Jean Kutner, MD, MPH/MSPH

Professional Titles

• Distinguished Professor of Medicine
• Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
• Chief Medical Officer, University of Colorado Hospital

Recognitions

• Pioneer Award , University of Colorado Hospital (2009)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2008)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2009)
  
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2011)
  Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2010)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2017)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2012)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2013)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2014)
• Aspire Award: Denver's Women of Distinction, Trilogy Financial Services (2015)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2016)
• Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2015)
• Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2017)
• Presidential Citation, AAHPM (2019)

Research Interests

Publications

• Linzer M, Myerburg RJ, Kutner JS, Wilcox CM, Oddone E, DeHoratius RJ, Nacccerelli GV. Explroing the Generalist-Subspecialist Interface in Internal Medicine. In press, The American Journal of Medicine, 2006.
• Abraham A, Kutner JS, Beaty B. Suffering at the End of Life in the Setting of Low Physical Symptom Distress. In press, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2006
• Kutner JS, Westfall JM, Morrison EH, Beach MC, Jacobs EA, Rosenblatt RA. Facilitating Collaboration among Academic Generalist Disciplines: A Call to Action. Annals of Family Medicine, 2006. 4(2):
• Kutner JS. Applying the Evidence Base to Terminal Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2005. 8(5):1040-1041.
• VanVorst RF, Crane LA, Barton PL, Kutner JS, Kallail KJ, Westfall JM. Barriers to Quality Care for Dying Patients in Rural Communities. In press, Journal of Rural Health. 2006.
• Barry DW, Melhado TV, Chacko KM, Lee RS, Steiner JF, Kutner JS. Patient And Physician Expectations For The Timeliness Of Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005. 20:703-709.
• Fischer SM, Gozansky W, Sauaia A, Min SJ, Kutner JS, Kramer A. A Practical Tool to Identify Patients Who May Benefit from a Palliative Approach: The CARING Criteria. In press, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management .2006
• Goodlin SJ, Kutner JS, Connor SR, Ryndes T, Houser J, Hauptman PJ. Hospice Care for Heart Failure Patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2005. 29(5):525-528.
• Shrank WH, Kutner JS, Richardson T, Mularski R, Fischer S, Kagawa-Singer F. Focus Group Findings about the Influence of Culture on Communication Preferences in End-of-Life Care, Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005. 20:703-709.
• Kutner JS. AAHPM College of Palliative Care: Building for the Future. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2005. 8(5): 900-901.
• Gonzales R, Kutner JS. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2006. New York, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2006
• Kutner JS, Westfall JM, Morrison EH, Beach MC, Jacobs EA, Rosenblatt RA. Facilitating Collaboration among Academic Generalist Disciplines: A Call to Action. Annals of Family Medicine, 2006. 4(2):172-176.
• Abraham A, Kutner JS, Beaty B. Suffering at the End of Life in the Setting of Low Physical Symptom Distress. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2006. 9(3):658-665.
• Fischer SM, Gozansky W, Sauaia A, Min SJ, Kutner JS, Kramer A. A Practical Tool to Identify Patients Who May Benefit from a Palliative Approach: The CARING Criteria. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management .2006. 31(4):285-292.
• VanVorst RF, Crane LA, Barton PL, Kutner JS, Kallail KJ, Westfall JM. Barriers to Quality Care for Dying Patients in Rural Communities. The Journal of Rural Health. 2006. 22(3):248-253.
• Kutner JS, Bryant LL, Beaty BL, Fairclough DL. Symptom Distress and Quality of Life Assessment at the End of Life: The Role of Proxy Response. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management,. 2006. 32(4):300-310.
• Linzer M, Myerburg RJ, Kutner JS, Wilcox CM, Oddone E, DeHoratius RJ, Nacccerelli GV. Exploring the Generalist-Subspecialist Interface in Internal Medicine. The American Journal of Medicine, 2006. 119(6):528-537.
• Kutner JS, Bryant LL, Beaty BL, Fairclough DL. Time Course and Characteristics of Symptom Distress and Quality of Life at the End of Life. In press, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management,. November, 2006.
• Fischer SM, Kutner JS, Sauaia A, Kramer A. Lack of Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care in the VA. In press, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. January, 2007.
• Kutner JS. AAHPM College of Palliative Care: Mentorship and Career Development. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2006. 9(5):1037-1040.
• Kutner JS. Key Palliative Care Topics Areas for Hospital Medicine. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2006. 1(4):212-213.
• Gonzales R, Kutner JS. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2006. New York, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2007
• Kutner JS, Smith MC. Designing a Research Protocol to Test the Efficacy of Massage Therapy. Oral presentation at the 16th International Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill, September 28, 2006, Montreal, Canada. J Palliat Care. 2006. 22(3):200.
• EFFICACY OF MASSAGE THERAPY FOR DECREASING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SYMPTOM DISTRESS AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADVANCED CANCER. J.S. KUTNER; M.C. SMITH; L. CORBIN; L. HEMPHILL; D. FAIRCLOUGH. 1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Oral Abstract presentation at 2007 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Toronto, April 2007.
• Glasheen JJ, Epstein KR, Siegal E, Kutner JS, Prochazka AV. The Spectrum of Community-Based Hospitalist Practice: A Call to Tailor Internal Medicine Residency Training. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007. 167: 727-729
• Kutner JS, Bryant LL, Beaty BL, Fairclough DL. Time Course and Characteristics of Symptom Distress and Quality of Life at the End of Life. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2007. 34(3):227-236.
• Whaled GF, Kutner J, Byock I, Gerard D, Stovall E, Sieverding P, Ganz P, Krouse RS. Implementing Palliative Care Studies. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2007. 34(1S):S40-S48.
• Fischer SM, Kutner JS, Sauaia A, Kramer A. Lack of Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2007.24(4):277-283
• Bekelman DB, Havranek EP, Becker DM, Kutner JS, Peterson PN, Wittstein IS, Gottlieb SH, Yamashita TE, Fairclough DL, Dy SM. Physical Symptoms, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2007; 13(8):643-648
• Abernethy AP, Hanson LC, Main DS, Kutner JS. Palliative care clinical research networks, a requirement for evidence-based palliative care: time for coordinated action. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2007. 10(4):845-850.
• Fischer SM, Sauaia A, Kutner JS. Patient Navigation: A Culturally Competent Strategy to Address Disparities in Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2007. 10(5):1023-1028
• Smith, MC, Kutner JS, Hemphill, L, Yamashita T, Felton S. Developing Control and Treatment Conditions in a Clinical Trial of Massage Therapy for Advanced Cancer. Journal of the Society of Integrative Oncology. 2007. 5(4):139-146
• Levy C, Bemski J, Kutner JS. Are Hospices Establishing Prehospice/Palliative Care Programs? In press, Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2007
• Kutner, JS. Assuring quality end-of-life care – imperative to grow the evidence base in concert with growth of the field. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007. 56(1):160-162.
• Norris, SL, High K, Gill TM, Hennessy S, Kutner JS, Reuben DB, Unutzer J, Landefeld S. Healthcare for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Research Agenda. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007. 56(1):149-159.
• Kutner, JS. “Ensuring safe, quality care for hospitalized people with advanced illness, a core obligation for hospitalists”. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2007. 2(6):355-356.
• Denberg TD, Lin CT, Myers BA, Cashman JM, Kutner JS, Steiner JF. Improving Patient Care Through Health-Promotion Outreach. J Ambulatory Care Manage. 2007. 31(1): 76-87.
