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Center for Health Management Research (CHMR)University of Washington at Seattle (lead institution)A National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center since 1992Partner Institutions:
Understanding and solving problems in the management of health care delivery organizations is a growing national concern Center Mission and RationaleHealth care has become one of the foremost domestic issues in the United States. With health care costs representing about 14 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, government, industry, and the public share growing concerns about a range of health care matters. Governments at all levels recognize that health care costs continue to escalate despite a variety of regulatory and competitive initiatives. Business and industry view the increased costs of health care and health care benefits as impediments to their ability to compete in international markets. At the same time, over 40 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured. Health care delivery organizations and university researchers have sought independently to address these problems. The Center for Health Management Research brings together academic faculty and health-industry leaders to address these critical issues. The Center believes that its research, which combines the resources of 15 universities, will provide important insights into health-care costs, quality, and access. Research ProgramThe Center's research goals are to --
Eleven leading health-care-delivery organizations across the nation are corporate members of the CHMR. The Center's academic research partners include faculty from graduate programs in health services management and policy at the following universities: Arizona State University (ASU), University of California at Berkeley (UCB), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Colorado at Denver, University of Southern California (USC), University of Washington (UW), San Diego State University (SDSU), Northwestern University, Ohio State University (OSU), University of Michigan (UM), University of Missouri, University of North Carolina (UNC), The University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, and Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia . Research at the Center is organized around the major theme of integrated health care systems. As of the time of publication, 13 research projects have been undertaken at the Center:
The Center has also commissioned papers on the following topics:
Special Center Activities The Working Paper Series is another means by which the Center disseminates information. The Working Paper Series is a series of papers resulting from the Center's ongoing and recently completed projects. The papers are distributed to the corporate and affiliate sponsors, research organizations, and faculty members for their review and comments. After the members review and comment on the papers, they may be submitted to professional journals. Many of these papers have been published in professional journals. Research results and findings also are incorporated into teaching programs on the member university campuses, thus benefiting the students in their respective programs. Center Headquarters Center for Health Management Research Center Director: Prof. Douglas A. Conrad Center Co-Director: Prof. Thomas G. Rundall Center Evaluator: David A. Tansik, PhD
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