Kimberlyn McGrail
 | Associate Director, Faculty
Phone: 778-998-3821 |
Education
PhD, Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia
MPH, Health Behaviour and Health Education, University of Michigan
BBA, University of Michigan
Research Interests
- Personal, economic, and social factors that produce health at an individual and population level, and the role of the health care system in that process
- Equity of health, health care services use and health care financing
- Private and public financing and delivery of health care services and its relationship to outcomes
- Aging and the use of health and social services
Current Research Projects
- Trends in elders’ use of home and community care services, with the BC Ministry of Health
- Building administrative data and research capacity in British Columbia – required technical, human resource, training and policy infrastructures
- Equity in the use of health care services using linked survey and administrative data
- Staffing, ownership and outcomes in long term care
- Outcomes by surgical setting and expedited status of musculoskeletal surgeries among injured workers
Currently Recruiting Graduate Students Interested in the Following Areas
- Aging and the use of home and community care services
- Equity in health and health care services use
- Improving access to data for research purposes
- Measuring and evaluating health care outcomes
Affiliations and Awards
- Consultant, Value for Money program of Research, Health Council of Canada
- External Member, CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Institute Advisory Board’s working group on health information
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research post-doctoral fellowship (declined)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research doctoral research award
Courses Currently Taught
Publications
Income-Related Health Inequalities in Canada and the United States: A Decomposition Analysis McGrail KM, van Doorslaer E, Ross NA, Sanmartin C. American Journal of Public Health. 2009, January; 99(1). doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.129361Home Health Services in British Columbia: A Portrait of Users and Trends Over Time. McGrail KM, Broemeling AM,McGregor MJ, Salomons K, Ronald LA, McKendry R. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; October 2008.
Income-Related Inequities: Cross-Sectional Analyses of the Use of Medicare Services in British Columbia in 1992 and 2002 McGrail KM. Open Medicine. 2008;2(4):e3–10.
Hospitalization Rates of Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Seniors in British Columbia Ronald LA, McGregor MJ, McGrail KM, Tate RB, Broemling A-M. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2008;27(1):109-115.
Home Health Services in British Columbia: Research Summary McGrail KM, Broemeling AM,McGregor MJ, Salomons K, Ronald LA, McKendry R. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; October 2008.
Richard III, Barer-Stoddart and the Daughter of Time. Evans RG, McGrail KM. Healthcare Policy [Commentary]. 2008;3(3):18-28.
Medicare Financing and Redistribution in British Columbia, 1992 and 2002. McGrail K. Healthcare Policy. 2007;2(4):123-137.
Asthma in British Columbia. McLeod CB, Bogyo T, Demers P, Edeer D, Hertzman C, Kennedy S, Koehoorn M, McGrail KM, Tamburic L. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; January 2007.
For-profit Versus Not-for-profit Delivery of Long-term Care. McGrail KM, McGregor MJ, Cohen M, Tate RB, Ronald LA. Canadian Medical Association Journal [Commentary]. 2007;176(1):57.
Care Outcomes in Long-Term Care Facilities in British Columbia, Canada: Does Ownership Matter? McGregor MJ, Tate RB, McGrail KM, Ronald LA, Broemeling A-M, Cohen M. Medical Care. 44(10):929-935, October 2006.
Access to Data in Health Information Systems. McGrail KM, Black C. Bulletin of the World Health Organization [Editorial]. 2005 August;83(8):563.
Data, Data, Everywhere: Improving Access to Population Health and Health Services Research Data in Canada. Final Report. Black C, McGrail K, Fooks C, Baranek P, Maslove L. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; April 2005.
Staffing Levels in Not-for-profit and For-profit Long-term Care Facilities: Does Type of Ownership Matter? McGregor MJ, Cohen M, McGrail K, Broemeling AM, Adler RN, Schulzer M, Ronald L, Cvitkovich Y, Beck M. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2005 March 1;172(5):645-649
The British Columbia Health Atlas. 2nd Edition. McGrail KM, Schaub P, Black C. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; May 2004. (147 pages)
Beneath the Calm Surface: The Changing Face of Physician-Service Use in British Columbia, 1985/86 Versus 1996/97. Barer ML, Evans RG, McGrail KM, Green B, Hertzman C, Sheps SB. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2004 March 2;170(5):803-807.
Conspicuous Consumption: Characterizing High Users of Physician Services in One Canadian Province. Reid RJ, Evans RG, Barer ML, Sheps S, Kerluke K, McGrail K, Hertzman C, Pagliccia N. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 2003 October;8(4):215-224.
