

Lectures and presentations (1997 to date): Health Policy and Administration courses in quality of care or

other master’s or doctoral classes (on quality of care, evidence-based practice, and practice

guidelines); to master’s and doctoral seminars in HPAA and ad hoc presentation to School of

Nursing: principles of contract research (annually); to the UNC Robert Wood Johnson Clinical

Scholars program (on health status and quality-of-life measurement); to Clinical Leadership Course

(on health services research); to School of Nursing doctoral students (on evidence-based practice); to

Department of Epidemiology/School of Pharmacy PPES seminar (on criteria for assessing quality-

of-life instruments); participation in HPAA career symposia for doctoral students

Invited Speaker, Retirement Celebration for Edward Perrin, PhD, former chair of the Departments of

Biostatistics and Health Services at the University of Washington and former Director, National

Center for Health Statistics, January 1999

Books and Monographs

Pellizzari, E., Lohr, K., Blatecky, A., and Creel, D. (2017). Reproducibility: A Primer on Semantics and

Implications for Research. RTI Press Publication No. BK-0020-1708. Research Triangle Park,

NC: RTI Press. https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.bk.0020.1708

Forman-Hoffman, V. L., Cook Middleton, J., McKeeman, J. I., Stambaugh, L. F., Christian, R. B.,

Gaynes, B. N., Kane, H. L., Kahwati, L. C., Lohr, K. N., & Viswanathan, M. (2016, December).

Strategies to improve mental health care for children and adolescents (Comparative Effectiveness

Review No. 181; Report No. 16(17)-EHC035-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.bk.0020.1708

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Gaynes, B., Brown, C., Lux, L. J., Brownley, K., Van Dorn, R. A., Edlund, M. J., ... Lohr, K. N. (2016,

July). Strategies to de-escalate aggressive behavior in psychiatric patients (Report No. 16-EHC032-

EF; Comparative Effectiveness Reviews No. 180). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

Feltner, C., Peterson, K., Weber, R. P., Cluff, L., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Viswanathan, M., & Lohr, K. N.

(2016, May). Total worker health (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 175; Report No. 16-

EHC016-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Berkman, N. D., Brownley, K. A., Peat, C. M., Lohr, K. N., Cullen, K., Morgan, L. C., et al. (2015,

December). Management and outcomes of binge-eating disorder (Comparative Effectiveness

Review No. 160; AHRQ Publication No. 15(16)-EHC030-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 26764442

Gartlehner, G., Gaynes, B. N., Amick, H. R., Asher, G., Morgan, L. C., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Forneris,

C, Boland, E., Lux, L.J, Gaylord, S., Bann, C., Pierl, C. B., & Lohr, K. N. (2015, December).

Nonpharmacological versus pharmacological treatments for adult patients with major depressive

disorder (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 161; AHRQ Publication No. 15(16)-EHC031-1-

EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 26764438

Berkman, N. D., Wallace, I. F., Watson, L., Coyne-Beasley, T., Hobbs, K. C., Wood, C., & Lohr, K. N.

(2016, May). Screening for speech and language delays and disorders in children age 5 years or

younger: A systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville, MD: Agency

for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 27308686

Cella, D., Hahn, E. A., Jensen, S. E., Butt, Z., Nowinski, C. J., Rothrock, N., & Lohr, K. N. (2015).

Patient-reported outcomes in performance measurement (Publication No. BK-0014-1509). Research

Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2015.bk.0014.1509. Also available

on the National Library of Medicine Bookshelf at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28211667

Gartlehner, G., Dobrescuc, A., Swinson Evans, T. M., Bann, C. M., Robinson, K. A., Reston, J. T.,

Thaler, K., Skelly, A., Glechner, A., Peterson, K., Kiena, C., & Lohr, K. N. (2015). Assessing the

predictive validity of strength of evidence grades: A meta-epidemiological study (Research white

paper; AHRQ Publication No. 15-EHC028-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

Gartlehner, G., Dobrescu, A., Swinson Evans, T. M., Thaler, K., Nussbaumer, B., Sommer, I., & Lohr,

K. N. (2015). Comparison of effects as evidence evolves from single trials to high-quality bodies of

evidence (AHRQ Publication No. 15-EHC010-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., Kahwati, L. C., Golin, C. E., Blalock, S., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Posey, R., & Lohr,

K. N. (2014). Medication therapy management interventions in outpatient settings (AHRQ

Comparative Effectiveness Reviews No. 138; Report No. 14(15)-EHC037-EF). Rockville, MD:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 26042317

Feltner, C., Jones, C. D., Cene, C. W., Zheng, Z., Sueta, C. A., Coker-Schwimmer, E. J., Arvanitis, M.,

Lohr, K. N., Middleton, J. C., & Jonas, D. E. (2014). Transitional care interventions to prevent

readmissions for people with heart failure (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 133). Rockville,

MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Lux, L. J., Posey, R. E., Daniels, L. S., Henke, D. C., Durham, C., Jonas, D., & Lohr, K. N. (2014).

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic measures for guiding antibiotic treatment for hospital-acquired

pneumonia (Report No. 14(15)-EHC032-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality. PMID: 25577937

McCormack, L., Sheridan, S., Lewis, M., Boudewyns, V., Melvin, C. L., Kistler, C., Lux, L. J., Cullen,

K., & Lohr, K. N. (2013). Communication and dissemination strategies to facilitate the use of

health-related evidence (Evidence Report/Technology Assessment). Rockville, MD: Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 24423078

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Berkman, N. D., Wallace, I. F., Steiner, M., Harrison, M., Greenblatt, A. M., Lohr, K. N., et al. (2013).

Otitis media with effusion: Comparative effectiveness of treatments (Comparative Effectiveness

Review No. 101; Report No. ES-1-H1). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality.

Forneris, C. A., Gartlehner, G., Jonas, D. E., & Lohr, K. N. (2013). Preventing and treating PTSD and

related conditions in adults: A research agenda (RTI Press Publication No. RB-0005-1309).

Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International. doi:10.3768/rtipress.2013.rb.0005.1309

Gartlehner, G., Forneris, C., Brownley, K. A., Gaynes, B. N., Sonis, J., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Jonas,

D. E., Greenblatt, A. M., Wilkins, T., Woodell, C. L., & Lohr, K. N. (2013). Interventions for the

prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults after exposure to psychological trauma

(Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 109). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK133344/

Zimmerman, S., Anderson, W., Brode, S., Jonas, D., Lux, L. J., Beeber, A., Watson, L., Viswanathan, M.,

Lohr, K. N., et al. (2012). Comparison of characteristics of nursing homes and other residential

long-term care settings for people with dementia (Report No. 12(13)-EHC127-EF). Rockville, MD:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Morgan, L. C., Kuo, T., Richmond, E. M., Morton, S. C., et al. (2012).

Reliability testing of the AHRQ EPC approach to grading the strength of evidence in comparative

effectiveness reviews. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Lohr, K. N. (2012). Quality measures: Patient-reported outcomes for quality improvement of clinical

practice. National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. Retrieved from

http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?id=36851

Lohr, K. N., Amoozegar, J. B., & Lux, L. J. (2012). Comparative effectiveness reviews: Content guidance

for executive summaries. Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Gartlehner, G., Hansen, R., Morgan, L. C., Thaler, K., Lux, L. J., van Noord, M., et al. (2011). Second-

generation antidepressants in the pharmacologic treatment of adult depression: An update of the

2007 comparative effectiveness review (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 46; AHRQ

Publication No. 12-EHC012-1). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Gaynes, B. N., Lux, L. J., Lloyd, S. W., Hansen, R. A., Gartlehner, G., Thieda, P., et al. (2011).

Nonpharmacologic interventions for treatment-resistant depression in adults (AHRQ Publication

No. 11-EHC056-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Lohr, K. N., Amoozegar, J. B., & Lux, L. J. (2011). Comparative effectiveness reviews: Content

guidance. Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., Nerz, P. A., Dalberth, B. T., Voisin, C., & Lohr, K. N. (2011). Assessing the impact of

AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) reports on future research (Methods Future Research

Needs Report No. 7; AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC058-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality.

Berkman, N. D., Sheridan, S. L., Donahue, K. E., Halpern, D., Viera, A., Crotty, K., et al. (2011). Health

literacy interventions and outcomes: An updated systematic review (Evidence Report/Technology

Assessment No. 199). Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

West, S. L., Gartlehner, G., Mansfield, A. J., Poole, C., Tant, E. M., Lenfestey, N. F., et al. (2010).

Comparative effectiveness review methods: Clinical heterogeneity (Methods Research Paper; AHRQ

Publication No. 10- EHC070-EF). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Amoozegar, J.B., A.N. Yuen, L.J. Lux, & K.N. Lohr. (2010, October). A “blueprint” for coordinating

symposiums with accompanying journal supplements. Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare

Research and Quality.

Holden, D.J., R. Harris, D.S. Porterfield, D.E. Jonas, L.C. Morgan, D. Reuland, M. Gilchrist, M.

Viswanathan, K.N. Lohr, B. Lyda-McDonald (February 2010). Enhancing the Use and Quality of

Colorectal Cancer Screening. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 190. AHRQ Pub No.

10-E002. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Viswanathan, M., J.L. Kraschnewski, B. Nishikawa, L.C. Morgan, A.A. Honeycutt, K.N. Lohr, D.E.

Jonas (June 2009). Outcomes of Community Health Worker Interventions. Evidence

Report/Technology Assessment No. 181. AHRQ Pub. No. 09-E014. Rockville, MD: Agency for


Sauer, B.C., J.A. Shinogle, W. Xu, M. Samore, J. Nebeker, Z.W. Liu, R. Rupper, L. Lux, J. Amoozegar,

K.N. Lohr (August 2008). Improving Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance: Methods Using

Observational Data and Cohort Studies. Effective Health Care Research Report No. 6. Rockville,

MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., A.M. Siega-Riz, M.K. Moos, A. Deierlein, S. Mumford, J. Knaack, P. Thieda, L.J. Lux,

K.N. Lohr (May 2008). Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain. Evidence Report/Technology

Assessment No. 168. AHRQ Pub. No. 08-E009. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

DeStefano, F., N.S. Whitehead, L.J. Lux, K.N. Lohr (May 2008). Infrastructure to Monitor Utilization

and Outcomes of Gene-Based Applications: An Assessment. AHRQ Pub. No. 08-EHC012.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Gartlehner, G., R. Hansen, P. Thieda, B.S. Jonas, K.N. Lohr, T. Carey (2007). Drug Class Review on

Targeted Immune Modulators: Final Report. Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University.

PMID: 20496444.

Donahue, K.E., G. Gartlehner, D.E. Jonas, L.J. Lux, P. Thieda, B. Jonas, R.A. Hansen, L.C. Morgan, S.C.

Williams, K.N. Lohr (November 2007). Comparative Effectiveness of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid

Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 11. AHRQ Pub.

No. 08-EHC004-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., K.E. Hartmann, N. McKoy, G. Stuart, N. Rankins, P.A. Thieda, L.J. Lux, K.N. Lohr

(July 2007). Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence. Evidence



Bernard, S.L., K.N. Lohr (2007). Organisational Interventions for Health Failure. QQUIP: Quest for

Quality and Improved Performance Series. London, England: The Health Foundation.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, P. Thieda, A.M. DeVeaugh-Geiss, B.N. Gaynes, E.E. Krebs, L.J. Lux, L.C.

