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In The Spotlight
Dr. Yuting Zhang was selected as one of two recipients in 2009 to
receive the
Health Disparity Pilot Grant Award sponsored by the
RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute (RUPHI), the Center
for Minority Health, and the Section on Healthcare Disparities and
International Medicine.
Dr. Yuting Zhang was selected to receive the research
funding from the
Central Research Development Fund
at the University
of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Yuting Zhang had four papers accepted for
presentation at the
AcademyHealth annual meeting in Chicago in June
2009
"Opportunities and Challenges Face Public Health",
Dr. Wesley Rohrer featured in April 2009 Western Pennsylvania
Hospital News.
click here to read article
Dr. Zhang had two papers accepted for presentation
at the 7th World Congress of International Health Economics
Association (iHEA) biannual meeting in Beijing, China in July 2009.
HPM faculty run in the Dick's Sporting Goods
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 3, 2009:
Dr. Julie Donohue -
stats
Dr. Rachel Garfield -
stats
Dr. Wesley Rohrer -
stats
Friday, May 1, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar - Scaife Hall Auditorium 6
Julie M. Donohue, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of
Health Policy & Management, will present a lecture titled, "Medicare
Part D’s Effect on the Health of Older Americans."
Please join me in congratulating Tom Priselac, ’75 alum, as he is
installed as the next Chair of the American Hospital Association...
Yuting Zhang won the
4th Adam Smith Award – Excellence in Mental Health Policy and
Economics Research Award in March 2009, awarded by the International
Center for Mental Health Policy and Economics.
Yuting Zhang won the
GSPH Dean’s Computational Modeling grant
Dr. Yuting Zhang was interviewed by WDUQ and KQV radio
stations for her new publication in Health Affairs (http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/
content/abstract/hlthaff.28.2.w317) The study appeared in
national NPR Morning Edition and several national and local newspapers
(Post Gazette, Forbes, US news & world reports, etc) on February 3,
2009. Julie Donohue, Joseph Newhouse and Judith Lave are coauthors on
the study.
Drs. Judith R. Lave, Julie Donohue and Yuting Zhang are
in the news! Post Gazette story on their HA donut hole paper
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09034/946453-68.stm
Dr. Longest spoke with Chris Moore on WQED’s On Q,
Monday, November 17. The topic, Health Insurance: The Big Picture
explains Health insurance reform, universal health care, challenges in
the health insurance industry . . . discussed by featured guest Beaufort
Longest, Ph.D., director of the Health Policy Institute at the
University of Pittsburgh. These programs are archived on WQED’s webpage.
Click here to view BL:
http://www.wqed.org/ondemand/onq.php?id=386
This is the part that was broadcast before BL:
http://www.wqed.org/web_media/health-insurance-101.php?id=1
Dr. Judith Lave has been designated a
National Associate of the National Academies in recognition of the
work that she has done on committees that carry out the work for the
National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.
November 10 and 11:
National Advisory Committee Meeting
**NEW**
The Department of Health Policy & Management is now offering
a
Ph.D. program in Health Services Research and Policy. We
are currently accepting and reviewing applications for the first
class of students for Fall 2009.
Click here:
www.hsrp.pitt.edu for information about the program and
application instructions.
**NEW**
Dr. Yuting Zhang awarded Best New Investigator Podium
Presentations at 13th ISPOR annual international meeting
http://www.ispor.org/awards/13meet.asp
Faculty Position: Now accepting applications and nominations for
the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Health
Policy and Management (HPM).
Schedule for Health Policy Institute's
Governance Briefings
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Health Policy & Management is:
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to advance the state of knowledge and enhance professional practice of
healthcare management in both the private and public sectors;
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to increase understanding of the factors influencing the costs,
utilization, distribution and outcomes of health care services and
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to advance the state of knowledge in health policy making,
including the policy formulation and implementation processes as
well as analyzing and evaluating policy options. This mission is
achieved by the faculty providing graduate education and
professional development programs, engaging in scholarship and sponsored research, and by
performing community service activities relevant to the disciplines
represented within HPM.
Teaching & Professional Development
The Department of Health Policy & Management provides rigorous
programs of graduate-level education that foster development of
critical skills, health management and policy competencies, values,
and knowledge that graduates will apply in professional roles within
health care and public health as the foundation for their continuing
career development. The Department of HPM prepares individuals to
assume roles of leadership, policy development, and management within
healthcare systems and public health. Degree offerings include the
MHA, MPH (two concentrations currently available: Health Care Program
Management; Health Policy) and JD/MPH.
Emphasis is placed on leadership and professional development
activities as a complement to in-class and on-line instruction.
Students benefit from participation in our Executive-in-Residence,
professional mentorship, the students can be a participant in the American College
of Health Care Executives Higher Education Network, related networking activities and site
supervised intensive field placements.
Community Service
HPM Faculty contribute to community service by advancing the state of
knowledge and professional practice in institutional and system
healthcare management, health services and health economics research
and scholarship in the development, advocacy, and analysis of health
policy and the policy-making process. Students are encouraged to
participate in service-learning and civic engagement opportunities
relevant to their discipline and professional development.
Research
The Department’s faculty is committed to developing a broad base of
research and scholarship, as the intellectual foundation for our
current /future professional education programs. The multidisciplinary
nature of both health policy and health management presents both
challenges and opportunities. The core disciplines represented within
the Department include health economics, human resource management,
health policy, long-term care, law, ethics, and organization studies
applied to health care. HPM Faculty are engaged in interdisciplinary
research, scholarship, and publication addressing a range of problems
relevant to health policy, health services delivery, outcome
measurement, patient safety, leadership and organization management
relevant to health care organizations and systems.
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Presentations and
Publications by
HPM Faculty
Two publications (accepted):
1. Psychiatric Services 2009: “The Effects of Prior Authorization on
Medication Discontinuation among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Bipolar
Disorder” -
Yuting Zhang, PhD, Alyce S Adams, PhD, Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD, Fang
Zhang, PhD, and Stephen B Soumerai, ScD.
2. Health Affairs coming out on February 3, 2009: “The Effects of the
Donut Hole on Drug Spending: A Closer Look at Medicare Part D” -
Yuting Zhang,
Julie M. Donohue, Joseph P. Newhouse, and
Judith R. Lave
Monica R. Costlow, JD and
Judith R. Lave, PhD were published in The Speaker’s Journal on
Pennsylvania Policy, Autism in Pennsylvania: What Lies Ahead? The
article was titled, “The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Approaches to
Financing Autism Services: Medical Assistance and Mandated Benefits.”
Patricia
M. Sweeney, JD, MPH, RNL
Two
Presentations:
1. Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: A Workshop for
Southeast Pennsylvania
December 3, 2008
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Montgomery County Fire Academy
1175 Conshohocken Road
Conshohocken, PA 19428
2. State Public Health Laws and Municipal Codes: Using existing law to
strengthen the public health infrastructure in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Lowe's Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:15-4:45pm.
Dr. Yuting Zhang - two papers accepted for an oral presentation at
the 2nd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists
in June 2008:
1) Economic and Clinical Impacts of Prior Authorization for
Antipsychotic and Anticonvulsant Medications among Medicaid
Beneficiaries with Bipolar Disorder
2) The Medicare Part D Prescription Benefit: Evidence on Medication
Treatment Patterns, Hospitalization Rates, and Spending on Medical
Services
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