Technical Data and Health Care Systems Core (TDHCS)

Kim, Dae Hyun – Profile
Full Name
Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD
Credentials
MD, MPH, ScD
Role

Core Co-Leader, Technical, Data and Health Care Systems Core (TDHCS)

Primary title
Associate Director of Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Primary Institution
Harvard Medical School
Complete Titles

Associate Director of Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Bio
Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, is a geriatrician, researcher, and mentor. At the Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging Research, he directs the Frailty Research Center and co-leads the Center for Analytic Sciences in Aging. Supported by research grants from the National Institute on Aging, Dr. Kim conducts research on the measurement of frailty from healthcare databases, the outcomes of drug therapy and surgical procedures, and the adoption of frailty assessment in clinical practice. At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he specializes preoperative frailty assessment for medically complex older adults before transcatheter aortic valve replacement. As a mentor, Dr. Kim has advised over 50 early-career investigators in frailty, pharmacoepidemiology, and health services research. He has authored over 300 publications. His contribution to the field has been recognized with the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award and the election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2024.
Kissam, Stephanie – Profile
Full Name
Stephanie Kissam, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role

Executive Director, LTC Data Coop
Executive Committee, Technical, Data and Health Care Systems Core (TDHCS)

Primary title
Associate Director
Primary Institution
Center for Health Policy Evaluation in Long-Term Care
Complete Titles

Associate Director, Center for Health Policy Evaluation in Long-Term Care

Bio
Stephanie Kissam, MPH, is the executive director of the Long-Term Care Data Cooperative, one component of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory and governed by the American Health Care Association (AHCA). In this role, she supports the core mission of using electronic health record data assembled in the LTC Data Cooperative for health care improvement, public health surveillance, and comparative effectiveness and clinical trials research. She has over 20 years of leadership in public health program development, research, and management, including as a program director at RTI International, where she led large national evaluation projects for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and the Administration for Community Living. Her areas of research include health IT implementation, nursing home quality measure development and maintenance, outcomes of value-based payment models, and state health policy. Earlier in her career, she contributed to the development of Rhode Island’s Health Information Exchange and patient-centered medical home initiatives while at the Department of Health. Additionally, at the Rhode Island Quality Improvement Organization, she developed resources to support nursing homes with CMS’s National Nursing Home Quality Initiative.