Jennifer L. Bailit, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director of Labor and Delivery
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
MetroHealth Medical Center
Center for Health Care Research & Policy Senior Scholar
Women’s Reproductive Health Research Program Scholar
TEL: (216) 778-7341
FAX: (216) 778-8847

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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interest(s)
Dr. Bailit’s research focuses on how to assess and improve the quality of obstetrical care. She is interested in using risk-adjusted primary cesarean rates as a marker of quality and in examining factors that are associated with higher quality obstetrical care. Dr. Bailit works with large data sets such as birth certificate data. The overall goal of her research is to improve the quality of obstetrical care.

Selected Publications
Bailit JL, for the NICHD MFMU Network. The MFMU Cesarean Registry: Impact of time of day on Cesarean Complications. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006; 195(4):1132-1137.

Bailit JL, Love TE, Dawson NV, Quality of obstetric care and risk-adjusted primary cesarean rates. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006, 194:2;401-407.

Boggess K, Bailit JL, Singer M, Parisi, VM, Mercer BM, Projected benefits of universal or scheduled antepartum corticosteroids to prevent neonatal morbidity: A decision analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 193: 4;1415-1423.

Bailit JL, Dierker L, Blanchard M Hsieh, Mercer BM, Outcomes of women presenting in active versus latent phase of spontaneous labor. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 105; 1:77-79.

Bailit JL, Love T, Mercer, BM Rising Cesarean rates: Are patients sicker? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004, 191; 3:800-803.

Carol E. Blixen, PhD, RN
Senior Scholar, Center for Health Care Research & Policy
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
TEL: (216) 283-4134

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Research Interest(s)
Dr. Blixen employs both qualitative and quantitative approaches (mixed methods) to examine the personal, behavioral, and sociocultural issues that impact on patients` medical decision making and adherence to treatment. She is currently looking at predictors of alcohol use among nonharmful drinkers with Hepatitis C.

Selected Publications
Blixen, C., Papp, K., Hull, A. , Rudick, R . & Bramstedt, K. (2007). Developing a mentorship program for clinical researchers. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 27(2):22-29.

Stoller, E., Hund, A., Webster, N., Blixen, C., Perzynski, A., McCormick, R., Kanuch, S & Dawson, N. (2006) Alcohol consumption within the context of heapatitis C: A qualitative study of nondependent drinkers. Alcohol and Alcoholism.

Blixen, C., Singh, A., Thacker, H. (2006) Values and beliefs about obesity and weight reduction among African-American and Caucasian Women. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. (3):290-297.

Blixen, C., Singh, A., Xu, M., Thacker, H., & Mascha, E. (2006). What women want: understanding obesity and preferences for primary care weight reduction interventions among African American and Caucasian women. Journal of The National Medical Association. 98 (7):1160-1169

Blixen, C., Bramstedt, K., Hammel, J. & Tilley, B. (2004) Health education via a nurse-run telephone self-management program for older adults with osteoarthritis: A pilot study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 10 (1), 44-49.

Randall D. Cebul, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, Center for Health Care Research & Policy
TEL: (216) 778-3902
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Research Interest(s)
Dr. Cebul studies and applies methods in epidemiology and the decision sciences to examine and improve health care delivery. Areas of special emphasis include clinical policy-relevant research and decision support for preventive services and chronic illnesses. Current studies focus on diabetes and cerebrovascular disease.

Selected Publications
Votruba ME, Cebul RD. Redirecting patients to improve stroke outcomes: implications of a volume-based approach in one urban market. Med Care. 2006; 44 (12): 1129-1136

Murray PK, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD. Are we selecting the right patients for stroke rehabilitation in nursing homes? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005;86(5):876-880.

Murray PK, Love TE, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD. Rehabilitation services following the implementation of the nursing home prospective payment system: differences related to patient and nursing home characteristics. Medical Care 2005 Nov;43(11):1109-15.

Katzan IL, Cebul RD, Baker DW, et.al. The effect of pneumonia on mortality among patients hospitalized for acute stroke. Neurology. 2003; 60:620-625.

