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Seminar Series
1998 - 1999
The
Health Services Research Seminars feature nationally and
internationally known leaders in health services research speak on
current topics. These seminars are free and open to the public.
1998-1999 Schedule
| Date |
Presenter |
Title |
| May 6, 1999 |
Michael Grossman, Distinguished Professor
of Economics, The City University of New York Graduate
School and Research Associate and Program Director of Health
Economics Research, National Bureau of Economic Research |
The Effects of Beer Taxes on Physical Child
Abuse
Abstract |
| April 22, 1999 |
David Mechanic, René Dubos University
Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Director of the
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
at Rutgers University |
Trust Relationships in Medical Care
Abstract |
| February 11, 1999 |
Lawton R. Burns, Professor of Health Care
Systems, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Director
of Research, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics,
University of Pennsylvania |
Polarity Management: The Key Challenge for
Integrated Delivery System
Abstract |
| January 22, 1999 |
Paul Cleary, Professor of Health Care
Policy Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical
School Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard
School of Public Health |
Consumer Involvement and
Public Reporting
Abstract |
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Michael Grossman
Distinguished Professor of Economics, The City University of New
York Graduate School and Research Associate and Program Director of
Health Economics Research, National Bureau of Economic Research “The
Effects of Beer Taxes on Physical Child Abuse” Abstract
Given the established positive relationship between alcohol
consumption and violence, the principal hypothesis tested is that an
increase in the price of alcohol will lead to a reduction in the
incidence of violence. Dr. Grossman also will examine the effects of
measures of the ease of obtaining alcohol, illegal drug prices, and
the socio-demographic characteristics of the parent on the incidence
of child abuse. Data on violence come from the 1976 and 1985
National Family Violence Surveys. Dr. Grossman's research has
focused on economic models of the determinants of adult, child and
infant health in the U.S.; economic approaches to cigarette smoking
and alcohol use by teenagers and young adults; empirical
applications of rational addiction theories; the demand for
pediatric care; the production and cost of ambulatory medical care
in community health centers; and the determinants of interest rates
on tax-exempt hospital bonds.
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David Mechanic
René Dubos University Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Director
of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
at Rutgers University “Trust Relationships in Medical Care”
Abstract Dr. Mechanic will examine various aspects of
patients' trust in medicine and their physicians and what managed
care organizations do to build trust. His research and writing deal
with social aspects of health and health care. Among his books are:
Medical Sociology (2nd Edition, 1978); Future Issues in Health Care:
Social Policy and the Rationing of Medical Services (1979); From
Advocacy to Allocation: The Evolving American Health Care System
(1986); Painful Choices: Research and Essays on Health Care (1989);
Inescapable Decisions: The Imperatives of Health Reform (1994) and
Mental Health and Social Policy: The Emergence of Managed Care (4th
Edition, 1998). Dr. Mechanic is currently studying trust
relationships between clients and physicians, patient interaction
with the health care system, the effects of managed care on mental
health services, and patterns of inpatient treatment for patients
with schizophrenia.
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Lawton R. Burns
Professor of Health Care Systems, Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania Director of Research, Leonard Davis Institute of Health
Economics, University of Pennsylvania “Polarity Management:
The Key Challenge for Integrated Delivery System” Abstract
Integrated health systems are confronted with numerous dilemmas that
must be managed. Many of these dilemmas are an inherent part of the
system's structure, given that multiple competing hospitals, medical
groups, and (sometimes) health plans are often under one
organizational roof. Dr. Burns will present an analysis of these
dilemmas -referred to in the management literature as polarities -
as they are found in six integrated health systems in Illinois. He
will also identify some of the solutions to the polarities that have
been enacted by systems. In general, executives and physicians in
integrated health systems must attend to the processes of
integration as much or more than to the structures of integration. Top
Paul Cleary
Professor of Health Care Policy Department of Health Care Policy,
Harvard Medical School Department of Health and Social Behavior,
Harvard School of Public Health "Consumer Involvement and
Public Reporting" Abstract
The involvement of lay persons in clinical decisions and quality
assessment and improvement efforts has increased dramatically over
the past ten years. This presentation will address four fundamental
questions: (a) how do users of health care define quality? (b) what
roles can and should users play in improving the quality of medical
care? (c) what information do users want? and (d) is increased
involvement in decision making using publicly reported data a good
way to facilitate the improvement of care quality? Dr. Cleary's
research interests include health behavior, developing better
methods for using patient reports about their care and health status
to evaluate the quality of medical care, and the relationships
between clinician and organizational characteristics and the quality
of medical care.
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