Author Archives: Jennifer Lyden

About Jennifer Lyden

Jennifer T. Lyden, MPH, PMP is a public health analyst for the End-of-Life, Palliative and Hospice Care (EPHC) Program at RTI International. , She is currently working on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-funded hospice quality measure development projects. Jen is trained in qualitative data collection methodologies with a background in data collection, data management, and logistics planning and execution.

Falls and the rise of wearable sensors

By | July 27, 2017
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“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” Remember that catchphrase of the late 1980s and early 1990s, based on the television commercial for LifeCall? Well, the Mrs. Fletcher of yesterday would be amazed by the wearable devices of today – they might even be able to prevent her fall in the first place! According to… Read More »

Empowering hospice consumers to make informed choices: the role of publicly reported quality information

By | August 24, 2016
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One of the primary goals of measuring and publicly reporting quality of care is to empower consumers to make informed health care decisions. Numerous national efforts, many initiated as a result of requirements in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, are underway to make information about quality of care available to the public. Despite… Read More »