Morgan, J.A. Shumate, L.G. Monroe, K.N. Lohr (January 2007). Comparative Effectiveness of

Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression.

Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 7. AHRQ Pub. No. 07-EHC007-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency

for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Ranney, L., C. Melvin, L.J. Lux, E. McClain, L. Morgan, K.N. Lohr (June 2006). Tobacco Use:

Prevention, Cessation, and Control. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 140. AHRQ Pub.

No. 06-E015. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Berkman, N.D., C.M. Bulik, K.A. Brownley, K.N. Lohr, J.A. Sedway, A. Rooks, G. Gartlehner (April

2006). Management of Eating Disorders. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 135. AHRQ

Pub. No. 06-E010. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., A.G. Visco, K. Hartmann, M.E. Wechter, G. Gartlehner, J.M. Wu, R. Palmiere, M.J.

Funk, L.J. Lux, T. Swinson, K.N. Lohr (March 2006). Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request.

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 133. AHRQ Pub. No. 06-E009. Rockville, MD:


Gaynes, B. N., Gavin, N. I., Meltzer-Brody, S., Lohr, K. N., Swinson Evans, T. M., Gartlehner, G.,

Brody, S. C., & Miller, W. C. (2005). Perinatal depression: Prevalence, screening accuracy, and

screening outcomes Evidence Report. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Viswanathan, M., K. Hartmann, R. Palmieri, L. Lux, T. Swinson, K.N. Lohr, G. Gartlehner, J. Thorp Jr.

(May 2005). The Use of Episiotomy in Obstetrical Care: A Systematic Review. Evidence

Report/Technology Assessment No. 112. AHRQ Pub. No. 05-E009-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for


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Berkman, N.D., D.A. DeWalt, M.P. Pignone, S.L. Sheridan, K.N. Lohr, L. Lux, S.F. Sutton, T. Swinson,

A.J. Bonito (2005). Literacy and Health Outcomes. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No.

87. AHRQ Pub. No. 04-E007-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Bonito, A.J., K.N. Lohr, L. Lux, S. Sutton, A. Jackman, L. Whitener, C. Evensen (March 2004).

Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Adjuncts to Scaling and Root Planing Therapy for Periodontitis.

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 88. AHRQ Pub. No. 04-E014-3. Rockville, MD:


Viswanathan, M., A. Ammerman, E. Eng, G. Gartlehner, K.N. Lohr, D. Griffith, et al. (2004).

Community-based Participatory Research: Assessing the Evidence. Evidence Report/Technology

Assessment No. 99. AHRQ Pub. No. 04-E022-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality.

Lux, L., B. Boehlecke, K.N. Lohr (September 2004). Effectiveness of Portable Monitoring Devices for

Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Update of a Systematic Review. Technology Assessment.

Final Report (Contract No. 290-02-0016). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality.

Boustani, M., B. Peterson, R. Harris, L. Lux, C. Krasnov, S.F. Sutton, L. Hanson, K.N. Lohr (2003).

Screening for Dementia. Systematic Evidence Review No. 20. Rockville, MD: Agency for


Brody, S., R. Harris, B. Whitener, C. Krasnov, L. Lux, S. Sutton, K. Lohr (February 2003). Screening for

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Systematic Evidence Review No. 26. Rockville, MD: Agency for


Harris, R.P., L.J. Lux, A.J. Bunton, S.F. Sutton, K.N. Lohr, K.P. Donahue, B.L. Whitener, S.S. Rathore

(February 2003). Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Systematic Evidence Review No. 19.


McTigue, K., R. Harris, M.B. Hemphill, J. Audrina, B.A. Bunton, L.J. Lux, S. Sutton, K.N. Lohr

(December 2003). Screening and Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Systematic

Evidence Review No. 21. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Pignone, M.P., A. Ammerman, L. Fernandez, C.T. Orleans, N. Pender, S. Woolf, K.N. Lohr, S. Sutton

(January 2003). Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: Summary of the Evidence.


Viswanathan, M., V.J. King, C. Bordley, A.A. Honeycutt, J. Wittenborn, A.M. Jackman, S.F. Sutton,

K.N. Lohr (2003). Management of Bronchiolitis in Infants and Children. Evidence



Ammerman, A., M.P. Pignone, L. Fernandez, K.N. Lohr, A. Driscoll-Jacobs, C. Nester, T. Orleans, N.

Pender, S. Woolf, S.F. Sutton, L.J. Lux, L. Whitener (2002). Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet.

Systematic Evidence Review No. 18. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Biddle, A.K., L.R. Watson, C.R. Hooper, K.N. Lohr, S.F. Sutton (2002). Criteria for Determining

Disability in Speech-Language Disorders. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 52. AHRQ

Pub. No. 02-E010. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Bonito, A.J., L.L. Palton, D.A. Shugars, K.N. Lohr, M.P. Nelson, J.D. Bader, A.M. Jackman (March

2002). Management of Dental Patients Who Are HIV-Positive. Evidence Report/Technology

Assessment No. 37. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-E042. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality.

Pignone, M., B.N. Gaynes, J.L. Rushton, C.D. Mulrow, C.T. Orleans, B.L. Whitener, C. Mills, K.N. Lohr

(2002). Screening for Depression. Systematic Evidence Review No. 6. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-S002.


Pignone, M.P., M. Rich, S.M. Teutsch, A.O. Berg, K.N. Lohr (2002). Screening for Colorectal Cancer in

Adults. Systematic Evidence Review No. 7. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-S003. Rockville, MD: Agency for


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West, S.L., V. King, T.S. Carey, K.N. Lohr, N. Mckoy, S.F. Sutton, L. Lux (2002). Systems to Rate the

Strength of Scientific Evidence. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 47. AHRQ Pub. No.

02-E016. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Ammerman, A., C. Lindquist, J.C. Hersey, & K.N. Lohr (2001, June). The Efficacy of Interventions to

Modify Dietary Behavior Related to Cancer Risk. Prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality.

Bader, J.D., D.A. Shugars, G. Rozier, K.N. Lohr, A.J. Bonito, J.P. Nelson, A.M. Jackman (June 2001).

Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 36.

AHRQ Pub. No. 01-E056. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Pignone, M., C.J. Phillips, C.M. Lannon, B.L. Whitener, C.D. Mulrow, S.M. Tetusch, K.N. Lohr (2001).

Screening for Lipid Disorders. Systematic Evidence Review No. 1. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-S004.


Berkman, N.D., J.M. Thorp, Jr., K.E. Hartmann, K.N. Lohr, et al. (2000). Management of Preterm Labor.

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 18. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-E021. Rockville, MD:


West, S.L., J.C. Garbutt, T.S. Carey, L.J. Lux, A.N. Jackman, S. Tolleson-Rinehart, K.N. Lohr, F.T.

Crews (1999). Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment

No. 3. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-E004. Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

Donaldson, M.S., K.D. Yordy, K.N. Lohr, N.A. Vanselow (Eds.), (1996). Institute of Medicine Primary

Care: America’s Health in a New Era. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N., N.A. Vanselow, D.E. Detmer (Eds.), (1996). Institute of Medicine The Nation’s Physician

Workforce: Options for Balancing Supply and Requirements. Washington, DC: National Academy

Press.

Donaldson, M.S., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), (1994). Institute of Medicine Health Data in the Information Age:

Use, Disclosure, and Privacy. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Dawkins, H.V., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1994). An Assessment of the HCFA Evaluation

Plan for the Medicare Peer Review Organization Program. Letter Reports No. 1 and No. 2.

Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Durch, J.S., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1993). Emergency Medical Services for Children.


Field, M.J., K.N. Lohr, K.D. Yordy (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1993). Assessing Health Care Reform.


Newhouse, J.P., the Insurance Experiment Group (1993). Free for All? Lessons from the RAND Health

Insurance Experiment. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Field, M.J., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1992). Guidelines for Clinical Practice: From

Development to Use. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N. (Ed.), Institute of Medicine (1992). Advances in Health Status Assessment: Fostering the

Application of Health Status Measures in Clinical Settings. Medical Care 30(May suppl):MS1-

MS294.

Donaldson, M.S., J. Harris-Wehling, K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1991). Medicare: New

Directions in Quality Assurance. Proceedings of an Invitational Conference. Washington, DC:

National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N., M.J. Field (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1991). A Provisional Instrument for Assessing

Clinical Practice Guidelines. Washington, DC: Division of Health Care Services, Institute of

Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. Also published in M.J. Field, K.N. Lohr (Eds.) (1992).

Guidelines for Clinical Practice: From Development to Use. Washington, DC: National Academy

Press.

Lohr, K. N. (1991). Quality of Health Care: An Introduction to Critical Definitions, Concepts, Principles,

and Practicalities. In R.H. Palmer, A. Donabedian, G.J. Povar (Eds.), Striving for Quality in Health

Care. An Inquiry into Policy and Practice. Ann Arbor, MI: Health Administration Press.

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Field, M.J., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Clinical Practice Guidelines: Directions for a

New Program. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Heithoff, K.A., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health

Care. Proceedings of a Conference. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Heithoff, K.A., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Hip Fracture: Setting Priorities for

Effectiveness Research. Report of an Institute of Medicine Study. Washington, DC: National

Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N. (Ed.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Breast Cancer: Setting Priorities for Effectiveness

Research. Report of an Institute of Medicine Study. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N. (Ed.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance. Volumes I

and II. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Mattingly, P., K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1990). Acute Myocardial Infarction: Setting

Priorities for Effectiveness Research. Report of an Institute of Medicine Study. Washington, DC:


Lohr, K. N. (1989). Advances in Health Status Assessment. Overview of the Conference. Washington,

DC: Medical Care.

Barondess, J., D.E. Rogers, K.N. Lohr (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1989). Care of the Elderly Patient:

Policy Issues and Research Opportunities. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N. (Ed.), Institute of Medicine (1989). Advances in Health Status Assessment: Conference

Proceedings. Medical Care 27 (March suppl):Sl-S293.

Lohr, K. N., G.A. Mock (Eds.), Institute of Medicine (1989). Advances in the Assessment of Health

Status: Overview and Report of a Conference of the Council on Health Care Technology.


Lohr, K. N. (1989). Medical Practice Assessment Report: Quality Assessment for the Health Insurance

Industry. Washington, DC: Health Insurance Association of America.

Lohr, K. N., R.A. Rettig (Eds.) (1988). Quality of Care and Technology Assessment. Washington, DC:


Marquis, M.S., N. Duan, K. Li, S.H. Berry, J.G. Haaga, K.N. Lohr (March 1988). Beneficiary Incentives

to Participate in Alternative Health Plans: A Research Design. Santa Monica, CA: The RAND

Corporation, N-2733-HCFA.

Lohr, K. N., J.E. Ware, Jr. (Guest Eds.) (1987). Proceedings of the Advances in Health Assessment

Conference. Journal of Chronic Diseases, 40(suppl 1):Sl-S193.

Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook, C.J. Kamberg, G.A. Goldberg, J. Keesey, A. Leibowitz, D. Reboussin, J.P.

Newhouse (September 1986). Use of Medical Care in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment:

Diagnosis- and Service-Related Analyses in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Medical Care 24(9):

suppl. (Also available, with appendices, as R-3469-HHS, The RAND Corporation, December 1986.)

