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Healthy OutcomesSM

Research & Clinical Practice:Improving Health and Health Care through Collaboration and Partnership

2006

Annual Report of the HealthPartners Research Foundation

HealthPartners Research Foundation Healthy Outcomes 2006 — 1

This is the 13th issue of Healthy OutcomesSM, a publication highlighting the research and

achievements of the HealthPartners Research Foundation (HPRF). HPRF is a not-for-profit

Foundation committed to conducting research that contributes to improvements in health and

health care both locally and nationally.

This issue provides a sampling of research taking place at HPRF and highlights our focus on

research activities that have a practical impact on the health of patients and the way health

care is delivered. We also highlight our expanding emphasis on community and national

collaborations and the important work such partnerships undertake. This year also brings

exciting changes at the Foundation with our new Partnership Grants that pair clinicians and

operation leaders with researchers to address issues in clinical practice as they are happening.

Another new focus is on understanding the perception and experience of patients as they

receive medical care and participate in research.

We thank all of you who support HPRF and our passion for research that makes a difference.

Your contributions fund cutting-edge studies, pilot projects, and our new Partnership Grants.

Together we believe we can improve health and optimize clinical practice.

Andrew Nelson, MPH Brian Rank, MD Susan DeNuccio

Executive Director President Chair of the Board

Dear Friends:

Andrew Nelson, Brian Rank, Susan DeNuccio

2 — HealthPartners Research Foundation Healthy Outcomes 2006

Health prevention priorities

A study conducted by HPRF researchers in collaboration

with Partnership for Prevention ranks 25 evidence-based,

preventive health services based upon their health impact and

cost-effectiveness. More than half of Americans who could benefit

from the most valuable of these preventive services continue to

go without them. The study, sponsored by the Centers for Disease

Control (CDC) and the U.S.

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS), was published in

the American Journal of Preventive

Medicine in July. The National

Commission on Prevention

Priorities (NCPP), chaired by former

Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher,

guided the study.

The research looked at more than

8,000 previously published studies

and found the majority of Americans are missing out on at least

one of the most valuable preventive measures, such as colon

cancer screening or a daily dose of aspirin. The results received

national media attention, including coverage in Newsweek, CBS

News, and ABC News. According to the study, the three most

valuable preventive health services that can be offered in

medical practice today are:

n Discussing daily aspirin use with at-risk adults to

prevent cardiovascular disease;

n Immunizing children; and

n Intervening with smokers to help them quit.

25 Preventive health services to help you stay in tip-top shape

“If these services were more consistently offered to theAmerican people, fewer people would die and fewer peoplewould suffer from diseases that are preventable. The U.S.could also get more for the dollars it invests in health care by focusing on the services that provide the most benefits at the least cost, while also making progress toward reducingdisparities in health outcomes,” said Mike Maciosek, PhD,investigator with HPRF and a co-author of the study.

Funding: Centers for Disease Control

Study Team: Principal Investigator: Michael Maciosek, PhD

Leif Solberg, MD; Thomas Flottemesch, PhD; MichaelGoodman, PhD; Nichol Edwards, MS; Amy Butani, BA;Dana McGree


Study articles published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

n Maciosek MV; Coffield AB; Edwards NM; Flottemesch TJ; Goodman MJ; Solberg LI.

Priorities among effective clinical preventive services: results of a systematic review

and analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006 Jul;31(1):52-61.

n Maciosek MV; Edwards NM; Coffield AB; Flottemesch TJ; Nelson WW; Goodman MJ;

Solberg LI. Priorities among effective clinical preventive services: methods. American

Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006 Jul;31(1):90-6.

n Maciosek MV; Solberg LI; Coffield AB; Edwards NM; Goodman MJ. Influenza

vaccination: health impact and cost effectiveness among adults aged 50 to 64 and 65 and

older. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006 Jul;31(1):72-9.

n Maciosek MV; Solberg LI; Coffield AB; Edwards NM; Goodman MJ. Colorectal cancer

screening: health impact and cost effectiveness. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

2006 Jul;31(1):80-9.

n Solberg LI; Maciosek MV; Edwards NM; Khanchandani HS; Goodman MJ. Repeated

tobacco-use screening and intervention in clinical practice: health impact and cost

effectiveness. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006 Jul;31(1):62-71.


Staying active at any age

Keep Active Minnesota (KAM) is a study funded by the National

Institute on Aging that is looking at the benefits of an innovative

new program to help adults between the ages of 50 and 70 keep

active. KAM is looking at whether an activity program provided

by phone with support from a personal activity coach can help

older adults anticipate and navigate some of the barriers people

have to staying active. More than a thousand people are taking

part in the study.

Keep Active Minnesota (KAM)

The benefits of activity for adults

are well established, but less than one-third of older adults achieverecommended levels

of activity.

…when people decide to increasetheir exercise level,

they might also work on better

eating choices orstress management

techniques.


Adults stay fit with the KAM challenges

In addition to the phone course, we invite intervention

participants to engage in three “motivational challenges.”

The KAM motivational challenges are contests that help

support a healthy and active lifestyle.

n The Mix It Up to Keep It Up challenge

promotes the benefits of cross-training—

engaging in more than one category of

exercise—to prevent both injuries and

boredom.

n The Multiply Your Benefits challenge takes

advantage of the idea that when people decide

to increase their exercise level, they might also work on better

eating choices or stress management techniques.

n The Walk the North Shore challenge is a virtual walk along

the north shore of Lake Superior from Two Harbors to Grand

Portage. Participants track either pedometer steps or the time

they spend exercising and send us their “tracking” sheet to let

us know how far they made it along the trail.

Funding: National Institute on Aging (RO1 AG023410)

Principal Investigator: Brian Martinson, PhD

Lauren Crain, PhD; Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH; Nico Pronk,PhD; Nancy Sherwood, PhD; Marcia Hayes, MPH; JackieBoucher, MS; Karen Engebretson, BA; Dana McGree;Jessica Boerboom, BS; Karen Speicher, BS


Improving clinical practice

Intranasal insulin improves memory

Decreased stimulation by insulin in the brain is thought to

contribute to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. The

Alzheimer’s Research Center, located at Regions Hospital, has

developed an intranasal insulin method that targets insulin to the

brain without altering blood levels of insulin or causing unwanted

side effects.

The Center’s patented intranasal insulin method has been shown

by researchers in Germany to improve both memory and mood in

normal adults, and by the Center and its collaborators at the

University of Washington to acutely improve memory in patients

in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or with mild cognitive

impairment. The ability of intranasal insulin to improve memory is

consistent with the view by some researchers that Alzheimer’s

disease is a kind of “diabetes of the brain.” Check out the Center’s

website at www.alzheimersinfo.org for more information.

