Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting, May 5...
6
Page 1 of 6 Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting Neuroscience Center Building, Room C May 5-6, 2016 SPEAKER BIOSKETCHES Revised 5-4-16 Leila Agha, PhD, Boston University Leila Agha is an assistant professor at Boston University and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on technology and innovation in health care, and understanding how the organization of health care impacts productivity. Recent research topics have included the impact of health the information technology adoption on costs and quality of care, the diffusion of new cancer drugs, and over-use and misapplication of medical technology. Jay Bhattacharya, PhD, Stanford University Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine and a core faculty member at the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford University. His research focuses on the constraints that vulnerable populations face in making decisions that affect their health status, as well as the effects of government policies and programs designed to benefit vulnerable populations. He has published empirical economics and health services research on the elderly, adolescents, HIV/AIDS, recently, he has researched the regulation of the viatical-settlements market (a and managed care. Most secondary life-insurance market that often targets HIV patients) and summer/winter differences in nutritional outcomes for low-income American families. He is also working on a project examining the labor-market conditions that help determine why some U.S. employers do not provide health insurance.
Transcript of Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting, May 5...
Page1of6
WorkshopandSteeringCommitteeMeetingNeuroscienceCenterBuilding,RoomC
May5-6,2016
SPEAKERBIOSKETCHESRevised5-4-16
LeilaAgha,PhD,BostonUniversityLeilaAghaisanassistantprofessoratBostonUniversityandafacultyresearchfellowattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.ShereceivedherPhDineconomicsfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Herresearchfocusesontechnologyandinnovationinhealthcare,andunderstandinghowtheorganizationofhealthcareimpactsproductivity.Recentresearchtopicshaveincludedtheimpactofhealth
theinformationtechnologyadoptiononcostsandqualityofcare,thediffusionofnewcancerdrugs,andover-useandmisapplicationofmedicaltechnology.
JayBhattacharya,PhD,StanfordUniversityJayBhattacharyaisaprofessorofmedicineandacorefacultymemberattheCenterforHealthPolicyandtheCenterforPrimaryCareandOutcomesResearchatStanfordUniversity.Hisresearchfocusesontheconstraintsthatvulnerablepopulationsfaceinmakingdecisionsthataffecttheirhealthstatus,aswellastheeffectsofgovernmentpoliciesandprogramsdesignedtobenefitvulnerablepopulations.Hehaspublishedempiricaleconomicsandhealthservicesresearchontheelderly,adolescents,HIV/AIDS,
recently,hehasresearchedtheregulationoftheviatical-settlementsmarket(aandmanagedcare.Mostsecondarylife-insurancemarketthatoftentargetsHIVpatients)andsummer/winterdifferencesinnutritionaloutcomesforlow-incomeAmericanfamilies.Heisalsoworkingonaprojectexaminingthelabor-marketconditionsthathelpdeterminewhysomeU.S.employersdonotprovidehealthinsurance.
