Luke Turcotte, Brock University

Research

Administrative Health Data Clinical Decision Support Tools Co-Design Discharge Planning Health Services Research Hospital Readmission Prediction Hospital-To-Community Transitions Interrai Comprehensive Health Assessments

Latest papers

The OnSPARK LTC Data Platform: Leveraging interRAI to Build a Learning Health System for Long-Term Care
Healthcare Management Forum · 2026
Development of a Preliminary Collaborative Action Plan (CAP) for Care-Interfering Paratonia Using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0: A Pilot Study
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2026
Developing a data-informed care planning improvement intervention in long-term care in Nova Scotia: protocol for an advisory-led interpretive qualitative study.
BMJ open · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Co-design of clinical decision-support tools to enhance hospital-to-community transitions for frail and medically complex older adults
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$437,580

All 1 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

The OnSPARK LTC Data Platform: Leveraging interRAI to Build a Learning Health System for Long-Term Care

Costa AP, Miller M, Webber C, Dash D, Turcotte L, Jones A, Sweetman A

Healthcare Management Forum20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251392810

02

Development of a Preliminary Collaborative Action Plan (CAP) for Care-Interfering Paratonia Using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0: A Pilot Study

Kleiner G, Ismail F, Khan O, Boulias C, Harrylal S, Jing R, Cuppage J, Feldman S, Turcotte L, Nova A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106426

03

Developing a data-informed care planning improvement intervention in long-term care in Nova Scotia: protocol for an advisory-led interpretive qualitative study.

Kalu M, Nasiri N, Iaboni A, Ghanouni P, Hirdes J, Iduye S, Moody E, Norman K, Searle S, Theou O, Turcotte L, Verlinden L, Weeks LE, McArthur C

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082610 PMID: 40425254

04

Associations between patient characteristics and delayed acute care discharge post-hip fracture surgery: a cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada

Backman C, Li W, Shah S, Papp S, Fung SG, Dumicho AY, Tuna M, Engel FD, Webber C, Turcotte L

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders20253 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-025-08747-0

05

Factors Influencing Initial Rehabilitation Type after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Backman C, Li W, Shah S, Papp S, Fung SG, Dumicho AY, Tuna M, Engel FD, Webber C, Turcotte L

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105521

06

Quality of Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care and Transfers to Hospital at the End Of Life.

Turcotte L, Scott MM, Petrcich W, Tanuseputro P, Kobewka D

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105259 PMID: 39276799

07

Palliative End-of-Life Medication Prescribing Rates in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Tanuseputro P, Roberts RL, Milani C, Clarke AE, Webber C, Isenberg SR, Kobewka D, Turcotte L, Bush SH, Boese K

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association202411 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.11.026 PMID: W4390955226

08

Use of an electronic wellness instrument in the integrated health and social care of older adults: a group concept mapping study

Northwood M, Saari M, Heckman G, Alexander T, Eastway B, Gerantonis P, Gillies D, Gregg S, McKinnon Wilson J, Morrison A

BMC Health Services Research20248 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11320-5

09

Changes in End-of-Life Symptom Management Prescribing among Long-Term Care Residents during COVID-19

Fremont D, Roberts RL, Webber C, Clarke AE, Milani C, Isenberg SR, Bush SH, Kobewka D, Turcotte L, Howard M

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20242 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.01.024

Co-design of clinical decision-support tools to enhance hospital-to-community transitions for frail and medically complex older adults

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turcotte, Luke A

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Clinical Decision Support Tools; Co-Design; Discharge Planning; Health Services Research; Hospital Readmission Prediction; Hospital-To-Community Transitions; Interrai Comprehensive Health Assessments; Older Adults

$437,580

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Arthur Sweetman

Economics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Administrative Health Data Dear Professor Turcotte, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The OnSPARK LTC Data Platform: Leveraging interRAI to Build a Learning Health System for Long-Term Care" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Co-design of clinical decision-support tools to enhance hospital-to-community transitions for frail and medically complex older adults" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]