Lohr, K. N., D. Draper (September 1986). Preparing a Demonstration Grant Proposal. Santa Monica,

CA: The RAND Corporation, N-2500-HCFA.

Lohr, K. N. (October 1985). Appendix G. PROS’ Quality-of-Care Role in PPS. In Medicare’s

Prospective Payment System, Strategies for Evaluating Cost, Quality, and Medical Technology.

Washington, DC: Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment, OTA-H-262.

Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg, M. Chassin, T. Glennan (March 1985). Impact of Medicare

Prospective Payment on the Quality of Medical Care: A Research Agenda. Santa Monica, CA: The

RAND Corporation, R-3242-HCFA.

Lohr, K. N., W.R. Lohr, R.H. Brook (October 1985). Geographic Variations in the Use of Medical

Services and Surgical Procedures. Washington, DC: George Washington University, National

Health Policy Forum.

Brook, R.H., J.E. Ware, W.H. Rogers, E.B. Keeler, A.R. Davies, C.A. Donald, G.A. Goldberg, K.N.

Lohr, P.C. Masthay, J.P. Newhouse (December 1984). The Effect of Coinsurance on the Health of

Adults. Results from The RAND Health Insurance Experiment. Santa Monica, CA: The RAND

Corporation, R-3055-HHS.

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Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook (October 1984). Quality Assurance in Medicine: Experience in the Public

Sector. Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, R-3193-HHS.

Lohr, K. N., M.S. Marquis (May 1984). Medicare and Medicaid: Past, Present and Future. Santa

Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, N-2088-HHS-RC.

Phelps, C., S. Hosek, J. Buchanan, A. Palmer, K.N. Lohr, C. Witsberger (April 1984). Health Care in the

Military: Feasibility and Desirability of a Health Enrollment System. Santa Monica, CA: The

RAND Corporation, R-3145-HA.

Lohr, K. N., J.D. Winkler, R.H. Brook (1981). Peer Review and Technology Assessment in Medicine.

Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, R-2820-OTA.

Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook, M. Kaufman (January 1980). Quality of Care in the New Mexico Medicaid

Program (1971–1975): The Effect of the New Mexico Experimental Medical Care Review

Organization on the Use of Antibiotics for Common Infectious Diseases. Medical Care 18(9): suppl.

(Also published as R-2513-HEW, The RAND Corporation, January 1980.)

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams, J.E. Rolph (September 1978). Controlling the Use and Cost of Medical

Services: The New Mexico Experimental Medical Care Review Organization: A Four Year Case

Study. Medical Care 16(9): suppl. (Also published as R-2241-HEW, The RAND Corporation,

November 1978.)

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams (December 1976). Evaluation of the New Mexico Peer Review System, 1971

to 1973. Medical Care 14(12): suppl. (Also available as R-2110-HEW/RC, The RAND Corporation,

February 1977).

Lockett, B.A., K.N. Williams (February 1974). Foreign Medical Graduates and Physician Manpower in

the United States. Washington, DC: Health Resources Administration, Department of Health,

Education, and Welfare, DHEW Pub. No. (HRA) 74-30.

Williams, K.N. (with T.D. Baker, A.L. Sorkin, J.S. Newman, M. Perlman, C.E. Taylor) (1972). Health

and Development. An Annotated, Indexed Bibliography. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins

University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Book and Monograph Chapters

LaBresh, K. A., & Lohr, K. N. (2016). Chapter 1. Introduction: Improving outcomes for

noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: An RTI International Grand

Challenge. In K. A. LaBresh (Ed.), Improving outcomes for noncommunicable diseases in low- and

middle- income countries (RTI Press Publication No. BK-0017-1608). Research Triangle Park, NC:

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E. J., Grodensky, C. A., Rosen, D. L., Yuen, A., Sista, P, & Lohr, K. N. (2012, September). Closing

the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science: Vol. 4. Medication adherence interventions:

Comparative effectiveness. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID:

24422970

White, C., M. McPheeters, T. Carey, R. Chou, K.N. Lohr, K.A. Robinson, et al. (2008). Using existing

systematic reviews to replace de novo processes in conducting comparative effectiveness reviews. In

Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Rockville, MD: Agency

for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID: 21433402.

Cook-Deegan, R., K.N. Lohr, & J.G. Palmer (2008). How bioethics can inform policy decisions about

genetic enhancement. In B.A. Lustig, B.A. Brody, G.P. McKenny (Eds.), Altering Nature. Vol. II:

Religion, biotechnology, and public policy (pp. 161–198). Berlin: Springer.

Lohr, K. N. (2000). Health systems change and access to care: Interview with the experts. In Applied

Research in Quality. A Special Report by the American Association of Health Plans. Washington,

DC: AAHP, pp. 5–8.

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Lohr, K. N. (1999). The strengths and limitations of evidence-based medicine and CPGs. In S. Usher

(Ed.), Scripting a future for clinical practice guidelines. Proceedings from a Multidisciplinary

Summit. Montreal, Quebec: Health Policy Forum.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). Clinical practice guidelines: Historical perspectives. In N. Mattison & H. Tilson

(Eds.), Guidelines for clinical practice. The international challenge. Proceedings of the Marlow

Workshop. London, UK: Pharmaceutical Partners for Better Healthcare.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). Health services research, overview. Encyclopedia of Biostatistics (2nd ed.). New

York: John Wiley and Sons.

Lohr, K. N., W.E. Schlenger, & J.W. Luckey (Summer 1998). Quality assurance in behavioral health. In

D. Mechanic (Ed.), managed behavioral health care: Current realities and future potential. New

Directions for Mental Health Services Series, No. 78. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). The quality of practice guidelines and the quality of health care. In H.-K. Selbmann

(Ed.), Leitlinien in der Gesundheitsversorgung [Guidelines in health care]. Report of a WHO

Conference. Band 104. Schriftenreihe des Budesministeriums Gesundheit. für Baden-Baden: Nomos

Verlagsgesellschaft.

Lohr, K. N. (1995). Quality of care. In Toward the public good. Washington, DC: National Academy

Press/Institute of Medicine.

Lohr, K. N. (1995). Effective measures to assure quality in hospitals. In H.-K. Selbmann (Ed.), Assuring

quality in medical care. Gerlingen, Germany: Bleicher-Verlag.

Lohr, K. N. (1995). Quality of health care. In W.T. Reich (Ed.), Encyclopedia of bioethics (2nd ed.). New

York, NY: Macmillan.

Lohr, K. N. (1994). Outcomes assessment for evolving technologies. In The artificial heart: Planning for

evolving technologies. Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes

of Health.

Lohr, K., M. McBean, & P. Vokonas (1993). The adequacy of health-related quality of life assessment for

older populations (panel discussion). In N.K. Wenger (Ed.), Inclusion of Elderly Individuals in

Clinical Trials. Kansas City, MO: Marion Merrell Dow, Inc.

Lohr, K. N. (1989). Conceptual background and issues in quality of life. In F. Mosteller, J. Falotico-

Taylor (Eds.), Quality of life and technology assessment. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N., & R.A. Rettig (1988). Overview of the forum. In K.N. Lohr, R.A. Rettig (Eds.), Quality of

care and technology assessment. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Lohr, K. N., & M.S. Marquis (1982). Health care in Cleveland: An uncertain future for the export

segment. In A.S. Gurwitz & G.T. Kingsley (Eds.), The Cleveland metropolitan economy

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Asher GN, Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN, Amick HR, Forneris C, Morgan LC, Coker-Schwimmer E, Boland

E, Lux LJ, Gaylord S, Bann C, Pierl CB, Lohr KN. Comparative Benefits and Harms of

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and nonpharmacologic treatments for major depressive disorder: Review of systematic reviews.

BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 14;7(6):e014912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014912.

Brownley, K. A., Berkman, N. D., Peat, C. M., Lohr, K. N., & Bulik, C. M. (2017). Binge-eating disorder

in adults. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(3), 231-232. DOI: 10.7326/L16-0621

Peat, C. M., Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Brownley, K. A., Bann, C. M., Cullen, K., et al. (2017).

Comparative effectiveness of treatments for binge-eating disorder: Systematic review and

network meta-analysis. European Eating Disorders Review. Advance online publication.

doi:10.1002/erv.2517

Gaynes, B. N., Brown, C. L., Lux, L. J., Brownley, K. A., Van Dorn, R. vA., Edlund, M. J., …, Lohr,

K. N. (2017). Preventing and de-escalating aggressive behavior among adult psychiatric patients: A

systematic review of the evidence. Psychiatric Services. Advance online publication.

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201600314. PMID: 28412887

Feltner, C., Peterson, K., Weber, R. P., Cluff, L. A., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Viswanathan, M., & Lohr,

K. N. (2016). The effectiveness of Total Worker Health interventions: A systematic review for a

National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention workshop. Annals of Internal Medicine, 165(4),

262–269. doi:10.7326/M16-0626. PMID 27240022.

Brownley, K. A., Berkman, N. D., Peat, C. M., Lohr, K. N., Cullen, K., Bann, C. M., & Bulik, C. M.

(2016). Binge-eating disorder in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Internal

Medicine, 165(6), 409–427. doi:10.7326/M15-2455. PMID: 27367316

Mauskopf, J., Margulis, A. V., Samuel, M., & Lohr, K. N. (2016). Respiratory syncytial virus

hospitalizations in healthy preterm infants: Systematic review. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal,

35(7), e229-38. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001163. PMID: 27093166

Gartlehner, G., Gaynes, B. N., Amick, H. R., Asher, G. N., Morgan, L. C., Coker-Schwimmer, E.,

Forneris, C. A., Boland, E. E., Lux, L. J., Gaylord, S., Bann, C. M., Pierl, C. B., & Lohr, K. N.

(2016). Comparative benefits and harms of antidepressant, psychological, complementary, and

exercise treatments for major depression: An evidence report for a clinical practice guideline from

the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 164(5), 331–341.

doi:10.7326/M15-1813. PMID: 26857743

Gartlehner, G., Dobrescu, A., Swinson Evans, T. M., Thaler, K., Nussbaumer, B., Sommer, I., & Lohr,

K. N. (2016). Average effect estimates remain similar as evidence evolves from single trials to high-

quality bodies of evidence: A meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 69,

16–22. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.02.013. PMID 25840752.

Wallace, I. F., Berkman, N. D., Watson, L. R., Coyne-Beasley, T., Wood, C. T., Cullen, K, Lohr, K. N.

(2015). Screening for speech and language delay in children 5 years old and younger: a systematic

review. Pediatrics, 136(2), e448-62. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3889. PMID: 26152671

Gartlehner, G., Dobrescu, A., Swinson Evans, T. M., Bann, C. M., Robinson, K. A., Preston, J., Thaler,

K., Skelly, A., Glechner, A., Peterson, K., Kiena, C., & Lohr, K. N. (2015). The predictive validity

of quality of evidence grades for the stability of effect estimates was low: A meta-epidemiological

study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 70, 52–60. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.018. PMID

2642443.