• Bekelman DB, Hutt E, Masoudi FE, Kutner JS, Rumsfeld JS. Defining the Role of Palliative Care in Older Adults with Heart Failure. International Journal of Cardiology. 2008. 125:183-190
• Kutner JS, Levi C. Book Review: Research Methods in Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008. 11(3):514-515
• Gonzales R, Kutner JS. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2008 New York, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2008
• Kutner JS, Smith MC, Corbin L, Hemphill L, Fairclough D. Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Decreasing Physical and Emotional Symptom Distress and Improving Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer. Oral abstract presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. April 27, 2007. Toronto, Canada
• Kutner JS, Fischer SM, Benton K. Persistence of High Worst Pain Scores Among Persons with Advanced Cancer. Poster presentaiton at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly. Tampa, FL. January 30, 2008
• Bekelman DB, Hutt E, Masoudi FE, Kutner JS, Rumsfeld JS. Defining the Role of Palliative Care in Older Adults with Heart Failure. International Journal of Cardiology. 2008. 125:183-190
• Levy C, Bemski J, Kutner JS. Are Hospices Establishing Prehospice/Palliative Care Programs? Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008. 11(3):413-414
• Glasheen JJ, Siegal EM, Epstein K, Kutner J, Prochazka, AV. Fulfilling the Promise of Hospital Medicine: Tailoring Internal Medicine Training to Address Hospitalists’ Needs. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008. 23(7):1110-1115.
• Redstone P, Vancura JL, Barry D, Kutner JS. Nonurgent Use of the Emergency Department. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 2008. 31(4):370-376
• Cumbler E, Carter J, Kutner J. Failure at the transition of care: challenges in the discharge of the vulnerable elderly patient. J Hosp Med. 2008. 3: 349-352
• Kutner, JS, Smith MC, Corbin L, Hemphill L, Benton K, Mellis BK, Beaty B, Felton S, Yamashita TE, Bryant LL, Fairclough DL. Massage Therapy versus Simple Touch to Improve Pain and Mood in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008. 149(6): 369-379
• Wilson BA, Kutner JS, Levy C. Do Health Insurance Plans Perpetuate Ambiguity About Palliative Care? Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008. 11(9):1182
• Recklitis CJ, Campbell EG, Kutner JS, Bober SL. Money Talks: Non-Monetary Incentive Fails to Increase Response Rates to a Physician Survey. J Clinical Epidemiology. In press. 2008
• Kutner, JS, Kilbourn KK. Bereavement. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. In press. 2008
• Smith M, Yamashita T, Bryant L, Hemphill L, Kutner J. Proving massage therapy for people with advanced cancer: What to expect. J of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. In press. 2008
• O’Bryant CL, Linnebur SA, Yamashita TE, Kutner JS. Inconsistencies in Opioid Equianalgesic Ratios: Clinical and Research Implications. J of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 2008. 22(4):282-290.
• Corbin L, Mellis BK, Beaty B, Kutner JS. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies by Patients with Advanced Cancer and Pain in a Hospice Setting: A Multi-centered, Descriptive Study. J Palliat Med. 2009. 12(1): 7 – 8.
• Seow H, Snyder CF, Shugarman LR, Mularski RA, Kutner JS, Lorenze KA, Wu AW, Dy SM. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings from a National Symposium. Cancer. In press. 2009.
• Kutner JS, Levi C. Book Review: Research Methods in Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008. 11(3):514-515.
• Gonzales R, Kutner JS. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2009 New York, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2009
• Recklitis CJ, Campbell EG, Kutner JS, Bober SL. Money Talks: Non-Monetary Incentive Fails to Increase Response Rates to a Physician Survey. J Clinical Epidemiology. 2009; 62(2): 224-6.
• Kutner, JS, Kilbourn KK. Bereavement: addressing challenges faced by advanced cancer patients, their caregivers, and their physicians. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2009. 36:825-844.
• Smith M, Yamashita T, Bryant L, Hemphill L, Kutner J. Providing massage therapy for people with advanced cancer: What to expect. J of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009. 15(4):367-371.
• Corbin L, Mellis BK, Beaty B, Kutner JS. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies by Patients with Advanced Cancer and Pain in a Hospice Setting: A Multi-centered, Descriptive Study. J Palliat Med. 2009. 12(1): 7 – 8.
• Seow H, Snyder CF, Shugarman LR, Mularski RA, Kutner JS, Lorenz KA, Wu AW, Dy SM. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings from a National Symposium. Cancer. 2009; 115: 3820-3829.
• Seow H, Snyder CF, Mularski RA, Shugarman, LR, Kutner JS, Lorenz KA, Wu AW, Dy SM. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End of Life. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2009; 38(6):903-912.
• Park ER, Bober SL, Campbell EG, Recklitis C, Kutner JS, Diller L. General Internist Communication about Sexual Function with Cancer Survivors. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009; 24(Suppl 2): 407-11
• Bober SL, Recklitis CJ, Campbell EG, Park ER, Kutner JS, Najita JS, Diller L. Caring for Cancer Survivors: A Survey of Primary Care Physicians. Cancer. 2009; 115 (18 Suppl):4409 – 18.
• Bekelman DV, Rumsfeld JS, Havranek EP, Yamashita TE, Hutt E, Gottlieb SH, Dy SM, Kutner JS. Symptom Burden, Depression, and Spiritual Well-Being: A Comparison of Heart Failure and Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009. 24(5):592-598
• Kutner JS, Kilbourn KM, Costenaro A, Lee CA, Nowels C, Vancura JL, Anderson DA, Keech TE. Support Needs of Informal Hospice Caregivers: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine. In press, 2010.
• Linzer M, Carde C, Alexander RW, DeMarco DM, Haupt A, Hicks L, Kutner J, Mangione CM, Mechaber H, Rentz M, Riley J, Schuster B, Solomon GD, Volberding P, Ibrahim T for the Association of Specialty Professors Part-Time Careers Task Force. Part Time Careers in Academic Internal Medicine: A Report From the Association of Specialty Professors Part-Time Careers Task Force on Behalf of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. Academic Medicine. 2009; 84: 1395-1400.
• Hanson LC, Schenck AP, Rokoske FS, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS, Person JL. Hospices’ Preparation and Practices for Quality Measurement. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2010; 39(1):1 – 8.
• Goldstein N, Carlson M, Livote E, Kutner JS. Management of Implantable Defibrillators in Hospice. Annals of Internal Medicine. In press. 2010.
• Zerzan j, Linnebur S, O’Bryant C, Kutner J. Variation in pain medication use in end-of-life care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. In press. 2010.
• Kutner JS. An 86-year-old woman with cardiac cachexia contemplating the end of her life: review of hospice care. JAMA. 2010; 303(4):349-56
• Kutner JS, Kilbourn K, Costenaro A, Lee C, Nowels C, Vancura J, Anderson D, Ellis T. Support Needs of Informal Hospice Caregivers: A Qualitative Study. Poster presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL. May 2009
• Kutner JS, Smith M, Mellis K, Felton S, Yamashita T, Corbin L. Methodologic Challenges in Conducting a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial of Massage Therapy in Hospice. J Palliat Med. 2010; 13(6): 739-744.
• Goldstein NE, Carlson M, Kutner JS. Complexities of Defibrillator Deactivation. Ann Intern Med. 2010; 153(2): 133-134.
• LeBlanc TW, Kutner JS, Ko D, Wheeler JL, Bull J, Abernethy AP. Developing the Evidence Base for Palliative Care: Formation of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative and Its First Trial. Hospital Practice. 2010; 38(3): 137 – 143.
• Seow H, Snyder CF, Shugarman LR, Mularski RA, Kutner JS, Lorenz KA, Wu AW, Dy SM. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings from a National Symposium. Effective Health Care Research Report No. 20. (Prepared by Johns Hopkins University DEcIDE Center Under Contract No. 290-2005-00341). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2010.
• Seow H, Snyder CF, Mularski RA, Shugarman, LR, Kutner JS, Lorenz KA, Wu AW, Dy SM. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End of Life. Effective Health Care Research Report No. 23. (Prepared by Johns Hopkins University DEcIDE Center Under Contract No. 290-2005-00341). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2010.