Baker DW, Einstadter D, Thomas CL, Husak SS, Gordon NH, Cebul RD. Mortality trends during a program that publicly reported hospital performance. Med Care. 2002; 40: 879-890.

Alfred F. Connors, Jr., M.D.
Chair, Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University at
MetroHealth Medicial Center
Charles H. Rammelkamp Jr. Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
TEL: (216) 778-8266
FAX: (216) 778-5823

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Research Interest(s)
Evaluation & measurement of patient outcomes, determining effectiveness of therapy, devices & processes of care, medical decision making, management of the seriously ill, and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Selected Publications
Stukenborg GJ, Wagner DP, Connors AF Jr. A comparison of two comorbidity measures with and without information from prior hospitalizations. Medical Care, 2001;39;727-739. Go to Publication

Arseneau KO, Cohn SM, Comminelli F, Connors AF Jr. Cost-utility of initial medical management for Crohn’s disease perianal fistulae. Gastroenterology 2001;120:1640-1656. Go to Publication

Rose JH. O`Toole EE. Dawson NV. Thomas C. Connors AF Jr. Wenger N. Phillips RS. Hamel MB. Reding DT. Cohen HJ. Lynn J. Generalists and oncologists show similar care practices and outcomes for hospitalized late-stage cancer patients. Medical Care. 2000;38:1103-1118. Go to Publication

Johnston KC, Connors AF Jr, Wagner DP, Haley EC Jr. Risk adjustment effect in stroke clinical trials. Stroke. 2004;35:43-45 Go to Publication

Stukenborg GJ, Wagner DP, Harrell FE, Oliver MN, Kilbridge K, Lyman J, Einbinder J, Connors AF. Hospital discharge abstract data on comorbidity improved the prediction of death among patients hospitalized with aspiration pneumonia. J Clin Epidemiol 2004; 57: 522-532. Go to Publication

Neal V. Dawson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MetroHealth Medical Center Staff Since 1982
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-3901
FAX: (216) 778-3945


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Research Interest(s)
Dr. Dawson is a specialist in general internal medicine and works in the MetroHealth Primary Care Internal Medicine Clinic (Firms). He has published on the use of Firms for research, especially in health services. He recently completed a Firm trial on alcohol screening and management in a primary care setting. He is currently looking at predictors of alcohol use among nonaddicted Hepatitis C patients. In addition he has considerable experience in the conduct of large studies and in multvariable analyses of large databases.

Selected Publications
Murray PK, Love TE, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD. Rehabilitation services following the implementation of the nursing home prospective payment system: Differences related to patient and nursing home characteristics. Medical Care 2005; 43:1109 15.

Bailit JL, Love TE, Dawson NV. Quality of obstetric care and risk-adjusted primary cesarean rates. Am J Ob Gyn 2006;194:402-7.

Bailit JL, Schulkin J, Dawson NV. Risk-adjusted cesarean rates: What risk factors for cesarean delivery are important to practicing obstetricians? Am J Reprod Med 2006; (in press).

Lindstrom HA, Smyth KA, Sami SA, Dawson NV, Patterson MB, Bohinc JH, Post SG, Barber MJ, Ollerton S, Singer M, Whitehouse PJ. Medication use to treat memory loss in dementia: perspectives of people with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia 2006;5(1):27-50.

Stoller EP, Hund AJ, Webster NJ, Blixen CE, Perzynski AT, McCormick RA, Kanuch SW, Dawson NV. Alcohol consumption within the context of hepatitis C: a qualitative study of non-problematic drinkers. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2006; 41(5):546-552.

Douglas Einstadter, M.D, M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Member, Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Staff Physician, Department of Medicine
TEL: (216) 778-3901
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Research Interest(s)
Use of large databases in health services research; Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to health services research; Use of informatics to improve quality of care.

Selected Publications
Baker DW, Einstadter D, Husak SS, and Cebul RD. Trends in postdischarge mortality and readmissions: has length of stay declined too far? Arch Intern Med. 2004 Mar 8;164(5):538-44

Baker DW, Einstadter D, Thomas C, Cebul RD Mortality trends for 23,505 Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure in Northeast Ohio, 1991 to 1997. Am Heart J. 2003 Aug;146(2):258-64.

