Kimberly Sherell Johnson

Kimberly Sherell Johnson
Associate Professor of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2016
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers 2002
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2017

Contact Information

3502 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
johns196@mc.duke.edu (919) 660-7506

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Geriatrics, Medicine, Duke University 2001 - 2002
- Chief Medical Resident-Ambulatory Services, Medicine, Duke University 2000 - 2001
- Medical Resident, Me Dicine, Duke University 1997 - 2000
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University 1997
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2013 - 2016
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2007 - 2013
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2002 - 2007
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2000 - 2001
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 13, 2020 School of Medicine
  
  Better Health Starts With Stronger Communities
- JAN 8, 2018 Duke Health News
  
  New Duke Research Center Will Address Disparities in Clinical Care
- AUG 21, 2015 The New York Times
  
  Dr. Kimberly Johnson: A racial gap in attitudes toward hospice care
- MAY 6, 2015 PBS NewsHour
  
  Dr. Kimberly Johnson: Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice
Research
Selected Grants
- Addressing the clinical dilemma and patient preference for unilateral versus bilateral hearing aids awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2021 - 2025
- PCplanner: operationalizing needs-focused palliative care for older adults in intensive awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)" awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2023
- Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Palliative Care for Older African Americans Through Improved Advance Care Planning awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2017 - 2022
- Duke Center for REsearch to AdvanCe Healthcare Equity (REACH EQUITY) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research Program (BIGGER) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Race and COVID 19 awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2020 - 2021
- IPA - Kimberly Johnson awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2020 - 2021
- Behavior and Physiology in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- IPA-Kimberly Johnson awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2018 - 2020
- Implementing Best Practice in Palliative Care awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2013 - 2018
- Duke CTSA (UL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- Toward Policies that Accommodate the Concerns of African Americans' in Resolving Disputes about the Use of Life Sustaining Technology awarded by Greenwall Foundation 2015 - 2017
- Palliative Care in Heart Failure (PAL-HF) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2016
- Behavior And Physiology In Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2015
- Increasing Access to Hospice Care for Older African Americans: A National Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
- IPA - Kimberly Johnson awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2013 - 2014
- IPA - Kimberly Johnson awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2011 - 2013
- Organizational Variability and Racial Disparities in Hospice Use awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Boucher, Nathan A., and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Cultivating Cultural Competence: How Are Hospice Staff Being Educated to Engage Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients?” Am J Hosp Palliat Care, July 31, 2020, 1049909120946729. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909120946729.
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  - Ejem, Deborah B., Nadine Barrett, Ramona L. Rhodes, Maren Olsen, Marie Bakitas, Raegan Durant, Ronit Elk, et al. “Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Palliative Care for Older African Americans through Improved Advance Care Planning: Study Design and Protocol.” Journal of Palliative Medicine 22, no. S1 (September 2019): 90–100. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0146.
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  - Haines, Lindsay, Omari-Khalid Rahman, Justin J. Sanders, Kimberly Johnson, and Amy Kelley. “Factors That Impact Family Perception of Goal-Concordant Care at the End of Life.” J Palliat Med 22, no. 8 (August 2019): 927–32. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0508.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Christopher M. O’Connor, Hongqiu Yang, Bradi B. Granger, Kimberly S. Johnson, Daniel B. Mark, Kevin J. Anstrom, et al. “African Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Are More Likely to Die in a Health Care Facility Than at Home or in Hospice: An Analysis From the PAL-HF Trial.” J Card Fail 25, no. 8 (August 2019): 693–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.05.013.
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  - Sanders, Justin J., Kimberly S. Johnson, Kimberly Cannady, Joanna Paladino, Dee W. Ford, Susan D. Block, and Katherine R. Sterba. “From Barriers to Assets: Rethinking factors impacting advance care planning for African Americans.” Palliat Support Care 17, no. 3 (June 2019): 306–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S147895151800038X.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Kevin L. Thomas, Sandro O. Pinheiro, and Laura P. Svetkey. “Design and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research Curriculum.” J Natl Med Assoc 110, no. 4 (August 2018): 305–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2017.06.005.
