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Christopher E. Johnson
Associate Professor

Dr. Christopher E. Johnson currently serves as the Program Director of the MHA Program. He is an Associate Professor and the Austin Ross Chair in Health Administration in the Department of Health Services. Prior to joining the UW faculty, Dr. Johnson served as the Department Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health from 2005-2012. He was also a Research Health Scientist with the South Central Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center and VA Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies. He specializes in work that seeks to understand how health care organizations and communities impact health care outcomes for veterans, under-served populations, and the elderly.

Research Interests:
Organizational theory; healthcare quality; long-term care; veteran's care; information technology

Contact Information

email:   chrisj26@uw.edu

office:   H-660D, Health Sciences Building

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

campus box:   357660
voice:   206-616-2987
fax:   206-543-3964

Education

PhD   University of Minnesota, 1998   (Health Services Research, Policy and Administration)
BS   United States Naval Academy, 1987   (History)

Teaching   (Department of Health Services Courses)

Recent Publications



Hyer K, Thomas KS, Johnson CE, Harman JS, Weech-Maldonado R. Do Medicaid incentive payments boost quality? Florida's direct care staffing adjustment program. J Aging Soc Policy. 2013;25(1):65-82. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2012.705629.  PMID: 23256559
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Kash BA, Spaulding A, Gamm L, Johnson CE. Health care administrators' perspectives on the role of absorptive capacity for strategic change initiatives: A qualitative study. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 23135101
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Weech-Maldonado R, Laberge A, Pradhan R, Johnson CE, Yang Z, Hyer K. Nursing home financial performance: the role of ownership and chain affiliation. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Jul-Sep;37(3):235-45.  PMID: 22261667
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Hyer K, Thomas KS, Branch LG, Harman JS, Johnson CE, Weech-Maldonado R. The influence of nurse staffing levels on quality of care in nursing homes. Gerontologist. 2011 Oct;51(5):610-6. Epub 2011 May 20.  PMID: 21602292    PMCID: PMC3218638
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Boockvar KS, Santos SL, Kushniruk A, Johnson C, Nebeker JR. Medication reconciliation: barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of resident physicians and pharmacists. J Hosp Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;6(6):329-37. doi: 10.1002/jhm.891.  PMID: 21834114
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Projects

Health Care Management Review, Editorial Board Member
Health Care Management Review (HCMR) disseminates state-of-the-art knowledge about management, leadership, and administration of health care systems, organizations, and agencies.
Academy of Management, Health Care Management Division, Officer
The Academy of Management (the Academy; AOM) is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. The health care management division is dedicated to understanding the role of professionals and organizations in providing health care both locally and internationally.
Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Management Education (CAHME), Fellow
Fellow for 2011-2013

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