Citation

Reger MA; Watson GS; Frey WH II; Baker LD; Cholerton B;

Keeling ML; Belongia DA; Fishel MA; Plymate SR; Schellenberg

GD; Cherrier MM; Craft S. Effects of intranasal insulin on

cognition in memory-impaired older adults: modulation by APOE

genotype. Neurobiology of Aging. 2006 March;27(3):451-8.


Guidelines for physicians

HPRF Senior Clinical Investigator Patrick O’Connor, MD,

MPH (pictured above), published an editorial in JAMA on the

importance of customizing evidence-based recommendations for

certain types of patients, such as those who are very old or have

multiple chronic conditions. Clinical practice guidelines will have

more value to patients and to physicians if they accommodate this

need to customize care.

Researchers from HPRF have been working with clinicians from

medical groups at the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

(ICSI) on health care guidelines for the treatment of a variety of

conditions. There are currently 54 guidelines put out by ICSI.

Please visit www.icsi.org to learn more about health care

guidelines.

Citation

O’Connor PJ. Adding value

to evidence-based clinical

guidelines. JAMA. 2005

Aug 10;294(6):741-3.

A sampling of guidelinesHPRF investigators havehelped develop

n Immunizations

n Prevention and management

of obesity

n B-type natriuretic peptide

(BNP) for the diagnosis and

management of congestive

heart failure

n Hypertension diagnosis

and treatment

n Management of type 2

diabetes mellitus

n Lipid management in adults

n Preventive services in adults

n Tobacco use prevention

and cessation for adults

and mature adolescents

n Preventive services for

children and adolescents

n Tobacco use prevention

and cessation for infants,

children and adolescents

n Chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease

n Depression, major, in adults

for mental health care

Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH

Health Care Guideline

Major Depressionin Adults

in Primary CareNInth EditionMay 2006

Health Care GuidelineImmunizationsEleventh EditionJune 2006

Health Care GuidelineLipid Managementin AdultsNinth EditionJune 2006


Internal collaborations

Partnership Grants

HPRF has long provided small internal grants to help new

investigators and to support pilot studies that might later become

large external grants. This year we introduced a new type of

internal research funding—Partnership Grants—directed at

improving clinical practice through research. Partnership Grants

focus primarily on facilitating the evaluation of innovations and

interventions at HealthPartners, HealthPartners Medical Group,

and Regions Hospital.

July 2006

n “How Does a Formalized Caries Risk Assessment Impact

the Use of Dental Sealants?” William Rush, PhD.

This study will look at how dental sealants are used

Collaborations

Dental sealants have been promoted as aneffective way of preventing cavities sincethey were first recognized by the AmericanDental Association in 1976.


with children and whether children with

higher risk of dental cavities are receiving

recommended treatments.

n “Developing Instruments for Decision Quality

Measurement,” Louise H. Anderson, PhD.

This study will develop measurement tools to

assess whether patients have sufficient

knowledge for making decisions regarding

treatment for two preference-sensitive

conditions: uterine fibroids and

dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Discovery Grants

Discovery Grants provide support for cutting-

edge small studies, pilot projects, and promising

new investigators. They are funded through the

donations make to HPRF and matched by

HealthPartners.

Spring 2006

n “A Pilot Study Evaluating a Physical Activity

Intervention for Pregnant Women,” Beth

Lewis, PhD.

n “Utilization of Lactate, BNP, and D-Dimer in

Computerized Physician Order Entry Sets,”

Kurt Isenberger, MD.

n “Determining Intracellular Mechanism of

Insulin Intropy in Myocardial Depression,”

Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD.

Fall 2006

n “Measuring Efficiency in Primary Care,”

Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH.

n “Mapping Diabetes Quality of Care

Indicators across Clinics and Physicians:

Using EMR Derived Data,” Stephen Asche,

MA.

n “Ciliary Body Cell Proliferation in Response

to Lens Injury,” Susann Remington, PhD.

n “Lithium Dilution Measurement of Volume

Status Compared to Physiologic Parameters

during Standard Burn Resuscitation,”

William Mohr III, MD.

n “Intranasal Deferoxamine: A Pilot Study

of a New Strategy for the Treatment of

Alzheimer’s Disease Using a Transgenic

Mouse Model,” Leah Hanson, PhD.

n “Effect of Resident Work Schedule on

Working Memory Capacity,” Jagdeep

Bijwadia, MD.

n “Statins in the Prevention of Breast and Colon

Cancer Recurrence,” Daniel Anderson, MD.

n “Medication Therapy Management: An

Evaluation of Medicare Part D Member

Response and Participation,” Sue Cooper,

PharmD.

Community collaborations

The RESQ Trial

In September 2005 emergency personnel from Regions

Hospital and researchers from HPRF began a study to

determine if brain recovery improves in cardiac arrest

patients when special devices assist cardiopulmonary

resuscitation. The study is looking at adults who

experience non-traumatic cardiac arrest, including heart

attack, stroke, and drowning, and whether these devices

save lives and improve outcomes. Regions Hospital is one

of five sites nationwide conducting this research, which is

expected to last three years. HPRF assisted in facilitating

community input for the RESQ Trial.


Collaborations, continued

HealthPartners Research Foundation received the Community Partners Award on September 29,2005. This award recognizes important communitypartners who impact research in Minnesota. TheUniversity of Minnesota School of Public Health presented the award.

Ralph J. Frascone, MD, Medical Director,Emergency Medical Services at RegionsHospital, demonstrates special devices to assist CPR.


National collaborations

The HMO Research Network

HPRF is partnering for interdisciplinary and collaborative health

research. HPRF is a member of the HMO Research Network

(HMORN), an unparalleled research collaborative combining

15 research centers that are affiliated with integrated health care

systems from across the United States. Together, they are carrying

out research directed at improving the quality, availability, and

effectiveness of health care.

Translation in Action

The HMORN research investigators, including HPRF researchers,

work closely with federal agencies and other sponsors to

implement nationally significant research. Much of this research

is occurring through federally-funded consortium projects such as:

n The HMO Cancer Research Network (CRN) focuses on cancer

prevention and control and is funded by National Institutes of

Health;

n The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) studies vaccine safety and

is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

n The Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics

(CERT) looks at the optimal use of drugs, medical devices,

and biological products and is funded by the Agency for

Health Care Research and Quality.


Insurance status affects securing of medical appointments

Research in emergency medicine

Brent Asplin, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of EmergencyMedicine at the University of Minnesota and a member of theInstitute of Medicine Subcommittee on Hospital-Based Emergency Care.

