Exhibitor Profiles

AARP, Public Policy Institute
Booth: 408
The AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) is the focal point for public policy research and analysis at AARP. Its mission is to inform the development of AARP's public policy positions and to contribute to public debate on issues of importance to midlife and older Americans. PPI's research focuses on the following issue areas: economic security, health care, independent living and long-term care, and consumer protection and empowerment.
www.aarp.org/ppi

Abt Associates, Inc.
Booth: 507
Abt Associates applies scientific research and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of social, economic and health policy issues; international development; and clinical trials and registries. Its staff of over 1,000 is located in Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, and Illinois, and in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
www.abtassociates.com

AcademyHealth
Booths: 401, 403, 405
AcademyHealth is the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, and a leading, non-partisan resource for the best in health research and policy. Serving as a catalyst for collaboration across the health services research, policy and practice arenas, AcademyHealth brings together a broad spectrum of players to share information, showcase important research, strengthen working relationships, and advance the collective capacity to improve health and health care in the United States.
www.academyhealth.org

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Booths: 301, 303, 305
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and the effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.
www.ahrq.gov

American Academy of Actuaries
Booth: 508
The American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) is a professional membership, public policy information, and communications organization for all actuaries practicing in the United States. As the organization representing the entire U.S. actuarial profession, the mission of the AAA is to serve the public and the actuarial profession both nationally and internationally through (a) establishing, maintaining and enforcing high professional standards of actuarial qualification practice and conduct; (b) assisting in the formulation of public policy by providing independent and objective information, analysis, and education; and (c) cooperating with other organizations representing actuaries and advancing the actuarial profession and increasing the public's recognition of the actuarial profession's value.
www.actuary.org

American Academy of Pediatrics
Half Table: 16-A
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the major professional association for practicing pediatricians. The mission of the AAP is to attain optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. To this purpose, the AAP and its members dedicate their efforts and resources.
www.aap.org

American College of Cardiology
Table: 18
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is committed to putting quality first and setting a new standard for health care reform. Visit the ACC exhibit to learn more about the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR ® ), clinical guidelines and appropriateness criteria, and other quality improvement tools.
qualityfirst.acc.org

The American Journal of Managed Care
Booth: 208
The American Journal of Managed Care is a peer-reviewed publication that examines the clinical, economic, and policy aspects of financing and delivering healthcare. Its goal is to publish healthcare outcomes research relevant to clinical and policy decision makers. The journal is indexed in all the top scientific databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE.
www.ajmc.com

Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Booth: 213
AUPHA is a not-for-profit association of university-based educational programs, faculty, practitioners, and provider organizations. Its members are dedicated to continuously improving the field of healthcare management and practice. It is the only non-profit entity of its kind that works to improve the delivery of health services throughout the world—and thus the health of citizens—by educating professional managers at the entry level.
www.aupha.org

Bertelsmann Stiftung
Booth: 510
The International Network Health Policy & Reform is a project initiated and sponsored by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, a non profit foundation in Germany. It brings together health policy experts from 20 industrialized countries. On its Web site the network features almost 800 reports on international health policy developments.
www.healthpolicymonitor.org

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Booths: 307, 309
CMS is the federal agency that provides health care services for one-in-four Americans enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP, enforces quality standards, and establishes payment policies. The Office of Research, Development and Information conducts research and produces information that shapes current and future programs.
www.cms.hhs.gov

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Booth: 512
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, a top five children's hospital nationally according to Child magazine, is a 475-bed institution devoted to changing the outcome for children around the world. We received the 2006 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize ® and are ranked second nationally for pediatric research grants for NIH.
www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Columbia University School of Nursing
Center for Health Policy
Half Table: 20-A
The Center for Health Policy (CHP) at Columbia University's School of Nursing works with institutional actors at the local, state, and national levels to develop and evaluate health policy initiatives. CHP is a leader in health systems research in the burgeoning fields of emergency preparedness, law modernization, and workforce development.
www.nursing.columbia.edu/chphsr

