SpecialtiesSunny Kim, Ph.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsKim's research is focused on the health outcomes and health economics of chronic conditions, particularly diabetes and arthritis. She is currently investigating the changes in Medicare Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system for primary and revision hip and knee replacements and their implications on hospital reimbursement. One of Kim's responsibilities is the development of an orthopaedic patient registry. The orthopaedic registry will follow patients from the date of implantation to monitor safety and quality of care.Kim has experience and expertise in probabilistic survey sampling, epidemiologic methods, clinical trials and health-outcomes studies. |
Title: |
Assistant Professor Director, Orthopaedic Outcomes and Patient Safety |
Specialty: |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 3800 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Education: |
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Ph.D. 2000 |
Education: |
Seoul National University Seoul Korea B.S. 1986 |
Professional Memberships: |
Member of American Public Health Association Member of ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) Member, Alpha Epsilon Chapter, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health |
Select Recent Publications: |
Kim S, Boye KS. Obesity and incremental hospital charges among patients with and without diabetes in the United States. Value in Health 2009:12(5), 723-729 Hedley-Dodd A, Colby M, Boye K, Fahlman C, Kim S, Briefel R. Treatment Approach and HbA1c Control Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2009:25(7),1605-1613 Kim S, Boye KS. Excessive hospitalizations among people with diabetes in the United States: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis. Value in Health 2009:12(2),267-272 Kim S. Changes in Surgical Loads and Economic Burden of Hip and Knee Replacements in the United States. Arthritis Care & Research 2008:59(4),481-488 Menzies V, Kim S. Pilot Study: Relaxation and Guided Imagery in Hispanic Persons Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Family and Community Health 2008:31(3),204-212 Kim S, Burden of Hospitalizations Primarily Due to Uncontrolled Diabetes: Implications of Inadequate Primary Health Care in the United States. Diabetes Care 2007:30(5),1281-1282 Secnik K, Matza LS, Oglesby A, Malley K, Kim S, Hayes RP, Brodows R., Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Trial of Exenatide and Insulin Glargine for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006: 4(80) Kim S, Boye M, Coyn K. Medical visits among adults with symptoms commonly associated with and overactive bladder: Estimated from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2000 British Journal of Urology 2006;97: 551-554 Kim S, Koebel S, Duffy R. Cost Burden of Arthritis-related Surgeries in Ohio and in the United States: Estimated from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Managed Care Interface 2004;17(8):22-25 Kim S, Hosmer D, Lemeshow S. Solution manual for Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data by Hosmer D. & Lemeshow S. Wiley, 2002 |