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  - Boucher, Nathan A., Karen E. Steinhauser, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Older, Seriously Ill Veterans' Views on the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Health-Care Delivery.” The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care 35, no. 7 (July 2018): 921–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909118767113.
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  - Boucher, Nathan A., Kimberly S. Johnson, and Thomas W. LeBlanc. “Acute Leukemia Patients' Needs: Qualitative Findings and Opportunities for Early Palliative Care.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 55, no. 2 (February 2018): 433–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.09.014.
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  - Balboni, Tracy A., George Fitchett, George F. Handzo, Kimberly S. Johnson, Harold G. Koenig, Kenneth I. Pargament, Christina M. Puchalski, Shane Sinclair, Elizabeth J. Taylor, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “State of the Science of Spirituality and Palliative Care Research Part II: Screening, Assessment, and Interventions.” J Pain Symptom Manage 54, no. 3 (September 2017): 441–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.029.
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  - Steinhauser, Karen E., George Fitchett, George F. Handzo, Kimberly S. Johnson, Harold G. Koenig, Kenneth I. Pargament, Christina M. Puchalski, Shane Sinclair, Elizabeth J. Taylor, and Tracy A. Balboni. “State of the Science of Spirituality and Palliative Care Research Part I: Definitions, Measurement, and Outcomes.” J Pain Symptom Manage 54, no. 3 (September 2017): 428–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.028.
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  - Rogers, Joseph G., Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Bradi B. Granger, Karen E. Steinhauser, Mona Fiuzat, Patricia A. Adams, et al. “Palliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.” J Am Coll Cardiol 70, no. 3 (July 18, 2017): 331–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.05.030.
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  - Rogers, Joseph G., Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Bradi B. Granger, Karen E. Steinhauser, Mona Fiuzat, Patricia A. Adams, et al. “Palliative Care in Heart Failure The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 70, no. 3 (July 18, 2017): 332–41.
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  - Bostwick, Doran, Steven Wolf, Greg Samsa, Janet Bull, Donald H. Taylor, Kimberly S. Johnson, and Arif H. Kamal. “Comparing the Palliative Care Needs of Those With Cancer to Those With Common Non-Cancer Serious Illness.” J Pain Symptom Manage 53, no. 6 (June 2017): 1079-1084.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.02.014.
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  - Boucher, Nathan A., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Meeting Basic Needs: Social Supports and Services Provided by Hospice.” J Palliat Med 20, no. 6 (June 2017): 642–46. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0459.
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  - Kamal, Arif H., Janet Bull, Steven P. Wolf, Diane Portman, Jacob Strand, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Unmet Needs of African Americans and Whites at the Time of Palliative Care Consultation.” Am J Hosp Palliat Care 34, no. 5 (June 2017): 461–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909116632508.
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  - Gray, Nathan A., Nathan A. Boucher, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Hospice Access for Undocumented Immigrants.” Jama Intern Med 177, no. 4 (April 1, 2017): 579–80. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8870.
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  - LeBlanc, Thomas W., Christine S. Ritchie, Fred Friedman, Janet Bull, Jean S. Kutner, Kimberly S. Johnson, Arif H. Kamal, and Arif H. AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group. “Adherence to Measuring What Matters Items When Caring for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Versus Solid Tumors.” J Pain Symptom Manage 52, no. 6 (December 2016): 775–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.004.
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  - Rogers, J. G., C. B. Patel, R. J. Mentz, K. E. Steinhauser, B. B. Granger, M. Fiuzat, P. A. Adams, et al. “Palliative Care in Heart Failure: Results of a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.” Journal of Cardiac Failure 22, no. 11 (November 2016): 940–940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.09.014.