Current Studies in Emergency Medicine Principal Investigator

Determining Intracellular Mechanism of Insulin Intropy in Myocardial Depression Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD

Emergency Department Crowding and Delay to Common Interventions Nathan Anderson

Emergency Department Crowding: Causes and Consequences Brent Asplin, MD, MPH

High Dose Insulin in Septic Shock Joel Holger, MD

Medication Errors in the Emergency Department Carson Harris, MD

How Does a POCT Urine Pregnancy Test Change Patient Care and Physician Behavior? Kurt Isenberger, MD

Predictors of Early Extubation after Emergency Department Intubation Robert Knopp, MD

Substance Use in Emergency Medicine Training Programs Felix Ankel, MD

Two Sexual Assault Models Comparison Mary Carr, MD

Using the Eschmann Through an Ilma for Airway Control John Travnicek

Utilization of Lactate, BNP, and D-Dimer in Computerized Physician Order Entry Sets Kurt Isenberger, MD

Insurance status affects ability to secure necessary, timely

follow-up medical appointments. Callers claiming to have private

insurance were much more likely to receive a follow-up

appointment within a week for an urgent medical condition than

those with Medicaid coverage or without insurance, according

to a nation-wide study led by HealthPartners Research Foundation.

The study appeared in the September 14, 2005 issue of JAMA.

HPRF researcher and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine

at Regions Hospital, Brent Asplin, MD, MPH, led the study.

The story was covered on CNN and in a wide variety of media.

Citation

Asplin, BR; Rhodes, KV; Levy, H; Lurie; N; Crain, AL; Carlin,

BP; Kellermann, AL. Insurance status and access to urgent

ambulatory care follow-up appointments. JAMA. 2005 Sept 14;

294(10):1248-1254.

KAREN MARGOLIS, MD, MPH, joined theHealthPartnersResearch Foundationas a Senior ClinicalInvestigator in 2005.Dr. Margolis comes toHPRF from HennepinCounty MedicalCenter’s Berman

Center, with a faculty appointment at theUniversity of Minnesota. Her research focus and experience includes researchleadership of a large NIH-funded clinicaltrial in woman’s health and chronic diseases (Woman’s Health Initiative andACCORD).

LEIF SOLBERG, MD, received the prestigiousHealthPartnersFounders Award.The award was presented at theCelebration ofResearch Conferencein 2005 to honor

Dr. Solberg for his leadership and careerachievements that optimize health andhealth care through research. Dr. BrianRank, Mary Brainerd, and Andrew Nelsonpresented the award.

HPRF researcher NICO PRONK, PhD,received the 2005Community PartnersStar Award from theUniversity of MinnesotaSchool of PublicHealth. Nominated by their colleagues, the award recognizes

individuals who are mentors, teachers, andinvited speakers and who help the Schoolin innumerable ways.

HPRF researcher ERHARD HAUS, MD,PhD, was a visitingprofessor at theUniversity of Monastir,Tunisia. He spentJanuary 2006 lecturingand preparing the scientific program and administrative

base for the Second International Congress of Applied Chronobiology and Chronomedicine to convene in Tunis,Tunisia, March 23-28, 2007. Dr. Haus wasalso appointed to the Editorial Board of thejournal La Clinica Terapeutica Societa,Editrice Universo (Rome, Italy) inDecember 2005.

CHARLENE McEVOY, MD, MPH,pulmonologist atSpecialty Center’s Lung& Sleep Health Clinicand clinical investigatorat HealthPartnersResearch Foundation,was featured on thecover of the March

2006 issue of Minnesota Monthlymagazine.


People

Patent issued onintranasal cytokine delivery and treatment

William Frey II received a

congratulatory letter from

Chiron/Novartis for a patent,

issued January 31, 2006,

for which he is the listed

inventor. This patent covers

intranasal cytokine delivery and

treatment for multiple sclerosis,

meningitis, hepatitis C, HIV,

and glioma. This patent was

based on work performed in

the Alzheimer’s Research

Center at Regions Hospital.

Anderson LH; Martinson BC; Crain AL;Pronk NP; Whitebird RR; Fine LJ ;O’Connor PJ. Health care charges associat-ed with physical inactivity, overweight, andobesity. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2005Oct;2(4):1-12.

Bordayo EZ; Fawcett JR; Lagalwar S;Svitak AL; Frey WH 2nd. Inhibition of lig-and binding to g protein-coupled receptorsby arachidonic acid. Journal of MolecularNeuroscience. 2005;27(2):185-94.

Boyle RG; Solberg LI; Asche SE; BoucherJL; Pronk NP; Jensen CJ. Offering tele-phone counseling to smokers usingpharmacotherapy. Nicotine and TobaccoResearch. 2005 Apr;7(Suppl 1):S19-27.

Broccard AF. Respiratory acidosis andacute respiratory distress syndrome: time totrade in a bull market? Critical CareMedicine. 2006 Jan;34(1):229-31.

Culhane-Pera KA; Peterson KA; Crain AL;Center BA; Lee M; Her B; Xiong T. Groupvisits for Hmong adults with type 2 diabetesmellitus: a pre-post analysis. Journal ofHealth Care for the Poor and Underserved.2005 May;16(2):315-27.

Geiger AM; Yu O; Herrinton LJ; Barlow WE;Harris EL; Rolnick SJ; Barton MB; ElmoreJG; Fletcher SW. A population-based study ofbilateral prophylactic mastectomy efficacy inwomen at elevated risk for breast cancer incommunity practices. Archives of InternalMedicine. 2005 Mar 14;165(5):516-20.

Gilmer TP; O’Connor PJ; Rush WA; CrainAL; Whitebird RR; Hanson AM; SolbergLI. Impact of office systems and improve-ment strategies on costs of care for adultswith diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006Jun;29(6):1242-8.

Goodman MJ; Nelson WW; MaciosekMV. Births by day of week: a historical perspective. Journal of Midwifery andWomens Health. 2005 Jan-Feb;50(1):39-43.

Goodman MJ; Nordin JD. Vaccine adverseevent reporting system reporting source: apossible source of bias in longitudinal stud-ies. Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):387-90.

Goodman MJ; Nordin JD; Harper PG;DeFor TA; Zhou T. The safety of trivalentinfluenza vaccine among healthy children 6to 24 months of age. Pediatrics. 2006May;117(5):e821-6.

Hennrikus DJ; Rindal DB; Boyle RG;Stafne E; Lazovich DA; Lando HA. Howwell does the health history form identifyadolescent smokers? Journal of theAmerican Dental Association. 2005Aug;136(8):1113-20.

Holger JS; Satterlee PA; Haugen S.Nursing use between 2 methods of procedur-al sedation: midazolam versus propofol.American Journal of Emergency Medicine.2005 May;23(3):248-52.

Kalliainen LK; Schubert W. The manage-ment of web space contractures [reviewarticle]. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 2005Oct;32(4):503-14.

Kottke TE; Thomas RJ; Lopez-Jimenez F;Brekke LN; Brekke MJ; Aase LA; DeboerSW; Hayes SN; Hoffman RS; Mangan MA;Menzel PA. CardioVision 2020: programacceptance and progress after 4 years.American Journal of Preventive Medicine.2006 Feb;30(2):137-43.