The Commonwealth Fund
Booths: 308, 310
The Commonwealth Fund, a private, national foundation, undertakes independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. Its mission is to promote a high-performing health system through improved access, quality, and efficiency, with a special focus on the most vulnerable populations.
www.cmwf.org

Creighton University Medical Center
Creighton Health Services Research Program (CHRP)
Half Table: 20-B
Through the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, the Creighton Health Services Research Program (CHRP) promotes health services researchers coming together for interprofessional collaboration and faculty development, advancing the work of senior researchers in health care safety and quality, and mentoring and facilitating faculty members in establishing independent scholarship and research programs.
chrp.creighton.edu

Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Services Research & Development Service (HSR&D)
Booths: 500, 502
The VA is the largest integrated health care system in the country and VA HSR&D works to identify and evaluate innovative strategies that lead to accessible, high-quality, and cost-effective care for veterans and the nation. This exhibit features important HSR&D findings, projects, and programs, as well as highlights QUERI program efforts to translate research evidence into routine practice.
www.hsrd.research.va.gov

Duke University Press
Half Table: 15-A
Duke University Press publishes approximately 120 books annually and more than 30 journals, including the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. For more information about the journal, please visit our Web site.
jhppl.dukejournals.org

George Mason University
Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics
Booth: 203
The Center conducts and fosters influential policy research and analyses, particularly those important to aging and chronic diseased populations. Understanding and translating the access-to-care and ethical implications of public health policy is a priority. The Center also engages key government stakeholders to address various current forces affecting the health care system.
chpre.gmu.edu

The George Washington University
Department of Health Policy
Tables: 25, 26, 27
Through teaching, research, and service, the Department of Health Policy focuses on all facets of health policy, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations. The Department's mission is to develop practical solutions to policy challenges, inform public debate, and assist stakeholders in the policymaking process.
www.gwhealthpolicy.org

Georgia Health Policy Center
Booth: 207
Georgia Health Policy Center, established in 1995 and housed within Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, provides evidence-based research, program development, and policy guidance locally, statewide, and nationally to improve health status at the community level. The Center distills its qualitative and quantitative research findings to connect decision makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programming. Projects to date focus on some of the most complex policy issues facing health care today, including public and private health insurance coverage, long-term care, children's health, and community health system development.
www.gsu.edu/ghpc

Harvard University
Ph.D. Program in Health Policy
Table: 29
The Ph.D. in Health Policy, awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is a collaborative program of five Harvard University faculties: the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Health, the Medical School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Harvard Business School. Because this is an interfaculty program, enrolled students take courses throughout the university. Enrolled students must concentrate in one of seven academic disciplines including: management, medical sociology, or political analysis. Harvard also offers two combined programs: M.D./Ph.D. in Health Policy and J.D./Ph.D. in Health Policy. The deadline for applying to the Ph.D. program is mid-December.
www.fas.harvard.edu/healthpl

Health Administration Press
Table: 15-B
Health Administration Press is a division of the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). ACHE is an international professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives. As the publishing division of ACHE, Health Administration Press publishes textbooks, trade paperbacks, and journals on all aspects of health services
management.
www.ache.org/hap.cfm

Health Affairs
Booth: 409
Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. All papers are peer-reviewed, and the acceptance rate is 10–15 percent. Published since 1981, Health Affairs is nonpartisan and presents a wide range of timely research and commentary on health issues of current concern in both domestic and international spheres.
www.healthaffairs.org

Health Services Research
Booth: 407
HSR is the flagship publication of the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) and provides those engaged in research, public policy formulation, and health services management with the latest findings, methods, and thinking on important policy and practice issues.  HSR is rated as one of the top journals in the fields of health policy and service and healthcare administration.
www.hsr.org

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Booths: 304, 306
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
www.kff.org

INQUIRY
The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Table: 13
INQUIRY is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal for public policy issues, innovative concepts, and original research related to health care organization, provision, and financing.
www.inquiryjournal.org