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  - Steinhauser, Karen E., Annette Olsen, Kimberly S. Johnson, Linda L. Sanders, Maren Olsen, Natalie Ammarell, and Daniel Grossoehme. “The feasibility and acceptability of a chaplain-led intervention for caregivers of seriously ill patients: A Caregiver Outlook pilot study.” Palliative & Supportive Care 14, no. 5 (October 2016): 456–67. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951515001248.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Kimberly S. Johnson, Richard Sloane, Christine T. Cigolle, Carl F. Pieper, Lawrence Landerman, and Susan N. Hastings. “Identifying Patterns of Multimorbidity in Older Americans: Application of Latent Class Analysis.” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 8 (August 2016): 1668–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14201.
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  - Gray, Nathan A., Jay R. Horton, J Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Cardinale B. Smith, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Update in Hospice and Palliative Care.” J Palliat Med 19, no. 5 (May 2016): 559–65. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2016.0034.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Richard Payne, Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “Are Hospice Admission Practices Associated With Hospice Enrollment for Older African Americans and Whites?” J Pain Symptom Manage 51, no. 4 (April 2016): 697–705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.010.
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  - Boucher, Nathan A., Mythili Raghavan, Alexander Smith, Robert Arnold, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Palliative Care in the African American Community #204.” J Palliat Med 19, no. 2 (February 2016): 228–30. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0523.
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  - Hendricks Sloan, Danetta, Theodora Peters, Kimberly S. Johnson, Janice V. Bowie, Yang Ting, and Rebecca Aslakson. “Church-Based Health Promotion Focused on Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care at Black Baptist Churches: A Cross-Sectional Survey.” Journal of Palliative Medicine 19, no. 2 (February 2016): 190–94. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0319.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Richard Payne, and Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla. “What are Hospice Providers in the Carolinas Doing to Reach African Americans in Their Service Area?” J Palliat Med 19, no. 2 (February 2016): 183–89. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0438.
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  - Webb, Jason A., Jay R. Horton, and Kimberly Johnson. “Update in hospice and palliative care.” J Palliat Med 18, no. 6 (June 2015): 545–51. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0070.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., James A. Tulsky, Bradi B. Granger, Kevin J. Anstrom, Patricia A. Adams, Gwen C. Dodson, Mona Fiuzat, et al. “The palliative care in heart failure trial: rationale and design.” Am Heart J 168, no. 5 (November 2014): 645-651.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2014.07.018.
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  - Sautter, Jessica M., James A. Tulsky, Kimberly S. Johnson, Maren K. Olsen, Allison M. Burton-Chase, Jennifer Hoff Lindquist, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “Caregiver experience during advanced chronic illness and last year of life.” J Am Geriatr Soc 62, no. 6 (June 2014): 1082–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12841.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Richard Sloane, Lawrence R. Landerman, Carolyn Horney, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Using the past to predict the future: latent class analysis of patterns of health service use of older adults in the emergency department.” J Am Geriatr Soc 62, no. 4 (April 2014): 711–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12746.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S. “The changing face of the hospice industry: what really matters?” Jama Intern Med 174, no. 4 (April 2014): 507–8. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13304.
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  - Roza, Katherine A., Jay R. Horton, Kimberly Johnson, and Wendy G. Anderson. “Update in hospice and palliative care.” J Palliat Med 17, no. 3 (March 2014): 351–57. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2013.0577.
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  - Anderson, Wendy G., Lynn A. Flint, Jay R. Horton, Kimberly Johnson, Michelle Mourad, and Bradley A. Sharpe. “Update in hospital palliative care.” J Hosp Med 8, no. 12 (December 2013): 715–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.2110.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S. “Racial and ethnic disparities in palliative care.” J Palliat Med 16, no. 11 (November 2013): 1329–34. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2013.9468.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Richard Payne, and James A. Tulsky. “Race and residence: intercounty variation in black-white differences in hospice use.” J Pain Symptom Manage 46, no. 5 (November 2013): 681–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.12.006.