Yuan Z, Dawson N, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul R, Rimm AA. Effect of Alcohol-related Disease on Hip Fracture and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 876,337 Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries. Am J Public Health 2001;91:1089-1093.

Yuan Z, Cooper GS, Einstadter D, Cebul RD, Rimm AA. The Association Between Hospital Type and Mortality and Length of Stay. Medical Care 2000;38:231-245.

Hoffman RM, Einstadter D, Kroenke K. Evaluating Dizziness. Am J. Med. 1999;107:468-478.

Robert B. Elson, M.D., M.S.
Senior Informatics Researcher
Center for Health Care Research & Policy
MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: (216) 778-3916
FAX: (216) 778-3945

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications
Elson, R.B. Outpatient Prescription History in the Hospital: The Opportunity and Challenge of RxHub MEDS. Part I: Background and Benefits. RxHub White Paper. February 2004.

Teich, J., Hale, P., Elson, R., Frisse, M., Glaser, J. Electronic Prescribing: Toward Maximum Value and Rapid Adoption. eHealth Initiative. Washington, D.C., 4/14/04 .

Elson, R.B. Web-based systems rejuvenate physician-patient communications. Group Practice Journal, May 2001:43-45.

Irene L. Katzan, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Senior Researcher
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Director, Strokes Outcomes Research Program
TEL: (216) 778-7498
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Research Interest(s)
Outcomes of Stroke and other Neurologic Diseases. Special areas of interest include: effectiveness of stroke therapies in community setting, effect of medical complications on outcomes after stroke, healthcare utilization for stroke.

Selected Publications
Katzan IL, Cebul RD, Husak SH, Dawson NV, Baker DW. The Effect of Pneumonia on Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Stroke. Neurology 2003;60:620-625.

Katzan IL, Graber TM, Furlan AJ, Sundararajan S, Sila CA, Houser G, Landis DM Cuyahoga County Operation Stroke: Speed of Emergency Department Evaluation and Compliance with NINDS Time Targets. Stroke 2003;34:994-998.

Katzan IL, Hammer MD, Furlan AJ, Hixson ED, Nadzam DM. Quality Improvement and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cleveland Update. Stroke 2003;34:799-800.

Katzan IL, Hammer MD, Furlan AJ, Hixson ED, Abou-Chebl A, Nadzam DM. Utilization of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Arch Neurol 2004;61:346-350.

Thomas E. Love, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Operations, Weatherhead School of Management
Director, Biostatistics and Evaluation Unit,
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-1265
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Curriculum Vitae
Web Site for Dr. Love

Research Interest(s)
Statistics, Observational Studies, Quality Improvement, Psychometrics, Statistics Education

Selected Publications
Ahmed A Rich MW Love TE Lloyd Jones DM Aban IB Colucci WS Adams KF Gheorghiade M (2006) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: A comprehensive post hoc analysis of the DIG trial. European Heart Journal 27: 178-186. With accompanying Editorial by Brophy JM Rehabilitating digoxin.

Bailit JL Love TE Dawson NV (2006) Quality of obstetric care and risk-adjusted primary cesarean rates The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 194 (2): 402-407.

Litaker D Love TE (2005) Health care resource allocation and individuals` health care needs: Examining the degree of fit. Health Policy 73: 183-193.

Murray PK Love TE Dawson NV Thomas CL Cebul RD (2005) Rehabilitation services following the implementation of the nursing home prospective payment system: Differences related to patient and nursing home characteristics. Medical Care 43: 1109-15.

Love TE Hildebrand DK (2002) Statistics education and the Making Statistics More Effective in Schools and Business (MSMESB) conferences. The American Statistician 56: 107-112.

Rhoderick Machekano, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Center for AIDS Research
Case Western Reserve University
TEL: (216) 778-1952
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Selected Publications
Machekano R, McFarland W, Hudes E, Bassett M, Mbizvo M, Katzenstein D. Correlates of HIV Test Results Seeking and Utilization of Partner Counseling Services in a Cohort of Male Factory Workers in Zimbabwe. AIDS and Behavior, Vol 4, No. 1, 2000.

