Most Outstanding Abstracts Award
2003
Embry Howell, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
The Impact of Mandatory HMO Enrollment on Prenatal Care, Smoking, and Birth Outcomes in Ohio Medicaid
Access & Programs for Low-Income Populations
Richard Lindrooth, Ph.D.
The Effects of Selective Contracting and Expanded Mental Health Benefits on Treatment Initiation
Behavioral Health
Janet Bronstein, Ph.D.
Implementation of Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) and the Use of Services by Medicaid Children: A Tale of Two States
Child Health
Jeanne Madden, Ph.D.
Lengths of Stay at Birth, Early Follow-up Care, and Ascertainment of Health Problems in Newborns
Child Health
Ethan Halm, M.D., M.P.H.
Effects of Participatory Decision-Making on Self-Regulation Beliefs, Behaviors, and Outcomes Among Inner City Asthmatics
Chronic Care
John Hsu, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.C.E.
Drug Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in CHF Patients
Chronic Care
Paul Shelton, Ed.D.
Controlling Costs in a Medicare Risk Plan: Evaluation of a Geriatric Collaborative Model of Care
Chronic Care
Thomas Hoerger, Ph.D.
Competitive Bidding for Medicare Services
Cost Containment
Richard Lindrooth, Ph.D.
The Effect of Changes in Hospital Reimbursement on Operational Decisions at Safety Net Hospitals
Cost Containment
Glenn Flores, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Errors of Medical Interpretation and Their Clinical Consequences: A Comparison of Hospital Interpreters, Ad Hoc Interpreters, and Having No Interpreter
Disparities
Allen Fremont, M.D., Ph.D.
Does Differential Diffusion of Technologies Help Explain Racial and SES Disparities in Cardiac Care?
Disparities
Norma Gavin, Ph.D.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Pregnancy Related Medical Care Among Medicaid Women
Disparities
Kevin Heslin, Ph.D.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Physicians with HIV-Related Expertise: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study
Disparities
Somnath Saha, M.D., M.P.H.
Influence of Physician Race vs. Patient-Physician Interactions on the Experience of Health Care
Disparities
Natasha Sriraman, M.D., M.P.H.
Insurance Status and Source of Healthcare Among Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Children In the U.S.
Disparities
Yuhua Bao, M.A.
Effective HIV Treatment and the Labor Market Outcomes of the HIV+ population
Evaluating New Technologies
Huw Davies, Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc.
The Quality of Hospital-Physician Relationships in the US and the UK
International
Paul Lamarche, Ph.D.
Primary Health Care: Organisational Models and Their Associated Impacts
International
Huw Davies, Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc.
Does Hospital Organisational Culture Influence Hospital Performance? Lessons from the UK
Management, Organization & Information
Walter Linde-Zwirble
A Budget Neutral Method for Modeling Changes in the Inpatient Medicare Prospective Payment System
Medicare & Long Term Care
Joel Weissman, Ph.D.
Physicians Report on Healthcare Effects of Direct-to-Consumer-Advertising (DTCA)
Pharmaceuticals
Anthony Lo Sasso, Ph.D.
The Effect of State Policies on the Market for Private Non-Group Health Insurance
Private Insurance Markets
Nathaniel Hupert, M.D., M.P.H.
Modeling Efficient Mass Smallpox Vaccination Campaigns
Public Health
Susan Zahner, Dr.P.H., R.N.
Local Public Health System Partnerships
Public Health
Jeanne Black, M.B.A.
Hospital-Level Characteristics and 30-Day Risk-Adjusted Mortality of Patients Admitted with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Quality
Donna Woods, Ph.D. ('03), Ed.M., M.A.
Pediatric Patient Safety Risks: A Critical Incident Analysis
Quality
Barbara Yawn, M.D., M.Sc.
The Identification of Risk Factors and Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Prior to Their First Acute Myocardial Infarction
Women's Health
Alan White, Ph.D.
Nurse Aide Turnover and Staff Retention in California Nursing Homes
Workforce
2002
Michael French, Ph.D.
Estimating the Client Costs of Addiction Treatment: First Findings from the Client DATCAP
Behavioral Health
Tami Mark, Ph.D.
What is Driving the Trends in Private Health Insurance Expenditures on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment?
Behavioral Health
Peter Damiano, D.D.S., M.P.H.
The Effect of the Iowa S-SCHIP Program HAWK-I on Access to Care, Health Status and the Family Environment
Child Health
Matthew Davis, M.D., MAPP
State-Level Demographic, Economic, and Political Factors Associated with Children's Vaccination Rates
Child Health
John Cai, Ph.D.
Do Medicaid Patients Use More Hospital Inpatient Resources?
Coverage/Insurance
Deborah Chollet, Ph.D.
Leaving the Game: Insurer Withdrawals from Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets
Coverage/Insurance
Richard Lindrooth, Ph.D.
The Effect of SCHIP on Uncompensated Care and Financial Status at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Coverage/Insurance
Donna McAlpine, Ph.D.
Race and Ethnic Differences in Patients' Trust of Physicians
Disparities in Health & Health Care
Barbara Rothenberg, Ph.D.
