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My teaching foci are three-fold: finance and risk and insurance principles and applications (MHA in-residence and Executive-MHA programs) and health economics and finance (area leader) in the PhD Program in Health Services.
Douglas A. Conrad
Professor
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Finance and Business Economics

Douglas Conrad's fields of specialization in economics are industrial organization and corporate finance. Dr. Conrad's teaching focuses on risk and insurance principles and managerial finance in health services and managed care, primarily in the MHA and PhD programs of the Department of Health Services. His current research examines the effects of financial incentives on health care quality, physician compensation models in physician group practices, conceptual development and performance of integrated health systems, and the outcomes of community care networks in the United States.

Research Interests:
Vertical integration in health services; integrated health systems; impact of financial incentives on physician behavior

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Contact Information

email:   dconrad@uw.edu

office:   H660C, Health Sciences Building

address:
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195-7660

campus box:   357660
voice:   206-616-2923
fax:   206-543-3964

Education

PhD   University of Chicago, 1978   (Business, Economics, Finance)
MBA   University of Chicago, 1976   (Business Admin, Finance)
MHA   University of Washington, 1973   (Health Administration)
BS   University of Washington, 1970   (Psychology)

Teaching   (Department of Health Services Courses)

Recent Publications



Conrad D, Grembowski D, Gibbons C, Marcus-Smith M, Hernandez SE, Chang J, Renz A, Lau B, Dela Cruz E. A report on eight early-stage state and regional projects testing value-based payment. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 May;32(5):998-1006. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1124.  PMID: 23650332
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Hernandez SE, Conrad DA, Marcus-Smith MS, Reed P, Watts C. Patient-centered innovation in health care organizations: A conceptual framework and case study application. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 22669050
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Reed P, Conrad DA, Hernandez SE, Watts C, Marcus-Smith M. Innovation in patient-centered care: lessons from a qualitative study of innovative health care organizations in Washington State. BMC Fam Pract. 2012 Dec 14;13:120. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-120.  PMID: 23241305    PMCID: PMC3538717
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Rodriguez HP, Perry L, Conrad DA, Maynard C, Martin DP, Grembowski DE. The Reliability of Medical Group Performance Measurement in a Single Insurer's Pay for Performance Program. Med Care. 2012 Feb;50(2):117-23.  PMID: 21993058
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Grembowski D, Bekemeier B, Conrad D, Kreuter W. Are local health department expenditures related to racial disparities in mortality? Soc Sci Med. 2010 Dec;71(12):2057-65. Epub 2010 Sep 29.  PMID: 21050631
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Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)

2010
Chair, dissertation committee for Song Wang
Impact of Washington State Diabetes Collaborative III on patient economic outcomes and medication adherence

External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)

Using Injury Severity to Improve Occupational Traumatic Injury Trend Estimates
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    9/1/2012 - 8/31/2014

Health Care Payment Reform: Lessons from Regional Innovation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    5/1/2011 - 10/31/2013

ARRA Beacon Community of Inland Northwest
Inland Northwest Health Services
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    7/1/2010 - 3/31/2013

Shared Decision-Making/Patient Decision Aids: A Demonstration Project
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
PI:   Watts           Dates:    6/1/2010 - 5/31/2011

Health Care Authority Project
Washington State Health Care Authority
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    3/15/2010 - 8/31/2012

Patient-Centered Organizational Innovation in Care Practices
Commonwealth Fund
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    1/1/2010 - 12/31/2011

Center for Health Management Research
Health Research and Education Trust (HRET)
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010

Shared Decision-Making/Patient Decision Aids: A Demonstration Project
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
PI:   Watts           Dates:    6/1/2009 - 5/31/2010

Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
Baylor College of Medicine
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    1/16/2006 - 5/31/2010

Projects

Payment Reform Evaluation Project: Lessons from State and Regional Payment Reform
This project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will perform cross-cutting evaluation of eight payment reform efforts designed to promote high-value health care outcomes through leveraging existing market knowledge, partnerships and resources in different states and regions of the United States.
https://depts.washington.edu/payeval/
Patient-Centered Care
This project, funded by the Commonwealth Fund, examined patient-centered, primary care innovation occurring in Washington State, using five provider organizations to capture variations in culture, organizational structure, and environment that are related to the implementation and impact of patient-centered innovation.
http://depts.washington.edu/ptctcare/
Shared Decision Making Project
The Shared Decision Making Project works with clinical sites to demonstrate and evaluate the use of shared decision making and patient decision aids. Shared decision making helps patients make informed decisions about treatment options for preference-sensitive conditions
http://depts.washington.edu/shareddm/
The Network Study
Research with Kaiser Permanente Georgia (Douglas Roblin, PI: Douglas Conrad, Co-PI): investigates the effects of financial incentives on use of health services and patient satisfaction with care
The Community Care Network Evaluation
Douglas Conrad, Co-PI: project is national evaluation of community care networks in 25 sites. Primary aim of my portion is to assess outcomes (access, care coordination, cost) of the community health partnerships
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Research
Dr. Conrad collaborates with the MGMA Center for Research on research projects involving the determinants of efficiency and effectiveness in medical group practice
The Center for Health Management Research (CHMR)
Dr. Conrad serves as co-director of this center sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
http://www.hret.org/care/projects/inpatient-care-transitions.shtml

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