Lewis Kazis
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Lewis E Kazis, ScD

Emeritus Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2291
lek@bu.edu
Talbot - W345
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Biography

Dr. Kazis is Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director of the Center for the Assessment of Pharmaceutical Practices (CAPP) at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is also Director of the Pharmaceutical Research Program at the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research at the Bedford VA Medical Center. He received his doctoral degree from Harvard University School of Public Health in 1980. Dr. Kazis joined the Veterans Health Administration in 1992 where he was recipient of the prestigious Research Career Scientist Award from the VA for almost a decade. Dr. Kazis has also been a special consultant to the Office of Quality and Performance in the VA where he was previously director of Functional Status for the Veterans Health Administration and principal investigator of the well known Veterans Health Study. He is the developer of the Veterans RAND 36 and 12 item health surveys (VR-36 and VR-12), formerly called the Veterans SF-36 and SF-12 (SF-36V and SF-12V) and developed from the MOS SF-36. From 1996 to 2007, close to four million administrations of these surveys has occurred both inside and outside the VA for purposes of monitoring patient outcomes of care. The VR-12 has now been adopted by the Veterans Health Administration for quality improvement purposes and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) as part of its' national Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) for evaluating the Medicare Advantage Program. The VR-12 was included in 2006 as one of the HEDIS measures by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).  Dr. Kazis' research team was the recipient of the esteemed Peter Reizenstein Prize for the best paper published in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care in 2006.

Other Positions

  • Research Assistant Professor, Medicine - Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Harvard University, ScD Field of Study: Health Administration/Education
  • Brandeis University, AB Field of Study: History
  • Harvard University, SM/ScM Field of Study: Population Sciences

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPM802

Publications

  • Published on 6/29/2024

    Capell EL, Kazis LE, Gabbe BJ, Tracy LM, Ryan CM, Slavin MD, Singer Y, Ryan T, Scott H, Bailey HM, Vasudevan A, Ni P, Edgar D. Measuring the Social Impact of Burn injuries in Australia: An Adaptation of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation - The Aus-LIBRE Profile. J Burn Care Res. 2024 Jun 29. PMID: 38943673.

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  • Published on 6/29/2024

    Abouzeid C, Friedstat J, Goldstein R, Chacon KL, Mehta A, Sheridan RL, Schulz JT, Kazis L, Goverman J, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. Fractional CO2 Laser for Burn Scars: A Comparison of Patient Reported Outcomes Between Those With and Without Laser Treatment. J Burn Care Res. 2024 Jun 29. PMID: 38943510.

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  • Published on 5/24/2024

    Juengst SB, Kumar RG, Venkatesan UM, O'Neil-Pirozzi TM, Evans E, Sander AM, Klyce D, Agtarap S, Erler KS, Rabinowitz AR, Bushnik T, Kazis LE, Whiteneck GG. Predictors of Multidimensional Profiles of Participation After Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBI Model Systems Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2024 May 24. PMID: 38833709.

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  • Published on 5/14/2024

    Deng H, Abouzeid CA, Shepler LJ, Ni P, Slavin MD, Barron DS, Herrera-Escobar JP, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. Moderation Effects of Daily Behavior on Associations Between Symptoms and Social Participation Outcomes After Burn Injury: A 6-Month Digital Phenotyping Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 May 14. PMID: 38754720.

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  • Published on 5/9/2024

    Ilkhani S, Comrie CE, Pinkes N, Zier CL, Gaudino SG, Slavin MD, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Livingston DH, Salim A, Anderson GA, Herrera-Escobar JP. Beyond surviving: A scoping review of collaborative care models to inform the future of post-discharge trauma care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 09. PMID: 38720203.

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  • Published on 2/12/2024

    Vu K, Deng H, Kelter B, Shepler L, Stewart B, Wolf S, Mandell S, Bamer A, Mehta A, Kazis L, Ryan C, Schneider J. Chronic Use of Prescription Pain Medication and Outcomes in Patients with Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Feb 12. PMID: 38363714.

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  • Published on 1/5/2024

    Patel KF, Ni P, Surette KE, Rencken CA, Rodríguez-Mercedes SL, McGwin MB, Fabia R, Tully C, Warner P, Romanowski KS, Palmieri T, Stoddard FJ, Schneider JC, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Development of the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (PS-LIBRE1-5) Profile. J Burn Care Res. 2024 Jan 05; 45(1):136-144. PMID: 37703100.

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  • Published on 11/2/2023

    Bamer AM, McMullen K, Humbert A, Kazis L, Ryan CM, Schneider JC, Stewart BT, Suman OE, Amtmann D. PROMIS-25 Reliability and Validity Among Children Living with Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study. J Burn Care Res. 2023 Nov 02; 44(6):1419-1427. PMID: 37101360.

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  • Published on 10/17/2023

    Wilson R, Cuthbertson L, Sasaki A, Russell L, Kazis LE, Sawatzky R. Validation of an Adapted Version of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes. Gerontologist. 2023 Oct 17; 63(9):1467-1477. PMID: 36866495.

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  • Published on 9/12/2023

    Slavin MD, Bailey HM, Hickey EJ, Vasudevan A, Ledingham A, Tannenbaum L, Bateman L, Kaufman DL, Peterson DL, Ruhoy IS, Systrom DM, Felsenstein D, Kazis LE. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Common Data Element item content analysis. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291364. PMID: 37698999.

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