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Dr. Kash is Professor of Health Policy and Management at Texas A&M University. She is also Co-Director of a seven-university National Science Foundation (NSF) funded industry-university cooperative research center, the Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT), anchored at Texas A&M University. As co-director and PI of the NSF Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT), Dr. Kash conducts research to support the implementation of evidence-based transformational strategies within healthcare organizations. She also currently serves as Co-director for the Center for Health & Nature, a partnership between Houston Methodist, Texas A&M University and Texan by Nature. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an active member of Academy Health, the Gerontological Society of America, and Academy of Management. Her areas of research include organizational capacity for change and transformation, evaluation of organizational innovations and technologies in the healthcare delivery system, and healthcare strategic planning and marketing. Her most recent research projects focus on development of strategy bundles to reduce hospital readmission rates, and access to appropriate care. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kash’s research in the areas of perioperative care coordination and the effective use of health information exchanges has resulted in several publications in top-tier health services and policy journals, featured in the NSF’s “Industry-Nominated Technology Breakthroughs of NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC)” 2016 report, as well as Politico and other media. Finally, as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Healthcare Management (JHM), Kash lead a peer-reviewed journal in the field of healthcare management that incorporates a practitioner application for every research article published from 2014-2017. Total subscriptions for the JHM reach over 43,000 and include healthcare executives, practitioners, researchers, and students.
Research interests
- Organizational Capacity for Change and Transformation
- Nursing Home Staffing and Cost
- Healthcare Strategic Planning and Marketing
- Examining Elements of Integrated Primary Provider Networks as Potential Sources of Competitive Advantage using Resource Based Theory
- Implementation of Evidence-Based Transformational Strategies within Healthcare Organizations
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Texas A&M University, School of Public Health
Jan 1 2003 → May 31 2007
Award Date: May 31 2007
MBA, The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina
Aug 1 1990 → May 31 1993
Award Date: May 31 1993
BS, University of Missouri-Columbia
Aug 1 1987 → May 31 1990
Award Date: May 31 1990
External positions
Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College
Oct 1 2019 → …
Professor of Health Policy & Management, Texas A & M University
Research Area Keywords
- Outcomes, Quality & Health Care Performance
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Cardiovascular Disease Health System Registry
Nasir, K., Jones, S. L., Kash, B. A., Patel, K. V. & Vahidy, F. S.
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Project: Clinical Trial
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Research output
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Clinical and Economic Profile of Homeless Young Adults with Stroke in the United States, 2002-2017
Khan, S. U., Yedlapati, S. H., Khan, M. Z., Virani, S. S., Blaha, M. J., Sharma, G., Jordan, J. E., Kash, B. A., Vahidy, F. S., Arshad, A., Mossialos, E. & Nasir, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Problems in Cardiology. 101190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Comparison of LACE and HOSPITAL Readmission Risk Scores for CMS Target and Nontarget Conditions
Jones, S. L., Cheon, O., Manzano, J. G. M., Park, A. K., Lin, H. Y., Halm, J. K., Baek, J., Graviss, E. A., Nguyen, D. T., Kash, B. A. & Phillips, R. A., Jul 1 2022, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 37, 4, p. 299-306 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design and Integration of Mobile Health Technology in the Treatment of Orthopaedic Surgery: A Qualitative Study
Bruce, CR., Jones, S. L., Kash, B. A., Park, K. J., Schwartz, R., Saldana, R., Zheng, F., Desai, S. N., Harrison, P., Vinh, T., Khleif, A., Tran, N., P, B., Shallcross, J., Giammattei, C. & Sol, J., 2022, In: ACI Open. 6, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elevated hemoglobin A1c level and bariatric surgery complications
Nwokedi, U., Zia, M., Xu, J., Sadhu, A. R., Baio, F. E., Kash, B. S., Sherman, V. & Tariq, N., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Surgical Endoscopy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pediatric asthma hospitalization: individual and environmental characteristics of high utilizers in South Texas
Baek, J., Kash, B. A., Xu, X., Benden, M., Roberts, J. & Carrillo, G., 2022, In: Journal of Asthma. 59, 1, p. 94-104 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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