Faculty

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Charles C. Maynard
Research Professor
PhD  
University of Washington, 1986
Sociology
MSW  
University of Washington, 1977
Social Work
MA  
Washington State University, 1974
Sociology
BA  
Whitman College, 1970
Sociology

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Social and Behavioral Sciences Track, (MPH program)
  -  PhD program in Health Services

Charles Maynard joined the University of Washington in 1975, when he started in the MSW program. His primary research interests are cardiovascular health services research and administrative databases, with particular interest in Department of Veterans Affairs databases.

Contact Information
VA Puget Sound HSR&D
Metro Park West, Suite 1400
1100 Olive Way
Box:  358280
Seattle, WA 98101
(voice)  206-277-6496     (fax)  206-764-2935
cmaynard@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
  • HSERV 525
    Advanced Health Services Research Methods III
Research Interests
cardiovascular disease, administrative data bases
Projects
Clinical Outcomes Assessment Project
This organization reviews outcomes for coronary artery bypass surgeries and percutaneous coronary interventions performed in Washington State Hospitals.
Epidemiology Research and Information Center
This Department of Veterans Affairs center provides epidemiologic consultation to Department of Veterans Affairs researchers.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Impact of Paying for Performance on the Quality and Efficiency of Medical Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
PI:   Conrad           Dates:    10/2007 - 03/2009
This project on quality-based financial incentives for physician group practices takes advantage of a regional natural experiment in paying for quality in Washington State during a 5-year period.

Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP)
Foundation for Health Care Quality
PI:   Maynard           Dates:    11/2000 - 12/2008
The Clinical Outcomes Assessment Project is a quality improvement effort for cardiovascular revascularization procedures performed in Washington State.

Study of IV Hypothermia on Cardiac Arrest Patients
Medic One Foundation
PI:   Kim           Dates:    09/2005 - 09/2007
The overall goal of this study is to determine whether initiating hypothermia in cardiac arrest patients in the field is associated with an increase in the proportion of patients who survive hospital discharge.

Hospital Care for IDUs with Soft Tissue Infections
National Institutes of Health
PI:   Takahashi           Dates:    04/2003 - 03/2005
This study will provide national estimates of the inpatient health care utilization and costs attributed to hospitalizations with illicit drug use and soft tissue infection diagnoses, as a proxy for injection drug use-related soft tissue infections.

Clinical Trials Network: Pacific Northwest Role
National Institute on Drug Abuse
PI:   Donovan           Dates:    01/2002 - 12/2003
The major goal of this project is to develop the Pacific Northwest Regional Research and Training Center of the NIDA-funded Clinical Trials Network.


Selected Publications

Maynard C, Fisher LD, Passamani ER, and Pullum T. Blacks in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS): race and clinical decision making. American Journal of Public Health 76:1446 1448,1986.

Maynard C, Litwin PE, Martin JS, Weaver WD. Gender differences in the treatment and outcome of acute myocardial infarction: Results from the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Registry. Archives of Internal Medicine 152:972-977,1992.

Dobie DJ, Maynard C, Kivlahan DR, Johnson KM, Simpson T, David AC, Bradley K. PTSD screening is associated with increased VA medical and surgical utilization in women. Journal of General Internal Medicine, in press.

Goss JR, Maynard C, Aldea GS, Marcus-Smith M, Whittten RW, Johnston G, Phillips R, Reisman M. Kelly A, Anderson RP. Effects of a statewide physician-led quality improvement program on the quality of cardiac care. American Heart Journal, in press.

Sohn MW, Arnold N, Maynard C, Hynes D. The accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Population Health Metrics, in press.

Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2005
Chair, thesis committee for Lindsay White
Neurasthenia in a nationally representative sample of Asian Americans

2004
Chair, thesis committee for John Everett
Angiotensin coverting enzyme (ACE-I) inhibitors; clinical factors associated with prescription of ACR-I medications after acute myocardial infarction. Analysis of 3063 patients discharged from Sacred Heart Medical Center between 2001 and 2003

2004
Member, thesis committee for Kathryn Bunt
Team Composition and Success in Changing Processes in a Collaborative on Surgical Infection Prevention