• Cumbler E, Murphy P, Jones WJ, Wald HL, Kutner JS, Smith DB. Quality of Care for In-Hospital Stroke: Analysis of a Statewide Registry. Stroke. 2011; 42: 207-210.
• Abernethy AP, Aziz NM, Basch E, Bull J, Cleeland CS, Currow DC, Fairclough D, Hanson L, Hauser J, Ko D, Lloyd L, Morrison RS, Otis-Green S, Pantilat S, Portenoy RK, Ritchie C, Rocker G, Wheeler JL, Zafar SY, Kutner JS. A strategy to advance the evidence base in Palliative Medicine: Formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. J Palliat Med. 2010; 13(12): 1-7.
• Matlock DD, Kutner JS, Emsermann C, Al-Khatib S, Sanders GD, Rumsfeld JS, Dickinson LM, Masoudi FA. Regional Variations in Physicians’ Attitudes and Recommendations Surrounding Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. J Card Fail, 2011 (in press)
• Matlock DD, Peterson PN, Heidenreich PA, Lucas FL, Malenka DJ, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Kutner JS, Fisher ES, Masoudi FM. Regional Variations of Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibillators: Results from the National Cardiovacular Data Registry (NCDR). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011; 4: 114-121.
• Reither J, Nowels D, Nowels CT, Motz-Storey L, Mellis BK, Keech T, Matlock DD, Kutner JS. We’re Hands-On: Exploring a Supplemental Approach to Hospice Care Provision. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2012; 14(6): 1-7.
• Fischer SM, Sauaia A, Min S, Kutner JS, Advance Directive Discussions: Lost in Translation or Lost Opportunities? J Palliat Med. 2012 (in press)
• Fischer SM, Min SJ, Sauaia A, Kutner JS. “They’re Going to Unplug Grandma”: Advance directive discussions and documentation do not decrease survival in patients at baseline lower risk of death. 2011 Sep 29. J Hosp Med. doi: 10.1002/jhm.930. [Epub ahead of print]
• Pantilat, SZ, Kerr KM, Kutner JS, Ferris FD, Rathfon MA, Rabow MW. Leveraging External Resources to Grow and Sustain Your Palliative Care Program: A Call to Action. J Palliat Med. 2012; 15(1): 1 – 4.
• Matlock DD, Nowels CT, Masoudi FA, Sauer WH, Bekelman DB, Main DS, Kutner JS. Patient and Cardiologist Perceptions on Decision Making For Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: A Qualitative Study. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2011; 34(12):1634-44
• Bekelman DB, Nowels CT, Retrum JH, Allen LA, Shakar S, Hutt E, Heyborne T, Main DS, Kutner JS. Giving Voice to Patients’ and Family Caregivers’ Needs in Chronic Heart Failure: Implications for Palliative Care Programs. J Palliat Med. 2011; 14(12): 1317 - 1324.
• Kilbourn K, Costenaro A., Madore S, DeRoche K, Anderson D, Keech T, Kutner, JS. Feasibility of a Telephone-based Counseling Program for Informal Caregivers of Hospice Patients. J Palliat Med. 2011; 14(11): 1200 - 1205.
• Kutner, JS. A Significant Milestone for Palliative Care: Imperative for Dissemination and Implementation Research. J Palliat Med. 2011; 14(11): 1194 – 1195.
• Matlock DD, Keech TAE, McKenzie MB, Bronsert MR, Nowels CT, Kutner JS. Feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid designed for people facing advanced or terminal illness: a pilot randomized trial. Health Expectations. 2011; Article first published online: 28 OCT 2011.
• Youngwerth JM, Bartley JB, Yamashita TE, Kutner JS. Characteristics Associated with Higher Cost Per Day or Longer Length of Stay in Hospitalized Patients Who Died During the Hospitalization or Were Discharged to Hospice. J Hosp Med. 2011; 6: 338 – 343.
• Bekelman DB, Nowels CT, Allen LA, Shakar S, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Outpatient Palliative Care for Chronic Heart Failure: A Case Series. J Palliat Med. 2011; 14(7): 815-821.
• Corn M, Gustafson DH, Harris LM, Kutner JS, McFarren AE, Shad AT. Survey of consumer informatics for palliation and hospice care. Am J Prev Med. 2011; 40(5 Suppl 2):S173-8.
• Kutner JS, Smith MC. CAM in Chronic Pain and Palliative Care. In: Moore RJ ed. Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care: Biobehavioral Approaches for the Life Course. New York, Springer, 2012.
• Kutner JS, Wheeler JL, Abernethy AP. Clinical Research. In: Cote TR, Kinzbrunner BM. The Hospice Medical Director Manual. Glenview, IL. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2012
• Cella D, Neubauer N, Thomas J, Kutner J, Seiden MV. The FACIT-AI, a new tool for assessing symptoms associated with malignant ascites. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 23159815.
• Leblanc TW, Abernethy AP, Currow DC, Kutner JS. Considerations in reporting palliative care clinical trials: standardizing information reported and authorship practices. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2012 Dec;6(4):494-9. PMID: 23080306.
• Lodato JE, Aziz N, Bennett RE, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS. Achieving palliative care research efficiency through defining and benchmarking performance metrics. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2012 Dec;6(4):533-542. PMID: 23080309.
• Currow DC, Kutner JS, Abernethy AP. Management of polypharmacy: can we safely discontinue medications? Australian Prescriber. 2012; 35(3).
• Caverly TJ, Al-Khatib SM, Kutner JS, Masoudi FA, Matlock DD. Patient preference in the decision to place implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Arch Intern Med. 2012; 172(14): 1104-5.
• Currow DC, Plummer JL, Kutner JS, Samsa GP, Abernethy AP. Analyzing Phase III Studies in Hospice/Palliative Care. A Solution That Sits Between Intention-to-Treat and Per Protocol Analysis: The Palliative-Modified ITT Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Oct;44(4):595-603. PMID: 22819439.
• McCormick WC; Geriatrics—Hospice and Palliative Medicine Work Group. An AAHPM & AGS leadership collaboration: the geriatrics--hospice and palliative medicine work group. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Mar;43(3):e1-2. PMID: 22337354.
• Reither J, Nowels D, Nowels CT, Motz-Storey L, Mellis BK, Keech T, Matlock DD, Kutner JS. We’re Hands-On: Exploring a Supplemental Approach to Hospice Care Provision. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 2012; 14(6): 1 – 7.
• Ritchie CS, Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS. Multisite studies offer a solution to recruitment challenges in palliative care studies. J Palliat Med. 2013 Mar;16(3):225. PMID: 23437832.
• Kutner JS, Smith MC. CAM in Chronic Pain and Palliative Care. In: Moore RJ ed. Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care: Biobehavioral Approaches for the Life Course. New York, Springer, 2012.
• Levy C, Kutner JS. A good death: appropriate end-of-life care. In: Holroyd-Leduc JM, Reddy M ed. Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine: A Practical Clinical Guide. BMJ Books/Wiley-Blackwell. 2012.
