Health Policy and Administration

Postal address
United States

Yubraj Acharya, PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
20132025
Gregory Billy, MD
- Department of Orthopaedics and Therapy Services - Associate Professor
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Associate Professor
- Health Policy and Administration - Instructor
- Penn State Athletics - Team Physician
Person: Academic
19952022
Lisa Anne Davis
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Research Professor
Person: Academic
19842022
Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Professor and Chair
- Department of Surgery - Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Professor
Person: Academic
19992025
Charleen Hsuan, JD, PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor
- Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) - Regulatory Impact Lead, Research Methods Core
Person: Academic
20032025
John Raymond Moran, Jr., PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
19952020
Selena E. Ortiz
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor and Gregory H. Wolf Professorship
Person: Academic
20122025
Jeannette Rogowski
- Health Policy and Administration - Professor
Person: Academic
19922026
Dennis Patrick Scanlon
- Health Policy and Administration - Distinguished Professor
Person: Academic
19962025
Mark Sciegaj
- Health Policy and Administration - Professor
Person: Academic
19872022

42475 Citations
94 h-index
1175 Article
73 Review article
27 Comment/debate
20 Letter
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Breaking the seal: Defects in sterile processing
Williams, J. A. R., Roy, S. & Brooks, J. V., Jan 2026, In: American journal of infection control. 54, 1, p. 88-90 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparative Effectiveness of a Complex Care Program for High-Cost/High-Need Patients: A Replication Study
Roblin, D. W., Segel, J. E., Hu, H. & Mendiratta, N., Feb 1 2026, In: Medical care. 64, 2, p. 45-49 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Politicised Changes to the NICE Threshold Risk Making Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Performative, Not Informative
Vallejo-Torres, L., Edney, L. C., Espinosa, O., Karnon, J., Longo, F., Paulden, M., Howdon, D. & Vanness, D. J., Mar 2026, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 24, 2, p. 243-246 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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The Relationship between Various Measures of Perinatal Quality
Boghossian, N. S., Greenberg, L. T., Buzas, J. S., Phibbs, C. S., Passarella, M., Rogowski, J., Saade, G. R. & Lorch, S. A., Jan 1 2026, In: American Journal of Perinatology. 43, 1, p. 125-127 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Unwinding of Medicaid enrollment and increased uninsured emergency department visits in California
Khodakarami, N., Giannouchos, T. V., Marthey, D., Ukert, B., Segel, J. E. & Dague, L., Jan 1 2026, In: Health Affairs Scholar. 4, 1, qxaf238.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Workplace discrimination among registered nurses: The role of the nurse work environment
Yu, H., Tibbitt, C., Iroegbu, C., Lake, E. T., Kutney-Lee, A., Brooks Carthon, J. M., Smith, J. G., Rogowski, J. & McHugh, M. D., Mar 1 2026, In: Nursing outlook. 74, 2, 102695.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A Policy and Regulatory Framework to Promote Care Delivery Redesign and Production Efficiency in Health Care Markets
Scanlon, D. P., Harvey, J. B., Damberg, C. L., Bhagat, P. M. & Shi, Y., Jun 2025, In: Milbank Quarterly. 103, 2, p. 316-348 33 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Association between preterm birth subtypes and severe maternal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study
Rufai, T., Greenberg, L. T., Lorch, S. A., Phibbs, C. S., Buzas, J. S., Passarella, M., Saade, G. R., Rogowski, J. & Boghossian, N. S., Dec 2025, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25, 1, 1257.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Introduction
Hollenbeak, C. S., Sep 1 2025, In: PharmacoEconomics. 43, 9, p. 999-1000 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Capturing Community Perspectives in a Statewide Cancer Needs Assessment: Online Focus Group Study
Thompson, J. R., Francis, K., McAfee, C. R., Brown, M., Burus, T., Rogers, M., Sorrell, C. L., Westbrook, E., Williams, L. B., Knight, J. R., Russell, E., Wilhite, N. P. & Hull, P. C., 2025, In: JMIR Cancer. 11, e63717.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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4 Active
23 Finished

Reducing Lung Cancer Risk among Appalachian Women Using Community‐Engaged Intervention Research
Thompson, J. (PI)
National Cancer Institute
5/1/24 → 5/1/26
Project: Research project
Differences in Emergency Department Transfers Despite the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Hsuan, C. (PI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
5/1/22 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (H3H)
Davis, L. A. (PI)
Health Resources and Services Administration
9/1/02 → 5/31/28
Project: Research project
State Offices of Rural Health (H95)
Davis, L. A. (PI)
Health Resources and Services Administration
8/1/91 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Testing Approaches to Promote Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Ghana
Acharya, Y. (PI)
National Cancer Institute
4/21/23 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
Measuring Neonatal Regionalization
Profit, J. (PI), Rogowski, J. (CoPI) & Zitnik, M. M. (CoPI)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/1/23 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
Reducing Lung Cancer Risk among Appalachian Women Using Community‐Engaged Intervention Research
Thompson, J. (PI)
National Cancer Institute
2/1/23 → 4/30/24
Project: Research project
Studying the impact of Pittsburgh's mobility voucher and counseling programs on low-income racial minority's access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods
Fenelon, A. (PI) & Ortiz, S. E. (CoPI)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
12/1/20 → 10/31/23
Project: Research project
Resource Use and Quality of Care in Medicare Advantage
Jung, J. J. (PI) & Jung, J. (CoPI)
National Institute on Aging
9/30/20 → 5/31/24
Project: Research project
RAPID: Developing Advanced Modeling and Analysis Tools to track Human Movement Patterns and Coronavirus / