Dr. Vogelsmeier is a nurse and professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri. She is a health services researcher with a focus on nursing home safety and systems improvement. A core theme of her research is understanding the unique contribution of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses to improve resident outcomes.
Vogelsmeier has also completed research in nursing home medication safety practices including medication reconciliation and technology implementation. She has completed over 20 funded research projects as either principal investigator, co-investigator, or consultant, and has over 70 publications in print.
- Helen E. Nahm Endowed Chair, Sinclair School of Nursing, 2023-2025
- Developing improved guidelines for nursing home-associated viral respiratory infections: Learning from the COVID-19 experience — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, R01 2021-2025
- Missouri Quality Initiative-Nursing Home Payment Reform- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Role: Co-Investigator, Practice Intervention co-lead, 2016- 2020
- Evaluation of IdentRx Point-of-Care Medication Administration Safety System (Phase II), NIH/NINR SBIR, Role: PI of Sub-contract/Site Coordinator 2015-2019
- Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Role: Co-investigator, Practice Intervention Co-Lead, 2012-2016
- Nursing Home Nurses Sensemaking to Detect Medication Order Discrepancies, National Council State Boards of Nursing, Role: PI, 2013-2015
- Pilot Study of the IdentRx Point-of-Care Medication Administration Safety System (Phase I), NIH/NINR SBIR, Role: PI of Sub-contract/Site Coordinator 2013-2014
- Senior Investigator Award, Midwest Nurses Research Society, Health System, Policy & Informatics Research Interest Group, 2020
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, 2016
- Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2015
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Galambos, C., Petroski, G., Crecelius, C., Alexander, G. L., & Rantz, M. (2021). Results of the Missouri Quality Initiative in Sustaining Changes in Nursing Home Care: Six-Year Trends of Reducing Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 25(1), 5-12.
- Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Wang, Yan, Wakefield, B., Galambos, C., & Mehr, D. (2021). Testing Re-Engineered Discharge Program Implementation Strategies in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Clinical Nursing Research 30(5), 644-653.
- Galambos, C., Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Crecelius, C., Alexander, G. L., Rollin, L., & Rantz, M. (2021). Enhancing Physician Relationships, Communication, and Engagement to Reduce Nursing Home Residents Hospitalizations. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 36(2), 99-104.
- Kolanowski, A., Cortes, T. A., Mueller, C., Bowers, B., Boltz, M., Bakerjian, D., Harrington, C., Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Wallhagen, M., Fick, D…. & Gerdner, L. (2021). A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes. AJN The American Journal of Nursing, 121(3), 24-27.
- Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Boren, W., Martin, N., Kist, S., Rantz, M. Miller, S. (2020). A coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Missouri. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 35(4), 287-292
- Farag, A., Vogelsmeier, A., Knox, K., Burant, C., Perkhounkova, E., (2020). Predictors of Nursing Home Nurses’ Willingness to Report Medication Near-Misses. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 46(4):21-30.
- Popejoy, L. L., Wakefield, B., Vogelsmeier, A., Galambos, C., Lewis, A., Huenke, D., Mehr, D. (2020). Reengineering skilled nursing facility discharge: Analysis of reengineered discharge implementation. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Apr/Jun;35(2):158-164
- Popejoy, L.L., Vogelsmeier, A.A., Wakefield, B.J., Galambos, C., & Mehr, D. (2020) Adapting Project RED to Skilled Nursing Facilities. Clinical Nursing Research, 29(3):149-156.
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Kist, S., Shumate, S., Pritchett, A., Mueller, J., & Rantz, M. (2020). Reducing avoidable hospitalizations for nursing home residents: The role of the MOQI intervention support team. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Jan/Mar;35(1):1-5
- Orique, S., Despins, L., Wakefield, B., Erdelez, S., & Vogelsmeier, A. (2019). Perception of clinical deterioration cues among medical-surgical nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Nov;75(11):2627-2637. (Senior advising author)
- Liang, C., Miao, Q., Kang, H., Vogelsmeier, A., Hilmas, T, Wang, J., Gong, Y. (2019). Leveraging patient safety research: Efforts made fifteen years since To Err is Human. Studies in Health Technologies and Informatics. Aug 21:264,983-987. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190371
- Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Alexander, G., Galambos, C., Flesner, M., Lueckenotte, A., Crecelius, G., Bin, G., & Rantz, M. (2019). Analyzing hospital transfers using INTERACT Acute Care Transfer Tools: Lessons from MOQI. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 67:1953-1959.