Machekano RN, Bassett MT, Zhou PS, Mbizvo MT, Latif AS, Katzenstein DA. Report of Sexually Transmitted Infections by HIV infected men during follow-up: Time to target the HIV infected?. Sex Transm Inf 2000; 76(3) 188-192.

Kassaye SG, Ndayishimiye F, Binswanger H, Sall AY, Machekano R, Israelski DM. Association-driven care and treatment: a model for community-based delivery of HIV/AIDS healthcare in resource-limited settings. AIDS. 2006 Jul 13;20 (11):1561-2.

Damon Francis, Samuel L. Nsobya, Ambrose Talisuna, Adoke Yeka, Moses R. Kamya, Rhoderick Machekano, Christian Dokomajilar, Philip J. Rosenthal, Grant Dorsey. Geographic Differences in Antimalarial Drug Efficacy in Uganda are Explained by Differences in Endemicity not Known Molecular Markers of Drug Resistance. J Infect Dis. 2006 Apr 1;193 (7):978-86.

Richard A. McCormick, Ph.D.
Consultant, Clinical Psychologist
Senior Scholar
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Case Western Reserve University
TEL: (330) 656-2202

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Elizabeth D. McKinley, M.D., M.P.H.
Academic Society Dean, Case School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics
and Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Staff Physician, Department of Medicine
TEL: (216) 368-0324 (Case)

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Research Interest(s)
Improving the process and outcomes of breast cancer care, uncertainty in breast cancer, breast cancer survivorship.

Selected Publications
McKinley ED, Thompson JW, Briefer-French J. Performance Indicators in Women’s Health: Incorporating Women’s Health in the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS). Women’s Health Issues, 11/01.ley ED, Thompson JT, Briefer-Frien.

Tierney WM, McKinley ED. When the Researcher Gets Cancer: Understanding Cancer, Its Treatment, and Quality of Life from the Patient’s Perspective. Medical Care, In Press.

McKinley ED, Headrick LA, Stange KC. Using Process Diagrams with Patients to Improve Breast Cancer Care. Under review, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 10/01.

Patrick K. Murray, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Division of General Medical Sciences
Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
TEL: (216) 778-8529
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interest(s)
Outcomes of rehabilitation services in nursing homes; improving quality of life in long term care.

Selected Publications
Murray PK, Singer ME, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD: Outcomes of Rehabilitation Services in Nursing Home Residents, Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 84: 1129-36 (2003)

Murray PK, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD: Are We Selecting the Right Patients for Stroke Rehabilitation in Nursing Homes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil.; May;86:876-880 (2005)

Wilson RD, Murray PK. Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Deep Vein Thrombosis by Ultrasound at Admission to Stroke Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86: 1941-1948 (2005)

Murray PK, Love TE, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Cebul RD. Rehabilitation services following the implementation of the nursing home prospective payment system: Differences related to patient and nursing home characteristics. Medical Care 43:1109-1115 (2005)

Del Rio RA, Goldman M, Kapella BK, Sulit L, Murray PK. The accuracy of minimum data set diagnoses in describing recent hospitalization at acute care facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 May;7(4):212-8.

Duncan vB. Neuhauser, Ph.D.
The Charles Elton Blanchard, M.D.
Professor of Health Management and
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
TEL: (216) 368-3725
FAX: (216) 368-3970

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James B. Rebitzer, Ph.D.
Carlton Professor and Chair of Economics Dept.
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
CHRP Senior Scholar
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
TEL: (216) 368-5537

Curriculum Vitae
Rebitzer`s Home Page

Research Interest(s)
The economics of organizations and incentive systems, with special emphasison physician incentives; Economics of Labor Markets, with special emphasis on human resource issues in professional and managerial labor markets; Behavioral Economics; Health Economics.

Selected Publications
Gaynor, M., Rebitzer, J and Taylor L. "Incentives in HMOs" Journal of Political Economy, 2004.

Nagan, D., Rebitzer J., Taylor, L., Sanders, S. "Monitoring, Motivation and Management: The Determinants of Opportunistic Behavior in a Field Experiment," The American Economic Review (September 2002)

Landers, R., Rebitzer J., and Taylor, L. "Rat Race Redux: Adverse Selectionin The Determination of Work Hours in Law Firms," The American Economic Review (June 1996).