Kravitz GR; Dries DJ; Peterson ML;Schlievert PM. Purpura fulminans due tostaphylococcus aureus. Clinical InfectiousDiseases. 2005 Apr 1;40(7):941-7.

Marcus BH; Lewis BA; Hogan J; King TK;Albrecht AE; Bock B; Parisi AF; Niaura R;Abrams DB. The efficacy of moderate-inten-sity exercise as an aid for smoking cessationin women: a randomized controlled trial.Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2005Dec;7(6):871-80.

Margolis KL; Manson JE; Greenland P;Rodabough RJ; Bray PF; Safford M; GrimmRH Jr; Howard BV; Assaf AR; Prentice R.Leukocyte count as a predictor of cardiovas-cular events and mortality in postmenopausalwomen: the Women’s Health InitiativeObservational Study. Archives of InternalMedicine. 2005 Mar 14;165(5):500-8.

Margolis KL; Rolnick SJ; Fortman KK;Maciosek MV; Hildebrant CL; Grimm RH Jr. Self-reported hypertension treatment beliefs and practices of primarycare physicians in a managed care organiza-tion. American Journal of Hypertension.2005 Apr;18(4 Pt 1):566-71.

Marini JJ. Positive end-expiratory pressurein severe airflow obstruction: more than a“one-trick pony”? Critical Care Medicine.2005 Jul;33(7):1652-3.

Martinson BC; Anderson MS; Crain AL;de Vries R. Scientists’ perceptions of organizational justice and self-reported misbehaviors. Journal of Empirical Researchon Human Research Ethics. 2006Mar;1(1):51-66.

Nelson JD; Cameron JD. The conjunctiva.In: Krachermer JH; Mannis MJ, and HollandEJ, editors. Cornea: fundamentals of corneaand external disease. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO:Mosby; 2005.

Nichol KL; Nordin JD; Mullooly JP.Influence of clinical outcome and outcomeperiod definitions on estimates of absoluteclinical and economic benefits of influenzavaccination in community dwelling elderlypersons. Vaccine. 2006 Mar 6;24(10):1562-8.

Nordin JD; Goodman MJ; Kulldorff M;Ritzwoller DP; Abrams AM; Kleinman K;Levitt MJ; Donahue J; Platt R. Simulatedanthrax attacks and syndromic surveillance.Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2005Sep;11(9):1394-8.


Selected publications

In 2005 HPRF researcherswere busy disseminating

the results of theirresearch. There were a total of 143 paper

and poster presentationsgiven at national and

international conferences.

O’Connor PJ. Improving diabetes care bycombating clinical inertia [editorial]. HealthServices Research. 2005 Dec;40(6 Pt1):1854-61.

O’Connor PJ; Crain AL; Rush WA; Sperl-Hillen JM; Gutenkauf JJ; Duncan JE.Impact of an electronic medical record ondiabetes quality of care. Annals of FamilyMedicine. 2005 Jul-Aug;3(4):300-6.

O’Connor PJ; Desai JR; Solberg LI; RegerLA; Crain AL; Asche SE; Pearson TL;Clark CK; Rush WA; Cherney LM; Sperl-Hillen JM; Bishop DB. Randomized trial ofquality improvement intervention to improvediabetes care in primary care settings.Diabetes Care. 2005 Aug;28(8):1890-7.

O’Connor PJ; Gray RJ; Maciosek MV;Fillbrandt KM; DeFor TA; Alexander CM;Weiss TW; Teutsch SM. Cholesterol levelsand statin use in patients with coronaryheart disease treated in primary care settings.Preventing Chronic Disease. 2005 Jul;2(3):1-11.

O’Connor PJ; Gregg E; Rush WA;Cherney LM; Stiffman MN; EngelgauMM. Diabetes: how are we diagnosing andinitially managing it? Annals of FamilyMedicine. 2006 Jan-Feb;4(1):15-22.

O’Connor PJ; Pronk NP; Tan AWH;Whitebird RR. Characteristics of adultswho use prayer as an alternative therapy.American Journal of Health Promotion.2005 May-Jun;19(5):369-75 .

Pronk NP. Incorporating exercise and dietrecommendations into primary care practice.In: McTiernan A, editor. Cancer preventionand management through exercise andweight control. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press,Taylor & Francis Group; 2006; pp. 501-16.

Ritzwoller DP; Goodman MJ; MaciosekMV; Elston Lafata J; Meenan RT;Hornbrook MC; Fishman PA. Creating standard cost measures across integratedhealth care delivery systems. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs.2005;(35):80-7.

Rolnick SJ; Hensley Alford S; Kucera GP;Fortman KK; Ulcickas Yood M; JankowskiM; Johnson CC. Racial and age differencesin colon examination surveillance followinga diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Journal ofthe National Cancer Institute Monographs.2005;(35):96-101.

Rolnick SJ; Kopher RA; DeFor TA; KelleyME. Hormone use and patient concerns after the findings of the Women’s HealthInitiative. Menopause. 2005 Jul-Aug;12(4):399-404.

Solberg LI; Asche SE; Boyle RG; BoucherJL; Pronk NP. Frequency of physician-directed assistance for smoking cessation in patients receiving cessation medications.Archives of Internal Medicine. 2005 Mar28;165(6):656-60 .

Solberg LI; Crain AL; Sperl-Hillen JM;Hroscikoski MC; Engebretson KI;O’Connor PJ. Effect of improved primarycare access on quality of depression care.Annals of Family Medicine. 2006 Jan-Feb;4(1):69-74.

Solberg LI; Enstad CJ; Boyle RG; NelsonWW. Physician-patient interaction for smok-ing cessation medications: a dance of mutualaccommodation? Journal of the AmericanBoard of Family Medicine. 2006 May-Jun;19(3):251-7.

Solberg LI; Kottke TE; Brekke ML.Quality improvement in primary care: therole of organization, collaboratives, andmanaged care. In: McLaughlin CP andKaluzny AD, editors. Continuous qualityimprovement in health care: theory, imple-mentations, and applications. 3rd ed.Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers;2006; pp. 297-317.

Solberg LI; O’Connor PJ; Christianson JB;Whitebird RR; Rush WA; Amundson GM.The QUEST for quality: what are medicalgroups doing about it? Joint CommissionJournal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2005Apr;31(4):211-9.

Solberg LI; Scholle SH; Asche SE; ShihSC; Pawlson LG; Thoele MJ; Murphy AL.Practice systems for chronic care: frequencyand dependence on an electronic medical

record. American Journal of Managed Care.2005 Dec;11(12):789-96.