Amick, H. R., Gartlehner, G., Gaynes, B. N., Forneris, C., Asher, G. N., Morgan, L. C., Coker-

Schwimmer, E. J., Boland, E. E., Lux, L. J., Gaylord, S., Bann, C. M., Pierl, C. B., & Lohr,

K. N. (2015). Comparative benefits and harms of second generation antidepressants and cognitive

behavioral therapies in initial treatment of major depressive disorder: Systematic review and meta-

analysis. BMJ, 351, h6019. doi:10.1136/bmj.h6019

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Shamseer, L., Moher, D., Clarke, M., Ghersi, D., Liberati, A., Petticrew, M., Shekelle, P., Stewart, L.,

PRISMA-P Group, & Lohr, K. N. (2015). Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-

analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: Elaboration and explanation. BMJ, 349, g7647.

doi:10.1136/bmj.g7647

Moher, D., Shamseer, L., Clarke, M., Ghersi, D., Liberati, A., Petticrew, M., Shekelle, P., Stewart, L.,

PRISMA-P Group, & Lohr, K. N. (2015). Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-

analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement. Systematic Reviews, 4(1). doi:10.1186/2046-4053-

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Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Ansari, M. T., Balk, E., Kane, R., McDonagh, M. S., et al. (2015). Grading

the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: An EPC update. Journal

of Clinical Epidemiology, 68(11), 1312–1324. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.023

Gartlehner, G., Dobrescuc, A., Swinson Evans, T. M., Bann, C. M., Robinson, K. A., Reston, J. T.,

Thaler, K., Skelly, A., Glechner, A., Peterson, K., Kiena, C., & Lohr, K. N. (2015). The predictive

validity of quality of evidence grades for the stability of effect estimates was low: A meta-

epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 70, 52–60.

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.018

Gartlehner, G., Sommer, I., Swinson Evans, T. M., Thaler, K., & Lohr, K. N. (2015). Grades for quality

of evidence were associated with distinct likelihoods that treatment effects will remain

stable. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 68, 489–497.

Viswanathan, M., Kahwati, L. C., Golin, C. E., Blalock, S. J., Coker-Schwimmer, E. J., Posey, R., &

Lohr, K. N. (2015). Medication therapy management interventions in outpatient settings: A

systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(1), 76–87.

doi:1001/jamainternmed.2014.5841

Wallace, I. F., Berkman, N. D., Watson, L.R., Coyne-Beasley, T., Wood, C. T., Cullen, K., & Lohr, K. N.

Screening for speech and language delay in children 5 years old and younger: A systematic review.

Pediatrics, 136(2), e448–e462. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-3889

Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Ansari, M. T., Balk, E., Kane, R., McDonagh, M. S., et al. (2014). Grading

the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: An EPC update. Journal

of Clinical Epidemiology, 14. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.023

Feltner, C., Jones, C. D., Cene, C. W., Zheng, Z., Sueta, C. A., Coker-Schwimmer, E. J., Arvanitis, M.,

Lohr, K. N., Middleton, J. C., & Jonas, D. E. (2014). Transitional care interventions to prevent

readmissions for persons with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of

Internal Medicine, 160(11), 774–784. doi:10.7326/M14-0083

Charles Weijer, C., Taljaard, M., Grimshaw, J. M., Edwards, S. J. L., Eccles, M. P., & The Ottawa Ethics

of Randomized Trials Consensus Group. (2014). The Ottawa statement on the ethical design and

conduct of cluster randomized trials: A short report. Research Ethics, 10(2), 77–85.

doi:0.1177/1747016113510668

Gartlehner, G., Sommer, I., Swinson Evans, T. M., Thaler, K., & Lohr, K. N. (2014). Grades for quality

of evidence were associated with distinct likelihoods that treatment effects will remain stable.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Epub. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.09.018

Gaynes, B. N., Lloyd, S. W., Lux, L., Gartlehner, G., Hansen, R. A., Brode, S., Jonas, D. E., Swinson

Evans, T., Viswanathan, M., & Lohr, K. N. (2014). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for

treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical

Psychiatry, 75, 477–489. doi:10.4088/JCP.13r08815. PMID: 24922485

Wallace, I. F., Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Harrison, M. F., Kimple, A. J., & Steiner, M. J. (2014).

Surgical treatment for otitis media with effusion: A systematic review. Pediatrics, 133(2), 296–311.

doi:10.1542/peds.2013-3228

Forneris, C. A., Gartlehner, G., Brownley, K. A., Gaynes, B. N., Sonis, J., Coker-Schwimmer, E. J.,

Jonas, D. E., Greenblatt, A. M., Wilkins, T. M., Woodell, C. L., & Lohr, K. N. (2013). Interventions

to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive

Medicine, 44(6), 635–650. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.013

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Berkman, N. D., Lohr, K. N., Morgan, L. C., Kuo, T. M., & Morton, S. C. (2013). Interrater reliability of

grading strength of evidence varies with the complexity of the evidence in systematic reviews.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(10), 1105–1117. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.06.002

Zimmerman, S., Anderson, W. L., Brode, S., Jonas, D., Lux, L. J., Beeber, A., Watson, L., Viswanathan,

M., Lohr, K. N., & Sloane, P. (2013). Systematic review: Effective characteristics of nursing homes

and other residential long-term care settings for people with dementia. Journal of the American

Geriatrics Society, 61(8), 1399–1409. doi:10.1111/jgs.12372

Forneris, C. A., Gartlehner, G., Brownley, K. A., Gaynes, B. N., Sonis, J., Coker-Schwimmer, E., Jonas,

D. E., Greenblatt, A., Wilkins, T. M., Woodell, C. L., & Lohr, K. N. (2013). Interventions to prevent

post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 44(6),

635-50. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.013. PMID: 23683982

The National Guideline Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Project Teams.

(Primary authors: Jue, J. J. S., Shekelle, P. G., & Lohr, K .N. Introducing the National Guideline

Clearinghouse revised inclusion criteria. Expert commentary. National Guideline Clearinghouse.

July 22, 2013. Available at http://www.guideline.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?id=46924

Taljaard, M., Weijer, C., Grimshaw, J. M., Eccles, M. P., & the Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Randomised

Trials Consensus Group. (2013). The Ottawa statement on the ethical design and conduct of cluster

randomised trials: A précis for researchers and research ethics committees. BMJ, 346, f2828.

doi:10.1136/bmj.f2838

Gartlehner, G., West, S. L., Mansfield, A. J., Poole, C., Tant, E. M., Lux, L. J., & Lohr, K. N. (2012).

Clinical heterogeneity in systematic reviews and health technology assessments: Synthesis of

guidance documents and the literature. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health

Care, 28(1), 1–8.

Thaler, K., Morgan, L. C., Van Noord, M., Gaynes, B. N., Hansen, R. A., Lux, L. J., Krebs, E. E., Lohr,

K. N., & Gartlehner, G. (2012). Comparative effectiveness of second-generation antidepressants for

accompanying anxiety, insomnia, and pain in depressed patients: A systematic review. Depression

and Anxiety, 29, 495–505.

Viswanathan, M., Golin, C. E., Jones, C. D., Ashok, M., Blalock, S. J., Wines, R. C., Coker-Schwimmer,

E. J., Rosen, D. L., Sista, P., & Lohr, K. N. (2012). Interventions to improve adherence to self-

administered medications for chronic diseases in the United States: A systematic review. Annals of

Internal Medicine, 157(11), 785–795.

Viswanathan, M., Nerz, P. A., Dalberth, B. T., Voisin, C., Lohr, K. N., Tant, E. M., et al. (2012).

Assessing the impact of systematic reviews on future research: Two case studies. Journal of

Comparative Effectiveness Research, 1(4), 329–346. doi:10.2217/cer.12.28

Weijer, C., Grimshaw, J. M., Eccles, M. P., McRae, A. D., White, A., Brehaut, J. C., Taljaard, M., & The

Ottawa Ethics of Cluster Randomized Trials Consensus Group. (2012). The Ottawa statement on the

ethical design and conduct of cluster randomized trials. PLoS Medicine, 9(11), e1001346–e1001346.

Zimmerman, S. I., Anderson, W. L., Brode, S., Jonas, D., Lux, L. J., Beeber, A., Watson, L.,

Viswanathan, M., Lohr, K. N., et al. (2012). Comparison of characteristics of nursing homes and

other residential long-term care settings for people with dementia. Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality, 12, ES-1–E-2.

McCormack, L., K. Treiman, C. Bann, P.A. Williams-Piehota, D. Driscoll, J.A. Poehlman, et al. (2011).

Translating Medical Evidence to Promote Informed Health Care Decisions. Health Services

Research 46(4), 1200-1223.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, L.C. Morgan, K. Thaler, L. Lux, M. Van Noord, et al. (2011). Comparative

Benefits and Harms of Second-Generation Antidepressants for Treating Major Depressive Disorder:

An Updated Meta-Analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine 155 (11):772-785.

Viswanathan, M., Lux, L. J., Lohr, K. N., Swinson Evans, T. M., Rojas-Smith, L., Woodell, C. L.,

Mansfield, C. A., Darcy, N. M., MCAN Site Investigators, Ohadike, Y., Lesch, J. K., & Malveaux,

F. (2011). Translating evidence-based interventions into practice: The design and development of the

Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. Health Promotion Practice, 12(Suppl. 1), 9S-19S.

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Shekelle, P.G., P.J. Pronovost, R.M. Wachter, S.L. Taylor, S. Dy, R. Foy, et al. (2011). Advancing the

Science of Patient Safety. Annals of Internal Medicine 154:693-696.

Viswanathan, M., Kraschnewski, B. Nishikawa, L.C. Morgan, A.A. Honeycutt, P. Thieda, K.N. Lohr,

D.E. Jonas (2010). Outcomes and costs of community health worker interventions: A systematic

review. Medical Care 48(9), 792-808.

Lohr, K. N. (2010). Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods: Symposium Overview and Summary.

Medical Care 48(6 Suppl):S3-S6.

Lohr, K. N. (2010). Comparative Effectiveness Research: Emerging Methods and Policy Applications.

Medical Care 48(6 Suppl):S1-S158.

Owens, D.K., K.N. Lohr, D. Atkins, J.R. Treadwell, J.T. Reston, E.B. Bass, S. Chang, M. Helfand (2010).

AHRQ Series Paper 5: Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Comparing Medical

Interventions—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health-Care Program.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 63(5):513-523.

Siega-Riz, A.M., M. Viswanathan, M.K. Moos, A. Deierlein, S. Mumford, J. Knaack, P. Thieda, L.J. Lux,

K.N. Lohr (2009). A Systematic Review of Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain According to the

Institute of Medicine Recommendations: Birthweight, Fetal Growth, and Postpartum Weight

Retention. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201(4):339, e1-14.

McCormack, L.A., C. Bann, P.A. Williams-Piehota, D.L. Driscoll, C.S. Soloe, J.A. Poehlman, T. Kuo,

K.N. Lohr, S. Sheridan, C.E. Golin, R. Harris, S. Cykert (2009). Communication Message Strategies

for Increasing Knowledge about Prostate Cancer Screening. Journal of Cancer Education 24(3):238-

243.

Lohr, K. N., B.J. Zebrack (2009). Using Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice: Challenges and

Opportunities. Quality of Life Research 18(1):99-107.

Gartlehner, G., B.N. Gaynes, R.A. Hansen, P. Thieda, A. DeVeaugh-Geiss, E.E. Krebs, C.G. Moore, L.

