Expertise
Our directors, fellows and researchers have demonstrated effectiveness in their respective concentrations and are able to utilize an incredible extended network of talented researchers under the aegis of Tulane University and the Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Here you will find a short list of selected publications representing our teams core competencies in the following areas of expertise:
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Pharmacoepidemilogy
- Health Economics
- Health Policy Analysis
- Health Information Technology
- Health Information Exchange
- Health Care Quality and Quality Improvement
Lizheng Shi, PhD
Shi, L., Ye, X., Lu, M., Wu, E.Q., Sharma, H., Thomason, D., Fonseca, V.A. (2013). “Clinical and Economic Benefits Associated With the Achievement of Both HbA1c and LDL Cholesterol Goals in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes.” Diabetes Care, 36(10): 3297–3304.
Mark Diana, PhD
Kazley, A. S., & Diana, M. L. (2011). “Hospital computerized provider order entry adoption and quality: An examination of the United States.” Health Care Management Review, 36(1): 86–94.
Valerie Yeager, PhD
Yeager, V.A., Menachemi, N., and Brooks, R.G. (2010). “EHR Adoption among Doctors Who Treat the Elderly” Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16(6):1103–7.
Charles Stoecker, PhD
Stoecker, C., et al. (2013). “Cost-effectiveness of using 2 vs 3 primary doses of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.” Pediatrics, 132(2): e324-e332.
Joan Steinberg, PhD
Smith, W.B., Steinberg, J., Scholtes, S., McNamara, I.R. (2015) “Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis: Age-Stratified Cost-Effectiveness of Total Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, and High Tibial Osteotomy”. Journal of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA).Volume 7
Janna Wisniewski, PhD
Wisniewski, J. M., Yeager, V. A., Diana, M. L., & Hotchkiss, D. R. (2016). Exploring the barriers to rigorous monitoring and evaluation of health systems strengthening activities: qualitative evidence from international development partners. Int J Health Plann Manage, 31(4), e302-e311. doi:10.1002/hpm.2339
Mollye Demosthenidy, JD
Walker, D., Mora, A., Demosthenidy, M. M., Menachemi, N., & Diana, M. L. (2016). Meaningful Use Of EHRs Among Hospitals Ineligible For Incentives Lags Behind That Of Other Hospitals, 2009–13. Health Aff (Millwood), 35(3), 495–501. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0924