Solberg LI; Trangle MA; Wineman AP.Follow-up and follow-through of depressedpatients in primary care: the critical missingcomponents of quality care. Journal of theAmerican Board of Family Practice. 2005Nov-Dec;18(6):520-7.

Sperl-Hillen JM; O’Connor PJ. Factorsdriving diabetes care improvement in a large medical group: ten years of progress.American Journal of Managed Care. 2005Aug;11(5 Suppl):S177-85.

Wei F; Miglioretti DL; Connelly MT;Andrade SE; Newton KM; Hartsfield CL;Chan KA; Buist DS. Changes in women’suse of hormones after the Women’s HealthInitiative estrogen and progestin trial by race,education, and income. Journal of theNational Cancer Institute Monographs.2005;(35):106-12.

Whitebird RR; Bliss DZ; Hase KA;Savik K. Community-based recruitment andenrollment for a clinical trial on the sensitiveissue of fecal incontinence: The Fiber Study.Research in Nursing and Health. 2006Jun;29(3):233-43.

Whitebird RR; Heinrich RL; O’ConnorPJ; Solberg LI. Evaluation and treatment of depression. In: Rosenthal T; Naughton B,and Williams M, editors. Office CareGeriatrics. New York: Lippincott; 2006; pp. 207-23.

Zheng CJ; Adams AB; McGrail MP;Marini JJ; Greaves IA. A proposed curvilinearity index for quantifying airflowobstruction. Respiratory Care. 2006Jan;51(1):40-5.

Bold indicates HPRF staff.

We have selected 45 publications out of

159 total publications for this time period.

In addition, see publications listed on pages 3, 6, 7, and 12.


Abraham, Brenda L

Abraham, Paul A

Abramson, Alan V

Abrar, Fozia A

Adams, Alexander B

Adeboye, Catherine B

Aebischer, Scott A

Agerbeck, Kathryn D

Aho, Diane G

Akers, Jonathan

Allen, Calvin U

Amundson, Craig W

Amundson, Gail M

Anderson, Becky K

Anderson, Corryn M

Anderson, Daniel M

Anderson, Denise K

Anderson, Elsie

Anderson, Kari L

Anderson, Larin D

Anderson, Mary L

Anderson, Naomi J

Anderson, Patricia K

Anderson, Vicki M

Anderson, Victoria J

Ankel, Felix K

Arndt, Catherine A

Arthur, David M

Asche, Stephen E

Ashby, Martina

Asher, Betsy A

Askelson, John F

Asplin, Brent R

Auge, Cara S

Austin, Connie M

Austin, Stephanie D

Baago, Lori J

Babb, Misty D

Baez, Migdalia

Bagha, Nazir

Baird, Sharon J

Ball, Clifford W

Bardsley, Robin

Bargman, Eric P

Barrett, Leslie P

Barrett, Lisa A

Barth, Lysa K

Bass, Charles M

Bawek, Tamara L

Beaudette, Jennifer L

Bell, Susan L

Bender, Sue A

Benoit, Carrie L

Berens, Maria E

Bergen, Greg

Berndt, Sandra G

Best, Shirley A

Beverly, Bonnie I

Bijwadia, Jagdeep S

Binkley, Jessica M

Birk, Candace L

Bjork, Theodore R

Blanchard, Lisa R

Blatzheim, Mark F

Blom, John

Bloomquist, James

Boe, Philip N

Boeckmann, Janet A

Boeke, Janet L

Boerboom, Jessica M

Bonkowske, William H

Book, Anne M

Borsos, David C

Bothwell, Jill

Boucher, James P

Boykin, Clara C

Boyle, Raymond G

Brackett, Elizabeth C

Brainerd, Mary K

Bremer, Ruth N

Brenner, Jay A

Bridges, Joan K

Bridges, Wanda R

Brink, Jane D

Brown-Rowe, Sharon

Bruzek, Richard J

Bryan, Kathleen A

Buck, Kevin N

Buford, Trudy E

Buko, Janet L

Bunde, Steven D

Burg, Mary G

Burgess, Linda D

Burns, Daniel B

Busch, Maureen E

Buske, Julie M

Buss, Christy J

Bussey, Stacy R

Butala, Nancy J

Butani, Amy L

Butcher, Barbara

Butler, Laurel J

Bybee, Scott E

Cady, Michael W

Calvit, Nora M

Campbell, Martha A

Campbell, Tyrone R

Cannon, Judy S

Carlone, Frederick A

Carter, Donna R

Carter, Gregory M

Carter, Patricia A

Casciaro, Tris R

Catoe, Sherry L

Chamberlain, Timothy R

Christensen, Edward G

Christiansen, Patricia

Chung, Won G

Ciesielski, Roxanne E

Cincoski, Carmon

Clelland, Jennifer J

Clements, Mark A

Cmiel, Mary K

Cocchiarella, Thomas D

Colbach, Christine

Cole, Foster C

Coleman, Gloria M

Coleman, Kerry A

Colgrove, Sandra K

Collins, James V

Colwell, Susan L

Condon, Lawrence M

Connor, Julie A

Convery, Lynn M

Cooney, Kathleen M

Cooper, Susan L

Corbin, Melonie L

Cordes, Jeanne V

Corson, Carolyn J

Cortez, Nichole M

Costanzo, Susan J

Costello, Eileen

Costello, Mary V (Vicki)

Cotton, Jill D

Countryman, Debra L

Crain, Annisa (Lauren)