Morgan, K.N. Lohr (2008). Comparative Benefits and Harms of Second-Generation

Antidepressants: Background Paper for the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal

Medicine 149:734-750.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, B.L. Jonas, P.A. Thieda, K.N. Lohr (2008). Biologics for the Treatment of

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of the Evidence. Clinical

Rheumatology 27:67-76.

Gartlehner, G., P. Thieda, R.A. Hansen, B.N. Gaynes, A. DeVeaugh-Geiss, E.E. Krebs, K.N. Lohr

(2008). Comparative Risk for Harms of Second-Generation Antidepressants: A Systematic Review

and Meta-Analysis. Drug Safety 31(10):851-865.

Hansen, R., B. Gaynes, P. Thieda, G. Gartlehner, A. Deveaugh-Geiss, E. Krebs, K. Lohr (2008). Meta-

Analysis of Major Depressive Disorder Relapse and Recurrence with Second-Generation

Antidepressants. Psychiatric Services 59:1121-1130.

Krebs, E.E., B.N. Gaynes, G. Gartlehner, R.A. Hansen, P. Thieda, L.C. Morgan, A. DeVeaugh-Geiss,

K.N. Lohr (2008). Treating the Physical Symptoms of Depression with Second-Generation

Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Psychosomatics 49:191-198.

Hansen, R.A., B.N. Gaynes, G. Gartlehner, C.G. Moore, R. Tiwari, K.N. Lohr (2008). Efficacy and

Tolerability of Second-Generation Antidepressants in Social Anxiety Disorder. International

Clinical Psychopharmacology 23(3):170-179.

Donahue, K.E., G. Gartlehner, D.E. Jonas, L.J. Lux, P. Thieda, B.L. Jonas, R.A. Hansen, L.C. Morgan,

K.N. Lohr (2008). Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Disease-Modifying

Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine 148(2):124-134.

Lohr, K. N. (2007). Emerging Methods in Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Symposium Overview

and Summary. Medical Care 45(10, suppl 2):S5-S8.

Lohr, K. N., guest editor (2007). Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods. Medical

Care 45(10, suppl 2):S1-S172.

Berkman, N.D., K.N. Lohr, C.M. Bulik (2007). Outcomes of Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review of

the Literature. International Journal of Eating Disorders 40(4):293-309.

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Bulik, C.M., N.D. Berkman, K.A. Brownley, J.A. Sedway, K.N. Lohr (2007). Anorexia Nervosa

Treatment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal of Eating

Disorders 40(4):310-320.

Brownley, K.A., N.D. Berkman, J.A. Sedway, K.N. Lohr, C.M. Bulik (2007). Binge Eating Disorder

Treatment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal of Eating

Disorders 40(4):337-348.

Shapiro, J.R., N.D. Berkman, K.A. Brownley, J.A. Sedway, K.N. Lohr, C.M. Bulik (2007). Bulimia

Nervosa Treatment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal

of Eating Disorders 40(4):321-336.

Hansen, R.A., G. Gartlehner, K.N. Lohr, D.I. Kaufer (2007). Functional Outcomes of Drug Treatment in

Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Drugs & Aging 24(2):155-167. Reiter, K.L., K.E. Kilpatrick, S.B. Greene, K.N. Lohr, S. Leatherman (2007). How to Develop a Business

Case for Quality. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 19(1):50-55.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, B.L. Jonas, P. Thieda, K.N. Lohr (2006). The Comparative Efficacy and

Safety of Biologics for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and

Metaanalysis. Journal of Rheumatology 33(12):2398-2408.

Visco, A.G., M. Viswanathan, K.N. Lohr, M.E. Wechter, G. Gartlehner, J.M. Wu, R. Palmieri, M.J. Funk,

L. Lux, T. Swinson, K. Hartmann (2006). Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request: Maternal and

Neonatal Outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology 108(6):1517-1529.

Ranney, L., C. Melvin, L. Lux, E. McClain, K.N. Lohr (2006). Systematic Review: Smoking Cessation

Intervention Strategies for Adults and Adults in Special Populations. Annals of Internal Medicine

145(11):845-856.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, D. Nissman, K.N. Lohr, T.S. Carey (2006). A Simple and Valid Tool

Distinguished Efficacy from Effectiveness Studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 59(10):1040-

1048.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, S.S. Carson, K.N. Lohr (May/June 2006). Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled

Corticosteroids in Patients with COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health

Outcomes. Annals of Family Medicine 4(3):253-262.

Gavin, N.I., B.N. Gaynes, K.N. Lohr, S. Meltzer-Brody, G. Gartlehner, T. Swinson (2005). Perinatal

Depression: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Incidence. Obstetrics and Gynecology

106(5):1071-1083.

Hansen, R.A., G. Gartlehner, K.N. Lohr, B.N. Gaynes, T.S. Carey (2005). Efficacy and Safety of Second-

Generation Antidepressants in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. Annals of Internal

Medicine 143(6):415-426.

Bonito, A.J., L. Lux, K.N. Lohr (2005). Impact of Local Adjuncts to Scaling and Root Planing in

Periodontal Disease Therapy: A Systematic Review. Journal of Periodontology 76(8):1227-1236.

Pignone, M., S. Saha, T. Hoerger, K.N. Lohr, S. Teutsch, J. Mandleblatt (2005). Challenges in Systematic

Reviews of Economic Analyses. Annals of Internal Medicine 142(12, part 2 suppl):1073-1079.

Gartlehner, G., R.A. Hansen, T.S. Carey, K.N. Lohr, B.N. Gaynes, L.C. Randolph (2005).

Discontinuation Rates for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Other Second-Generation

Antidepressants in Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-

Analysis. International Clinical Psychopharmacology 20:59-69.

Hartmann, K., M. Viswanathan, R. Palmieri, G. Gartlehner, J. Thorp Jr., K.N. Lohr (2005). Outcomes of

Routine Episiotomy: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Association 293:2141-

2148.

Pignone, M., D.A. DeWalt, S. Sheridan, N. Berkman, K.N. Lohr (2005). Interventions to Improve Health

Outcomes for Patients with Low Literacy: A Systematic Review. Journal of General Internal

Medicine 20:185-192.

Kilpatrick, K.E., K.N. Lohr, S. Leatherman, G. Pink, J.M. Buckel, C. Legarde, L. Whitener (2005). The

Insufficiency of Evidence to Establish the Business Case for Quality. International Journal for

Quality in Health Care 17(4):347-355.

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Bader, J.D., R.G. Rozier, K.N. Lohr, P.S. Frame (2004). Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in

Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine 26(4):315-325.

Bordley, W.C., M. Viswanathan, V.J. King, S.F. Sutton, A.M. Jackman, L. Sterling, K.N. Lohr (2004).

Diagnosis and Testing in Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent

Medicine 158:119-126.

DeWalt, D.A., N.D. Berkman, S. Sheridan, K.N. Lohr, M.P. Pignone (2004). Literacy and Health

Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of General Internal Medicine 19:1228-

1239.

Gartlehner, G., S.L. West, K.N. Lohr, L. Kahwati, J.G. Johnson, R.P. Harris, L. Whitener, C.E. Voisin, S.

Sutton (2004). Assessing the Need to Update Prevention Guidelines: A Comparison of Two

Methods. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16(5):399-406.

King, V.J., M. Viswanathan, W.C. Bordley, A.M. Jackman, S.F. Sutton, K.N. Lohr, T.S. Carey (2004).

Pharmacologic Treatment of Bronchiolitis in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review. Archives

of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 158:127-137.

Lohr, K. N. (2004). Rating the Strength of Scientific Evidence: Relevance for Quality Improvement

Programs. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16(1):9-18.

Boustani, M., Peterson, B., Hanson, L., Harris, R., & Lohr, K. N. (2003). Screening for dementia in

primary care: A summary of the evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of

Internal Medicine, 138(11), 927-937.

Berkman, N.D., J.M. Thorp, K.N. Lohr, T.S. Carey, K.E. Hartmann, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad, A.E.

Idicula (2003). Tocolytic Treatment for the Management of Preterm Labor: A Review of the

Evidence. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 188(6):1648-1659.

Brody, S.C., R. Harris, K. Lohr (2003). Screening for Gestational Diabetes: A Summary of the Evidence

for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Obstetrics and Gynecology 101(2):380-392.

McTigue, T.M., R. Harris, B. Hemphill, L. Lux, S. Sutton, A.J. Bunton, K.N. Lohr (2003). Screening and

Interventions for Obesity in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services

Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 139: 933-949.

Moos, M.K., N.E. Bartholomew, K.N. Lohr (2003). Counseling in the Clinical Setting to Prevent

Unintended Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Research Agenda. Contraception 67(2):115-132.

Pignone, M.P., A. Ammerman, L. Fernandez, C.T. Orleans, N. Pender, S. Woolf, K.N. Lohr, S. Sutton

(2003). Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S.

Preventive Services Task Force. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 24(1):75-92.

doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(2)00580-9

Harris, R., K. Donahue, S.S. Rathore, P. Frame, S.H. Woolf, K.N. Lohr (2003). Screening Adults for

Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of

Internal Medicine 138(3):215-229.

Harris, R., K.N. Lohr (2003). Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Update of the Evidence for the U.S.

Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 137:917-929.

Ammerman, A.S., C.H. Lindquist, K.N. Lohr, J. Hersey (2002). The Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions

to Modify Dietary Fat and Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Review of the Evidence. Preventive

Medicine 35(1):25-41.

Kinsinger, L.S., R. Harris, S.H. Woolf, H.C. Sox, K.N. Lohr (2002). Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer:

A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal

Medicine 137:59-69.

Lohr, K. N. D.M. Steinwachs (2002). Health Services Research: An Evolving Definition of the Field.

Health Services Research 37(1):7-10.

Pignone, M.P., M. Rich, S. Teutsch, O. Berg, K.N. Lohr (2002). Screening for Colorectal Cancer in

Adults at Average Risk: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Annals of Internal Medicine 137:132-141.

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Pignone, M.P., B.N. Gaynes, J.L. Rushton, C.M. Burchell, C.T. Orleans, C.D. Mulrow, K.N. Lohr (2002).

Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services

Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 136(10):765-776.

Roper, W.R., R.T. Hodlewsky, H. Tilson, K.N. Lohr, W. Campbell (2002). The Potential Impact of

Measuring Healthcare Quality on Pharmaceutical-Related Costs and Outcomes. Disease

Management and Health Outcomes 10(4):233-239.

Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust (K.N. Lohr, N. Aaronson, J. Alonso, A.

Burnam, D. Patrick, E. Perrin, R. Stein) (2002). Assessing Health Status and Quality-of-Life

Instruments: Attributes and Review Criteria. Quality of Life Research 11:193-205.

Thorp, J.M. Jr., K.E. Hartmann, N.D. Berkman, T.S. Carey, K.N. Lohr, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad (2002).

Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Preterm Labor: A Review of the Evidence. American

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 186(3):587-592.

Harris, R.P., M. Helfand, S.H. Woolf, K.N. Lohr, C.D. Mulrow, S.M. Teutsch, D. Atkins for the Methods

Work Group, Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2001). Current Methods of the U.S.

Preventive Services Task Force: A Review of the Process. American Journal of Preventive Medicine

20(3S):21-35.