DiffusionofMedicalTechnologyWorkshop,May5-6,2016
SpeakerBios Page2of6
ArleneBierman,MD,AgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualityArleneS.BiermanisdirectorofAHRQ’sCenterforEvidenceandPracticeImprovementwhichconsistsoffivedivisionstheEvidence-BasedPracticeCenterProgram;theU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForceProgram;theDivisionofDecisionScienceandPatientEngagement;theDivisionofHealthInformationTechnologyandtheDivisionofPracticeImprovementandtheNationalCenterforExcellenceinPrimaryCareResearch.Dr.Biermanisageneralinternist,geriatricianandhealth
servicesresearcherwhoseworkhasfocusedonimprovingaccess,qualityandoutcomesofhealthcareforolderadultswithchronicillnessindisadvantagedpopulations.Dr.Biermanhasalsodevelopedstrategiesforusingperformancemeasurementasatoolforknowledgetranslation,aswellasconductedresearchtoincreasepolicymakers’uptakeofevidence.AstenuredprofessorsheheldappointmentsHealthPolicy,Evaluation,andManagement;PublicHealth;andMedicine;andNursingattheUniversityofToronto,whereshewastheinauguralholderoftheOntarioWomen'sHealthCouncilChairinWomen'sHealthandaseniorscientistintheLiKaShingKnowledgeInstituteatSt.Michael'sHospital.ShewasalsoprincipalinvestigatorfortheProjectforanOntarioWomen’sHealthEvidence-BasedReportCard(POWER)study,whichprovidedactionabledatatohelppolicymakersandhealthcareprovidersimprovehealthandreducehealthinequitiesinOntario.Dr.BiermanhasservedonmanyadvisorycommitteesincludingtheGeriatricMeasurementAdvisoryPaneloftheNationalCommitteeforQualityAssurance,theboardsofHealthQualityOntario,andtheNationalCenterofExcellenceNationalInitiativeforCareoftheElderly(NICE).ShereceivedherMDdegreefromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSchoolofMedicineinChapelHillwhereshewasaMoreheadFellow.ShecompletedfellowshipsinOutcomesResearchatDartmouthMedicalSchool,andCommunityandPreventiveMedicineattheMountSinaiSchoolofMedicineandalsoservedasanAtlanticPhilanthropiesHealthandAgingPolicyFellow/AmericanPoliticalScienceFoundationCongressionalFellow.
DavidChambers,DPhil,NationalCancerInstituteDavidChambersisDeputyDirectorforImplementationScienceoftheDivisionofCancerControlandPopulationSciences,NationalCancerInstitute,wherehemanagesateamfocusingoneffortstobuildandadvancethefieldofimplementationsciencethroughfundingopportunityannouncements,trainingmechanisms,disseminationplatforms,andenhancementofpartnershipsandnetworkstointegrateresearch,practice,andpolicy.Dr.Chamberspublishesonstrategicresearchdirectionsinimplementationscienceandservesasaplenaryspeakeratnumerousscientific
conferences.HereceivedhisABdegree(withHonors)ineconomicsfromBrownUniversityin1997andanMScandDPhildegreeinmanagementstudies(organisationalbehaviour)in1998and2001,respectively,fromOxfordUniversity(UK).
JosephChin,MD,MS,CentersforMedicare&MedicaidServicesJosephChinistheDeputyDirectoroftheCoverageandAnalysisGroup(CAG)intheCenterforClinicalStandardsandQualityattheCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS).HejoinedCMSin1992asamedicalofficerinthequalityimprovementcomponentandtransitionedtoCAGin1999,focusingonsystematicevidencereviews,Medicaretranslationalscienceandpreventiveservices.PriortojoiningCMS,Dr.Chinpracticedfulltimeinoccupationalandambulatorymedicine.Heisboardcertifiedinpreventivemedicine,completedhisMD,MSinepidemiologyandresidencyattheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine,andmaintainsanactiveprimarycarepracticeinMaryland.