Patient-Focused Care Over Time: Measurement, Prevalence and Strategies for Improvement Among Patient Populations. Reid RJ, Barer M, McKendry R, McGrail K, Prosser B, Green B et al. Paper prepared for and published by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). Ottawa (ON): CHSRF; July 2003. (32 pages)
The Doctor is Out: Physician Participation in the Rationed Access Day Work Stoppage in British Columbia, 1998/99. Reid RJ, Schneider D, Barer M, Hanvelt R, McGrail K, Pagliccia N, Evans RG. Longwoods Review. 2003;1(1):3-10.
Emergency Rooms in British Columbia: A Pilot Project to Validate Current Data and Describe Users. McKendry R, Reid RJ, McGrail KM, Kerluke KJ. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; December 2002. (25 pages)
The British Columbia Health Atlas. 1st Edition. KM McGrail, P Schaub. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; January 2002.
Threats to Quality: Illusion or Reality? McGrail KM, Cardiff K, Helmer D (editors). Conference summary for the 13th Annual CHSPR Health Policy Conference; 2000 November 10; Vancouver, BC. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; December 2001. (58 pages; 1082 KB)
Apocalypse No: Population Aging and the Future of Health Care Systems. Evans RG, McGrail KM, Morgan SG, Barer ML, Hertzman C. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2001;20(suppl. 1):160-191.
Here, There and All Over the Place: Defining and Measuring Continuity of Health Care. Haggerty J, Reid RJ, McGrail K, McKendry R. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; June 2001. (59 pages)
The Quick and the Dead: 'Managing' Inpatient Care in British Columbia Hospitals, 1969 to 1995/96. McGrail KM, Evans RG, Barer ML, Sheps SB, Hertzman C, Kazanjian A. Health Services Research. 2001 February;35(6):1319-1338. [Originally released as a discussion paper in 1998.]
Tales from the Other Drug Wars. Barer ML, McGrail K, Cardiff K, Wood L, Green CJ (editors). Papers from the 12th Annual CHSPR Health Policy Conference; 1999 November 26; Vancouver, BC. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; November 2000. (39 pages)
Hospital downsizing and trends in health care use among elderly people in British Columbia. Sheps SB, Reid RJ, Barer ML, Krueger H, McGrail KM, Green B, Evans RG, Hertzman C. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2000 August 22;163(4):397-401.
Diagnosis Codes On Extended Care Separations Included In The Discharge Abstract Data: A Summary Report McGrail KM. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; July 2000.
Age, costs of acute and long-term care and proximity to death: evidence for 1987-88 and 1994-95 in British Columbia. McGrail K, Green B, Barer ML, Evans RG, Hertzman C, Normand C. Age and Ageing. 2000;29:249-253.
The Effects of Rationed Access Days (RADs) on Physician Fee-for-Service Payments in B.C. Hanvelt RA, Reid RJ, Schneider D, Pagliccia N, McGrail K, Barer ML, Evans RG. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; March 2000. (54 pages)
A Comparison of Extended Care Records Across Two Program Areas. McCashin B, McGrail KM. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; March 2000.
Where Are We? Individual Geographic Location Using Two Different Sources of Postal Code Information in BC. McGrail KM, Wong Fung P. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; December 1999.
Mortality Rates After Cataract Extraction. Meddings DR, Marion SA, Barer ML, Evans RG, Green B, Hertzman C, Kazanjian A, McGrail KM, Sheps SB. Epidemiology. 1999 May;10(3):288-293.
Summary Report of the Incidence and Prevalence of Worker Injury and Subject Outcome in British Columbia: A Record Linkage Study. Hertzman C, McGrail K, Hirtle R. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; March 1999.
Determinants of Health: Impact on Health and Social Policy. Cardiff K, Green C, McGrail K and Wood L. Summary of the 11th Annual CHSPR Health Policy Conference; 1998 November 6; Vancouver, BC. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; February 1999.
The Eyes Have It: Cataract Surgery and Changing Patterns of Outpatient Surgery. Meddings DR, McGrail KM, Barer ML, Hertzman C, Sheps SB, Evans RG, Kazanjian A. Medical Care Research Review. 1997 September;54(3):286-300.
Socioeconomic Status, Mortality, and the Development of Cataract at a Young Age. Meddings DR, Hertzman C, Barer ML, Evans RG, Kazanjian A, McGrail K, Sheps SB. Social Science and Medicine. 1998 January 1;46(11):1451-57.
Health Personnel Modelling 1975-1994: An Updated Bibliography with Abstracts. Pagliccia N, McGrail K, Wood L. Vancouver (BC): HHRU, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; March 1995.
