Dissertation Title： "The Consumer’s Role in Nursing Home Quality"
My thesis focuses on the consumer's role in nursing home quality. Using five years of data from Massachusetts Department of Public Health (1998-2002), the first chapter explores whether...
Dissertation Title： "Patient Safety Challenges: An Inpatient, Outpatient and Patient Satisfaction Example"
This dissertation is composed of three separate studies that examined three different patient safety challenges.
In the first paper, "The safety of...
Dissertation Title： "Financial Incentives in Health Care Reform: Evaluating Payment Reform in Accountable Care Organizations and Competitive Bidding in Medicare"
Amidst mounting federal debt, slowing the growth of health care spending is one of the nation...
Dissertation Title： "The Dynamics of Public and Private Health Insurance in the United States"
The dissertation considers the dynamics of three types of health insurance coverage – employer-provided plans, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance...
Dissertation Title： "Essays on Consumer Behavior in Health Care"
Consumer use of information and whether consumers make decisions that are in their own best interest have important implications for the quality and efficiency of the health care system. This...
Dissertation Title： "Innovation and Incentives in Pharmaceutical Research and Development"
Research and development (R&D) in the pharmaceutical industry requires significant investment over long periods of time, with uncertain outcomes. This dissertation...
Dissertation Title："The Effect of Market Reforms and Ownership Choice on the Quality of Care in Hospitals"
This thesis explores how market reforms in the third party payer system and hospitals' choice of ownership status affect the quality of care in...
Dissertation Title："Measuring Health Care Quality and Value: Theory and Empirics"
Imperfect information is a pervasive feature of health care markets. Therefore, measuring the quality and value of health care services may inform efforts to improve health...
Dissertation Title: "Is Doing More, Doing Better? Basic versus Advanced Life Support Ambulances for Medical Emergencies"
Deficiencies in the quality of pre-hospital care constitute a serious public health problem that has largely been neglected by the...
Dissertation Title: "Market Dynamics and Health Care for the Uninsured"
This dissertation investigates trends in health care for the uninsured and the role of market-level factors in determining their access to and use of care.
The first chapter considers...