Zhanlian Feng, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice with the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown University. Currently, he is a senior researcher in the Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Program at RTI International, an independent, nonprofit institute that provides research, development, and technical services to government and commercial clients worldwide. His current work focuses on evaluation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents. He is also an expert on emerging long-term care issues in China. A social demographer by training, he received his master's and doctoral degrees in sociology from Brown University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Peking University.
| Daras LC, Feng Z, Wiener JM, Kaganova Y. "Medicare Expenditures Associated With Hospital and Emergency Department Use Among Beneficiaries With Dementia." INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, vol. 54, 2017, pp. 46958017696757. |
| Zheng NT, Haber S, Hoover S, Feng Z. "Access to Care for Medicare-Medicaid Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: The Role of State Medicaid Payment Policies." Health Serv Res, 2016. |
| Liu, Chang, Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent. "Case-Mix and Quality Indicators in Chinese Elder Care Homes: Are There Differences Between Government-Owned and Private-Sector Facilities?." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 62, no. 2, 2014, pp. 371-377. |
| Feng Z, Coots LA, Kaganova Y, Wiener JM. "Hospital and ED use among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia varies by setting and proximity to death." Health Affairs, vol. 33, no. 4, 2014, pp. 683-90. |
| Wright, Brad, Jung, Hye-Young, Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent. "Hospital, Patient, and Local Health System Characteristics Associated with the Prevalence and Duration of Observation Care." Health Serv Res, vol. 49, no. 4, 2014, pp. 1088-1107. |
| Feng Z, Jung HY, Wright B, Mor V. "The Origin and Disposition of Medicare Observation Stays." Medical Care, vol. 52, no. 9, 2014, pp. 796-800. |
| Hirth, Richard A., Grabowski, David C., Feng, Zhanlian, Rahman, Momotazur, Mor, Vincent. "Effect of nursing home ownership on hospitalization of long-stay residents: an instrumental variables approach." Int J Health Care Finance Econ, vol. 14, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-18. |
| Grabowski, David C., Feng, Zhanlian, Hirth, Richard, Rahman, Momotazur, Mor, Vincent. "Effect of nursing home ownership on the quality of post-acute care: an instrumental variables approach." Journal of health economics, vol. 32, no. 1, 2013, pp. 12-21. |
| Wright, Brad, Jung, Hye-Young, Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent. "Trends in Observation Care Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries at Critical Access Hospitals, 2007-2009." J Rural Health, vol. 29, no. s1, 2013, pp. s1-s6. |
| Tyler, Denise A., Feng, Zhanlian, Leland, Natalie E., Gozalo, Pedro, Intrator, Orna, Mor, Vincent. "Trends in Postacute Care and Staffing in US Nursing Homes, 2001–2010." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 14, no. 11, 2013, pp. 817-820. |
| Feng, Z., Liu, C., Guan, X., Mor, V. "China's Rapidly Aging Population Creates Policy Challenges In Shaping A Viable Long-Term Care System." Health Affairs, vol. 31, no. 12, 2012, pp. 2764-2773. |
| Thomas KS, Dosa D, Hyer K, Brown LM, Swaminathan S, Feng Z, Mor V. "Effect of Forced Transitions on the Most Functionally Impaired Nursing Home Residents." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 60, no. 10, 2012, pp. 1895-1900. |
| Gozalo PL, Pop-Vicas A, Feng Z, Gravenstein S, Mor V. "Effect of influenza on functional decline." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 60, no. 7, 2012, pp. 1260-7. |
| Miller, E. A., Wang, L., Feng, Z., Mor, V. "Improving Direct-Care Compensation in Nursing Homes: Medicaid Wage Pass-through Adoption, 1999 - 2004." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol. 37, no. 3, 2012, pp. 469-512. |
| Feng Z, Wright B, Mor V. "Sharp rise in Medicare enrollees being held in hospitals for observation raises concerns about causes and consequences." Health Affairs, vol. 31, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1251-1259. |
| Brown LM, Dosa DM, Thomas K, Hyer K, Feng Z, Mor V. "The effects of evacuation on nursing home residents with dementia." American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, vol. 27, no. 6, 2012, pp. 406-412. |