Institute of Medicine
Booth: 505
The Institute of Medicine serves as adviser to the nation to improve health. Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public.
www.iom.edu

Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC)
Booth: 311
IFMC uses state-of-the-art technologies to offer advanced health information management services. With more than 30 years of experience in health data management, IFMC provides expertise in health informatics including scientific and analytical services, as well as database and web architecture, user applications, security, and operations support.
www.ifmc.org; www.ccwdata.org

The Lewin Group, Inc.
Booth: 511
The Lewin Group is a national health care and human services consulting firm with over 35 years of experience delivering analyses and strategic counsel to prominent public agencies, non-profit organizations, industry associations, and private companies across the United States. Clients look to Lewin for real solutions that work in the real world.
www.lewin.com

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Booth: 404
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. conducts public policy research and surveys for federal and state governments as well as private-sector clients. We study health care, education, welfare, employment, nutrition, child development, and other policy issues.
www.mathematica-mpr.com

Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc.
Booth: 410
The Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Its mission is to support and advance evidence-based programs that improve the quality of life for children with asthma and their families, and to reduce, through the dissemination of effective interventions, the burden of the disease on them and society.
www.mcanonline.org

National Academy of Social Insurance
Booth: 513
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of 800 of the nation's leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to promote understanding and informed policymaking on Medicare and Social Security through research, public education, training, and the open exchange of ideas.
www.nasi.org

National Center for Health Statistics
Booth: 506
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. Through several ongoing surveys and other data collection activities, the agency provides a wide variety of data with which to monitor the Nation's health.
www.cdc.gov/nchs

National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
Table: 17
The NIHCM Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of America's health care system. The Foundation conducts research, policy analysis, and educational activities on a range of health care issues, with the goal of fostering public/private sector dialogue to find workable solutions to health system problems.
www.nihcm.org

National Library of Medicine
Booths: 411, 413
The National Library of Medicine provides health services research information (including health policy and public health information) through a variety of products and services. Foremost are databases on: literature in bibliographic format and full text, citations to research in progress, and information on health services and sciences research resources (datasets, instruments, and analytical software). Other products and services include: pre-formulated search strategies on selected topics; special Web texts and bibliographies on issues ranging from basic health literacy, to HSR collection development and information resources, to health informatics; print, video, and audio historical materials: outreach and training on the Web and in conjunction with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM); improving access to information for public health practitioners; support for research and development in HSR information infrastructure; links to Web sites with health services research and development in HSR information infrastructure; and links to Web sites with health services research information at NLM and beyond. To access the resources and staff of the HSR Information Program, please visit our Web site.
www.nlm.nih.gov

The New York Times
Booth: 206
Visit the New York Times booth for reduced home delivery and receive a free gift with subscription. The New York Times newspaper is distributed internationally and is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States. Although nicknamed the ‘Gray Lady' for its staid appearance and style, it is frequently relied upon as the official and authoritative reference for modern events. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 94 Pulitzer prizes, winning its first in 1918 for its World War I reporting. Subscribe Today!
www.nytimes.com

The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Health Policy and Administration
Table: 19
Penn State's Department of Health Policy and Administration is among the nation's
oldest and most respected programs. It offers an undergraduate (B.S.) and three graduate (M.H.A., M.S., Ph.D.) degrees that focus on management, policy, and research in health care systems, emphasizing the recurrent problems of cost, quality, and access.
www.hhdev.psu.edu/hpa

RAND
Health
Booth: 503
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through objective research and analysis.
www.rand.org/health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Booths: 300, 302
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation cares about the nation's most pressing health and health care issues. We support programs with deep commitment and rigorous approaches to find solutions to help Americans lead healthier lives.
www.rwjf.org

Rockefeller Institute of Government
Half Table: 27-A
www.rockinst.org

Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Department of Health Policy and Management
Booth: 205
The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) offers courses of study leading to the Master's of Public Health (M.P.H.) and the Master's of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.) degrees through the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
www.sph.emory.edu/hpm

