Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards

Glance, Laurent

Institution: University of Rochester, NY
Grant Title: Optimizing Risk-Adjustment for Measuring ICU Quality
Grant Number: K08 HS011295
Duration: 3 years (2000-2003)
Total Award: $350,300

Project Description: The purpose of this research was to examine the feasibility of using risk-adjustment models for benchmarking Intensive Care Unit (ICU) performance in a large multi-institutional database. The major study hypothesis was that customization of three major ICU scoring systems on the Identify of low and high performance ICUs. The study will use an outcomes database created by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and each of the three major ICU scoring systems—APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation), SAPS II (Simplified Acute Physiology Score), and MPM II (Mortality Probability Model)—will be considered.

Career Goals: Dr. Glance is an anesthesiologist with an M.D. from Cornell University. His goal was to become an independent physician investigator in the field of health outcomes research.

Progress to Date: Dr. Glance has his K award. Highlights from his research findings can be found in publications listed below.

Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:

• Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester.
• Cardiac Anesthesia Group, University of Rochester.
• Professional Memberships:
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists.
  • Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.
  • Academy for Health Services Research and Policy.

K-Generated Publications:

• Glance LG, Osler TM. Beyond the major trauma outcome study: benchmarking performance using a national contemporary, population-based trauma registry. Journal of Trauma 2001;51(4):725-7.
• Glance LG, Osler TM. Comparing outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery: Is the New York Cardiac Surgery Reporting System model sensitive to changes in case mix? Critical Care Medicine 2001;29(11):2090-6.
• Glance LG, Szalados JE. Benchmarking in critical care: the road ahead. Chest 2002;121(2):326-8.
• Glance LG, Osler Tm, Dick A. Rating the quality of ICUs—Is it a function of the ICU scoring system? Critical Care Medicine 2002;30(9):1976-82.
• Glance LG, Osler TM, Dick A. Identifying quality outliers in a large multi-institutional database using customized versions of SAPS II and MPM II. Critical Care Medicine 2002;30(9):1995-2002.
• Glance LG, Dica A, Mukamel D, Osler TM. Is the hospital volume-mortality relationship in coronary artery bypass surgery the same for low-risk versus high-risk patients? Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003;76:1155-62.
• Glance LG, Dick AW, Mukamel D, Osler TM. The use of hierarchical modeling to assess ICU quality. Intensive Care Medicine 2003;12(29):2223-9.
• Glance LG, Dick A, Osler Tm, et al. Judging trauma center quality: does it depend on the choice of outcomes? Journal of Trauma 2004;56(1):165-72.
• Glance LG, Osler TM, Dick A, Mukamel D. The relationship between trauma center outcome and volume in the National Trauma Databank. Journal of Trauma 2004;56(3):682-90.
• Glance LG, Osler TM, Dick AW. Evaluating Trauma Center Quality: Does the Choice of the Severity-Adjustment Model Make a Difference. Journal of Trauma 2004 Jun;58(6):1265-71.

AHRQ Research Portfolios: Quality and Patient Safety; Training.
AHRQ Goals: Efficiency

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