Mary Jo Roach, Ph.D.
Instructor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Case Western Reserve University
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Spinal Cord Injury Program Manager, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: (216) 778-8781
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Research Interest(s)
Spinal cord injury; community integration; quality of life; medical decision making.

Selected Publications
Roach MJ, Connors AF, Dawson NV, Wenger NS, Wu AW, Tsevat J et al. Depressed mood and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults. The SUPPORT Investigators. Arch Intern Med 1998; 158(4):397-404.

Krause JS, Kewman D, Devivo MJ, Maynard F, Coker J, Roach MJ et al. Employment after spinal cord injury: an analysis of cases from the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999; 80(11):1492-1500.

Baker R, Wu AW, Teno JM, Kreling B, Damiano AM, Rubin HR et al. Family satisfaction with end-of-life care in seriously ill hospitalized adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000; 48(5 Suppl):S61-S69.

M.J. Roach. Community Social Structure as an Indicator of Social Integration and Its Effect on Quality of Life for Persons with a Spinal Cord Injury. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. Winter 2002; 7(3); pp. 101-111.

Julia H. Rose, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics and Bioethics
Director, Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center
Center for Health Care Research and Policy (CHRP)
Case Western Reserve University
MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: (216) 368-5433 (VA), (216) 778-2303 (CHRP)
FAX: (216) 368-3118 (VA), (216) 778-5935 (CHRP)


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Selected Publications
Rose, J. H., Bowman, K. F., & Kresevic, D. (2000) Nurse versus family caregiver perspectives on hospitalized older patients: An exploratory study of agreement at admission and discharge. Health Communication, 12 (1). 63-80.

Rose, J. H., O`Toole, E. E., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C. Connors, A. F., Wenger, N., Phillips, R. S., Hamel, M. B.,Cohen, H. J., & Lynn, J. (2000). Age differences in care practices and outcomes for hospitalized patients with cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48, S25-S32.

Rose, J. H., O`Toole, E. E., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C., Conners, A. F., Wenger, N., Phillips, R. S., Hamel, M. B., Reding, D. T., Cohen, H. J., Lynn, J. (2000). Generalists and oncologists show similar care practices and outcomes with hospitalized late stage adult cancer patients. Medical Care, 28, 1103-1118.

Martha Sajatovic, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
and Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Psychiatry
University Hospitals of Cleveland
TEL: (216) 844-2808
FAX: (216) 844-2742

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Research Interest(s)
Dr. Sajatovic’s research interests have focused on illness outcomes in serious mental illness such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and in the areas of treatment adherence and late-life mental illnesses. She also has research interests in psychopharmacology, women`s mental health. immigrant/minority health, and in mental health rating scales.

Selected Publications
Sajatovic M, Bauer MS, Kilbourne AM, Vertrees JE, Williford W. Self-reported medication treatment adherence among veterans with bipolar disorder. Psychiatric Services, 57(1): 56-62, 2006.

Sajatovic M, Blow FC, Ignacio RV. Psychiatric comorbidity in older adults with bipolar disorder. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 21(6):582-587, 2006.

Sajatovic M, Valenstein M, Blow FC, Ganoczy D, Ignacio RV. Treatment adherence with antipsychotic medications in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 8(3): 232-41, 2006.

jatovic M, Jenkins JH. Is antipsychotic medication stigmatizing for people with mental illness? International Review of Psychiatry 19(2) 107-12, 2007.

Sajatovic M, Valenstein M, Blow F, Ganozcy D, Ignacio R. Treatment adherence with lithium and anticonvulsant medications among patients with bipolar disorder. Psychiatric Services, 58(6): 855-863, June 2007.

Eileen L. Seeholzer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Director, Weight Management Center
MetroHealth Medical Center
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-7433

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Selected Publications
Toossi Z, Mincek M, Seeholzer E, Fulton SA, Hamilton BD, Hirsch CS. Modulation of IL-12 by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected mononuclear phagocytes and in patients with active tuberculosis. J Clin Lab Immunol 1997; 49(2):59-75.

