Abraham, Jean Marie
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Begun, James
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Blewett, Lynn
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Call, Kathleen Thiede
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Christianson, Jon
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Davern, Michael
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Dowd, Bryan
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Feldman, Roger
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Foote, Susan Bartlett
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Garrard, Judith
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Grant, Leslie
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Gürses, Ayse
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Kane, Robert
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Kane, Rosalie
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Karaca-Mandic, Pinar
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Kuntz, Karen
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McAlpine, Donna
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McCullough, Jeffrey
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Moscovice, Ira
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Mosser, Gordon
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Nyman, John
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Potthoff, Sandra
 (PhD)
Riley, William
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Rockwood, Todd
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Sainfort, François
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Town, Robert
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Health Policy & Management
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Mayo Mail Code 729
420 Delaware Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0392

612.624.6151

hpm@umn.edu

Sandra Potthoff, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and
Director of the Master in Healthcare Administration Program

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

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

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

potth001@umn.edu

Office Phone: 612-624-9019

Her current research interests include outcomes management systems, variation in healthcare delivery, and quality management in long-term care.

She is the Director of the Master in Healthcare Administration Program.

Teaches

PUBH 6544 Principles of Problem Solving in Health Care Organizations

PUBH 6545 Advanced Problem Solving

PUBH 6560 Operations Research and Quality in Healthcare

PUBH 6570 Topics: Health Care Administration

Selected Publications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scholarly Service and Honors

1995 Delta Omega Honorary Society (Public Health).

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

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

1999 President of Health Applications Section, INFORMS.

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

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

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

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