The Royal Society of Medicine Press
Table: 14
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Press is the publishing arm of The Royal Society of Medicine, a major international medical society with a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional membership. RSM Press publishes books and journals and is recognized as one of the leading medical society publishers.
www.rsmpress.co.uk

RTI International
Booth: 412
RTI International is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to conducting research that improves the human condition. With a staff of more than 2,600 people worldwide, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services in health and pharmaceuticals, advanced technology, survey and statistics, education and training, economic and social development, and the environment.
www.rti.org

Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
Booths: 400, 402
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. is a 100 percent employee-owned company that has supported public health researchers since 1978. Computers and survey expertise includes statistical data management and analysis; surveys of organizations, physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patient populations; system design and development; and customized Internet management systems.
www.s-3.com

Society of Actuaries
Booth: 508
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is an educational, research, and professional organization dedicated to serving the public and Society members. Its mission is to advance actuarial knowledge and to enhance the ability of actuaries to provide expert advice and relevant solutions for financial, business, and societal problems involving uncertain future events. The vision of the SOA is for actuaries to be recognized as the leading professionals in the modeling and management of financial risk and contingent events. To this end, the SOA administers examinations leading to Associateship and then to Fellowship. A continuing education program is also provided through seminars, symposia, and membership meetings.
www.soa.org

Thomson Healthcare
Booth: 406
Thomson Healthcare is the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance. Thomson Healthcare products and services help clinicians, hospitals, employers, health plans, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies manage the cost and improve the quality of healthcare.
www.thomsonhealthcare.com

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lister Hill Center for Health Policy
Half Table: 22-A
The Lister Hill Center for Health Policy is located in the School of Public Health of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This endowed Center has a university-wide mission to facilitate the conduct of health policy research and to disseminate the findings of that research beyond the usual academic channels.
www.healthpolicy.uab.edu

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Department of Health Policy and Management
Half Table: 22-B
The UAMS Department of Health Policy & Management is an active research and educational center committed to evidence-driven improvements in health system organization, financing, and delivery. Our work encompasses national studies and regional initiatives in the Mississippi Delta and Ozark regions. We offer accredited M.P.H., M.H.S.A., Dr.P.H., and Ph.D. programs.
www.uams.edu/coph/hpm

University of California, Berkeley
Health Services and Policy Analysis Ph.D. Program
Table: 24
The Health Services and Policy Analysis (HSPA) Ph.D. Program is a full-time, four-year curriculum of study that prepares students for careers in academia and research. It is interdisciplinary in nature; the faculty group is comprised of members from departments across campus. Students have access to all of the social science disciplines and professional schools at UC Berkeley in addition to the core resources provided by the School of Public Health. Students also receive a thorough grounding in research methods and the applications of these methods to the analysis of health policy issues.
hspa.berkeley.edu

University of California, Berkeley
Nicholas C. Petris Center
Table: 30
The Nicholas C. Petris Center is named after former California State Senator Nicholas Petris, noted for his leadership in addressing California health care issues. The center focuses on general health research, consumer protection, affordability, and access to health care. It also assesses concentration, regulation, and competition in health care markets.
www.petris.org

University of California, Los Angeles
Center for Health Policy Research
Half Table: 23-B
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research serves the needs and interests of a wide range of constituencies, offering research data, policy and data analysis, and health policy expertise on the local, state, and national levels. Beyond supplying data, analysis, and expertise, the Center works directly with community leaders, health advocates, and policymakers in support of improving health care for all segments of the population. The Center also provides valuable and timely research data and analysis to others who inform policymakers and communities, including other researchers, policy advocates, and members of the media. In this manner, the Center serves the public interest rather than directly serving members of the public.
www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu

University of Kentucky, College of Public Health
Public Health Systems & Services Research
Booth: 211
Public Health Systems & Services Research (PHSSR) is a new national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) designed to build awareness of this new field focused on the organization, financing, delivery and impact of public health services.
www.publichealthsystems.org