DiffusionofMedicalTechnologyWorkshop,May5-6,2016
SpeakerBios Page3of6
PhilipGoodney,MD,DartmouthCollegeHitchcockMedicalCenterPhilipGoodneyisavascularsurgeonatDartmouthwhoseresearchfocusesonstudyingandimprovingthepatternsandoutcomesofcareprovidedtopatientswithcardiovasculardisease.WithfundingfromtheNationalInstituteonAging(NIA),NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute,U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,SocietyforVascularSurgery,andDepartmentofVeteransAffairs,hehasworkedtoexaminetheadoption,utilization,andeffectivenessofnewertreatmentsforvasculardisease,aswellaswaysinwhichlesseffectivetreatmentsleavecommonpractice.Heisalsoa
leaderinregionalandnationalqualityimprovementinitiativesinvascularsurgery,andleadstrainingprogramsforsurgeonsandotherphysiciansinhealthservicesresearch.Hisonlinegroupsareavailableatwww.dartmouthcesc.org/www.vaoutcomes.org/@DartmthSurgHSR
JohnHaaga,PhD,NationalInstituteonAgingJohnHaagahasservedsinceApril2015asActingDirectorforBehavioralandSocialResearchintheNIA.From2004to2015hewasDeputyDirector.HeleadsNIA’sextramuralprogramfundingresearchineconomics,demography,epidemiology,cognitivescienceandsocialneurosciences,behavioralgenetics,andhealthservicesresearchrelatedtoaging.Dr.Haagaalsoservesascoordinatorforthetrans-NIH
CommonFundPrograminHealthEconomicsandasNIArepresentativefortheprograminClimateChangeandHealth.BeforejoiningtheNIA,hewasDirectorofDomesticProgramsoftheNIH-fundedCenterforPublicInformationonPopulationResearch,andofUSAID-fundedprojects,atthePopulationReferenceBureau,anonprofitresearchandeducationorganization.From1994to1997hewasstaffdirectorfortheCommitteeonPopulationoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.From1991to1994hedirectedextensionresearchinfamilyplanningandmaternalandchildhealthattheInternationalCentreforDiarrhoealDiseaseResearch,Bangladesh.Duringthe1980s,Dr.HaagawasapolicyanalystinRANDandaresearchassociatefortheCornellUniversityInternationalNutritionprogram.HehasservedasPresidentoftheAssociationofPopulationCentersandSecretary-TreasurerandelectedmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofthePopulationAssociationofAmerica.HisPhDinpublicpolicywasawardedbytheRANDGraduateSchool.
HaidenA.Huskamp,PhD,HarvardMedicalSchoolidenA.HuskampisprofessorofhealthcarepolicyintheDepartmentofHealthCarelicyatHarvardMedicalSchool.Dr.Huskamphasthreeprimaryareasofresearch:
andthe
HaPomentalhealthandsubstanceusedisorderpolicy,prescriptiondrugpolicy,
financingandutilizationofend-of-lifecareservices.
BruceJacobs,MD,UniversityofPittsburghBruceJacobsisanassistantprofessorintheDepartmentofUrologyandacorefacultymemberoftheCenterforResearchonHealthCare.Hecompletedhisfellowshiptraininginhealthservicesresearch,urologiconcology,andlaparoscopy/endourologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Hisresearchinterestsfocusonimprovingtheaccess,delivery,andqualityofurologiccancercare.Hehasaparticularinterestintheadoptionofnew
technologiesanditsimplicationsforclinicaloutcomesandhealthpolicy.
DiffusionofMedicalTechnologyWorkshop,May5-6,2016
SpeakerBios Page4of6
PinarKaraca-Mandic,PhD,UniversityofMinnesotaPinarKaraca-MandicisanassociateprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota’sSchoolofPublicHealth,DivisionofHealthPolicyandManagement.SheisalsoaResearchAssociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch’sHealthEconomicsandHealthcareprograms.SheservesasanAssociateEditorofForumforHealthEconomicsandPolicy.Herresearchfocusesonhealthinsurancebenefitdesign,healthcareregulations,insurancemarkets,pharmaceuticaluse,andmedicaltechnologydiffusion.
Herresearchhasbeenpublishedinleadingeconomics,policyandmedicaljournals.HerresearchhasbeenfundedbytheNationalInstituteonAging,theNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment,theAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality,TheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,HealthResourcesandServicesAdministration,andtheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.SheistherecipientofaKO1careergrantfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealththroughwhichshehasbeenstudyingphysicianmedicaltechnologyadoption.Dr.Karaca-MandicreceivedherPh.D.ineconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeleyin2004,andherB.A,ineconomicsandmathematicsfromSwarthmoreCollege.
DavidKnutson,MS,AgencyforHealthcareResearchandQualityDavidKnutsonistheDirectoroftheCenterforDelivery,Organization,andMarketsintheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality.HeleadstheCenter’seffortstoimprovethequalityandefficiencyofhealthcarebyprovidingevidencetodecisionmakersonorganization,payment,delivery,andmarkets.TheCenter’sresearchportfoliocoversfourareas:organizationalbehavior,deliverysystems,markets,andexternalfactors.
