Title John H. Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management Institution Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department Health Policy and Management Address Harvard School of Public Health Kresge, 4th Floor 677 Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115
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Professor of Medicine
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Professor of Health Care Policy
Institution
Harvard Medical School
Department
Health Care Policy
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Senior Academic Advisor to the Dean
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department
Dean's Office Administration
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Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department
Health Policy and Management

Overview
ARNOLD EPSTEIN, M.D., M.A., is the John H. Foster Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard Chan School of Public Health. His research interests focus on quality of care and access to care. During 1993-94 he served in the Clinton Administration working in the White House on health reform, and in 2014-2016 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and head of the Office of Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Epstein was vice chair of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Developing a National Report on Health Care Quality. He also served as chairman of the board of AcademyHealth. He was co-chair of the Performance Measurement Coordinating Council of the Joint Commission, the National Committee on Quality Assurance, and the American Medical Association. He served on the board of governors of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and on the board of the Center for Health Care Strategies. Dr. Epstein is a recipient of the Distinguished Investigator award from AcademyHealth. He is associate editor for health policy at the New England Journal of Medicine, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Mentoring
Access to Emergency Services for Managed Care Patients
Summer, 06/28/99 - 08/20/99
International Health Care Quality Indicators
Summer, 06/23/03 - 08/31/03

Research
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R01HS013335
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Sep 30, 2003 - Sep 29, 2008
The Patterns and Impact of Value Based Purchasing
Role: Principal Investigator
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U18HS009473
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Sep 30, 1996 - Sep 29, 2001
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF HEDIS MEASURES
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01HS007098
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Sep 30, 1994 - Sep 29, 1999
DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY OF CARE BY RACE, GENDER AND SE
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01HS006331
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Apr 1, 1992 - May 31, 1996
USING OUTCOME TO ASSESS QUALITY--DO READMISSIONS MATTE
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01HS006239
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Sep 1, 1989 - Sep 29, 1993
COSTS, CORRELATES AND OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01HS006235
(EPSTEIN, ARNOLD M)
Jul 1, 1989 - Nov 30, 1991
DO FREE CARE POOLS AFFECT HOSPITAL ACCESS FOR UNINSURED?
Role: Principal Investigator

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