Lohr, K. N., D. Dougherty, L. Simpson (2001). Methodologic Challenges in Health Services Research in

the Pediatric Population. Ambulatory Pediatrics 1:36-38.

Mulrow, C.W., Lohr, K. N. (2001). Proof and Policy from Medical Research Evidence. Journal of Health

Policy, Politics, and Law 26(2):249-266.

Pignone, M.P., C.J. Phillips, D. Atkins, S.M. Teutsch, C.D. Mulrow, K.N. Lohr (2001). Screening and

Treating Adults for Lipid Disorders: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task

Force. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 20(3S):73-76.

Lohr, K. N. (2000). Health Outcomes Methodology Symposium: Summary and Recommendations.

Medical Care 38(9 suppl II):194-208.

Mullin, P.A., K.N. Lohr, B.W. Bresnahan, P. McNulty (2000). Applying Cognitive Design Principles to

Formatting HRQOL Instruments. Quality of Life Research 9:13-27.

Garbutt, J.C., S.L. West, T.S. Carey, K.N. Lohr, F.T. Crews (1999). Pharmacological Treatment of

Alcohol Dependence: A Review of the Evidence. Journal of the American Medical Association

28:1318-1325.

Lohr, K. N., T.S. Carey (1999). Assessing ‘Best Evidence’: Issues in Grading the Quality of Articles for

Systematic Reviews. Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 25(9):470-479.

McPheeters, M., K.N. Lohr (July/September 1999). Evidence-based Practice and Nursing: Commentary.

Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice 3(3):99-101.

Lohr, K. N., K. Eleazer, J. Mauskopf (1998). Health Policy Issues and Applications for Evidence-based

Medicine and Clinical Practice Guidelines (review article). Health Policy 46(1):1-19.

Berzon, R.A., A.P. Leplege, K.N. Lohr, W.R. Lenderking, A.W. Wu (October 1997). Quality of Life in

HIV/AIDS: Summary and Directions for Future Research. Quality-of-Life Research 6(6):601-605.

Lohr, K. N. (June 1997). Improving Health Care Outcomes Through Geriatric Rehabilitation: Conference

Summary. Medical Care 35(6 suppl):JS121-JS130.

Lohr, K. N. (May/June 1997). Perspective: How Do We Measure Quality? Health Affairs 16(3):22-25.

Lohr, K. N. (1997). Viewpoint: Measuring and Improving Quality and Performance in an Evolving

Health-Care Sector. Clinical Laboratory Management Review 11(4):265-272.

Lohr, K. N., N.K. Aaronson, J. Alonso, M.A. Burnam, D.L. Patrick, E.B. Perrin, J.S. Roberts (1996).

Evaluating Quality-of-Life and Health Status Instruments: Development of Scientific Review

Criteria. Clinical Therapeutics 18:979-991.

Lohr, K. N. (1996). The Role of Research in Setting Priorities for Health Care. Journal of Evaluation in

Clinical Practice 2(1):79-82.

Lohr, K. N., N.A. Vanselow, D.E. Detmer (1996). From the Institute of Medicine: The Nation’s Physician

Workforce: Options for Balancing Supply and Requirements. Journal of the American Medical

Association 275:748.

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Field, M.J., K.N. Lohr (1995). Health Services Research: An Expanding Field of Inquiry. Journal of

Evaluation in Clinical Practice 1(1):61-65.

Lohr, K. N. (Spring 1995). Guidelines for Clinical Practice: What They Are and Why They Count. The

Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics 23(1):49-56.

Donaldson, M.S., K.N. Lohr, R.J. Bulger (1994). From the Institute of Medicine: Health Data in the

Information Age. Parts I and II. Journal of the American Medical Association 271(18):1392.

Lohr, K. N. (1994). Guidelines for Clinical Practice: Applications for Primary Care. International Journal

for Quality in Health Care 6(1):17-25.

McNerney, W.J., K.N. Lohr, J.H. Grossman (September 28, 1994). From the Institute of Medicine: State

Roles in Health Care Reform. Journal of the American Medical Association 272(12):913.

Rettig, R.A., K.N. Lohr (Eds.) (1994). Measuring, Managing, and Improving Quality in the End-Stage

Renal Disease Treatment Setting: Conference Overview. American Journal of Kidney Diseases

24:228-234.

Schrier, R.W., S. Burrows-Hudson, L. Diamond, A.P. Lundin, M. Michael, D.L. Patrick, T.G. Peters,

N.R. Powe, J.S. Roberts, J.H. Sadler, A.L. Siu, K.N. Lohr, R.A. Rettig (August 1994). Measuring,

Managing, and Improving Quality in the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Setting: Committee

Statement. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 24:282-288.

Durch, J.S., K.N. Lohr (1993). From the Institute of Medicine: Emergency Medical Services for Children.

Journal of the American Medical Association 270:929.

Lohr, K. N., J. Grossman, C. Cassel (1993). From the Institute of Medicine: Issues in Measuring and

Assuring Quality of Care for Health Care Reform. Journal of the American Medical Association

270:1911.

Lohr, W.R., K.N. Lohr (1993). Evaluating Quality Assurance: An International Conference. Quality

Review Bulletin 19(1):25-27.

Lohr, K. N. (1992). Applications of Health Status Assessment Measures in Clinical Practice: Overview of

the Third Conference on Advances in Health Status Assessment. Medical Care 30(May suppl):MS1-

MS14.

Lohr, K. N., interviewed by P.M. Schyve (1992). Interview: Reasonable Expectations: From the Institute

of Medicine. Theme Issue. Making Good on the Promise: Disseminating and Implementing Practice

Guidelines. Quality Review Bulletin 18:393-396.

Lohr, K. N., K.D. Yordy, P. Harrison, A.C. Gelijns (Winter 1992). Health Care Systems: Lessons from

International Comparisons. Report of the Deliberations of an Expert Panel. Health Affairs 11(4):239-

241.

Lohr, K. N., M.S. Donaldson, J. Harris-Wehling (1992). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance, V:

Quality of Care in a Changing Health Care Environment. Quality Review Bulletin 18:120-125.

Donaldson, M.S., K.N. Lohr (1991). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance, II: Site Visits. Quality

Review Bulletin 17:78-83.

Lohr, K. N. (January/February 1991). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance. Journal of Quality

Assurance (JQA) 13(1):10-13.

Lohr, K. N., M.S. Donaldson, A.J. Walker (1991). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance, III:

Beneficiary and Physician Focus Groups. Quality Review Bulletin 17:242-253.

Lohr, K. N., J. Harris-Wehling (1991). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance, I: A Recapitulation

of the Study and a Definition of Quality of Care. Quality Review Bulletin 17:5-9.

Brook, R.H., C.J. Kamberg, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, E.B. Keeler, J.P. Newhouse (1990). Quality of

Ambulatory Care: Epidemiology and Comparison by Insurance Status and Income. Medical Care

28:392-433.

Lohr, K. N. (November 1990). Institute of Medicine Activities Related to the Development of Practice

Guidelines. Journal of Dental Education 54:699-704.

Lohr, K. N. (1990). Use of Insurance Claims Data in Quality of Care Measurement. International Journal

of Technology Assessment in Health Care 6:263-271.

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Lohr, K. N., M.S. Donaldson (1990). Assuring Quality of Care for the Elderly. Law, Medicine & Health

Care (Special Issue: Law and Aging) 18:244-253.

Lohr, K. N., J. Harris-Wehling (July/September 1990). Progressos en qualitat de vida i avaluacio de

l’estat de salut. [Advances in Quality of Life and Health Status Assessment.] Salut Catalunya

4(3):83-88.

Lohr, K. N., S.A. Schroeder (1990). Special Report: A Strategy for Quality Assurance in Medicare. New

England Journal of Medicine 322:707-712.

Lohr, K. N. (1989). Advances in health status assessment. Overview of the conference. Medical Care, 3

Suppl, S1–S11.

Donabedian, A., J. Eisenberg, A. Gellhorn, K.N. Lohr, R. Veatch (October 1989.) The Quest for Quality

Health Care: Whose Choice? Whose Responsibility? Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 56(5):406-

422.

Chassin, M.R., R.E. Park, K.N. Lohr, J. Keesey, R.H. Brook (April 1989). Differences among Hospitals

in Medicare Patient Mortality. Health Services Research 24:1-31.

Lohr, K. N. (Spring 1988). Outcomes Measurement: Concepts and Questions. Inquiry 25(l):37-50.

Lohr, K. N., K.D. Yordy, S.O. Thier (Spring 1988). Current Issues in Quality of Care. Health Affairs 7:5-

18.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr (1987). Monitoring Quality of Care in the Medicare Program: Two Proposed

Systems. Journal of the American Medical Association 258:3138-3141.

Foxman, B., R.B. Valdez, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, J.P. Newhouse, R.H. Brook (1987). The Effect of

Cost Sharing on the Use of Antibiotics in Ambulatory Care. Journal of Chronic Diseases 40:429-

437.

Jencks, S.F., R.H. Brook, L.I. Iezzoni, W.A. Knaus, H. Krakauer, K.N. Lohr, M.A. Moskowitz (Summer

1987). Is Better Case Mix Measurement a Key to Assessing Quality of Hospital Care? Health Care

Financing Review (annual supplement).

Lohr, K. N., J.E. Ware, Jr. (1987). Advances in Health Assessment: Organization of This Conference and

of This Monograph. Journal of Chronic Diseases 40 (suppl 1).

Newhouse, J.P., W.G. Manning, N. Duan, C.N. Morris, E.B. Keeler, A. Leibowitz, M.S. Marquis, W.H.

Rogers, A.R. Davies, K.N. Lohr, J.E. Ware, Jr., R.H. Brook (1987). The Findings of the RAND

Health Insurance Experiment—A Response to Welch et al. Medical Care 25:157-179.

Foxman, B., E.M. Sloss, K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook (1986). Chronic Bronchitis: Prevalence, Smoking Habits,

Impact, and Antismoking Advice. Preventive Medicine 15:624-631.

Lohr, K. N., C.J. Kamberg, E.B. Keeler, G.A. Goldberg, T.A. Calabro, R.H. Brook (1986). Chronic

Disease in a General Adult Population: Findings from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. The

Western Journal of Medicine 145:537-545.

Valdez, R.B., A. Leibowitz, J.E. Ware, Jr., N. Duan, G.A. Goldberg, E.B. Keeler, K.N. Lohr, W.G.

Manning, Jr., P. Camp, C.A. Sherbourne, R.H. Brook, J.P. Newhouse (1986). Health Insurance,

Medical Care, and Children’s Health. Pediatrics 77:124-128.

Bailit, H., J. Newhouse, R. Brook, N. Duan, G. Goldberg, J. Hanley, C. Kamberg, B. Spolsky, A. Black,

K. Lohr (1985). Does More Generous Dental Insurance Coverage Improve Oral Health? Journal of

the American Dental Association 110:701-707.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr (1985). Efficacy, Effectiveness, Variations, and Quality: Boundary-Crossing

Research. Medical Care 23:710-722.

Leibowitz, A., W.G. Manning, Jr., E.B. Keeler, N. Duan, K.N. Lohr, J.P. Newhouse (1985). The Effect of

Cost-Sharing on the Use of Medical Services by Children: Interim Results from a Randomized

Controlled Trial. Pediatrics 75:942-951.

