Health Policy
Health policy research seeks to understand how societies organize themselves to provide healthcare within their system and provide data and observations about how changes could contribute to better outcomes. It is an inter-disciplinary research using economics, sociology, anthropology, political science, public health and epidemiology to draw a comprehensive picture of how health systems work and adapt to health policies, and how health policies can shape - and be shaped by - health systems and the broader determinants of health.
Below is a list of Studies sorted by the most recent Study Start Dates. You can use the links immediately below to switch between Studies and Publications. You can use the H command to step through a list of study titles.
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The Impact of Lean Management on Primary Care Efficiency, Affordability, and the Patient Experience
Examine Lean as a basis for system-wide improvement in cost and quality measures. Explore impacts of Lean on provider efficiency, pt exp, affordability.
Investigator(s): Sukyung Chung, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., M.A., MPH, Associate Scientist, Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D., Research Economist, Harold (Hal) Luft, Ph.D., Director, PAMFRI
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Does the Medicare Preventive Visit Coverage Benefit Seniors With Multiple Chronic Conditions?
We will assess the impact of covered preventive visits among Medicare beneficiaries using electronic health records data from PAMF, between 2006 and 2015.
Investigator(s): Sukyung Chung, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Robert Romanelli, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Scientist
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Effect of Therapeutic Class on Generic Drug Substitutions
Evaluate and rank-order generic substitution rates by therapeutic class, as well as examine factors associated with higher/lower rates of generic substitution.
Investigator(s): External PI, Principal Investigator, Robert Romanelli, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Scientist
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Beyond Consent: Patient Preferences for Governance and Use of Clinical Data and Samples
Utilize mixed methods to identify patient preferences for consent and governance of data in research utilizing existing EHR data and biobank samples.
Investigator(s): External PI, Principal Investigator
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Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Practice Transformation
Goal is to examine the cost of primary care practice transformations in a nonprofit medical group practice that has received recognition from the NCQA.
Investigator(s): Albert S. Chan, M.D., M.S., FAAFP, Ming Tai-Seale, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Director