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  - Barclay, Joshua S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, James A. Tulsky, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Association of hospice patients' income and care level with place of death.” Jama Intern Med 173, no. 6 (March 25, 2013): 450–56. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2773.
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  - Anderson, W. G., J. R. Horton, K. Johnson, and N. E. Goldstein. “Update in hospice and palliative care.” Journal of Palliative Medicine 16, no. 3 (March 1, 2013): 314–19. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2012.0481.
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  - Morris, Deborah A., Kimberly S. Johnson, Natalie Ammarell, Robert M. Arnold, James A. Tulsky, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “What is your understanding of your illness? A communication tool to explore patients' perspectives of living with advanced illness.” J Gen Intern Med 27, no. 11 (November 2012): 1460–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-012-2109-2.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Katja Elbert-Avila, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “Characteristics and outcomes of hospice enrollees with dementia discharged alive.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 9 (September 2012): 1638–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04117.x.
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  - Unroe, Kathleen T., Melissa A. Greiner, Kimberly S. Johnson, Lesley H. Curtis, and Soko Setoguchi. “Racial differences in hospice use and patterns of care after enrollment in hospice among Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure.” Am Heart J 163, no. 6 (June 2012): 987-993.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.03.006.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., S Nicole Hastings, Jama L. Purser, and Heather E. Whitson. “The Junior Faculty Laboratory: an innovative model of peer mentoring.” Acad Med 86, no. 12 (December 2011): 1577–82. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823595e8.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., James A. Tulsky, Judith C. Hays, Robert M. Arnold, Maren K. Olsen, Jennifer H. Lindquist, and Karen E. Steinhauser. “Which domains of spirituality are associated with anxiety and depression in patients with advanced illness?” J Gen Intern Med 26, no. 7 (July 2011): 751–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1656-2.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., S Nicole Hastings, Lawrence R. Landerman, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Harvey J. Cohen, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Black-white disparity in disability: the role of medical conditions.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 5 (May 2011): 844–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03401.x.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in location before hospice enrollment and association with hospice length of stay.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 4 (April 2011): 732–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03326.x.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Jama L. Purser, Richard J. Sloane, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Emergency department discharge diagnosis and adverse health outcomes in older adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 10 (October 2009): 1856–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02434.x.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in self-reported exposure to information about hospice care.” J Palliat Med 12, no. 10 (October 2009): 921–27. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2009.0066.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “Racial Differences in Self-Reported Exposure to Hospice Information.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57 (March 1, 2009): S90–91.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “What explains racial differences in the use of advance directives and attitudes toward hospice care?” J Am Geriatr Soc 56, no. 10 (October 2008): 1953–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01919.x.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Jama L. Purser, Kimberly S. Johnson, Richard J. Sloane, and Heather E. Whitson. “Frailty predicts some but not all adverse outcomes in older adults discharged from the emergency department.” J Am Geriatr Soc 56, no. 9 (September 2008): 1651–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01840.x.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, David Tanis, and James A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in hospice revocation to pursue aggressive care.” Arch Intern Med 168, no. 2 (January 28, 2008): 218–24. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2007.36.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, David Tanis, and James A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in the growth of noncancer diagnoses among hospice enrollees.” J Pain Symptom Manage 34, no. 3 (September 2007): 286–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.11.010.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S. “"You just do your part. God will do the rest.": spirituality and culture in the medical encounter.” South Med J 99, no. 10 (October 2006): 1163. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000242749.11438.36.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Katja Elbert-Avila, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and James A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in next-of-kin participation in an ongoing survey of satisfaction with end-of-life care: a study of a study.” J Palliat Med 9, no. 5 (October 2006): 1076–85. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1076.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Maragatha Kuchibhatala, Richard J. Sloane, David Tanis, Anthony N. Galanos, and James A. Tulsky. “Ethnic differences in the place of death of elderly hospice enrollees.” J Am Geriatr Soc 53, no. 12 (December 2005): 2209–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00502.x.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Katja I. Elbert-Avila, and James A. Tulsky. “The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: a review of the literature.” J Am Geriatr Soc 53, no. 4 (April 2005): 711–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53224.x.