Lohr, K. N. (1985-86). Professional Peer Review in a ‘Competitive’ Medical Market. Case Western

Reserve Law Review 36:1175-1189.

Roos, L.L., S.M. Cageorge, E. Austen, K.N. Lohr (1985). Using Computers to Identify Complications

After Surgery. American Journal of Public Health 75:1288-1295.

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Valdez, R.B., R.H. Brook, W.H. Rogers, J.E. Ware, Jr., E.B. Keeler, C.A. Donald, K.N. Lohr, G.A.

Goldberg, P.C. Masthay, J.P. Newhouse (1985). The Consequences of Cost-Sharing for Children’s

Health. Pediatrics 75:952-961.

Winkler, J.D., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook (1985). Persuasive Communication and Medical Technology

Assessment. Archives of Internal Medicine 145:314-317.

Lohr, K. N., W.R. Lohr, R.H. Brook (Summer 1984). Update: Understanding Variations: A London

Conference. Health Affairs 3(2):139-148.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr, M. Chassin, J. Kosecoff, A. Fink, D.H. Solomon (Summer 1984). Geographic

Variations in the Use of Services: Do They Have Any Clinical Significance? Health Affairs

3(2):163-173.

Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook (May/June 1984). Quality Assurance in Medicine. American Behavioral

Scientist 27:583-607.

Brook, R.H., J.E. Ware, Jr., W.H. Rogers, E.B. Keeler, A.R. Davies, C.A. Donald, G.A. Goldberg,

K.N. Lohr, P.C. Masthay, J.P. Newhouse (1983). Does Free Care Improve Adults’ Health? Results

from a Randomized Controlled Trial. New England Journal of Medicine 309:1426-1434.

Brook, R.H., C.J. Kamberg, K.N. Lohr (February 1982). Quality Assessment in Mental Health.

Professional Psychology 13(1 special issue). (Also available as N-1206-HEW, The RAND

Corporation, September 1979.)

Lohr, K. N., R.H. Brook (1981). Quality Assurance and Clinical Pharmacy: Lessons from Medicine.

Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy 15:758-765.

Ware, J.E., R.H. Brook, A.R. Davies, K.N. Lohr (1981). Choosing Measures of Health Status for

Individuals in General Populations: A Shopping Guide. American Journal of Public Health 71:620-

625. (Also available as N-1642-HHS, The RAND Corporation, January 1981.)

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr (1980). Quality of Care in Episodes of Respiratory Illness Among Medicaid

Patients in New Mexico. Annals of Internal Medicine 92:99-106.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams (1978). Use, Costs, and Quality of Medical Services: Impact of the New

Mexico Peer Review System. Annals of Internal Medicine 89:256-263.

Williams, K.N., R.H. Brook (1978). Research Opportunities in Primary Care. Mount Sinai Journal of

Medicine 45:663-672. (Also available as P-6020, The RAND Corporation, 1978.)

Williams, K.N., R.H. Brook (May/June 1978). Quality Measurement and Assurance: A Literature

Review. Health & Medical Care Services Review 3(1):l, 3-15.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams (1976). Effect of Medical Care Review on the Use of Injections: A Study of

the New Mexico Experimental Medical Care Review Organization. Annals of Internal Medicine

85:509-515.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams, A.D. Avery (1976). Quality Assurance Today and Tomorrow: Forecast for

the Future. Annals of Internal Medicine 85:809-817.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams, R. Brutoco (1976). The Relationship Between Medical Malpractice and

Quality of Care. Duke Law Journal 1975:1197-1231. (Also published as Chapter 2 of Medical

Malpractice, Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1977.)

Williams, K.N., R.H. Brook (1975). Foreign Medical Graduates and Their Impact on the Quality of

Medical Care in the United States. Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly: Health and Society 53:549-

581. (Also available as R-1698-HEW, The RAND Corporation, January 1976.)

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams (November 1975). Quality of Health Care for the Disadvantaged. Journal of

Community Health 1:132-156. (Also available as R-1658-HEW, The RAND Corporation, November

1975.)

Williams, K.N., R. Politzer (1974). Placement of Foreign-Trained Physicians in the U.S. Medical

Residencies. Medical Care 12:621-623.

Williams, K.N., B.A. Lockett (1974). Migration of Foreign Physicians to the United States: The

Perspective of Health Manpower Planning. International Journal of Health Services 4:213-243.

(Also in Proceedings of the Pan American Conference on Health Manpower Planning September

10-14, 1973, Ottawa, Canada.)

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Ronaghy, H.A., K.N. Williams, T.D. Baker (1972). Immigration of Iranian Physicians to the United

States. A Ten Year Follow-up of Graduates of Pahlavi University Medical School. Journal of

Medical Education 47:443-445. (Reprinted in Pahlavi Medical Journal 4:174-193, 1973.)

Baker, T.D., J.D. Galkin, K.N. Williams (1972). The Rising Cost of Health Care and Underutilization of

Visiting Nurse Services in Baltimore. Maryland State Medical Journal 28:48-52.

Other Published Articles

Lohr, K.N. (2017). Scientific Writing: Making It Readable. Available at http://lohrconsulting.com/wp-

content/uploads/2017/05/scientific_writing.pdf

Lohr, K. (2015, May). An interview with Mark Graber. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 41(5):195-8. PMID: 25977245

Pignone, M., B.N. Gaynes, K.N. Lohr, C.T. Orleans, C. Murrow (2001). Questionnaires for Depression

and Anxiety: Systematic Review Is Incomplete. British Medical Journal 323:589-590.

Thorp, J.M., N.C. Berkman, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad, K.N. Lohr, K.E. Hartmann (April 2000).

Maintenance Tocolysis for Treatment of Preterm Labor: Review of the Evidence and Meta-analysis

(Abstract). Obstetrics & Gynecology 95(4 suppl 1):S8-S9.

Thorp, J.M., N.D. Berkman, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad, K.N. Lohr, K.E. Hartmann (April 2000).

Antibiotics for Treatment of Preterm Labor: Review and Meta-analysis (Abstract). Obstetrics &

Gynecology 95(4 suppl 1):S9.

Thorp, J.M., N.D. Berkman, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad, K.N. Lohr, K.E. Hartmann (April 2000). Acute

Tocolysis for Treatment of Preterm Labor: Review and Meta-analysis (Abstract). Obstetrics &

Gynecology 95(4 suppl 1):S80-S81.

Thorp, J.M., K.E. Hartmann, N.D. Berkman, K.N. Lohr (April 2000). Fetal Fibronectin and Endovaginal

Ultrasound in the Management of Preterm Labor: A Review of the Evidence (Abstract). Obstetrics

& Gynecology 95(4 suppl 1):S80.

McPheeters, M., J.M. Thorp, N.I. Gavin, V. Hasselblad, N.D. Berkman, K.N. Lohr, K.E. Hartman (April

2000). Home Uterine Activity Monitoring in the Care of Preterm Labor: A Review of the Evidence

(Abstract). Obstetrics & Gynecology 95(4 suppl 1):S75-S76.

Lohr, K. N. (1997). How Do We Measure Quality? Quality Partners (a publication of Medical Review of

North Carolina, Inc.) 2(6):4-5.

Lohr, K. N. (1991). Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance. Trustee 44(6):12, 23.

Lohr, K. N. (June 1990). Viewpoint: IOM Study Urges a Major Shift in QA Strategy. QA Review 2(5):l,

7-8.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr (Fall 1986). Will We Need to Ration Effective Health Care? Issues in Science

and Technology 3(l):68-77.

Lohr, K. N. (1985). Concepts and Tools for an Effective Quality-Assurance Program. Health

Management Quarterly (Spring):2-5.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Williams (April 1975). Impact of Peer Review on Ambulatory Injections. Proceedings

of the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting.

Editorials, Book Reviews, and Letters to the Editor

Gartlehner, G., Gaynes, B. N., Forneris, C., & Lohr, K. N. (2016). Comparative benefits and harms of

antidepressant, psychological, complementary, and exercise treatments for major depression (Letter

to the editor0.) Annals of Internal Medicine, 165(6), 454. doi: 10.7326/L16-0209. PMID 27653717.

Amick, H. R., Gartlehner, G., Gaynes, B. N., & Lohr, K. N. (2016, February). Authors’ reply to Gøtzsche

and Hamilton. British Medical Journal, 352, i617. doi:10.1136/bmj.i617. PMID: 26864955

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Gartlehner, G., B.N. Gaynes, R.A. Hansen, & Lohr, K. N. (2009). Ranking antidepressants. Lancet,

23(373), 1761.

Lohr, K. (2005, July 28). The things we think we know: For Safer, more efficient health care, do research

to see what works (Editorial). Charlotte Observer p. 8A.

Pignone, M., Gaynes, B., Lohr, K., Rushton, J., & Mulrow, C. (2003). Screening for Depression in Adults

(Reply to Letters to the Editor). Annals of Internal Medicine, 138(9), 767–768.

Lohr, K. N. (June 1984). Review of: Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring. Vol. II: The

Criteria and Standards of Care, by A. Donabedian. Medical Care, 22, 589–590.

Brook, R. H., Newhouse, J. P., Lohr, K. N., Davies, A. R., Donald, C. A., Goldberg, G. A., Keeler, E. B.,

Masthay, P., Rogers, W., & Ware, J. E., Jr. (1984). Does Free Care Improve Adults’ Health? (Reply

to Letters to the Editor). New England Journal of Medicine, 310, 1469–1470.

Rubenstein, R.S., & Lohr, K. N. (1983). Use of Survey Questions to Measure Presence of Visual

Impairment (Letter to the Editor). American Journal of Public Health, 73, 1331–1332.

Brook, R.H., & Lohr, K. N. (1982). Second-Opinion Programs: Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis (Editorial).

Medical Care, 20, 1–2.

Brook, R.H., & Lohr, K. N. (1981). Quality-of-Care Assessment: Its Role in the 1980s (Editorial).

American Journal of Public Health, 71, 681–682.

Brook, R.H., & Lohr, K. N. (Summer 1981). Review of: The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its

Assessment, by A. Donabedian. Health Services Research, 16.

Lohr, K. N. (1980). Test Reduction (Letter to the Editor). British Medical Journal, 281, 1285.

Brook, R.H., & Williams, K.N. (1978). Malpractice and the Quality of Care (Editorial). Annals of

Internal Medicine, 88, 836–837.

Brook, R.H., & Williams, K.N. (1976). Assessment of Medical Care (Letter to the Editor). New England

Journal of Medicine, 295, 118.

The RAND Corporation: Health Insurance Experiment Series

Lohr, K. N., C.J. Kamberg, R.H. Brook, E. Keeler, G.A. Goldberg (1986). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 1: Overview. R-2262/1-HHS.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, D.M. Berman, K.H. Applegate, C.J. Kamberg (1980).

Conceptualization and Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 2: Acne. R-2262/2-1-

HHS.

Brook, R.H., D.M. Berman, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, K.H. Applegate (1980). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 3: Hypertension. R-2262/3-HHS.

Berman, D.M., R.H. Brook, K.N. Lohr, M. Rosenthal, G.A. Goldberg, K.H. Applegate (1981).

Conceptualization and Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 4: Angina Pectoris. R-

2262/4-HHS.