• Hutt E, Fink RM, Nelson-Marten P, Jones J, Kutner JS. Measuring Pain Perceptions and Medication Taking Behavior at the End of Life: A Pilot Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24065272
• Combs S, Kluger BM, Kutner JS. Research priorities in geriatric palliative care: nonpain symptoms. J Palliat Med. 2013 Sep;16(9):1001-7. PubMed PMID: 23888305
• Caverly TJ, Prochazka AV, Binswanger IA, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Confusing Relative Risk with Absolute Risk Is Associated with More Enthusiastic Beliefs about the Value of Cancer Screening. Med Decis Making. 2014 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24732049
• Lindquist LA, Covinsky K, Langa KM, Petty BG, Williams BC, Kutner JS. Making General Internal Medicine Research Relevant to the Older Patient with Multiple Chronic Comorbidities. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24557510
• Fischer S, Min SJ, Cervantes L, Kutner J. Where do you want to spend your last days of life? Low concordance between preferred and actual site of death among hospitalized adults. J Hosp Med. 2013 Apr;8(4):178-83. PubMed PMID: 23440934
• Cella D, Neubauer N, Thomas J, Kutner J, Seiden MV. The FACIT-AI, a new tool for assessing symptoms associated with malignant ascites. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Feb;128(2):187-90. PubMed PMID: 23159815
• LeBlanc TW, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. Discontinuation of statins in routine care settings. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jul 2;159(1):74-5. PubMed PMID: 23817715
• Pollak KI, Jones J, Lum HD, De La Cruz S, Felton S, Gill A, Kutner JS. Patient and Caregiver Opinions of Motivational Interviewing Techniques in Role-Played Palliative Care Conversations: A Pilot Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25701055
• Jones J, Nowels C, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Shared decision making and the use of a patient decision aid in advanced serious illness: provider and patient perspectives. Health Expect. 2014 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25439268
• Caverly TJ, Prochazka AV, Combs BP, Lucas BP, Mueller SR, Kutner JS, Binswanger I, Fagerlin A, Matlock DD. Doctors and Numbers: An Assessment of the Critical Risk Interpretation Test. Med Decis Making. 2014 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25378297
• Levy MH, Smith T, Alvarez-Perez A, Back A, Baker JN, Block S, Codada SN, Dalal S, Dans M, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Misra S, Mitchell W, Sauer TM, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Taylor RM, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Van Zyl C, Weinstein SM, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. Palliative care, Version 1.2014. Featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Oct;12(10):1379-88. PubMed PMID: 25313178
• Ritchie CS, Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Kutner JS. Multisite studies offer a solution to recruitment challenges in palliative care studies. J Palliat Med. 2013 Mar;16(3):225. PubMed PMID: 23437832
• Combs SA, Culp S, Matlock DD, Kutner JS, Holley JL, Moss AH. Update on End-of-Life Care Training During Nephrology Fellowship: A Cross-sectional National Survey of Fellows. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Feb;65(2):233-9. PubMed PMID: 25245300
• Fischer SM, Cervantes L, Fink RM, Kutner JS. Apoyo con Cariño: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient Navigator Intervention to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Latinos With Serious Illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25240788
• Kessler ER, Moss A, Eckhardt SG, Laudenslager ML, Kilbourn K, Mauss IB, Bowles DW, Hecker S, Fairclough DL, Kutner JS. Distress among caregivers of phase I trial participants: a cross-sectional study. Support Care Cancer. 2014 Dec;22(12):3331-40. PubMed PMID: 25120010
• Boersma I, Miyasaki J, Kutner J, Kluger B. Palliative care and neurology: time for a paradigm shift. Neurology. 2014 Aug 5;83(6):561-7. PubMed PMID: 24991027
• Abernethy AP, Capell WH, Aziz NM, Ritchie C, Prince-Paul M, Bennett RE, Kutner JS. Ethical conduct of palliative care research: enhancing communication between investigators and institutional review boards. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Dec;48(6):1211-21. PubMed PMID: 24879998
• Hanson LC, Bull J, Wessell K, Massie L, Bennett RE, Kutner JS, Aziz NM, Abernethy A. Strategies to support recruitment of patients with life-limiting illness for research: the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Dec;48(6):1021-30. PubMed PMID: 24863152
• Goldstein NE, Kalman J, Kutner JS, Fromme EK, Hutchinson MD, Lipman HI, Matlock DD, Swetz KM, Lampert R, Herasme O, Morrison RS. A study to improve communication between clinicians and patients with advanced heart failure: methods and challenges behind the working to improve discussions about defibrillator management trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Dec;48(6):1236-46. PubMed PMID: 24768595
• Caverly TJ, Prochazka AV, Binswanger IA, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Confusing Relative Risk with Absolute Risk Is Associated with More Enthusiastic Beliefs about the Value of Cancer Screening. Med Decis Making. 2014 Apr 14;34(5):686-692. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24732049
• Lindquist LA, Covinsky K, Langa KM, Petty BG, Williams BC, Kutner JS. Making general internal medicine research relevant to the older patient with multiple chronic comorbidities. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Jun;29(6):915-9. PubMed PMID: 24557510
• Hutt E, Fink RM, Nelson-Marten P, Jones J, Kutner JS. Measuring pain perceptions and medication taking behavior at the end of life: a pilot study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2014 Nov;31(7):726-9. PubMed PMID: 24065272
• Matlock DD, Keech TA, McKenzie MB, Bronsert MR, Nowels CT, Kutner JS. Feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid designed for people facing advanced or terminal illness: a pilot randomized trial. Health Expect. 2014 Feb;17(1):49-59. PubMed PMID: 22032553
• Levy M, Smith T, Alvarez-Perez A, Back A, Baker JN, Beck AC, Block S, Dalal S, Dans M, Fitch TR, Kapo J, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Misra S, Mitchell W, Portman DG, Sauer TM, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Taylor RM, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. Palliative Care Version 1.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 Jan;14(1):82-113. PubMed PMID: 26733557
• Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. Selecting the Optimal Design for Drug Discontinuation Trials in a Setting of Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Oct;175(10):1725-6. PubMed PMID: 26436751
• McNeil MJ, Kamal AH, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. The Burden of Polypharmacy in Patients Near the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26432571
• Lum HD, Jones J, Lahoff D, Allen LA, Bekelman DB, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Unique challenges of hospice for patients with heart failure: A qualitative study of hospice clinicians. Am Heart J. 2015 Sep;170(3):524-30.e3. PubMed PMID: 26385036
• Lum HD, Horney C, Koets D, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Availability of Heart Failure Medications in Hospice Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26329799
• Overholser LS, Moss KM, Kilbourn K, Risendal B, Jones AF, Greffe BS, Garrington T, Leonardi-Warren K, Yamashita TE, Kutner JS. Development of a Primary Care-Based Clinic to Support Adults With a History of Childhood Cancer: The Tactic Clinic. J Pediatr Nurs. 2015 Sep-Oct;30(5):724-31. PubMed PMID: 26278341
• Waldrop D, Meeker MA, Kutner JS. The Developmental Transition From Living With to Dying From Cancer: Hospice Decision Making. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2015;33(5):576-98. PubMed PMID: 26176303
• Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Taylor DH Jr, Ritchie CS, Bull JH, Fairclough DL, Hanson LC, LeBlanc TW, Samsa GP, Wolf S, Aziz NM, Currow DC, Ferrell B, Wagner-Johnston N, Zafar SY, Cleary JF, Dev S, Goode PS, Kamal AH, Kassner C, Kvale EA, McCallum JG, Ogunseitan AB, Pantilat SZ, Portenoy RK, Prince-Paul M, Sloan JA, Swetz KM, Von Gunten CF, Abernethy AP. Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced, life-limiting illness: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 May;175(5):691-700. PubMed PMID: 25798575
• Pollak KI, Jones J, Lum HD, De La Cruz S, Felton S, Gill A, Kutner JS. Patient and Caregiver Opinions of Motivational Interviewing Techniques In Role-Played Palliative Care Conversations: A Pilot Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Jul;50(1):91-8. PubMed PMID: 25701055
• Jones J, Nowels C, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Shared decision making and the use of a patient decision aid in advanced serious illness: provider and patient perspectives. Health Expect. 2015 Dec;18(6):3236-47. PubMed PMID: 25439268