| Dosa D, Hyer K, Thomas K, Swaminathan S, Feng Z, Brown L, Mor V. "To Evacuate or Shelter in Place: Implications of Universal Hurricane Evacuation Policies on Nursing Home Residents." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 13, no. 2, 2012, pp. 190.e1-7. |
| Feng Z, Zhan HJ, Feng X, Liu C, Sun M, Mor V. "An Industry in the Making: The Emergence of Institutional Elder Care in Urban China." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 59, no. 4, 2011, pp. 738-44. |
| Cai, S., Feng, Z., Fennell, M. L., Mor, V. "Despite small improvement, black nursing home residents remain less likely than whites to receive flu vaccine." Health Affairs, vol. 30, no. 10, 2011, pp. 1939-46. |
| Feng Z, Lepore M, Clark MA, Tyler D, Smith DB, Mor V, Fennell ML. "Geographic concentration and correlates of nursing home closures: 1999-2008." Arch Intern Med, vol. 171, no. 9, 2011, pp. 806. |
| Feng Z, Fennell ML, Tyler DA, Clark M, Mor V. "Growth Of Racial And Ethnic Minorities In US Nursing Homes Driven By Demographics And Possible Disparities In Options." Health Affairs, vol. 30, no. 7, 2011, pp. 1358-1365. |
| Mor, Vincent, Gruneir, Andrea, Feng, Zhanlian, Grabowski, David C., Intrator, Orna, Zinn, Jacqueline. "The effect of state policies on nursing home resident outcomes." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 59, no. 1, 2011, pp. 3-9. |
| Zhan, Heying Jenny, Feng, Zhanlian, Chen, Zhiyu, Feng, Xiaotian. "The role of the family in institutional long-term care: cultural management of filial piety in China." International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 20, 2011, pp. S121-S134. |
| Lepore, Michael, Miller, Susan, Gozalo, Pedro, Feng, Zhanlian, Rhodes, Ramona. "Black and White Differences in Hospice Use among U.S. Nursing Home Decedents." Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol. 39, no. 2, 2010, pp. 390-391. |
| Feng, Zhanlian, Lee, Yong Suk, Kuo, Sylvia, Intrator, Orna, Foster, Andrew, Mor, Vincent. "Do Medicaid wage pass-through payments increase nursing home staffing?." Health Serv Res, vol. 45, no. 3, 2010, pp. 728-747. |
| Fennell ML, Feng Z, Clark MA, Mor V. "Elderly hispanics more likely to reside in poor-quality nursing homes." Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 1, 2010, pp. 65-73. |
| Grabowski, David C., Feng, Zhanlian, Intrator, Orna, Mor, Vincent. "Medicaid bed-hold policy and Medicare skilled nursing facility rehospitalizations." Health Serv Res, vol. 45, no. 6p2, 2010, pp. 1963-1980. |
| Tyler DA, Jung HY, Feng Z, Mor V. "Prevalence of nursing assistant training and certification programs within nursing homes, 1997-2007." The Gerontologist, vol. 50, no. 4, 2010, pp. 550-555. |
| Smith, D. B., Feng, Z. "The Accumulated Challenges Of Long-Term Care." Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 1, 2010, pp. 29-34. |
| Mor V, Intrator O, Feng Z, Grabowski DC. "The Revolving Door Of Rehospitalization From Skilled Nursing Facilities." Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 1, 2010, pp. 57-64. |
| Zinn, Jacqueline, Mor, Vincent, Feng, Zhanlian, Intrator, Orna. "Determinants of performance failure in the nursing home industry." Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, 2009, pp. 933-940. |
| Grabowski, D. C., Aschbrenner, K. A., Feng, Z., Mor, V. "Mental Illness In Nursing Homes: Variations Across States." Health Affairs, vol. 28, no. 3, 2009, pp. 689-700. |
| Mukamel DB, Spector WD, Limcangco R, Wang Y, Feng Z, Mor V. "The costs of turnover in nursing homes." Medical Care, vol. 47, no. 10, 2009, pp. 1039-45. |
| Fullerton, Catherine Anne, McGuire, Thomas G., Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent, Grabowski, David C. "Trends in Mental Health Admissions to Nursing Homes, 1999–2005." PS, vol. 60, no. 7, 2009, pp. 965-971. |
| Fullerton, Catherine Anne, McGuire, Thomas G., Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent, Grabowski, David C. "Trends in Mental Health Admissions to Nursing Homes, 1999–2005." PS, vol. 60, no. 7, 2009, pp. 965-971. |
| Feng Z, Hirdes JP, Smith TF, Finne-Soveri H, Chi I, Du Pasquier JN, Gilgen R, Ikegami N, Mor V. "Use of physical restraints and antipsychotic medications in nursing homes: a cross-national study." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 10, 2009, pp. 1110-8. |
