Brystana Kaufman 4512 Foreys Court Graham, North Carolina

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1 1 Kaufman Brystana Kaufman 4512 Foreys Court Graham, North Carolina EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, NC PhD Candidate, anticipated May 2018 Dissertation Topic: Impacts of the Medicare Shared Savings Program on utilization, clinical outcomes and quality of end of life care: Findings from Get With the Guidelines Stroke Registry Master of Science in Public Health, May 2015 Paper Topic: Do patterns of care preceding hospice predict length of hospice episode? A preliminary analysis using the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort. BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Bowling Green, OH Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy/Psychology, 2003 SUMMA CUM LAUDE WITH HONORS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD EXPERIENCE 2016-Present Pre-doctoral Fellow, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Durham, NC Projects: Impact of the Medicare Shared Savings Program on utilization, clinical outcomes and quality of end of life care: Findings from Get With the Guidelines Stroke Registry; Patient Understanding of Stroke Risk and Treatment Strategies in those with Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation in the SATELLITE subsample of the ORBIT-AF population; Patterns of Care Among Hospice Users: An Application of Quantile Regression Research Responsibilities: Project leadership, statistical analyses in SAS and STATA, and manuscript writing Graduate Research Assistant, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Projects: Pre-hospice patterns of care; Guideline directed medical therapy in heart failure patients; Atherosclerosis Risk Prediction and Socioeconomic Status. Research Responsibilities: conduct quantitative analysis using longitudinal claims and survey data in STATA; present and interpret results for analyses including logistic regression, fixed effects models, Kaplan Meier survival function, Cox proportional hazards models, and Area Under the Receiver Operating Curve statistics; SAS macros; draft manuscripts Graduate Research Assistant, Cecil G. Sheps Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Projects: Early Rural Experiences of Changes to Medicaid; Rural hospital closures; Financial distress in rural hospitals; Medicaid expansion and financial distress in urban and rural hospitals. Research Responsibilities: conduct quantitative analysis using data from CMS hospital cost reports and the Area Health Resource File in STATA; develop and validate a predictive model for financial distress in rural hospitals; utilize a difference in difference approach; interpret and present results for fellow researchers, hospital administrators and policy makers; perform literature reviews; create conceptual models; draft manuscripts and policy briefs; develop interview protocols; and conduct semi-structured interviews Teaching Assistant, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC SPH350 Introduction to Public Health with Dr. Karin Yeatts Financial Services Management, Wells Fargo Bank & First Citizens Bank

2 2004 Intern with the Legislative Service Commission, Ohio House of Representatives 2 Kaufman PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS National Rural Health Association 2017-Present American Heart Association Present Gerontological Society of America AcademyHealth Present Willow Oak Montessori Charter School, Board President Present REFEREE ACTIVITIES Health Affairs, ad hoc reviewer American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, ad hoc reviewer Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, ad hoc reviewer Manuscripts Under Review PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES Predicting Length of Hospice Stay: An Application of Quantile Regression. Journal of Palliative Medicine Kaufman BG, Klemish D, Kassner C, Reiter JP, Li F, Harker M, O Brien EC, Taylor DH, Bhavsar N Examination of the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Pooled Cohort Equations by Education Status: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine Henderson KH, Kaufman BG, Rotter JS, Stearns SC, Couper D, Sueta CA, Kucharska-Newton AM, Foraker RE, Asafu-Adeji J, Chang PP Guideline Directed Medical Therapy and Survival Following Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients. Pharmacotherapy Rodgers JE, Tran R, Daubert E, Vardeny O, Almerdash A, Kaufman BG, Sueta CA, Kucharska-Newton AM, Asafu-Adeji J, Chang PP, Stearns SC Peer Reviewed Publications: Accountable Care Organizations Impact on Utilization, Care, and Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Med Care Research and Review (Dec 2017) Kaufman BG, Spivack S, Stearns SC, Song P, O Brien EC Understanding of Treatment Strategies Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation: Findings from SATELLITE. Heart (Aug 2017) Kaufman BG, Kim S, Pieper K, Allen LA, Gersh BJ, Naccarelli GV, Ezekowitz MD, Fonarow GC, Mahaffey KW, Singer DE, Chan PS, Freeman JV, Ansell J, Kowey PR, Berger PB, Rieffel JA, Piccini J, Peterson E, O Brien EC. Medicaid Expansion Affects Urban and Rural Hospitals Differently. Health Affairs (Sept 2016) Kaufman BG, Reiter K, Pink G, Holmes GM Predicting Financial Distress and Closure in Rural Hospitals. Journal of Rural Health. (Aug 2016) Holmes GM, Kaufman BG, Pink G Are trends in hospitalization prior to hospice associated with hospice episode characteristics? American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. (Jul 2016) Kaufman BG, Sueta CA, Chen C, Windham BG, Stearns SC The Rising Rate of Rural Hospital Closures. Journal of Rural Health (Jan 2016)