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Kist, S., Harrell, R., Alexander, G., & Rantz, M. (2019). Avoiding nursing home to hospital transfers: Rethinking avoidability. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 34(3), 189-193.
- Flesner, M., Lueckenotte, A., Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Canada, K., Minner, D., Galambos, C., & Rantz, M. (2019). Advanced practice registered nurses quality improvement efforts to reduce antipsychotic use in nursing homes. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 34(1), 4-8.
- Anbari, A., Vogelsmeier, A, & Dougherty, D. (2019). Patient Safety Communication among Differently Educated Nurses: Converging and Diverging Meaning Systems. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 41(2): 171-190. (Senior advising author)
- Mueller, C., Duan, Y., Vogelsmeier, A., Anderson, R.A., McConnell, E. & Corazzini, K. (2018). Interchangeability of Licensed Nurses in Nursing Homes: Perspectives of directors of nursing. Nursing Outlook, 66(6): 560-569 doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2018.09.004.
- Rantz M.J., Popejoy L., Vogelsmeier A., Galambos C., Alexander G., Flesner M., Murray C., Crecelius C., Ge B., & Petroski G. (2018). Impact of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on Quality Measures: The Missouri Quality Initiative Experience. Journal of American Medical Director Association. Jun;19(6):541-550.
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Crecelius, C., Orique, S., Alexander, G. & Rantz, M. (2018). APRN Conducted Medication Reviews for Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(1), 83-85.
- Rantz, M., Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Galambos, C. Alexander, G., Flesner, M., Murray, C., & Crecelius, C. (2017). Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations and Improving Quality in Nursing Homes with APRNs and Interdisciplinary Support: Lessons Learned. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Jan/Mar, 33(1), 5-9.
- Rantz, M., Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Galambos, C., Alexander, G., Flesner, M., Crecelius, C., Ge, B., Petroski, G. (2017). Successfully Reducing Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents: Results of the Missouri Quality Initiative. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(11), 960-966.
- Vogelsmeier, A., Anderson, RA., Anbari, A., Ganong, L., Farag, A., & Niemeyer, M. (2017). A qualitative study describing nursing home nurses sensemaking to detect medication order discrepancies. BMC Health Services Research, 17:531 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2495-6
- Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Galambos, C., Flesner, M., Alexander, G., Lueckenotte, A., Lyons, V., & Rantz, M. (2017). The APRN Role in Changing Nursing Home Quality: The Missouri Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 32(3), 196-201.
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L. & Crecelius, C. (April 2020). CMS Demonstration Project to Reduce Hospitalizations: Role of the APRN. Presented at the Post Acute Long Term Care – American Medical Directors of America Virtual Annual Conference. (National).
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Kist, S., Harrell, R., Alexander, G., & Rantz, M. November, 2018). Uncovering root cause analysis of hospital transfers for long-stay nursing home residents: MOQI experience. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Boston, MA. (International)
- Vogelsmeier, A. (2018, September). Distance presentation titled, Nursing Leadership in U.S. Nursing Homes: Where We Are and Where We Need to Be. 1st International and 3rd National Nursing Congress: From Traditionality to Professionality. Turkey (International)
- Vogelsmeier, A. (2018, June). MOQI: Hospital-Nursing Home Partnerships and the APRN Role. Presentation at the 2018 Long Term and Post-Acute Care Health Information Technology Summit. Washington, DC (National).
- Hudson, N., Vogelsmeier, A., Alexander, G., & Feifer, R., (2018, June). Panelist for LTPAC in ACOs & New Payment Models, moderated by Larry Wolf at the 2018 Long Term and Post-Acute Care Health Information Technology Summit. Washington, DC (National).
- Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Alexander, G., Flesner, M., Galambos, C., & Rantz, M. (November 2016). APRN efforts to reduce medication-related risks in nursing home residents. Paper presentation at the Gerontologial Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (International).
- Vogelsmeier, A., Anderson, R., Ganong, L., Oderda, L., Farag, A., Anbari, A., & Niemeyer, M. (2016, October). Nursing home nurses sensemaking to detect medication order discrepancies: A mixed-methods study. Paper presentation at the 2016 NCSBN Scientific Symposium: From Data to Decision Making. Chicago, IL (National)