• Caverly TJ, Prochazka AV, Combs BP, Lucas BP, Mueller SR, Kutner JS, Binswanger I, Fagerlin A, McCormick J, Pfister S, Matlock DD. Doctors and numbers: an assessment of the critical risk interpretation test. Med Decis Making. 2015 May;35(4):512-24. PubMed PMID: 25378297
• Combs SA, Culp S, Matlock DD, Kutner JS, Holley JL, Moss AH. Update on end-of-life care training during nephrology fellowship: a cross-sectional national survey of fellows. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Feb;65(2):233-9. PubMed PMID: 25245300
• Fischer SM, Cervantes L, Fink RM, Kutner JS. Apoyo con Cariño: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention to improve palliative care outcomes for Latinos with serious illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Apr;49(4):657-65. PubMed PMID: 25240788
• Miaskowski C, Barsevick A, Berger A, Casagrande R, Grady PA, Jacobsen P, Kutner J, Patrick D, Zimmerman L, Xiao C, Matocha M, Marden S. Advancing Symptom Science Through Symptom Cluster Research: Expert Panel Proceedings and Recommendations. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 Apr;109(4). PubMed PMID: 28119347
• Kluger BM, Fox S, Timmons S, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Subramanian I, Carter JH, Johnson MJ, Richfield EW, Bekelman D, Kutner JS, Miyasaki J. Palliative care and Parkinson's disease: Meeting summary and recommendations for clinical research. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28108265
• Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JJ, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Matlock DD, Rietjens JA, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Teno JM, Thomas J, McMahan RD, Heyland DK. Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition from a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Jan 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28062339
• Liu Y, Kline D, Aerts S, Youngwerth JM, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Kluger BM. Inpatient Palliative Care for Neurological Disorders: Lessons from a Large Retrospective Series. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jan;20(1):59-64. PubMed PMID: 27898260
• LeBlanc TW, Ritchie CS, Friedman F, Bull J, Kutner JS, Johnson KS, Kamal AH. Adherence to Measuring What Matters Items When Caring for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Versus Solid Tumors. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Dec;52(6):775-782. PubMed PMID: 27810570
• Lum HD, Horney C, Koets D, Kutner JS, Matlock DD. Availability of Heart Failure Medications in Hospice Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016 Dec;33(10):924-928. PubMed PMID: 26329799
• Green AR, Jenkins A, Masoudi FA, Magid DJ, Kutner JS, Leff B, Matlock DD. Decision-Making Experiences of Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2016 Oct;39(10):1061-1069. PubMed PMID: 27566614
• Braun LT, Grady KL, Kutner JS, Adler E, Berlinger N, Boss R, Butler J, Enguidanos S, Friebert S, Gardner TJ, Higgins P, Holloway R, Konig M, Meier D, Morrissey MB, Quest TE, Wiegand DL, Coombs-Lee B, Fitchett G, Gupta C, Roach WH Jr. Palliative Care and Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Circulation. 2016 Sep 13;134(11):e198-225. PubMed PMID: 27503067
• Boersma I, Jones J, Carter J, Bekelman D, Miyasaki J, Kutner J, Kluger B. Parkinson disease patients' perspectives on palliative care needs: What are they telling us?. Neurol Clin Pract. 2016 Jun;6(3):209-219. PubMed PMID: 27347438
• Waldrop DP, Meeker MA, Kutner JS. Is It the Difference a Day Makes? Bereaved Caregivers' Perceptions of Short Hospice Enrollment. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Aug;52(2):187-195.e1. PubMed PMID: 27233144
• Lum HD, Jones J, Matlock DD, Glasgow RE, Lobo I, Levy CR, Schwartz RS, Sudore RL, Kutner JS. Advance Care Planning Meets Group Medical Visits: The Feasibility of Promoting Conversations. Ann Fam Med. 2016 Mar;14(2):125-32. PubMed PMID: 26951587
• Kamal AH, Bull J, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Hanson LC, Friedman F, Taylor DH Jr. Adherence to Measuring What Matters Measures Using Point-of-Care Data Collection Across Diverse Clinical Settings. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Mar;51(3):497-503. PubMed PMID: 26854995
• Levy M, Smith T, Alvarez-Perez A, Back A, Baker JN, Beck AC, Block S, Dalal S, Dans M, Fitch TR, Kapo J, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Misra S, Mitchell W, Portman DG, Sauer TM, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Taylor RM, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. Palliative Care Version 1.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 Jan;14(1):82-113. PubMed PMID: 26733557
• McNeil MJ, Kamal AH, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Abernethy AP. The Burden of Polypharmacy in Patients Near the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Feb;51(2):178-83.e2. PubMed PMID: 26432571
• Kluger BM, Persenaire MJ, Holden SK, Palmer LT, Redwine H, Berk J, Anderson CA, Filley CM, Kutner J, Miyasaki J, Carter J. Implementation issues relevant to outpatient neurology palliative care. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29307208
• Portz JD, Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Ritchie CS. High Symptom Burden and Low Functional Status in the Setting of Multimorbidity. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Oct;65(10):2285-2289. PubMed PMID: 28857119
• Dans M, Smith T, Back A, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Block S, Campbell T, Case AA, Dalal S, Edwards H, Fitch TR, Kapo J, Kutner JS, Kvale E, Miller C, Misra S, Mitchell W, Portman DG, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Aug;15(8):989-997. PubMed PMID: 28784860
• Lum HD, Sudore RL, Matlock DD, Juarez-Colunga E, Jones J, Nowels M, Schwartz RS, Kutner JS, Levy CR. A Group Visit Initiative Improves Advance Care Planning Documentation among Older Adults in Primary Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;30(4):480-490. PubMed PMID: 28720629
• Pensak NA, Joshi T, Simoneau T, Kilbourn K, Carr A, Kutner J, Laudenslager ML. Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Addressing Distress in Caregivers of Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplants: Formative Evaluation With Qualitative Interviews and Focus Groups. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Jun 22;6(6):e120. PubMed PMID: 28642213
• Tjia J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Blatchford PJ, Bennett Kendrick RE, Prince-Paul M, Somers TJ, McPherson ML, Sloan JA, Abernethy AP, Furuno JP. Perceptions of Statin Discontinuation among Patients with Life-Limiting Illness. J Palliat Med. 2017 Oct;20(10):1098-1103. PubMed PMID: 28520522
• Boersma I, Jones J, Coughlan C, Carter J, Bekelman D, Miyasaki J, Kutner J, Kluger B. Palliative Care and Parkinson's Disease: Caregiver Perspectives. J Palliat Med. 2017 Sep;20(9):930-938. PubMed PMID: 28520498
• Ritchie CL, Pollak KI, Kehl KA, Miller JL, Kutner JS. Better Together: The Making and Maturation of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jun;20(6):584-591. PubMed PMID: 28448200
• Candrian C, Tate C, Broadfoot K, Tsantes A, Matlock D, Kutner J. Designing Effective Interactions for Concordance around End-of-Life Care Decisions: Lessons from Hospice Admission Nurses. Behav Sci (Basel). 2017 Apr 18;7(2). PubMed PMID: 28420191
• Matlock DD, Jones J, Nowels CT, Jenkins A, Allen LA, Kutner JS. Evidence of Cognitive Bias in Decision Making Around Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillators: A Qualitative Framework Analysis. J Card Fail. 2017 Nov;23(11):794-799. PubMed PMID: 28363805
• Miaskowski C, Barsevick A, Berger A, Casagrande R, Grady PA, Jacobsen P, Kutner J, Patrick D, Zimmerman L, Xiao C, Matocha M, Marden S. Advancing Symptom Science Through Symptom Cluster Research: Expert Panel Proceedings and Recommendations. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 Apr;109(4). PubMed PMID: 28119347
• Kluger BM, Fox S, Timmons S, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Subramanian I, Carter JH, Johnson MJ, Richfield EW, Bekelman D, Kutner JS, Miyasaki J. Palliative care and Parkinson's disease: Meeting summary and recommendations for clinical research. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Apr;37:19-26. PubMed PMID: 28108265
• Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JJ, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Matlock DD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Teno JM, Thomas J, McMahan RD, Heyland DK. Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 May;53(5):821-832.e1. PubMed PMID: 28062339
• Liu Y, Kline D, Aerts S, Youngwerth JM, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Kluger BM. Inpatient Palliative Care for Neurological Disorders: Lessons from a Large Retrospective Series. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jan;20(1):59-64. PubMed PMID: 27898260
• Lum HD, Brungardt A, Jordan SR, Phimphasone-Brady P, Schilling LM, Lin CT, Kutner JS. Design and Implementation of Patient Portal-Based Advance Care Planning Tools. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jan;57(1):112-117.e2. PubMed PMID: 30595147
