Christine W. Hartmann

Guest Author

Christine W. Hartmann, PhD, is a research associate professor at Boston University School of Public Health who concentrates her research on improving the quality of long-term care, including working with staff to build high-functioning, relationship-based teams. Writing books occupies her free time.

Christine's Work:

07.17.2019 a group of balloons in the sky

Health Equity

When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You

De-implementing potentially harmful or rarely needed medical practices, devices, and medications benefits all of us, our families, and our communities.

Guest Authors Christine W. Hartmann, Megan McCullough

10.16.2018 Dance at a nursing home with an older woman reaching for a blue balloon

The Way We Do Things Around Here

Cultural change in nursing homes requires consistency, institutional commitment, local champions, and focusing on the positive.

Guest Author Christine W. Hartmann

04.09.2018 Nursing home corridor

Will You Still Need Me?

Nursing homes aren't for other people, they're for all of us. Here are three steps everyone can take to improve the image and reality of nursing home care.

Guest Author Christine W. Hartmann