Cronk, Diane L

Cumming, Robert B

Cummings, Jennifer L

Curran, Debra M

Curwick, Natalie J

Cytrynowicz, Steven D

Da Silva, Danielle E

Dahl, Dina A

Dahl, Mary Jane

Dahlgren, Gregg K

Dancha, Lynne A

Dangor, Joe A

Dedrick, Sharon A

Defoe, Timothy J

Degelau, John J

Dela Paz, Donita E

Delaney, Kimberly A

Delgado, Kim G

Densinger, Jane F

Dering, Pamela S

Deyo, Kristine M

Diestler, Sandra D

Dise, Sheila M

Dobak, Rhonda L

Dobbins, Karen

Domzalski-Hansen, Melinda

Donald, William Brooks`

Doyle, Mary C

Drevlow, Alan E

Drews, Amy M

Dubinchik, Aleksandr V

Dunn, Michelle A

Durheim, Jennie B

Dziuk, David A

Eaton, John O

Eberhardt, Harold R

Eelkema, Marilyn R

Egeland, Rebecca L

Eliason, Janice E

Elston, Doris D

Engebretson, Karen I

Engelhardt, Alice M

Engmark, Julie L

Engwer, Jeanine M

Enstad, Christopher J

Erck, Tabatha X

Erickson, Robert E

Falkenstein, Jaclyn K

Farrell, Christina F

Fautch, Rhonda J

Fay, Cynthia J

Feeken, Jennifer L

Feichtinger, Lisa M

Field, Bruce H

Fine, Judith Z

Fink, Vivian

Finnin, Miki L

Fitch, Jean E

Fitzgerald, Denise M

Fletcher, Colleen E

Flicek, Doris M

Flicker, Debbra M

Flint, Forrest M

Fortman, Kristine K

Fosco, Edward G

Fox, Annmarie

Frailich, Midge A

Franzen, Beth

Frazer, Ida B

Frazier, Dawn N

Fredrickson, Linda L

Freeman, Daniel S

Frey, Jessica R

Friedman, Jennfier L

Froberg, Lila M

Froehlich, Jean M

Froid, Patricia A

Gabir, Yohannes O

Gallagher, Jason M

Ganzhorn, Karen A

Garlock, Julie A

Gates, Gretchen A

Gebhard, Roger L

Gehrz, Cynthia K

Geisler, Christopher J

Gentilli, Susan L

Gibbons, Valorie

Giefer, Sandra R

Gigure, Marilyn A

Goertel, Stacy R

Gonderzik, Scott A

Goodman, Michael J

Goodman, Warren T

Goring, Jill M

Gounili, Farhad

Gowan, James L

Graebner, David J

Graham, Jacqueline L

Gravholt, Josh E

Griffin, David W

Griffin, Michael

Griffin, Peggy L

Grinde, Linda S

Gruber, Sherry G

Grummer, Linda L

Guay, Maureen A

Gunderson, Patti L

Gunnarson, Theresa


Donors for fiscal year 2005

Gustafson, Terry

Haataja, Judith M

Hack, Brett A

Hale, Ann M

Haley, Timothy M

Hames, Mary D

Hanson, Ann M

Hanson, Bradley H

Hanson, Leah R

Hanson, Nancy A

Harkcom, Thomas M

Harmer, Kathleen M

Harms, Lawrence L

Harris, Cynthia M

Harris, Sharon M

Harris, Suzanne B

Hart, Mary Madeline

Hasegawa, Duane K

Hassan, Abdulfatah A

Hastings, Robyn M

Hau, Nancy J

Haus, Erhard

Hayden, Paulette

Hayes, Joy T

Heaser, Wayne A

Hedin, Lora L

Heesch, David W

Heille, Nancy C

Heimerl, Susan A

Heinrich, Richard L

Henkel, Jon P

Hering, John W

Hermansen, Bruce A

Herrmann Johnson, Shelly

Heuer, Cynthia Y

Heyn, Kelly L

Higgins, Michael J

Higgins, Patricia M

Hill, Brenda L

Hill, William C

Hingsberger, Leslie E

Ho, Libin

Hochsprung, Kay L

Hodges, Maryellen E

Hodgson, David R

Hoel, Susan M

Hoeschen, Karen M

Holger, Joel S

Holley, William R

Holmen, Kenneth

Holt, Bruce F

Holten, Paul F

Hovey, Mary H

Howard, Rebecca L

Howell, Teresa R

Huerd, Elizabeth L

Hughes, Leonard J

Hunecke, Timothy L

Hunt, John M

Hurtgen, Laurie J

Hussman, Deanna L

Hyer, Barbara J

Ibele, Gretchen M

Irvine, Mary Lou

Isham, George J

Jacobson, Joyce G

Jafri, Irshad H

Jahner, William C

Janson, Sarah E

Jensen, Donna M

Jerde, Judith A

Johnson, Beth C

Johnson, David W

Johnson, Linda E

Johnson, Marla C

Johnson, Patricia A

Johnson, Robert D

Johnston, Marsha A

Jones, Gail M

Jones, Mary T

Jonsen, Gregory J

Jorgensen, Deborah M

Joseph, Tina M

Kaczmarek, Mary A

Kajunju, Wordor W

Kalsow, Warren P

Kamrath, Brenda J

Kaniuk, Michael P

Kapp, Joni K

Karman, Sarah J

Kaye, Koren L

Kealey, Burke T

Keeler, Elsa N

Keeley, Eileen M

Kelley, Mary E

Kelly, Debra

Kemmer, Barbara

Kemmer, Janine L

Kerr, Bonnie M

Khalil, Zena

Kiekhafer, Maureen A

Kim, Young D

King, Thomas M

Kiser, Kenneth W

Klein, Jennifer L

Klevan, David H

Klossner, Laurie J

Klotzbuecher, Kurtis A

Knaresboro, Janet H

Knauff, Jill M

Knutson, Kent J