• Kutner JS, Abernethy AP. Coding Error Resulting in Change in Secondary Outcome Scores in Trial of Safety and Benefit of Discontinuing Statin Therapy Among Terminally Ill Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30508023
• Cumbler E, Kutner JS. Random Drug Testing of Physicians: A Complex Issue Framed in 7 Questions. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jan 8;14(1):56-57. PubMed PMID: 30379142
• Katz M, Goto Y, Kluger BM, Galifianakis NB, Miyasaki JM, Kutner JS, Jones CA, Pantilat SZ. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders. J Palliat Med. 2018 Oct;21(10):1507-1517. PubMed PMID: 30204543
• Candrian C, Tsantes A, Matlock DD, Tate C, Kutner JS. "I just need to know they are going to do what they say they're going to do with my mom." Understanding hospice expectations from the patient, caregiver and admission nurse perspective. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 Nov;101(11):2025-2030. PubMed PMID: 30098905
• Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Abernethy AP. Response to Davis and Behm (doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0608): Discontinuation of Statins. J Palliat Med. 2018 Mar;21(3):283. PubMed PMID: 29649384
• Kluger BM, Persenaire MJ, Holden SK, Palmer LT, Redwine H, Berk J, Anderson CA, Filley CM, Kutner J, Miyasaki J, Carter J. Implementation issues relevant to outpatient neurology palliative care. Ann Palliat Med. 2018 Jul;7(3):339-348. PubMed PMID: 29307208
• Pollak KI, Gao X, Arnold RM, Arnett K, Felton S, Fairclough DL, Kutner JS. Feasibility of using communication coaching to teach palliative care clinicians Motivational Interviewing. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31765759
• Youngwerth J, Coats H, Jones A, Wibben A, Somes E, Felton S, Anderson A, Flarity K, Elliott K, Kutner JS. Integrating Creative Arts Therapy with Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 Nov;22(11):1306-1307. PubMed PMID: 31661396
• Goldstein NE, Mather H, McKendrick K, Gelfman LP, Hutchinson MD, Lampert R, Lipman HI, Matlock DD, Strand JJ, Swetz KM, Kalman J, Kutner JS, Pinney S, Morrison RS. Improving Communication in Heart Failure Patient Care. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Oct 1;74(13):1682-1692. PubMed PMID: 31558252
• Akgün KM, Krishnan S, Feder SL, Tate J, Kutner JS, Crothers K. Polypharmacy Increases Risk of Dyspnea Among Adults With Serious, Life-Limiting Diseases. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 24;:1049909119877512. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31550901
• Portz JD, Ford K, Bekelman DB, Boxer RS, Kutner JS, Czaja S, Elsbernd K, Bull S. "We're Taking Something So Human and Trying to Digitize": Provider Recommendations for mHealth in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31526220
• Lin SY, Schneider CE, Bristol AA, Clancy M, Sprague SA, Aldridge M, Cortes T, Goldfeld KS, Kutner JS, Mitchell SL, Shega JW, Wu B, Zhu CW, Brody AA. Sequential Pilot Trials of Aliviado Dementia Care to Inform an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Gerontologist. 2020 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33377138
• Brungardt A, Wibben A, Tompkins AF, Shanbhag P, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy in Palliative Care: A Pilot Implementation Trial. J Palliat Med. 2020 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33227225
• Ghesquiere A, Wyka K, Smith M, Kutner JS. Associations between psychological symptoms and treatment outcomes of a massage therapy intervention: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Oct;46:116-122. PubMed PMID: 31519267
• Pensak NA, Carr AL, Jones J, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Kutner JS, Kilbourn K, Sannes TS, Brewer BB, Kolva E, Joshi T, Laudenslager ML. A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress. Psychooncology. 2020 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33217070
• Schenker Y, Ellington L, Bell L, Kross EK, Rosenberg AR, Kutner JS, Bickel KE, Ritchie C, Kavalieratos D, Bekelman DB, Mooney KB, Fischer SM. The National Postdoctoral Palliative Care Research Training Collaborative: History, Activities, Challenges, and Future Goals. J Palliat Med. 2020 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32955969
• Tevis SE, Patel H, Singh S, Ehrenfeucht C, Little C, Kutner J, Persoff J. Impact of a Physician Clinical Support Supervisor in Supporting Patients and Families, Staff, and the Health-Care System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Sep 10;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32907663
• Lillie KM, Dirks LG, Curtis JR, Candrian C, Kutner JS, Shaw JL. Culturally Adapting an Advance Care Planning Communication Intervention With American Indian and Alaska Native People in Primary Care. J Transcult Nurs. 2019 Jul 1;:1043659619859055. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31258037
• Lum HD, Dukes J, Daddato AE, Juarez-Colunga E, Shanbhag P, Kutner JS, Levy CR, Sudore RL. Effectiveness of Advance Care Planning Group Visits Among Older Adults in Primary Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Oct;68(10):2382-2389. PubMed PMID: 32726475
• Portz JD, Brungardt A, Shanbhag P, Staton EW, Bose-Brill S, Lin CT, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Advance Care Planning Among Users of a Patient Portal During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Aug 11;22(8):e21385. PubMed PMID: 32716900
• Portz JD, Ford KL, Doyon K, Bekelman DB, Boxer RS, Kutner JS, Czaja S, Bull S. Using Grounded Theory to Inform the Human-Centered Design of Digital Health in Geriatric Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Dec;60(6):1181-1192.e1. PubMed PMID: 32615298
• Carr AL, Jones J, Mikulich Gilbertson S, Laudenslager ML, Kutner JS, Kilbourn K, Sannes TS, Brewer BW, Kolva E, Joshi T, Amoyal Pensak N. Impact of a Mobilized Stress Management Program (Pep-Pal) for Caregivers of Oncology Patients: Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR Cancer. 2019 May 3;5(1):e11406. PubMed PMID: 31066678
• Kluger BM, Miyasaki J, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Hall K, Pantilat S, Khan R, Friedman C, Cernik W, Goto Y, Long J, Fairclough D, Sillau S, Kutner JS. Comparison of Integrated Outpatient Palliative Care With Standard Care in Patients With Parkinson Disease and Related Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2020 May 1;77(5):551-560. PubMed PMID: 32040141
• Candrian C, Lasker Hertz S, Matlock D, Flanagan L, Tate C, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Development of a Community Advance Care Planning Guides Program and the RELATE Model of Communication. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Jan;37(1):5-11. PubMed PMID: 31030524
• Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Pollak KI. Better Together: The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group as a Model for Increasing Equity in the Science of Hospice and Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2020 May;23(5):601-602. PubMed PMID: 31977271
• Kutner JS. "Taking to Bed": A Simple, and Important, Clinical Indicator. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jun;67(6):1115-1116. PubMed PMID: 30829403
• Kluger BM, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Pantilat SZ, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Gritz M, Jones J, Fairclough D, Sumrall M, Hall K, Miyasaki J. Does outpatient palliative care improve patient-centered outcomes in Parkinson's disease: Rationale, design, and implementation of a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Apr;79:28-36. PubMed PMID: 30779960
• Arch JJ, Fishbein JN, Ferris MC, Mitchell JL, Levin ME, Slivjak ET, Andorsky DJ, Kutner JS. Acceptability, Feasibility, and Efficacy Potential of a Multimodal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention to Address Psychosocial and Advance Care Planning Needs among Anxious and Depressed Adults with Metastatic Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2020 Oct;23(10):1380-1385. PubMed PMID: 31905307
• Schenker Y, Park SY, Jeong K, Pruskowski J, Kavalieratos D, Resick J, Abernethy A, Kutner JS. Associations Between Polypharmacy, Symptom Burden, and Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Apr;34(4):559-566. PubMed PMID: 30719645
• Pollak KI, Gao X, Arnold RM, Arnett K, Felton S, Fairclough DL, Kutner JS. Feasibility of Using Communication Coaching to Teach Palliative Care Clinicians Motivational Interviewing. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Apr;59(4):787-793. PubMed PMID: 31765759
• Lum HD, Brungardt A, Jordan SR, Phimphasone-Brady P, Schilling LM, Lin CT, Kutner JS. Design and Implementation of Patient Portal-Based Advance Care Planning Tools. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jan;57(1):112-117.e2. PubMed PMID: 30595147
• Akgün KM, Krishnan S, Feder SL, Tate J, Kutner JS, Crothers K. Polypharmacy Increases Risk of Dyspnea Among Adults With Serious, Life-Limiting Diseases. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Apr;37(4):278-285. PubMed PMID: 31550901
