Influencing Policy

• Dr. Coleman testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging during the July 23, 2008 hearing on Person-Centered Care: Reforming Services and Bringing Older Citizens Back to the Heart of Society.
  Link to the video of the hearing         Written transcript of Dr. Coleman's testimony.
  * Please note, Real Player is required to view the video in the link above; free downloads are available at www.real.com



• Dr. Coleman's editorial on post hospital transitions: How Can We Ground the Frequent Fliers? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007;55(3):467-468. Link to article on journal's website



• The June 2007 MedPAC Report (specifically Chapter 5)



• The Commonwealth Fund's Interview with Dr. Coleman, published in the November/December 2006 issue of the Fund Digest.



• Coleman EA, and Berenson RA. Lost in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving the Quality of Transitional Care. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004;140:533-536.
  Abstract
       National Health Policy Forum presentation


• Colorado Public Radio broadcast with Dr. Eric Coleman on Care Transitions
  An 18 minute broadcast, aired originally on November 22, 2004 and again on March 25th, 2005



• Coleman, EA and the Care Management Workgroup. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Healthcare Transitions. A Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Care Management Workgroup. February 2004.



• The American Geriatrics Society position statement: Improving the Quality of Transitional Care for Persons with Complex Care Needs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003;51(4):556-557.



• Proceedings from the Aspen Transitional Care Conference September 18-20, 2002. Aspen, CO.