Rosenthal, M., K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook (1982). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 5: Congestive Heart Failure. R-2262/5-HHS.

Foxman, B., J.V. Zielske, C.J. Kamberg, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook (1986).

Conceptualization and Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 6: Urinary Tract

Infection. R-2262/6-HHS.

Scott, B., G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook, K.N. Lohr (1980). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 6: Anemia. R-2262/6-HHS.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr, D.M. Berman, K.H. Applegate, G.A. Goldberg (1981). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 7: Diabetes Mellitus. R-2262/11-HHS.

Foxman, B., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook, C.A. Goldberg, M. Rosenthal (1982). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 8: Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease. R-

2262/8-HHS.

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Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg (1982). Conceptualization and Measurement of Physiologic

Health for Adults. Vol. 9: Thyroid Disease. R-2262/9-HHS.

Scott, B., R.H. Brook, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg (1982). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 10: Joint Disorders. R-2262/10-HHS.

Brook, R.H., K.N. Lohr, E.B. Keeler, D.M. Berman, G.A. Goldberg (1981). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 11: Hypercholesterolemia. R-2262/11-HHS.

Rubenstein, R.S., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg (1982). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 12: Vision Impairments. R-2262/12-HHS.

Beck, S., R.H. Brook, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg (1981). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 13: Hay Fever. R-2262/13-HHS.

Beck, S., R.H. Brook, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg (1981). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 14: Hearing Loss. R-2262/14-HHS.

Rubenstein, R.A., S. Beck, K.N. Lohr, C.J. Kamberg (1983). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 15: Surgical Conditions. R-2262/15-HHS.

Zielske, J.V., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg (1981). Conceptualization and Measurement of

Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 16: Urinary Tract Infection. R-2262/16-HHS.

Zielske, J.V., K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook, C.J. Kamberg (1982). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults. Vol. 17: Peptic Ulcer Disease. R-2262/17-HHS.

Spolsky, V., C.J. Kamberg, K.N. Lohr, B. Feldman (1983). Measurement of Dental Health Status. R-

2902-HHS.

Beck, S., K.N. Lohr, C.J. Kamberg, G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook (1983). Measurement of Physiologic

Health in Children. Vol. 1: Allergic Conditions. R-2898-HHS.

Lohr, K. N., S. Beck, C.J. Kamberg, R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg (1983). Measurement of Physiologic

Health in Children. Vol. 2: Middle Ear Disease and Hearing Loss. R-2898/2HHS.

Kamberg, C.J., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg (1983). Measurement of Physiologic Health in

Children. Vol. 3: Seizure Disorders. R-2898/3-HHS.

Rubenstein, R.S., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook, et al. (1985). Measurement of Physiologic Health in Children.

Vol. 4: Vision Impairments. R-2989/4-HHS.

Foxman, B., K.N. Lohr, R.H. Brook (1983). Measurement of Physiologic Health in Children. Vol. 5:

Anemia. R-2898/5-HHS.

Foxman, B., J.V. Zielske, C.J. Kamberg, K.N. Lohr, G.A. Goldberg, R.H. Brook (1986). Measurement of

Physiologic Health in Children. Vol. 6: Urinary Tract Infection. R-2898/6-HHS.

Kamberg, C.J., K.B. Wells, R.H. Brook, G.A. Goldberg, K.N. Lohr (1982). Conceptualization and

Measurement of Health for Adults. Use of Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs. R-2723-HHS.

Rogers, W.H., K.N. Williams, R.H. Brook (March 1979). Conceptualization and Measurement of Health

for Adults in the Health Insurance Study: Vol. VII, Power Analysis of Health Status Measures. R-

1987/7-HEW.

Brook, R.H., J.E. Ware, Jr., D. Davies-Avery, A.L. Stewart, C.A. Donald, W.H. Rogers, K.N. Williams,

S.A. Johnston (1979). Conceptualization and Measurement of Health for Adults in the Health

Insurance Study: Vol. VIII, Overview. R-1987/8-HEW.

The RAND Corporation Papers

Lohr, K. N. (1985). Peer Review Organizations: Quality Assurance in Medicare. P-7125.

Lohr, K. N. (1983). Quality Assurance Tools for Health Administrators. P-6933.

Lohr, K. N. (1980). Quality of Care in Episodes of Common Respiratory Infections in a Disadvantaged

Population. P-6570 (Ph.D. Dissertation).

Williams, K.N. (1976). Implementation of Professional Standards Review Organizations: A Theoretical

Discussion. P-5757.

Williams, K.N. (1975). Issues of Physician Migration from the Perspective of the Recipient Countries. P-

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5497.

Interviews

Health Services Research. Interview by Dr. Ed Berkowitz for an oral history program for health services

research sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, March 1998; videotape of portions of

transcript by Bill Leonard and Catherine Seldin, March 2000 (available from the National Library of

Medicine).

New Strategies for Health Services Management: Health Systems Change and Access to Care. Interview

by Peter FitzGerald, Health Systems Director, Quality Management and Health Services Research,

American Association of Health Plans, October 1999.

Selected Presentations

Berkman, N. D., Morgan, L. C., Kuo, T., Lohr, K. N., Morton, S. C., Viswanathan, M., et al. (2012,

June). Reliability test of the AHRQ evidence-based practice centers approach to grading the strength

of evidence in comparative effectiveness systematic literature reviews. Presented at the

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Lohr, K. N., LaBresh, K. (2013, October). Cluster Randomized Trials: Design, Results, and Ethical

Considerations. RTI Fellow Program Seminar, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (2013, June). Discussant. Selecting patient-reported outcome measures for quality,

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Lohr, K. N. (2012, September). AHRQ Learning Network Webinar: Readability resource measurement.

Lohr, K. N. (2011, June). Panelist, Building a Successful Career in Non-Academic Settings.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Lohr, KN. (2011, June). Panelist and Discussant, Methods for Comparative Effectiveness and Health

Services Research. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Lohr, K. N. (2011, March). Public Reporting for Consumers Circa 2025. Presented at the Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality Visioning Summit, Washington, DC.

Viswanathan, M., Lloyd, S.W., Yuen, A.N., Swinson Evans, T.M., Morgan, L.C., Lux, L.J., & Lohr,

K. N. (2010, October). Training materials for systematic reviews for the RTI-UNC Evidence-based

Practice Center. In RTI Innovations Showcase. Research Triangle Park, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (2010, March). Comparative Effectiveness Research: Promises and Challenges. Presented at

the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society, New Orleans, LA.

Lohr, K. N. (2009, July). Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Presented at the Council on

Science and Research, Mental Health America (a private advocacy group), Washington, DC.

Walsh, E.G., Bann, C., Sirois, F., Kline, T.L., Flanigan, T.S., Lohr, K. N. (2009, May). Symptom Relief

in Complementary and Integrative Medicine: The Role of Patient-Provider Relations and

Empowerment. Presented [by E.G. Walsh] at the North American Research Conference on

Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.

Lohr, K. N. (2007, October). Plenary speaker, The Promise of PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes

Measurement Information System). International Society of Quality of Life Annual Session on

Measures and Meanings, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lohr, K. N. (2007, October). Faculty, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based

Practice Center Program: Training Workshop for AHRQ Task Order Officers, Rockville, MD.

Lohr, K. N. (2007, June). Keynote speaker, Using Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice:

Challenges and Opportunities. International Society of Quality of Life Invitational Conference on

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice, Budapest, Hungary.

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Lohr, K. N. (2007, June). Moderator, Research Resources Panel Session: Patient-Reported Outcomes

Measurement Information System (PROMIS): A Resource for Clinical and Health Services

Research. AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Lohr, K. N. (2004, September). Research: Moving into a Contract World. Presented at the Center for

Research on Chronic Illness and Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research, University of

North Carolina School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (2004, May). The Medicare Modernization Act and the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice

Program. Presented at the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research,

Arlington, VA.

Lohr, K. N. (2003, September). Evidence-based Practice Centers, Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality in International Health Care Evidence Networks: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities.

Presented at the Fifth International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services,

Washington, DC.

Lohr, K. N. (2003, September). Moderator, Performance and Measurement Assessment as Tools for

Improvement. Presented at the Fifth International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health

Services, Washington, DC.

Lohr, K. N. (2003, August). Rating the Strength of Scientific Evidence. Presented at the International

Society for Pharmacoepidemiology’s 19th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology,

Philadelphia, PA.

Lohr, K. N. (2003). Summary Measures of Health. Presented at the National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, Epidemiology Branch, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (2001). Grading Study Quality and Rating Strength of Evidence. Presented at the Fourth

International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services, Sydney, Australia.

Lohr, K. N. (2001). Assessing Health-related Quality of Life Instruments: Attributes and Review Criteria.

Presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services, Sydney,

Australia.

Lohr, K. N. (2001). Grading Evidence and Recommendations: Updated Methods of the U.S. Preventive

Services Task Force. Presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Scientific Basis of

Health Services, Sydney, Australia.

Lohr, K. N. (2001). The Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Program in the

U.S. Presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services,

Sydney, Australia.

Lohr, K. N. (2000). Evidence-based Practice and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Challenges for Pediatrics.

Presented at the University of North Carolina Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics

Summer Institute, Chapel Hill, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (2000). Outcomes Measures and Measurement. Presented at the University of North Carolina

Outcomes Day: Putting Good Outcomes (Research) in Your Future, Chapel Hill, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (1999). Overview-Introduction. Methodological Issues in Children’s Health Services

Research. Presented at the AHCPR Conference on Methods in Outcomes and Effectiveness

Research, Washington, DC.

Lohr, K. N. (1999). Evidence-based Practice and Clinical Practice Guidelines. Presented at the

International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology Annual (U.S.-based) Meeting, Boston, MA.

Lohr, K. N. (1999). Evidence-based Practice. Presented to the Executive Committee of the Board of

Directors and RTI-wide Symposium, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). Clinical Practice Guidelines and Technology Assessment. Presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Association for Therapeutic and Radiation Oncology, Phoenix, AZ.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Practice Guidelines. Presented at the Policy

Seminar Series, Merck and Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ.

Lohr, K. N. (1998). Grading Articles and Evidence. Presented at the Second AHCPR Conference on

Translating Evidence into Practice, Washington, DC.

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Lohr, K. N. (1997). Clinical Practice Guidelines and Evidence-based Medicine: Historical Overview.

Presented at Pharmaceutical Partners for Better Health: Workgroup on Clinical Practice Guidelines,

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England.

Lohr, K. N. (1997). Rapporteur’s Report—First Day. Presented at the Institute of Medicine National

Roundtable on Health Care Quality, Two Day Conference on Strategies for Quality Improvement,

Airlie House, VA.

Lohr, K. N. (1997). Conference Co-chair. Quality of Care and Quality of Practice Guidelines and

Conference Summary of Recommendations. Presented at WHO-sponsored conference on Clinical

Practice Guidelines, Schloss Velen, Germany.

Lohr, K. N. (1997). Measuring Quality of Life in Populations: Policy Perspectives. Presented at the Drug

Information Association Conference on Quality of Life Measurement, Scottsdale, AZ.

Lohr, K. N. (1996). Extemporaneous Conference Summary. Presented at the Invitational International

Workshop/Conference on Measuring Quality of Life in Asymptomatic HIV Patients, Paris, France.

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