• Dickman Portz J, Ford K, Bekelman DB, Boxer RS, Kutner JS, Czaja S, Elsbernd K, Bull S. "We're Taking Something So Human and Trying to Digitize": Provider Recommendations for mHealth in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2020 Feb;23(2):240-247. PubMed PMID: 31526220
• Lillie KM, Dirks LG, Curtis JR, Candrian C, Kutner JS, Shaw JL. Culturally Adapting an Advance Care Planning Communication Intervention With American Indian and Alaska Native People in Primary Care. J Transcult Nurs. 2020 Mar;31(2):178-187. PubMed PMID: 31258037
• Candrian C, Lasker Hertz S, Matlock D, Flanagan L, Tate C, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Development of a Community Advance Care Planning Guides Program and the RELATE Model of Communication. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Jan;37(1):5-11. PubMed PMID: 31030524
• Kutner JS, Abernethy AP. Coding Error Resulting in Change in Secondary Outcome Scores in Trial of Safety and Benefit of Discontinuing Statin Therapy Among Terminally Ill Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1;179(1):126. PubMed PMID: 30508023
• Cumbler E, Kutner JS. Random Drug Testing of Physicians: A Complex Issue Framed in 7 Questions. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jan 8;14(1):56-57. PubMed PMID: 30379142
• Gray NA, Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Bull J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Johnson KS. Clinician Perspectives Guiding Approach to Comprehensiveness of Palliative Care Assessment. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34788574
• Singh S, Lum HD, Kutner J, Fischer S. The patient-driven payment model: A missed opportunity for patient-centered cancer care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Nov;69(11):3267-3272. PubMed PMID: 34523127
• Dans M, Kutner JS, Agarwal R, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Campbell TC, Carey EC, Case AA, Dalal S, Doberman DJ, Epstein AS, Fecher L, Jones J, Kapo J, Lee RT, Loggers ET, McCammon S, Mitchell W, Ogunseitan AB, Portman DG, Ramchandran K, Sutton L, Temel J, Teply ML, Terauchi SY, Thomas J, Walling AM, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Ogba N, Campbell M. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2021. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Jul 28;19(7):780-788. PubMed PMID: 34340208
• Dickman Portz J, Powers JD, Casillas A, Baldwin M, Bekelman DB, Palen TE, Bull S, Kutner JS, Bayliss E. Characteristics of Patients and Proxy Caregivers Using Patient Portals in the Setting of Serious Illness and End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;24(11):1697-1704. PubMed PMID: 34061675
• Plys E, Vaughan CL, Kutner JS, Berk J, Kolva E. Interdisciplinary neuropalliative care: a unique and valuable clinical training experience for geropsychology trainees. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2021 May 27;:1-13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34044751
• Sottile PD, Albers D, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Stroh JN, Kao DP, Adrian B, Levine ME, Mooney R, Larchick L, Kutner JS, Wynia MK, Glasheen JJ, Bennett TD. Real-time electronic health record mortality prediction during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Oct 12;28(11):2354-2365. PubMed PMID: 33973011
• Lum HD, Ressalam J, Kini V, Kessler ER, DeCamp M, Kutner JS, Campbell EG. Use and Influence of Medical Aid in Dying Service on Physician Experiences. J Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36409540
• Akbar U, McQueen RB, Bemski J, Carter J, Goy ER, Kutner J, Johnson MJ, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B. Prognostic predictors relevant to end-of-life palliative care in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: a systematic review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33789923
• Arch JJ, Mitchell JL, Schmiege SJ, Levin ME, Genung SR, Nealis MS, Fink RM, Bright EE, Andorsky DJ, Kutner JS. A randomized controlled trial of a multi-modal palliative care intervention to promote advance care planning and psychological well-being among adults with advanced cancer: study protocol. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 17;21(1):198. PubMed PMID: 36384735
• Wan S, Lorenz KA, Fischer SM, Liao S, Lee MC, Kutner JS. Local Area Hospice Capacity and Rural Disparities in Hospice Use among Older Adults with Metastatic Breast Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2022 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36190490
• Knoepke CE, Allen LA, Sepucha K, Masoudi FA, Kutner J, Varosy P, Magid D, Matlock DD. Development of a measure of decision quality for implantable defibrillators. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Apr;44(4):677-684. PubMed PMID: 33555044
• Portz JD, Powers JD, Baldwin M, Bekelman DB, Casillas A, Kutner JS, Bayliss E. Patient Portal Use Near the End-of-Life. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33506403
• Reed SM, Austin E, Colborn K, Schilling LM, Kutner JS. Modeling of an alternative reimbursement method for palliative care. Am J Manag Care. 2022 Jun 1;28(6):e221-e227. PubMed PMID: 35738229
• DeCamp M, Alasmar A, Fischer S, Kutner JS. Meeting ethical challenges with authenticity when engaging patients and families in end-of-life and palliative care research: a qualitative study. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 May 16;21(1):74. PubMed PMID: 35578262
• Mroz EL, McDarby M, Arnold RM, Bylund CL, Kutner JS, Pollak KI. Empathic Communication in Specialty Palliative Care Encounters: An Analysis of Opportunities and Responses. J Palliat Med. 2022 Nov;25(11):1622-1628. PubMed PMID: 35426742
• Gray NA, Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Bull J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Johnson KS. Clinician Perspectives Guiding Approach to Comprehensiveness of Palliative Care Assessment. J Palliat Med. 2022 Feb;25(2):307-311. PubMed PMID: 34788574
• Singh S, Lum HD, Kutner J, Fischer S. The patient-driven payment model: A missed opportunity for patient-centered cancer care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Nov;69(11):3267-3272. PubMed PMID: 34523127
• Sottile PD, Albers D, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Stroh JN, Kao DP, Adrian B, Levine ME, Mooney R, Larchick L, Kutner JS, Wynia MK, Glasheen JJ, Bennett TD. Real-Time Electronic Health Record Mortality Prediction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study. medRxiv. 2021 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 33469601
• Dans M, Kutner JS, Agarwal R, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Campbell TC, Carey EC, Case AA, Dalal S, Doberman DJ, Epstein AS, Fecher L, Jones J, Kapo J, Lee RT, Loggers ET, McCammon S, Mitchell W, Ogunseitan AB, Portman DG, Ramchandran K, Sutton L, Temel J, Teply ML, Terauchi SY, Thomas J, Walling AM, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Ogba N, Campbell M. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2021. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Jul 28;19(7):780-788. PubMed PMID: 34340208
• Dickman Portz J, Powers JD, Casillas A, Baldwin M, Bekelman DB, Palen TE, Bull S, Kutner JS, Bayliss E. Characteristics of Patients and Proxy Caregivers Using Patient Portals in the Setting of Serious Illness and End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov;24(11):1697-1704. PubMed PMID: 34061675
• Lin SY, Schneider CE, Bristol AA, Clancy M, Sprague SA, Aldridge M, Cortes T, Goldfeld KS, Kutner JS, Mitchell SL, Shega JW, Wu B, Zhu CW, Brody AA. Sequential Pilot Trials of Aliviado Dementia Care to Inform an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Gerontologist. 2020 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33377138
• Brungardt A, Wibben A, Tompkins AF, Shanbhag P, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy in Palliative Care: A Pilot Implementation Trial. J Palliat Med. 2021 May;24(5):736-742. PubMed PMID: 33227225
• Pensak NA, Carr AL, Jones J, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Kutner JS, Kilbourn K, Sannes TS, Brewer BB, Kolva E, Joshi T, Laudenslager ML. A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress. Psychooncology. 2021 Apr;30(4):520-528. PubMed PMID: 33217070
• Schenker Y, Ellington L, Bell L, Kross EK, Rosenberg AR, Kutner JS, Bickel KE, Ritchie C, Kavalieratos D, Bekelman DB, Mooney KB, Fischer SM. The National Postdoctoral Palliative Care Research Training Collaborative: History, Activities, Challenges, and Future Goals. J Palliat Med. 2021 Apr;24(4):545-553. PubMed PMID: 32955969
• Plys E, Vaughan CL, Kutner JS, Berk J, Kolva E. Interdisciplinary neuropalliative care: A unique and valuable clinical training experience for geropsychology trainees. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2022 Oct-Dec;43(4):551-563. PubMed PMID: 34044751
• Reed SM, Smith MC, Kutner JS. Experiences of Caring Through Providing Touch Near End-of-Life. Int J Human Caring. 2021. 25(1): 142-155. DOI: 10.20467/HumanCaring-D-20-00020.
