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Innovation 101: Trends and Opportunities
in Health Management Information
Presented by the Department of
Health
Administration and Policy
CHHS
and Mason alumni, faculty, and guests attended the afternoon event
featuring John J. Matteo, Esq., Jackson, and Campbell, and Dr. Len
Nichols, director, Health Policy Research and Ethics Center, CHHS. The
speakers led discussions in health management, health technology and
other timely subjects in the field. Alumni and guests had opportunities
for sharing of work experiences and networking. Powerpoints
for both speakers can be downloaded.
This event was the second meeting of CHHS’ Health Administration and Policy Alumni Affinity group. The group was established to bring together alumni who share a commonality of professional interests in the field of health care administration and management. The next meeting is scheduled for Spring 2011. Visit the website for updates. If you are interested in additional information on the HAP Alumni Affinity group, email chhsalum@gmu.edu.
Alumni Chapter Board Outreach to Local Area Alumni
The CHHS Alumni Chapter Board
has started an outreach to alumni by arranging visits to local work
places. In June, the board held an open house at Reston Hospital. In
September, volunteers visited alumni
at the Fairfax County Health Department, Springfield District Office
and Kelly Square in Fairfax, and also visited the Fairfax County
Government Center. Alumni were interested in learning about
post-graduate programs and were pleased to hear about the expanding
academic programs at Mason. A scrapbook of chapter events, flyers on
upcoming events, and door prize drawings added to the excitement of the
visits.
Elaine Bango, BSN '82; Lisa Callahan, BSW '03, MSW '04; Meg Marcus, BSN '86; Lori McLean, MSN '96;Juanita Perkins, BSN '10; Bridget Nesko, BSN '06; Kathleen Ross, MSW '08; and Dawn Whitmore, BSN '10, participated in planning the events.
A visit to Fair Oaks Hospital is scheduled for November 17. Contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018 for additional details or if your work place has a group of CHHS alumni and you are interested in helping to plan an outreach at your facility.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Alumni
Chapter Yoga/Pilates Fundraiser
February 3, February 10, and February 12
Save the date for Homecoming! A weekend of
activities culminates on Saturday, February 5 with the exciting
basketball game. February is also a great month to be kind to yourself
and learn energizing ways to achieve flexibility and strength for our
minds and bodies. The CHHS Alumni Chapter is presenting a workshop in yoga and pilates that
will teach techniques to aid in stress release, develop flexibility,
and strengthen your core.
Focus inwardly to connect with your mind and body, and focus outwardly to connect with un-met needs of CHHS by contributing to student scholarships and programs. The Alumni Chapter will be collecting contributions of any amount at this event to further scholarship opportunities for students.
Please visit CHHS Alumni and Friends for updates and specifics on the event. Contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018 for additional details.
Step Up To The Challenge For CHHS in 2011
CHHS has received a challenge grant from generous donors totaling $17,500 to be applied towards priority needs for the college. This is exciting news! To complete the challenge:
We hope you will consider a gift at this time that will benefit students and faculty in the college. You can request that your gift be applied to a specific program or scholarship fund. Please visit the CHHS Alumni and Friends website for more information on ways of supporting the college. For questions, please contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018.
(Future) Alumni Spotlight from the
Department of HAP
Nicole Dunifon
Nicole Dunifon is a first-year
graduate student with HAP pursuing her master of public health (MPH),
health administration and policy concentration.
Dunifon received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and marketing in 2009 from Bowling Green State University (Ohio). After graduating, she moved to the Washington, D.C. area and started working for a non-profit group called Project HEALTH located at the Children's National Medical Center. This is where she discovered her passion for the field of public health.
After completing her graduate work, Dunifon would like to explore all aspects of the Public Health field, primarily focusing on government side of public health, or continue working with a non-profit organization.
Dunifon is currently working as a HAP graduate research assistant (GRA) with Dr. William Cartwright.
Tracy Immel
Tracy Immel is a second-year
graduate student at George Mason University pursuing her master of
science in health and medical policy.
Immel received her Bachelor’s degree in human services and psychology from George Washington University. She comes from a background in health administration and worked on research projects at George Washington University studying the interaction between job loss and depression in children and parents. She hopes to transition into policy work, more specifically, shaping future health reform.
Her academic interests are in women’s health issues and working to expand and improve access to preconception and prenatal health services.
Immel is currently working as a HAP graduate research assistant (GRA) with Dr. Peter Kongstvedt.
Carol (Huichan) Wu
Carol (Huichan) Wu is a
first-year graduate student at George Mason University pursuing her
master of science in risk management and patient safety.
