Julie Darmody, RN MSN

Office Address: K6/337 - CSC
Office Phone: (608)263-3118
Email: jvdarmody@wisc.edu

DEGREE INFORMATION:

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH FOCUS:

My research explores how the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) influences quality and cost in the acute care setting. My dissertation will describe the work of the CNS in acute care in terms of structure, process, outcomes, and cost.

MAJOR ADVISOR:

Mary Ellen Murray, PhD RN

SECONDARY AREA OF CONCENTRATION:

Health Economics

SECONDARY AREA ADVISOR:

John Mullahy, PhD

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

Publications

Darmody, J.V. (2005). Observing the work of the Clinical Nurse Specialist: A pilot study.
Clinical Nurse Specialist, 19(5), 260-268.

Westphal, J., Semeniuk, Y., Darmody, J., Pawlak, R., Hook, M., & Murray, M.E. (in press).
Responses of hospital utilization review staff to reimbursement denials. Managed Care Interface.

Murray, M.E. & Darmody, J.V. (2004). Clinical and fiscal outcomes of utilization review.
Outcomes Management, 8(1), 19-25.

Darmody, J., Pawlak, R., Hook, M., Semeniuk, Y., Westphal, J., Murray, M.E., & Henriques, J. (2005). Substitution of hospital staff in concurrent utilization review. Manuscript in preparation.

Presentations

Darmody, Julie V. (2005, October). CNS Practice: Linking process to outcomes. Paper
presented at Wisconsin Nurses Association Annual Convention, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Darmody, J. (2005, April). Observing the work of the Clinical Nurse Specialist: A pilot study. Poster session presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society 29th Annual
Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Murray, M.E., Pawlak, R., Westphal, J., Darmody, J., Semeniuk, Y., & Hook, M. (2005, April). Hospital staff responses to denials of reimbursement by payers. Paper presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society 29th Annual Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Darmody, Julie V. (2004, October). Nursing Grand Rounds: Measuring outcomes of Advanced Practice Nurses. Paper presented at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Pawlak, R.; Westphal, J.; Darmody, J.; Semeniuk, Y.; Hook, M. and Murray, M.E.
(2004, June). Hospital Staff Responses to Denials of Concurrent Utilization Review.
Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of Academy Health, Washington D.C.

Murray, M.E.; Henriques, J.; and Darmody, J. (2002, June). An exploratory cost analysis of performing hospital-based concurrent review. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy for Health Services Research, Washington D.C.

Murray, M.E. and Darmody, J. (2001, June). Denials of reimbursement under managed care. Poster session presented at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, Atlanta, Georgia.

Darmody, Julie V. (2001, April). Outcomes of a managed care cost containment
strategy. Paper presented at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sigma Theta Tau Research Day, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

RESEARCH TEAM AFFILIATION:

Murray Research Team