• Sottile PD, Albers D, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Stroh JN, Kao DP, Adrian B, Levine ME, Mooney R, Larchick L, Kutner JS, Wynia MK, Glasheen JJ, Bennett TD. Real-time electronic health record mortality prediction during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Oct 12;28(11):2354-2365. PubMed PMID: 33973011
• Akbar U, McQueen RB, Bemski J, Carter J, Goy ER, Kutner J, Johnson MJ, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B. Prognostic predictors relevant to end-of-life palliative care in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: a systematic review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 31;92(6):629-36. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33789923
• Knoepke CE, Allen LA, Sepucha K, Masoudi FA, Kutner J, Varosy P, Magid D, Matlock DD. Development of a measure of decision quality for implantable defibrillators. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Apr;44(4):677-684. PubMed PMID: 33555044
• Portz JD, Powers JD, Baldwin M, Bekelman DB, Casillas A, Kutner JS, Bayliss E. Patient Portal Use Near the End-of-Life. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33506403
• Sottile PD, Albers D, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Stroh JN, Kao DP, Adrian B, Levine ME, Mooney R, Larchick L, Kutner JS, Wynia MK, Glasheen JJ, Bennett TD. Real-Time Electronic Health Record Mortality Prediction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study. medRxiv. 2021 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 33469601
• Lin SY, Schneider CE, Bristol AA, Clancy M, Sprague SA, Aldridge M, Cortes T, Goldfeld KS, Kutner JS, Mitchell SL, Shega JW, Wu B, Zhu CW, Brody AA. Findings of Sequential Pilot Trials of Aliviado Dementia Care to Inform an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Gerontologist. 2022 Feb 9;62(2):304-314. PubMed PMID: 33377138
• Brungardt A, Wibben A, Tompkins AF, Shanbhag P, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy in Palliative Care: A Pilot Implementation Trial. J Palliat Med. 2021 May;24(5):736-742. PubMed PMID: 33227225
• Pensak NA, Carr AL, Jones J, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Kutner JS, Kilbourn K, Sannes TS, Brewer BB, Kolva E, Joshi T, Laudenslager ML. A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress. Psychooncology. 2021 Apr;30(4):520-528. PubMed PMID: 33217070
• Schenker Y, Ellington L, Bell L, Kross EK, Rosenberg AR, Kutner JS, Bickel KE, Ritchie C, Kavalieratos D, Bekelman DB, Mooney KB, Fischer SM. The National Postdoctoral Palliative Care Research Training Collaborative: History, Activities, Challenges, and Future Goals. J Palliat Med. 2021 Apr;24(4):545-553. PubMed PMID: 32955969
• Tevis SE, Patel H, Singh S, Ehrenfeucht C, Little C, Kutner J, Persoff J. Impact of a Physician Clinical Support Supervisor in Supporting Patients and Families, Staff, and the Health-Care System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Feb;16(1):328-332. PubMed PMID: 32907663
• Kluger BM, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat SZ, Hauser JM, Khan R, Friedman C, Vaughan CL, Goto Y, Long SJ, Martin CS, Dini M, McQueen RB, Palmer L, Fairclough D, Seeberger LC, Sillau SH, Kutner JS. Patient and Family Outcomes of Community Neurologist Palliative Education and Telehealth Support in Parkinson Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2023 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37955923
• Scott MC, Morrison KT, Gillette R, Harnke B, Kutner JS, Colborn KL. Primary Author Characteristics Associated With Publication in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37863371
• Mahes A, Macchi ZA, Martin CS, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat SZ, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Kluger BM. The "Surprise Question" for Prognostication in People With Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37838080
• Arch JJ, Bright EE, Finkelstein LB, Fink RM, Mitchell JL, Andorsky DJ, Kutner JS. Anxiety and Depression in Metastatic Cancer: A Critical Review of Negative Impacts on Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Decision Making With Practical Recommendations. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Dec;19(12):1097-1108. PubMed PMID: 37831973
• Siddiqi A, Monton O, Woods A, Masroor T, Fuller S, Owczarzak J, Yenokyan G, Cooper LA, Freund KM, Smith TJ, Kutner JS, Colborn KL, Joyner R, Elk R, Johnston FM. Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Disparities in Palliative Care (DeCIDE PC): a study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized controlled trial. BMC Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 18;22(1):139. PubMed PMID: 37718442
• Gupta MND, Hantzmon SV, Kutner JS, Arnold RM, Duck V, Mahoney H, Willis E, Pollak KI. Patient and Caregiver Expression of Reluctance and Ambivalence During Palliative Care Encounters. J Palliat Med. 2023 Jul 6;26(10):1391-4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37410538
• Mroz EL, McDarby M, Kutner JS, Arnold RM, Bylund CL, Pollak KI. Empathic communication between clinicians, patients, and care partners in palliative care encounters. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Sep;114:107811. PubMed PMID: 37244131
• Rolfzen ML, Wick A, Mascha EJ, Shah K, Krause M, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Kutner JS, Ho PM, Sessler DI, Bartels K. Best Practice Alerts Informed by Inpatient Opioid Intake to Reduce Opioid Prescribing after Surgery (PRIOR): A Cluster Randomized Multiple Crossover Trial. Anesthesiology. 2023 Aug 1;139(2):186-196. PubMed PMID: 37155372
• Lum HD, Ressalam J, Kini V, Kessler ER, DeCamp M, Kutner JS, Campbell EG. Use and Influence of Medical Aid in Dying Service on Physician Experiences. J Palliat Med. 2023 Jan;26(1):110-113. PubMed PMID: 36409540
• Wan S, Lorenz KA, Fischer SM, Liao S, Lee MC, Kutner JS. Local Area Hospice Capacity and Rural Disparities in Hospice Use among Older Adults with Metastatic Breast Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2023 Feb;26(2):182-190. PubMed PMID: 36190490

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Past President
• Society of General Internal Medicine, Past-President

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1994, 2014)
• Geriatric Medicine, Board Certification (1998, 2017)
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Board Certification (2008, 2018)

• Seniors' Health
• Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases - Prevention
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adult Type 1 Diabetes
• Heart and Circulation - High Blood Pressure
• Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
• Endocrine System (Hormones)
• Heart and Circulation
• Wellness and Prevention