EllenMeara,PhD,DartmouthCollegeEllenMearaisanassociateprofessorofTheDartmouthInstituteforHealthPolicyandClinicalPractice,anadjunctassociateprofessorineconomics,andanNationalBureauofEconomicResearchfacultyresearchfellow.Dr.Meara’sareasofexpertiseincludenonmedicaldeterminantsofhealthcareutilization,health,andeconomicoutcomes;theimpactofhealthandincomesupportpoliciesonindividualswithmentalillnessandsubstanceusedisorders;andhealthandlabormarketoutcomesrelatedtofederal
disabilityprograms.
DiffusionofMedicalTechnologyWorkshop,May5-6,2016
SpeakerBios Page5of6
Sharon-LiseNormand,PhD,HarvardMedicalSchoolSharon-LiseNormandisprofessorofhealthcarepolicy(Biostatistics)intheDepartmentofHealthCarePolicyatHarvardMedicalSchoolandprofessorintheDepartmentofBiostatisticsatHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealth.Dr.NormandearnedherPhDinbiostatisticsfromtheUniversityofToronto,holdsanMSaswellasaBSdegreeinstatistics,andcompletedapostdoctoralfellowshipin
HealthCarePolicyatHarvardMedicalSchool.Herresearchfocusesonthedevelopmentofstatisticalmethodsforhealthservicesandoutcomesresearch,primarilyusingBayesianapproaches.Shewasthe2010PresidentoftheEasternNorthAmericanRegionoftheInternationalBiometricsSocietyandtheinauguralvicechairofthePatient-CenteredOutcomesResearchInstitute’sMethodologyCommittee(2010-2012).SheisafellowoftheAmericanStatisticalAssociation,AmericanCollegeofCardiology,andAmericanHeartAssociation,andanassociateoftheSocietyofThoracicSurgeons.In2011,Dr.NormandwasawardedtheAmericanStatisticalAssociationHealthPolicyStatisticsSection’sLongTermExcellenceAward;in2012,theAmericanHeartAssociation’sDistinguishedScientistAward;in2013electedtotheSocietyforResearchSynthesisMethodology;andin2015awardedtheL.AdrienneCuppleAwardforExcellenceinTeaching,Research,andServiceinBiostatisticsfromBostonUniversity.
A. JamesO’Malley,PhD,DartmouthCollegeA. JamesO’MalleyisprofessorofbiostatisticsintheDepartmentofBiomedicalDataScienceandtheDartmouthInstituteofHealthPolicyandClinicalPracticeintheGeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouth.HereceivedhisPhDinstatisticsfromtheUniversityofCanterbury,NewZealand,in1999,andlaterthatyearwasawardedtheL.J.CoteawardforexcellenceinappliedstatisticsfromPurdueUniversity.HismethodologicalinterestsencompassBayesianstatistics,statisticalinferenceforsocialnetworks,
multivariatehierarchicalmodels,andcomparativeeffectivenessresearchincludingcausalinferenceforbothrandomizedandobservationalstudies.Hissubject-matterresearchinterestsincludetherelationshipbetweenhealthandsocialnetworks,evaluation/estimationofvariationsinhealthqualityandoutcomes,vascularsurgery,andevaluationofmedicaldevices.HewaschairoftheHealthPolicyStatisticsSectionoftheAmericaStatisticalAssociation(ASA)in2008,co-chairofthe2011InternationalConferenceonHealthPolicyStatistics,andisanassociateeditorforStatisticsinMedicineandpreviouslyforHealthServicesandOutcomesResearchMethodology.In2011hereceivedtheMid-careerExcellenceawardfromtheHealthPolicySectionoftheASAandin2012waselectedtobeafellowoftheASA.
