Ann Kutney-Lee, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Research Scientist at Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Phone: (215) 898-9669
Email: akutney@nursing.upenn.edu
Dr. Ann Kutney-Lee is a Research Scientist at the PROMISE Center for the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, and is a Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kutney-Lee’s research is focused on the effects of nursing care organization on patient outcomes, redesigned systems that can work more efficiently to provide equitable and high-quality patient care, and the adoption of technological innovations (e.g. electronic health records) and how they are correlated to patient outcomes.
Education
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
- MSN, University of Pennsylvania, 2004
- BSN, University of Scranton, 2001
Selected Career Highlights
- 2014 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
- Top 15 Most Read Health Affairs Articles for 2013: “An increase in the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees is linked to lower rates of post surgery mortality. Health Affairs, 32(3), 579-586.
