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Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H.
Title(s):
Director, The Center for Health Policy ResearchProfessor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical SchoolSenior Associate, VA Outcomes Group, White River Junction
Department(s):
Community and Family Medicine
Medicine
Education:
Harvard Medical School, MD 1981
Harvard University, BA 1974
U. Washington, MPH 1985
Programs:
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Contact Information:
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Center for Health Policy Research HB 7251 35 Centerra Parkway, Suite 100 Lebanon NH 03766 |
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Office: 35 Centerra Parkway Phone: 603-653-0802 Fax: 603-653-0822 Email: Elliott.S.Fisher@Dartmouth.edu Assistant: Suzanne Burge Asst. Phone: 603-653-0802 Asst. Email: Suzanne.L.Burge@dartmouth.edu |
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Selected Publications: |
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Silverman EM, Skinner JS, Fisher ES. The association between for profit hospital ownership and Medicare spending. NEJM 1999; 341:420-6. (view details on MedLine) Fisher ES, Welch HG. Avoiding the unintended consequences of growth in medical care: how might more be worse? JAMA 1999; 281:446-53. (view details on MedLine) Fisher ES, Wennberg JE, Stukel TA, Skinner JS, Sharp SM, Freeman JL and Gittelsohn AM. (2000) Health Serv Res 34(6): 1351-62. (view details on MedLine) |
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Professional Interests:
Dr. Fisher is Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research in the newly established Dartmouth Institute for Health Care Policy and Clinical Practice. He has recently taken over leadership of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, which provides national and regional information on the performance of the U.S. health care system. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), served on the IOM committee that recently released reports on performance measurement and pay for performance, and is currently co-chair of the National Quality Forum committee developing recommendations for a national framework for measuring and improving the efficiency of U.S. health care.
Courses Taught:
ECS 154 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health
ECS 100: Introduction to the Evaluative Clinical Sciences
Grant Information:
National Institute of Aging Program Project Grant (1P01 AG19783-01). Causes and Consequences of Intensity, PI Project 3
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Small Area Analysis and Health Care Reform (Co-PI)
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