BenjaminRoin,PhD,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyBenjaminRoinisanassistantprofessoroftechnologicalinnovation,entrepreneurship,andstrategicmanagementattheMITSloanSchoolofManagement.HeisalsoanassociatememberoftheBroadInstitute.Dr.Roin’sworkfocusesonentrepreneurship,intellectualproperty,andinnovationpolicy.Hisprimaryareasofresearcharepatentlaw,biopharmaceuticalinnovation,andgovernmentregulationofthepharmaceuticalindustry.Hehaswrittenaboutthemarket-exclusivityprotectionsavailableforoldandrepurposeddrugs,theimplicationsofthefinitepatenttermandlimitedpatent-term
extensionsfordrug-developmentstrategy,publicandprivateinsurerreimbursementpolicies,andHatch-Waxmanlitigation.In2013,Dr.RoinreceivedtheKauffman/iHEAAwardforHealthCareEntrepreneurshipandInnovationResearch(alongwithEricBudishandHeidiWilliams).Inadditiontohisacademicresearch,hecurrentlyworkswiththeInstituteofMedicine,NationalHealthCouncil,andthe
DiffusionofMedicalTechnologyWorkshop,May5-6,2016
SpeakerBios Page6of6
Multi-RegionalClinicalTrialCenteronissuesrelatedtopatentlaw,U.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationlaw,clinical-trialregulations,andpharmaceuticalinnovationpolicy.
JonathanSkinner,PhD,DartmouthCollegeJonathanSkinneristheJamesO.FreedmanPresidentialProfessorinEconomicsatDartmouthCollegeandaprofessorattheGeiselSchoolofMedicine’sInstituteforHealthPolicyandClinicalPractice.Hisresearchinterestsincludetheeconomicsofgovernmenttransferprograms,technologygrowthanddisparitiesinhealthcare,andthesavings
behaviorofagingbabyboomers.Dr.SkinnerreceivedhisMAandPhDineconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesandaBAinpoliticalscienceandeconomicsfromtheUniversityofRochester.
RobertJ.Town,PhD,UniversityofPennsylvaniaRobertJ.TownistheGilbertandShelleyHarrisonProfessorofHealthCareManagementattheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Hisresearchfocusesuponhealtheconomics,industrialorganization,andappliedeconometrics.Hisworkprimarilyfocusesonintersectionofgovernmentpolicyandproviderandinsurercompetitioninthehealthcaremarketplace.Dr.Townhasstudiedtheroleofnetworkformationin
hospitalcompetition,theroleofcompetitionindetermininghospitalquality,thepolicyimpactoftheMedicareHMOs,themeasurementofhospitalquality,healthcaremarketdynamics,impactofbehavioralresponsesonconsumerandinsurerbehavior,andtheappropriatecompetitionpolicyinhealthcareandhealthinsurancemarkets.Hehasadvisedseveralstateandfederalantitrustauthoritiesoncompetitionissuesspanningadiversesetofindustries.HeisalsoresearchassociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchinCambridge,Massachusetts.PriortojoiningthefacultyattheUniversityofPennsylvania,hewastheJamesA.HamiltonProfessorattheUniversityofMinnesota,anassistantprofessorintheGraduateSchoolofManagementattheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineandastaffeconomistintheAntitrustDivisionattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice.HereceivedhisPhDineconomicsfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Dr.Townisalsotheco-founderofPicwell,Inc.,whichprovidesonlinehealthinsuranceconsumerdecisionsupport.
HeidiWilliams,PhD,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyHeidiWilliamsistheClassof1957CareerDevelopmentAssistantProfessorintheMITDepartmentofEconomicsandafacultyresearchfellowattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.Herresearchagendafocusesoninvestigatingthecausesand
consequencesoftechnologicalchangeinhealthcaremarkets.Dr.WilliamsreceivedherABinmathematicsfromDartmouthCollegein2003,herMScindevelopmenteconomicsfromOxfordUniversityin2004,andherPhDineconomicsfromHarvardin2010.