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Commonwealth Medicine
Booth: 209
Commonwealth Medicine is the public health education, research, policy, and services consulting division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It is guided by a mission to help public agencies and health care organizations improve health outcomes for those served by public health and human services programs.
www.umassmed.edu/commed

University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Division of Health Policy and Management
Booth: 312
Improving health services through research and education.
www.hpm.umn.edu

University of Minnesota
Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC)
Booths: (with CMS)
ResDAC, located at the University of Minnesota, assists researchers in accessing and using Medicare and Medicaid data. ResDAC conducts workshops on using the data.
www.resdac.umn.edu

University of Minnesota
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Booth: 313
SHADAC specializes in state and national data on the uninsured and supports state-level data collection to inform health policy development. State Health Access Reform Evaluation is a new national program office of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supporting the evidence-based evaluation of state health reform efforts.
www.shadac.org

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Half Table: 23-A
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers a post-master's doctoral program in health services research that prepares graduates for interdisciplinary research utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods to advance knowledge in health care access, systems, outcomes, and policy.
www.health.uncc.edu

University of North Dakota
Rural Health Research Gateway
Booth: 210
The Rural Health Research Gateway provides easy, timely access to research and findings of the ORHP-funded Rural Health Research Centers. The Gateway Web site and listserv can be used to find current and completed research project abstracts, publications resulting from those projects, and information about the research centers and researchers.
www.ruralhealthresearch.org

University of Pennsylvania
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Table: 28
The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) is the University of Pennsylvania's center for health services research, health policy analysis, and health care management executive education. LDI's mission is to initiate and stimulate multidisciplinary research, executive education, and scholarly investigation in the management, organization, financing, and delivery of health care.
www.upenn.edu/ldi

University of Pittsburgh
Department of Health Policy & Management, Graduate School of Public Health
Half Table: 25-A
The Department of Health Policy & Management is proud to announce the inauguration of our Ph.D. Program in Health Services Research and Policy. This new degree offering joins our accredited Masters in Health Administration and Masters in Public Health programs and provides state of the art training for students seeing careers in academic, policy or private sectors. The program offers a core curriculum in health services research methods and health policy and provides the opportunity to develop an individualized program for students to specialize in areas such as aging and long-term care, pharmacoeconomics, health economics, organizational studies, patient safety and quality, or mental health services.
www.hpm.pitt.edu

University of San Francisco, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Half Table: 26-A
www.ihps.medschool.ucsf.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Population Health Sciences
Table: 21
www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad

VA Information Resource Center (VIReC)
Booth: 504
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Information Resources Center (VIReC) is a Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Service resource center. It was established to improve the quality of VA research that utilizes databases and information systems. VIReC provides database and informatics expertise, education programs, customer service, advice, information products, and advocacy for VA researchers using new and existing databases and information systems.
www.virec.research.va.gov

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Department of Health Administration
Booth: 201
With more than 55 years of experience educating health care leaders, and with consistent ranking among the top 10 health administration programs in the nation, VCU's Department of Health Administration prepares healthcare professionals to assume leadership roles in a wide variety of healthcare settings. The department has offered the Doctoral Program in Health Services Organization & Research (Ph.D.) program for more than 20 years, and has over 17 years in online master's education experience. The department's parent school offers a distance learning Ph.D. program in health-related sciences with a concentration in health administration. For more information visit our Web site, call (804) 828-9466, or write Program Director, 1008 East Clay Street, P.O. Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298-0203.
www.had.vcu.edu

Wellness Research
Half Table: 16-B
Wellness Research, a Missouri not-for-profit corporation since 1993 is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization whose missions is to conduct health education and policy research in the area of maternal and child health. Fundraising includes sales of nutritional products.
www.juiceplus.com/+gp08482

Wiley-Blackwell
Booth: 204
Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, is the world's leading society publisher and offers peer-reviewed primary research across thousands of online journals, books, reference works, and databases.
www.wiley-blackwell.com