Wu earned her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, and subsequently earned her master’s in bio-pharmaceutical science from National Yan-Ming University, Taipei Taiwan.
She was a researcher in the oncology department of a hospital in Taiwan, and also worked as a bioinformatics analyst for three years. Her research interests are very broad; anything relating to health care piques her interest.
Wu’s career goal is to be a risk analyst so she can use her educational background as well as experiences to conduct relevant researches or identify risks for an organization.
She is currently working as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Yiota Kitsantas.
HAP Seminar Series
In 2008 the department began a monthly lecture series (organized by Dr. Jack Hadley) of timely topics and hot issues in health systems and policy for faculty, staff and students of Mason and professional colleagues in the community. The 2009-2010 series featured timely topics such as “Charitable Expectations for Nonprofit Hospitals,” “The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model,” and “What’s So Different About Health Insurance?”
The Fall 2010 series has hosted Dr. Len Nichols and Dr. Jack Hadley, with two more sessions upcoming this semester:
November 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Johnson Center, 3rd Floor, Meeting Room E
December 16, 1 - 2 p.m., Johnson Center, 3rd Floor, Meeting Room E
Additional information available on HAP Seminar Series or contact Adam McCutcheon. Our alumni and their work colleagues are always welcome and encouraged to participate.
Faculty Presentations/Publications/Research
The HAP faculty continues to extend their reach in the health care field by exploring a variety of topics and issues in their research and professional pursuits. Selected highlights from some of their research, publications and professional endeavors follow.
Andrew Carle
Andrew Carle was part of a
story on NPR’s “Marketplace” regarding
the changing face of retirement and university-based retirement
communities. Audio and full-text of
article are available.
Carle also provided the keynote address at the Life Services Network of Illinois at their annual conference on October 6.
Dr. Lisa Eckenwiler
Dr. Eckenwiler authored a
chapter in the book, The International Migration of
Healthworkers: Ethics, Rights and Justice, now available
from MacMillan. Dr. Eckenwiler’s chapter is entitled
“Care Worker Migration and Global Health Equity: Thinking
Ecologically.” The book will be published in late November.
Dr. Phan Giang
Dr. Giang has received
notification that his paper, "A Decision Theory for Partially Consonant
Belief Functions," was accepted for publication in the International
Journal of Approximate Reasoning. Another paper from Dr.
Giang, "On Jaffray’s Decision Model for Belief Functions,"
was accepted for publication and presentation at the 5th International
Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics 2010. The
conference was held September 28 through October 1 in Spain.
Lorens Helmchen
Research presentations -- "An
IT Application to Optimize Compensation and Prevention of Patient
Safety Incidents"
Discussion -- "Competition
and Health Information Exchange among U.S. Hospitals" by Julia
Adler-Milstein, Catherine M. DesRoches, Ashish K. Jha
2010
Workshop on Health Information and Economics (WHITE)
Washington, DC 20008
October 8-9, 2010
"Negative Co-Payments"
21st Annual
Health Economics Conference
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
October 15-16, 2010
Papers accepted for publication -- Helmchen L, McDonald T, Richards M.
forthcoming. Successful Remediation of Patient Safety Incidents - A
Tale of Two Medication Errors. Health Care Management Review
PJ Maddox
Dr. Maddox, chair of HAP, has
been appointed to the Capacity Taskforce working in coordination with
the Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council. This taskforce
along with five others will work to bring recommendations and
information to the Advisory Council who will then provide
recommendations to the Governor towards a comprehensive strategy for
implementing health reform in Virginia. Like the Advisory Council, the
work of the taskforce will go beyond federal health reform and
recommend other innovative healthcare solutions that meet the needs of
Virginia's citizens and government.
Full announcement regarding this taskforce is available.
Jay
Shiver
Dr. Shiver was in
Chicago the week of October 18 assisting with the development of the
teaching and credentialing standards for the people who will be trained
to assist physician practices in the implementation of electronic
health records and attaining “meaningful use.”
Save the Date-
2011 Quality Improvement of the Year Awards
The 2011 Quality Improvement of the Year Awards will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6 p.m. at the Marriott International, 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, 22042.
Contact Adam McCutcheon for information on how to RSVP for the event. Details are currently available.
Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society
The department has started a Mason chapter of the Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society for HAP undergraduate and graduate students, and recent alumni. Upsilon Phi Delta is a national academic honor society for students in health administration. The Association of University Programs in Health Administration sponsors UPD to enable academic programs in Health Administration/Healthcare Management to enrich their student’s academic experience. Criteria for membership include:
Members receive a lifetime affiliation with UPD with one-time membership fee of $40. For additional information, contact UPD faculty advisor, Dr. Allison Cuellar.