3 Kaufman BG, Thomas SR, Randolph RK, Perry JR, Thompson KW, Holmes GM, Pink G Posters and Abstracts: Understanding of Treatment Strategies Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation: Findings from SATELLITE Poster at the American Heart Association: Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Session (April 2017) Kaufman BG, Kim S, Pieper K, Allen LA, Gersh BJ, Naccarelli GV, Ezekowitz MD, Fonarow GC, Mahaffey KW, Singer DE, Chan PS, Freeman JV, Ansell J, Kowey PR, Berger PB, Rieffel JA, Piccini J, Peterson E, O Brien EC. Are Trends in Hospitalization Prior to Hospice Use Associated With Hospice Episode Characteristics? Poster at the Gerontological Society of America (Nov 2016) Kaufman BG, Sueta CA, Chen C, Windham BG, Stearns SC. Validation of the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Pooled Cohort Risk Equations by Education Level: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Moderated poster at the American College of Cardiology Session (Apr 2016) Henderson K, Chang PP, Kaufman BG, Stearns SC, Foraker R, Goff D, Kucharska-Newton AM, Sueta CA, Asafu- Adeji JK, Couper D. Mortality Following Initiation or Discontinuation of Guideline Directed Medical Therapies in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Abstract at the American College of Cardiology Session (Apr 2016) Tran R, Chang PP, Sueta CA, Kaufman BG, Kucharska-Newton AM, Vardeny O, Stearns SC, Rodgers JE, Asafuadjei JK, Aldemerdash A. Initiation or Discontinuation of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Among Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure. Abstract at American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual Meeting (Oct 2015) Daubert ES, Alburikan KA, Tran R, Chang PP, Sueta CA, Kaufman BG, Kucharska-Newton AM, Vardeny O, Stearns SC, Rodgers JE 3 Kaufman PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS Policy Briefs: Trends in Risk of Financial Distress among Rural Hospitals ( ). (Aug 2016) Kaufman BG, Randolph RK, Holmes GM, Pink G Prediction of Financial Distress among Rural Hospitals (Jan 2016) Kaufman BG, Pink G, Holmes GM Geographic Variation in Financial Distress in Rural Hospitals (Jan 2016) Kaufman BG, Rutledge R, Pink G, Holmes GM A Comparison of Closed Rural Hospitals and Perceived Impact (April 2015) Thomas SR, Kaufman BG, Randolph RK, Thompson K, Perry J, Pink G Best Practices for Health Insurance Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment in Rural Areas (Dec 2014) Silberman P, Thomas SR, Kaufman BG, Perry J, Holmes GM Rural Provider Perceptions of the ACA: Case Studies from Four States (Dec 2014) Kaufman BG, Silberman P, Holmes GM How Does Medicaid Expansion Affect Insurance Coverage of Rural Populations? (July 2014) Thompson K, Kaufman BG, Holmes GM Presentations: Rural Hospital Closures and Financial Distress G. Mark Holmes, Brystana G. Kaufman, and George H. Pink. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Webinar (Oct 2015)

4 Forecasting the Risk of Financial Distress in Rural Hospitals G. Mark Holmes, Brystana G. Kaufman, and George H. Pink. Arizona Critical Access Hospitals: Webinar (Oct 2015) North Carolina Critical Access Hospitals: Raleigh, NC (Aug 2015) Federal Office of Rural Health: Bethesda, MD (Jun 2015) Rural Hospital Closures: What happens before and after? GH Pink, V Freeman, GM Holmes, A Howard, B Kaufman, J Perry, R Randolph, S Thomas, and K Thompson National Rural Hospital Association: Critical Access Hospital conference (Oct 2014) AWARDS AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship 2018 Journal of Rural Health Article of the Year 2016 GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Poster Award 2016 DCRI Executive Director Pathway Funding Award 2016 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES Collaborative Institutional training Initiative (CITI) Human Research Certification 4 Kaufman

5 Media Quotes Press Release From the National Rural Health Association. April 18, 2017 Syrop, Jackie. Lack of Medicaid Expansion in 19 States Led to Poorer Access to Care in Rural Areas. October 4, The American Journal of Managed Care. UNC Study Finds Medicaid Expansion Affects Rural, Urban Hospitals Differently. September 14, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. Luthra, Shefali. Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Hurts Rural Hospitals More Than Urban Facilities. September 7, Kaiser Health News. Watson, Stephanie. Why a wave of closures is putting rural residents health at risk. December 6, YourCareEverywhere. Rate of rural hospital closures is rising, study finds. July 20, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health communications. 5 Kaufman