Disparities in Access to High Quality Cardiac Surgeons: Race, Income, and Hospital Effects
Disparities in Health & Health Care
Panos Kanavos, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.
Pharmaceutical Coverage and Resource Allocation: Lessons for the US from Pharmaceutical Policies in the UK, France and Germany
International
James Macinko
The Impact of Primary Care System Organization on Health Outcomes in OECD Countries, 1970-1998
International
Suzanne Felt-Lisk, M.P.A.
Back to the Drawing Board: Recent Changes in Health Plans' Care Management Strategies
Managed Care & Markets
Sourav Chatterjee, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate
Consolidations and Pricing in the Hospital Industry
Management/Organization
Douglas Roblin, Ph.D.
Collaborative Clinical Culture and Primary Care Outcomes
Management/Organization
Jullet Davis, Ph.D.
The Organizational and Contextual Determinants of Trends in Nursing Home Segregation
Post Acute & Long Term Care
David Grabowski, Ph.D.
Medicaid Payment and Risk-Adjusted Nursing Home Quality
Post Acute & Long Term Care
Jeannette Rogowski, Ph.D.
Improving Provider Profiles for Assessing Quality of Care
Quality
Donna Woods, Ed.M., M.A.
Frequency, Types and Severity of Preventable Adverse Events In Children
Quality
Chloe Bird, Ph.D.
Gender Differences in Performance in Managed Care Settings: Variation in HEDIS Measures Related to Cardiovascular Care
Women's Health
Jennifer Kates, M.A., M.P.A.
Medicaid and HIV/AIDS: A Gender Analysis of the Experiences of HIV-Infected Medicaid Beneficiaries in Four States
Women's Health
Kyusuk Chung, Ph.D.
The Effect of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants on Primary Care Physicians Referral Practices
Workers & Workplaces
Patricia McGovern, Ph.D., M.P.H.
The Magnitude and Consequences of Work-Related Violence: The Minnesota Nurses Study
Workers & Workplaces
2001
Jayasree Basu, Ph.D.
Racial Disparity, Primary Care, and Specialty Referral
Access/Disparities
Stephanie Crawford, Ph.D.
Sociodemographic Influences on Access to Commonly Prescribed Opioids in Metropolitan Chicago: Examining the Disparities
Access/Disparities
Carol Korenbrot, Ph.D.
Disparities in Medicaid Service Utilization and Expenditures Between American Indians and Non-Indians
Access/Disparities
Margarita Alegria, Ph.D.
Managed Care and Sytems Cost- Effectiveness: Treatment for Depression
Behavorial Health
Susan Ettner, Ph.D.
The Impact of Medical and Behavioral Health Conditions on Work Outcomes: Panel Data Evidence from the California Work and Health Survey
Behavioral Health
Andy Allison, Ph.D., M.A.
Children's Enrollment in Kansas Public Health Insurance Programs After Implementing SCHIP
Child Health
Christina Bethell, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Quality Measurement for Children with Special Health Care Needs in Managed Care
Child Health
Amy Davidoff, Ph.D.
New Estimates of Demand for Insurance and Implications for a Medicare Buy-in for Near Elderly Americans
Coverage
Bowen Garrett, Ph.D.
What Explains the Decline in Medicaid Enrollment During the Early Period of Welfare Reform?
Coverage
Azeem Majeed, M.D.
Specialist Referral Rates Among Primary Care Physicians in the United Kingdom: Association with Patient Characteristics and Comparison with Referral Rates Among Primary Care Physicians in the U.S.A.
International
Richard Hirth, Ph.D.
A Hazard Model of Nursing Home to Nursing Home Transfers: Does Quality Matter?
Long Term Care
Dana B. Mukamel, Ph.D.
End of Life Care in Managed Care: Place of Death in the PACE Program
Long Term Care
Laurence Baker, Ph.D.
Managed Care, Technology Adoption, and Health Outcomes: The Case of Neonatal Intensive Care
Managed Care
Peter Kemper, Ph. D.
Insurance Product Designs and Consumer Trade-Offs
Managed Care
Kathleen Carey, Ph.D.
Hospital Cost Efficiency and System Membership
Management/Organization
Adam Atherly, Ph.D.
The Effect of Benefits, Premiums and Health Risk on Health Plan Choice in the Medicare Program
Medicare
Gerri Lamb, Ph.D.
Home Health and Hospital Use in the Community Nursing Organization Medicare Demonstration
Medicare
Peter Groeneveld, M.D.
The Cost-Effectiveness of Automated External Defibrillators on Commercial Aircraft
Pharmaceuticals/Emerging Technology
Bharati Manda, M.S.
The Risk of Esophageal Obstruction Associated with the Use of an Anti-Allergy Medication (Claritin-D® 24 Hour)
Pharmaceuticals/Emerging Technology
David Baker, M.D., M.P.H.
Mortality Trends for Medicare Patients Hospitalized with Six Medical Conditions During a Program to Publicly Report Hospital Performance
Quality
Stephen Luther, Ph.D.
Physician Volume and Alternative Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer in Florida
Quality
Peter Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Improving Delivery Systems for Prevention in Primary Care Practices: A Randomized Trial
Quality
Jack Needleman, Ph.D.
Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care in Acute Care Hospitals
Workforce