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- Conference Papers
  - Sharda, Neema, Kahli Zietlow, Serena Wong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Characteristics and Outcomes of Dementia Patients Who Receive Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation.” In J Am Geriatr Soc, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16521.
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  - Arora, Neeraj K., Bridget Gaglio, Annette M. Totten, Seiko Izumi, Neil Wenger, Anne M. Walling, Rebecca Sudore, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Evaluating Diverse Methodologies and Interventions for Facilitating Advance Care Planning (ACP) Among Seriously Ill Patients: Lessons from Ongoing PCORI-funded ACP Trials.” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:454–55. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.
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  - Wan, Luxi, Christopher O’Connor, Amanda Stebbins, Brooke Alhanti, Marc D. Samsky, Haider J. Warraich, Kimberly S. Johnson, et al. “Patterns of Change in Quality of Life with a Palliative Care Intervention for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Insights from PAL-HF.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 25:S154–55. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.444.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., Sean O’Mahony, Helen Chen, Susan Hingle, and Darilyn Moyer. “Gender Equity and Career Advancement: Implications for Hospice and Palliative Medicine (TH352).” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 57:388–388. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.12.079.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Christopher M. O’Connor, Bradi B. Granger, Hongqiu Yang, Chetan B. Patel, Karen E. Steinhauser, Mona Fiuzat, et al. “Palliative care and hospital readmissions in patients with advanced heart failure: Insights from the PAL-HF trial.” In Am Heart J, 204:202–4, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.07.010.
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  - Horton, Jay R., Kimberly S. Johnson, Nick Dionne-Odom, and Cardinale Smith. “State of the Science: Update in Hospice and Palliative Care (103).” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 49:390–390. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.11.148.
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  - Horton, Jay R., and Kimberly S. Johnson. “State of the Science: Update in Hospice and Palliative Care (103).” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 47:446–446. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.12.196.
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  - Anderson, Wendy Gabrielle, Jay R. Horton, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “State of the Science: Update in Hospice and Palliative Care (103).” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 45:390–91. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.10.241.
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  - Hastings, S. N., K. S. Johnson, R. Sloane, L. R. Landerman, C. Horney, and H. E. Whitson. “From the Wellderly to the Sickest Elderly: Classifying Older ED Patients According to Patterns of Health Service Use.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60:S30–31. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. N. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “What are Hospice Providers Doing to Reach African Americans ... and what works?” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60:S220–S220. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “P24 Encore Presentation Race and Residence: County-level Variation in Black-White Disparities in Hospice Use.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S9–S9. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Unroe, K., G. Melissa, K. S. Johnson, L. Curtis, and S. Setoguchi. “Racial Differences in Hospice Use and End of Life Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S8–9. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. N. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “Intercounty Variability in Hospice Use: Does Race Matter?” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58:106–106. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2010.
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  - Hastings, S. N., H. E. Whitson, J. Purser, R. J. Sloane, and K. S. Johnson. “Variability in Adverse Outcomes According to Emergency Department Discharge Diagnosis.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57:S71–S71. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2009.
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  - Hastings, S. N., J. Purser, K. S. Johnson, R. J. Sloane, and H. E. Whitson. “A frailty index predicts some but not all subsequent health service use in older adults discharged from the emergency department.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56:S168–S168. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “What explains racial differences in the completion of advance directives?” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56:S4–S4. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008.
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  - Johnson, K. S., M. Kuchibhatla, and J. A. Tulsky. “Racial differences in location prior to hospice enrollment and association with hospice length of stay.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23:387–88. SPRINGER, 2008.
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  - Elbert-Avila, K., and K. S. Johnson. “Cause of death certification: Do physicians at an academic medical center meet guidelines for death certificate completion?” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55:S39–S39. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2007.
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