Kristin Schuller

Associate Professor, Health Care Management Program Coordinator

Kristin Schuller

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Health Professions, Rm. 3140 Y

Education

PhD, Health Services Policy and Management, University of South Carolina, 2012

MHA, Health Services Policy and Management, University of South Carolina, 2009

BS, Health Services Administration, Ohio University, 2007

Areas of Expertise

Access to mental health care

Quality improvement in healthcare settings

Rural health

Inclusive health practices

Selected Publications

  • Crawford, R.P. & Schuller, KA. (in press). Functional and Communicative Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care in the LGBTQ+ Community. Psychology & Sexuality
  • Schuller, KA and Buchman, SA. A Qualitative Understanding of Nurses’ Challenges with Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic. Nursing Outlook. October 2021, 70(2): 292-299
  • Morrone, M. Cronin, C.E. Schuller, K, Nicks, S. Access to Health Care in Appalachia: Perception and Reality. Journal of Appalachian Health. October 2021, 3(4): 123-136
  • Schuller, KA & Nicks, SE. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Patients’ Cost, Quality & Access to Care Concerns regarding the U.S. Healthcare System. Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021, 5(2): 1-10
  • Schuller, KA, Miller, C, & Buchman, S. Nurses’ Burnout and Resilience in Relation to Organizational Factors. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 2020, 3(6): 1-7. DOI: 10.29011/2688-9501.101177
  • Schuller, KA & Crawford, R. Impact of the Interpersonal Patient-Provider Relationship on Patient Satisfaction with Mental Health Care among the LGBTQ+ Population. Journal of Mental Health, 2020; DOI: 1080/09638237.2020.1793126
  • Crusey, LA, Schuller, KA, & Trace, J. Access to Care Barriers for Patients with Bipolar Disorder in the United States. Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhqr.2020.03.001
  • Cronin, CE, Franz, B, & Schuller, KA. Expanding the Population Health Workforce: Strategic Priorities of Hospital Organizations in the U.S. Population Health Management, 2020. DOI: 10.1089/pop.2019.0138
  • Schuller, KA. Is obesity a risk factor for readmission after acute myocardial infarction? Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhqr.2019.09.002
  • Schuller, KA, Franz, B, & Cronin, C. Patient characteristics affect discharge status for opioid-related infective endocarditis. Medical Care, 2020; 58(1): 13-17. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001233
  • Schuller, KA, Cronin, CE, Nicks, S, Jing, X, Kingori, C, & Morrone, M. Development and application of a rubric to compare strategies for improving access to health care in rural communities in the United States. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2019; 74: 61-68. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.02.013
  • Law, T, Cronin, CE, Schuller, KA, Jing, X., Bolon, D, & Phillips, B. Conceptual framework to evaluate health care professionals’ satisfaction in utilizing telemedicine Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2019; 119, 435-445 doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2019.080
  • Ahmadi, E, Masel, DT, Metcalf, AY, & Schuller, K. Inventory management of surgical supplies and instruments in hospitals: A literature review. Health System, 2018. DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2018.1496875
  • Schuller, KA, Vaughan, B, & Wright, I. Models of care delivery for patients with Parkinson Disease living in rural areas. Family & Community Health, 2017; 40(4): 324-330
  • Schuller, KA, Hsu, B, & Thompson, A. The rate of sepsis in a national pediatric population, 2006-2012. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2017; 56(11):1001-1007
  • Schuller, KA, Amundson, MA, McPherson, M, & Halaas, GW. An interprofessional programme to culturally sensitise students to the needs of patients and realities of practice in rural areas. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2017; 31(3):410-412
  • Schuller, KA, Kash, BA, & Gamm, LD. Enhanced transitions of care: Centralizing discharge phone calls improves ability to reach patients and reduces hospital readmissions. Journal of Healthcare Quality, March/April 2017; 39(2): e10-e21
  • Schuller, KA, Kash, BA, & Gamm, LD. Studer Group®’s Evidence-Based Leadership Initiative: Comparing success and sustainability in two health systems. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2015; 29(6): 684-700

Teaching

  • HLTH 207: Health Care in the U.S.
  • HCMN 435: Health Information and Quality Management