Ko, Brian B

Kobilarcsik, Linda K

Kohler, Holly A

Kopp-Huth, Sharon A

Koran, Todd M

Kottke, Thomas E

Kovacich, Jennifer

Kraemer, Karen K

Krebsbach, Christy L

Kremer, Sriwan Lek

Krenn, Dorene S

Krizak, James T

Krizanac, Joyce L

Krogmann, Penny L

Kroska, Patricia K

Krstich, Violetta

Kruckeberg, Patricia R

Krueger, Bonnie R

Kuglar, William R

Kumasaka, Peter G

Kupcho, Catherine A

Labarre, Wendy J

Lais, Thomas D

Lalley, Debra S

Lalley, Patrick M

Lalomia, Terese A

Lamb, Donna I

Lamott, Michelle L

Lamotte, Susan E

Larson, Arvin R

Larson, Jeffrey S

Larson, Ryan A

Larson, Susan V

Larson, Todd D

Lasker, Denise P

Lavelle, Elizabeth A

Lehman, Glenda J

Leinfelder, Michael R

Leininger, Maria L

Leisinger, Patti Dalen

Leko, Stacie R

Lesher, Sheila S

Lewandowski, Steven J

Lewis, Beth A

Lillmars, Shannon M

Lindahl, Gregg J

Lindeman, Paul A

Liu, Jianwen

Livak, Asya

Loeber, Cyndy L

Loehr, Deanne L

Logue, Kelly A

Loiland, Kimberley A

Long, Anne V

Lumibao, Zaida Veronica P

Lysne, Jennifer L

Macdonald, Anita

Macindoe, John H

Maciosek, Michael V

Mackenzie, Karen L

Madden, Joan E

Magnuson-Giese, Cheryl A

Mahowald, Kathleen C

Makinen, Linda A

Maland, Robert M

Manteuffel, Linda J

Marek, Ololade O

Markes, Steven P

Marshall, Peter S

Martinez-Daleiden, Lori J

Martinson, Brian C

Marusich, Linda A

Masloski, Chandra L

Mateo, Noe B

Maurer, William R

Mayasich, Donna L

Maynard, Mary J

McBeth, Brian D

McBride, John

McCabe, Ann L

McCarty, Maribet C

McCauley, Patrick L

McCleary, Monica J

McClure, Nancy A

McDonough, Patricia M

McEvoy, Charlene E

McGrail, Michael P

McKay, Nancy A

McKenna, Eileen A

McKnight, Julie A

McLagan, Gary C

McLaughlin, Joanne J

McMullen, Kay M

McMurray, Cynthia

McWell, Carrie J

Meade, Jamie L

Meagher, Diane C

Meehan, Robert J

Meggitt, Terry M

Mehlhop, Jean R

Meinecke, Ladonna R

Mencel, Kara B

Metzger, Ruth Ann

Meyenburg, Barbara J

Micek, Janet D

Milbrandt, Cynthia J

Miller, Connie R

Miller, Louise E

Miller, Renee E

Miller, Susan R

Miner, Kari

Mishek, Charles J

Molitor, Beth A

Monson, Kimberly R

Morey, Tina M

Morken, Christopher H

Morris, Todd J

Morrison, James P

Morton, Colleen T

Moulton, Kevan E

Mruz, Jodi L

Muchow, Derin J

Muhs, Becca D

Muller, Frank J

Murphy, Amy L

Murphy, Robert M

Myhrwold, Freda M

Namen, Barbara J

Nellis, Richard G

Nelson, Andrew F

Nelson, J Daniel

Nelson, Matthew R

Nelson, Randy D

Neubauer, Marvel K

Nordin, James D

Norquist, Nathan

Noto, Craig Duane

Novak, Carol E

Novak, Tamara J

Nozal, Kristina S

Nwunasi, Shuri L

Oakes, Deanna J

Oberstar, Peter J

O'Connor, Patrick J


O'Donnell, Joan A

Ohmann, Kathy I

Olson, Allen E

Olson, Julie A

Olson-Bullis, Barbara A

Olsson, Maud S

Osterlund, Robert D

Ostvig, Suzanne

Ottman, Gerda M

Oukrop, James J

Ouren, Deloris E (Dede)

Overby, Shelly L

Ozurumba, Michele L

Palmi, Dwight T

Pappas, Robert G

Parlier, Garry L

Paskach, Richard R

Patow, Carl A

Paulson-Weiss, Debra J

Pavelka, Pirjo

Pawlitschek, Marie

Peine, Pamela

Pennoyer, Marilyn J

Peterson, Patricia M

Peterson, Wendy A

Pfankuch, Barbara B

Phillips, Rosemary P

Pierson, Karen B

Plucker, Judith A

Pougiales, Katina M

Power, Robert P

Powers, Gregory M

Prawalsky, Beverly A

Prentice, Terry A

Pribyl, John H

Pronk, Nicolaas P

Pundsack, Scott M

Puppe, Denise R

Quarn, Janet M

Quast, Sandra K

Quinlan, Deborah L

Qureshi, Wafa A

Rabinovitch, Mark D

Radosevich, Steven G

Rafferty, Kathleen

Raleigh, Karen M

Rank, Brian H

Ranning, Sharon L

Rardin, Katherine A

Rathbun, Ruth A

Reed, Joann R

Regnier, Kelynne M

Reilly, Carol A

Reinhardt Vraa, Barbara

Reinhart, Maureen P

Reischl, Terri M

Reitan, Lucas A

Remark, Megan M

Renneke, Alison M

Richards, Jeffrey H

Riedl, Alycia K

Riesgraf, Michelle A

Rindal, Donald B

Roberge, Kevin C

Robinson, Sylvia G

Rodgers, Johnna B

Rodriguez, Arturo

Roepke, Roberta L (Bobbie)

Rogers, Janice L

Rolnick, Sharon J (Cheri)