| Teno, Joan M., Feng, Zhanlian, Mitchell, Susan L., Kuo, Sylvia, Intrator, Orna, Mor, Vincent. "Do financial incentives of introducing case mix reimbursement increase feeding tube use in nursing home residents?." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 56, no. 5, 2008, pp. 887-890. |
| Grabowski DC, Zhanlian Feng, Mor V. "Medicaid Nursing Home Payment and the Role of Provider Taxes." Medical Care Research and Review, vol. 65, no. 4, 2008, pp. 514-27. |
| Feng Z, Grabowski DC, Intrator O, Zinn J, Mor V. "Medicaid Payment Rates, Case-Mix Reimbursement, and Nursing Home Staffing—1996-2004." Medical Care, vol. 46, no. 1, 2008, pp. 33-40. |
| Smith, D. B., Feng, Z., Fennell, M. L., Zinn, J., Mor, V. "Racial disparities in access to long-term care: the illusive pursuit of equity." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol. 33, no. 5, 2008, pp. 861-881. |
| Gruneir, Andrea, Miller, Susan C., Feng, Zhanlian, Intrator, Orna, Mor, Vincent. "Relationship between state medicaid policies, nursing home racial composition, and the risk of hospitalization for black and white residents." Health Serv Res, vol. 43, no. 3, 2008, pp. 869-81. |
| Zinn, Jacqueline, Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent, Intrator, Orna, Grabowski, David. "Restructuring in response to case mix reimbursement in nursing homes." Health Care Management Review, vol. 33, no. 2, 2008, pp. 113-23. |
| Mitchell, Susan L., Teno, Joan M., Intrator, Orna, Feng, Zhanlian, Mor, Vincent. "Decisions to Forgo Hospitalization in Advanced Dementia: A Nationwide Study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 55, no. 3, 2007, pp. 432-438. |
| Zinn, Jacqueline S., Mor, Vincent, Feng, Zhanlian, Intrator, Orna. "Doing Better to Do Good: The Impact of Strategic Adaptation on Nursing Home Performance." Health Serv Res, vol. 42, no. 3 Pt 1, 2007, pp. 1200-1218. |
| Intrator, Orna, Grabowski, David C., Zinn, Jacqueline, Schleinitz, Mark, Feng, Zhanlian, Miller, Susan, Mor, Vince. "Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents: The Effects of States' Medicaid Payment and Bed-Hold Policies." Health Serv Res, vol. 42, no. 4, 2007, pp. 1651-1671. |
| Mor, V., Zinn, J., Gozalo, P., Feng, Z., Intrator, O., Grabowski, D. C. "Prospects For Transferring Nursing Home Residents To The Community." Health Affairs, vol. 26, no. 6, 2007, pp. 1762-1771. |
| ZINN, J. S., MOR, V., FENG, Z., INTRATOR, O., GRABOWSKI, D. "RESTRUCTURING NURSE ROLES IN RESPONSE TO CASE MIX REIMBURSEMENT: A CONTINGENCY APPROACH." Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2007, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-6. |
| Smith, D. B., Feng, Z., Fennell, M. L., Zinn, J. S., Mor, V. "Separate And Unequal: Racial Segregation And Disparities In Quality Across U.S. Nursing Homes." Health Affairs, vol. 26, no. 5, 2007, pp. 1448-1458. |
| Resnik, Linda, Feng, Zhanlian, Hart, Dennis L. "State regulation and the delivery of physical therapy services." Health Serv Res, vol. 41, no. 4 Pt 1, 2006, pp. 060720074824049-???. |
| Feng, Zhanlian, Grabowski, David C., Intrator, Orna, Mor, Vincent. "The Effect of State Medicaid Case-Mix Payment on Nursing Home Resident Acuity." Health Serv Res, vol. 41, no. 4 Pt 1, 2006, pp. 1317-36. |
| Bourbonniere M, Feng Z, Intrator O, Angelelli J, Mor V, Zinn JS. "The Use of Contract Licensed Nursing Staff in U.S. Nursing Homes." Medical Care Research and Review, vol. 63, no. 1, 2006, pp. 88-109. |
| Zinn, J. S., Mor, V., Intrator, O. "DOING BETTER TO DO GOOD: DOES INNOVATION IMPROVE NURSING HOME PERFORMANCE?." Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2005, no. 1, 2005, pp. D1-D6. |
| Feng, Zhanlian, Katz, Paul R., Intrator, Orna, Karuza, Jurgis, Mor, Vincent. "Physician and nurse staffing in nursing homes: the role and limitations of the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) system." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2005, pp. 27-33. |
| Intrator, O., Feng, Z., Mor, V., Gifford, D., Bourbonniere, M., Zinn, J. "The Employment of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in U.S. Nursing Homes." The Gerontologist, vol. 45, no. 4, 2005, pp. 486-495. |
| Grabowski, D. C. "Recent Trends In State Nursing Home Payment Policies." Health Affairs, 2004. |
| Zinn JS, Mor V, Intrator O, Feng Z, Angelelli J, Davis JA. "The impact of the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities on therapy service provision: a transaction cost approach." Health Serv Res, vol. 38, no. 6 Pt 1, 2003, pp. 1467-85. |
