Director Center for Outcomes Analytics and Research
Brooks Rehabilitation
Mindi R. Manes, PhD serves as Director of the Brooks Center for Outcomes Analytics and Research (COAR). Dr. Manes earned her doctoral degree in Public Health Sciences with a concentration in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, she joined Brooks Rehabilitation to analyze outcomes of patients’ participating in the CMS Bundle Payments Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative at Brooks. Dr. Manes went on to successfully develop and lead the healthcare and business analytics department within the Brooks Center for Data Solutions. In 2023, Dr. Manes established COAR as a new research department dedicated to advancing evidence-based and data-driven methods to support improved rehabilitation care and outcomes.
As Director of COAR, Dr. Manes leads research that integrates health informatics, data science, and innovative research methodologies to enhance the Brooks Learning Health System (a dynamic system that continuously collects, analyzes and applies knowledge from clinical practice to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes). Her current research focuses on health care utilization, quality, disparities, and outcomes as patients navigate the post-acute care continuum. Dr. Manes is also a Learning Health Systems Scientist through the Learning Health Systems Training to Improve Disability and Chronic Condition Care (LeaHD) program. She is partnered with Johns Hopkins on a quality improvement initiative to evaluate an enhanced acute care rehabilitation model to support successful home discharge following surgery.
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