Rooney, Karen

Rothe, Peter R

Ruff, Rob A

Russell, Mary M

Ryan, Becky W

Ryon, Jean A

Saba, Julie A

Sackett-Lundeen, Linda

Safranski, Ellen R

Sakowski, John J

Salmen, Charles W

Salzman, Joshua G

Samuel, Nighisti B

Samuel, Redi S

Satrang, Lori

Sauer, Robert V

Saumweber, Robert J

Scearcy, Michelle G

Schachtele, Karol F

Schimmel, Jane A

Schmidley, Kristi L

Schmidt, Debra K

Schmidt, Leslee A

Schmitz, Beverly J

Schmitz, Lucia A

Schmoller, Margaret J

Schnuckle, Scott A

Schoonover, Cynthia A

Schreiner, Jill C

Schrenk, Sandra L

Schrupp, Ann R

Schumacher, Jaclyn R

Schwob, Mark J

Scott, Lynn M

Seiford, Sandra L

Shanley, Thomas G

Shaw, Dinah E

Sheridan, Wendy

Shields, Stephanie R

Shikur, Cynthia I

Showers, Patricia A

Sikora, Paul T

Skorczeski, Mary E

Slowinske, David D

Sly, Cynthia J

Smith, Douglas N

Smith, James C

Smith, Robert C

Smith, Stephen E

Snellman, Leonard

Sobania, Edna E

Sodofsky, Vanessa

Sodt, Linda J

Solberg, Leif I

Solem, Lynn D

Solnitzky, Dawn H

Speicher, Karen J

Spelios, Marilyn L

Spencer, Katherine L

Sperl-Hillen, Joann M

Standing, Kathleen B

Stang, Howard J

Staples, Caren J

Steffen, Jeanne M

Steigerwald, Jennifer J

Steinhaus, Jill L

Stelling, Alice C

Stemig, Georgette L

Stenger, Tammy

Stenson, John M

Stewart, Bonita J

Stonestrom, Marietta L

Strom, Mollie E

Stuedemann, Jacqueline A

Sullivan, Michelle M

Sullivan, Terry A

Sundberg, Kathleen H

Sunder, Nancy J

Sunderman, Ryan M

Sutter, Patricia L

Szaflarski, Barbara J

Ta, Karen P

Tabaka, Peter P

Taliaferro, Lynn A

Tanzer, Tobi

Taraldson, Cindy M

Taylor, Craig D

Terry, Joseph M

Terry, Kimberly R

Teske, Melanie L

Teuber, Denise A

Teweldeberhan, Andies T

Tharalson, Melanie D

Thiel, Christopher W

Thoele, Merry Jo

Thom, Lori A

Thorsgaard, Todd A

Thul, Thomas L

Thwing, Renee J

Thygeson, Nels Marcus

Tilc, Mark M

Timmons, Thomas G

Tomascak, Saundra M

Tourville, Denice F

Townsend, June M

Trangle, Michael A

Trask, Kelli K

Tressel, Sarah E

Tretheway, Barbara E

Trygstad, Eric

Tsai, Lulu

Tunio, Javed

Turba, Virginia

Turchin, Sheldon M

Turner, Kimberly A

Ucer, Mustafa O

Valusek, Skip R

Vanlith, Jacqueline A

Vanwormer, Jeffrey J

Varner, Deanna D

Verpy, Heidi J

Vierkant, Gwen A

Voges, Robert C

Voit-Glover, Barb L

Volkman, Lynne A

Wahlberg, Cara L

Wakershauser, Judy K

Walker, Steven A

Wallin, Charmagne L

Walsh, Andrea M

Wanner, Barb M

Wanschura, Judith A

Waterman, Beth A

Watkins, Ronda L

Webb, Arlene A

Webb, Dorothy L

Webster, Gregory B

Wei, Feifei

Weinhold, Jodie A

Weis, Lynn A

Weiss, Lynda A

Werner, Beth A

Wessel, Sara C

West, Julie A

Westergard, Diane E

Westman, Ericka R

Wheeler, Kelly M

Whitebird, Robin R

White-Dahlgren, Juliette K

Whitney, Susan J

Willer-Sly, Dianne J

Williams, Bradley A

Williamson, Angie M

Wilson, Patricia C

Wilson, Steven P

Wineinger, David L

Wineman, Arthur P

Winter, Katie M

Wlasiuk-Pettis, Cynthia A

Wolf, Sandra M

Wolters, Joan M

Wood, Lynelle M

Worley, Donald C

Wright, Jimmie L

Wurm, Patricia J

Xiong, Xee

Youngman, Catherine A

Zander, Janet A

Zhu, Dennis W

Zimmerman, Donna J

Zuehlke, Nancy A

Zumbolo, Stephanie L

Donors for fiscal year, continued


HPRF Directors/OfficersSusan DeNuccio, President, DeNuccio

Group, Chair

Brian Rank, MD, President

Andrew Nelson, MPH, ExecutiveDirector

Kathy Cooney, MBA, RN, Treasurer

Barbara Tretheway, JD, Secretary

Debbie Savage, Assistant Secretary

Jasit Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS, Office of Clinical Research, University ofMinnesota

Hanna Bloomfield, MD, Chief, InternalMedicine, Veteran’s Administration

Jane Brown, Executive Director, SecondHarvest Heartland

John Finnegan Jr, PhD, Professor,School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Marcia Hanson, HealthPartners BoardMember

Jean Jantzen, HealthPartners BoardMember

Kristin Nichol, MD, MPH, Chief ofMedicine, Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter

Douglas Pratt, PhD, Former Dean ofBiological Sciences, University ofMinnesota

Betty Wade, Chief Operating Officer,Augsburg College

Calvin Allen, MBA

Craig Amundson, DDS

Brent Asplin, MD

David Dries, MD, MSE

George Isham, MD

Brock Nelson, MHA

J. Daniel Nelson, MD

Carl Patow, MD, MPH

Sharon Rolnick, PhD, MPH

Leif Solberg, MD

Donna Zimmerman, MPH, RN

Research CommitteeMembersSharon Rolnick, PhD, MPH, Chair

Joel Holger, MD, Vice-Chair

Beth Averbeck, MD

Richard Bruzek, PharmD

Elie Gertner, MD

Michael Goodman, PhD

Leah Hanson, PhD

Thomas Marr, MD

Deborah Mullen, BS

Andrew Nelson, MPH

Susann Remington, PhD

Leif Solberg, MD

Javed Tunio, MD

Skip Valusek, PhD

Douglas Wholey, PhD

Donna Zimmerman, MPH, RN

Basic Science ResearchSubcommittee MembersSusann Remington, PhD, Chair

Leah Hanson, PhD, Vice-Chair

Alex Adams, RTT

David Dries, MD, MSE

Thom Flottemesch, PhD

David Hamlar, MD

Erhard Haus, MD, PhD

Todd Morris, MD

Clinical ResearchSubcommittee MembersRichard Bruzek, PharmD, Chair

Javed Tunio, MD, Vice-Chair

Stephen Asche, MA

Beth Baker, MD

A. Lauren Crain, PhD

Kristin Engebretsen, PharmD

Jacquelyn Huebsch, PhD

Mike Maciosek, PhD

Brian McBeth, MD

Mike McGonigal, MD

Paola Ricci, MD

Howard Stang, MD

Marcus Thygeson, MD

Vyvy Vo, PharmD

Health ServicesResearchSubcommittee MembersMichael Goodman, PhD, Chair

Deborah Mullen, BS, Vice-Chair

Louise Anderson, PhD

Raymond Boyle, PhD

Lynne Dancha, BS

Teri DeFor, MS

Thom Flottemesch, PhD

Mary Hroscikoski, MD

Tom Kottke, MD

Maribet McCarty, PhD

Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH

Feifei Wei, PhD

Institutional ReviewBoardElie Gertner, MD, Chair

Doug Olson, MD, Vice-Chair

David H. Ahrenholz, MD

Dave Hamlar, MD

Joel Holger, MD

Margaret Krieser, MPH

Mary Jeanne Levitt, MA

Brian Martinson, PhD

Gerda Ottman, PharmD

Don Postema, PhD

Janet Quarn, RN

Elizabeth Reeve, MD

Jonathan Sellman, MD

Julie Switzer, MD

Deb Topham, PhD, RN

Chang-Jiang Zheng, MD


Board and committee members 2005–2006


Financial report for fiscal year 2005

REVENUES

Government-sponsored projects 58%

Industry-sponsored projects 10%

HealthPartners 9%

Contributions 8%

Other 5%

Investment income 7%

Private foundation-sponsored 3%projects

EXPENSES

Externally funded research projects 67%

Administration & program support 30%

Internally funded research projects 3%

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Total revenues $10,340,000

Total expenses 10,246,000

Net Income $94,000

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Assets

Cash $23,000

Research funding receivables 3,032,000

Investments 12,653,000

Property/equipment 279,000

Total $15,987,000

Liabilities

Accounts payable $82,000

Grants designated for future periods 215,000

Note payable HealthPartners 4,030,000

Total Liabilities $4,327,000

Net assets

Undesignated $5,924,000

Board designated 3,749,000

Unrestricted Total 9,673,000

Temporarily restricted 1,906,000

Total Net Assets $11,579,000

Contributions to HealthPartners Research FoundationHealthPartners Research Foundation is an independentlyincorporated, nonprofit organization. If you would like to make a donation, you should know that:

• Your contribution supports research to improve health care.

• Your donation is tax deductible.

• Your charitable gift goes directly to health care research.

• If you are a HealthPartners employee, you may contribute through the payroll deduction plan.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact:Andrew Nelson, MPH, Executive DirectorHealthPartners Research FoundationP.O. Box 15248170 33rd Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55440-1524(952) 967-5001www.hprf.org

Editor: Robin R. Whitebird, PhDLibrarian: Barb Olson-Bullis, MAGraphic design: Carr CreativesCover and two illustrations: Lucy Rose Fischer

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