Ashwini R. Sehgal, M.D.
Director, The Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Associate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Physician, Division of Nephrology
TEL: (216) 778-7728
FAX: (216) 778-8401

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Research Interest(s)
Identifying and overcoming barriers to quality of care, Complex health interventions, Adequacy of hemodialysis, Nutrition in renal failure, Access to kidney transplantation, Medical activism.

Selected Publications
Sehgal AR, Leon JB, Siminoff LA, Singer ME, Bunosky LM, Cebul RD. Improving the quality of hemodialysis treatment: A community-based randomized controlled trial to overcome patient-specific barriers. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;287:1961-1967.

Goyal M, Mehta RL, Schneiderman LJ, Sehgal AR. Economic and health consequences of selling a kidney in India. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;288:1589-1593.

Sehgal AR. Do quality improvement efforts reduce race and gender disparities in health outcomes? Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003;289:996-1000.

Mendel E. Singer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Medicine,
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center
TEL: (216) 368-1951 (CWRU)
FAX: (216) 368-3036 (CWRU), (216) 778-3945 (Metro)

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CWRU Web Page

Research Interest(s)
Cost effectiveness in health care, antibiotic resistance in respiratory tract infections, Hepatitis C, impact of poor compliance with medication, risk attitude in health, quality of life, decision making of BRCA carriers.

Selected Publications
Singer ME, Younossi ZM. Cost-Effectiveness of screening for Hepatitis C Virus in Asymptomatic, Average Risk Adults: Has the Time Come? Am J Med. In Press.

Singer Me, Applegate KE. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Radiology. Radiology. 2001;219:611-620.

Younossi SM, Singer ME, McHutchison JG, Shermock K. Cost-Effectiveness of interferon-a2b Combined with Ribavirin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatology. 1999;30:1318-1324.

Joseph J. Sudano, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case School of Medicine
Senior Researcher, Center For Health Care Research and Policy
Associate Director of Education, Center for Reducing Health Disparities
TEL: (216) 778-1399
FAX: (216) 778-3945

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Research Interest(s)
Disparities in health care access, utilization and health outcomes concentrating on minorities and other vulnerable populations; social determinants of health including community/contextual characteristics; measurement equivalence, validity and item-response theory in cross-cultural health status measurement; culturally-specific health beliefs and behaviors; cognition, intelligence, and education in relationship to health status and health behaviors; structural equation modeling/path analysis in health outcomes research; health related survey data collection and analysis.

Selected Publications
Baker DW, Sudano JJ, Borawski EA, Dor A, Albert JA. 2001. "Lack of health insurance and decline in overall health in late middle age." New England Journal of Medicine 345(15):1106-1112.

Sudano JJ, Baker DW. 2003. "Intermittent lack of health insurance and use of preventive services." American Journal of Public Health 93(1):130-137.

Sudano JJ, Baker DW. 2006. “Explaining U. S. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Declines and Mortality in Late Middle Age: The Roles of Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviors, and Health Insurance.” Social Science & Medicine 62(4):909-22.

Dor A, Sudano JJ, Baker DW. 2006. “The effect of private insurance on the health of older, working age adults: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study." Health Services Research 41(3 Pt 1): 759-87.

Mark E. Votruba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Case Weatherhead School of Management
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case School of Medicine
Director, Health Economics Research Unit
Center For Health Care Research and Policy
TEL: (216) 778-2876 (Metro), (216) 368-4296 (CWRU)
FAX: (216) 778-3945 (Metro)

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Research Interest(s)
Health Economics: allocation of medical resources, incentives for care, insurance markets. Public Economics: social program participation, social interactions effects.

Selected Publications
Tsai AC, Votruba M, Bridges JF, Cebul RD. Overcoming bias in estimating the volume-outcome relationship. Health Serv Res 2006;41(1):252-264.

Bailit J., Votruba M. Medical Cost Savings Associated with 17 Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 196(3):219.e1-e7.

Votruba ME, Cebul RD. Redirecting patients to improve stroke outcomes: implications of a volume-based approach in one urban market. Med Care 44(12):1129-1136.

Katzan IL, Dawson NV, Thomas CL, Votruba ME, Cebul RD. The cost of pneumonia after acute stroke. Neurology 2007; 68:1938-1943.