Charles Stoecker, PhD joins the Tulane faculty!
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new faculty member, Charles Stoecker, PhD. Dr. Stoecker is a health economist interested in designing and analyzing policies that affect early life events. Dr. Stoecker's work has explored the impacts of vaccination policy efficiency, air pollution regulation, and health insurance coverage on children's health. His current research focuses on the economics of infectious disease, including the impact of the Super Bowl on disease transmission, and the links between scope of practice laws and health inequality.
Recent Posters
Lizheng Shi co-authored one poster which won the best poster award at the 10th Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Annual Meeting. http://www.htai2013.org/. He was also just elected as the President of Chinese Economists Society http://www.china-ces.org/). Dr, Shi’s one year term as President begins Sept 2014.
At the recent Academy Health meeting, Tulane MHA faculty presented a number of posters:
The Effect of Patient-Centered Medical Homes on Cost and Quality for a Medicaid Population.
Presenter: Evan Cole, MPH, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Claudia Campbell, Mark L. Diana, and Larry Webber. *Received the Best Abstract award as the most outstanding research submitted for presentation in the Call for Papers in the Payment and Delivery System Innovations theme.
What Type of Hospitals Have Achieved Meaningful Use?
Presenter: Mark L. Diana, PhD, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Chris Harle, University of Florida; Timothy Huerta, Ohio State University; Eric Ford, UNC Greensboro; and Nir Menachemi, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in the Louisiana Health Information Exchange.
Presenter: Daniel Walker, MPH, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Valerie Yeager, DrPh; Evan Cole, MPH; Arthur Mora, MHA; Mark L. Diana, PhD.
The Relationship Between Mimetic Pressure and Rural EHR Adoption.
Presenter: Arthur Mora, MHA, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Mark L. Diana, PhD & Valerie Yeager, DrPh.
Using an EHR for Health Policy Research: The Effect of an Urban Park on Pediatric Obesity Rates.
Presenter: Valerie Yeager, DrPh, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Bisakha P. Sen, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Alva Ferdinand, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Devon M. Taylor, Jefferson County Department of Health; Bryn Manzella, Jefferson County Department of Health.
The Financial Burden of Cancelled Surgeries: Implications for Performance Improvement.
Presenter: Arthur Mora, MHA, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Co-Authors: Sabrina Bent, MD, MS, Tulane Medical Center; Stephanie Russo, MPH, Tulane Medical Center; Nakeisha Pierre, MD, Tulane Medical Center; Claudia Campbell, PhD, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Interventions for Reducing 30-Day Hospital Readmission: A Systematic Review.
Presenter: Hui Shao, M.H.A., PhD Student, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Co-Author: Lizheng Shi, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
At a May meeting of Heart Rhythm Conference, Joni Steinberg’s participation in research was presented in the following poster:
Pediatric Post-Operative Atrio-Ventricular Block Meets Obama Care: A New Strategy for Management. Presenter: Melissa Morello,MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Co-Authors: Melissa Morello, MD, Joan Steinberg, PhD, Department of Global Health Systems & Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Christopher Snyder, MD (Morello and Snyder both of University Hospitals Case Medical Center.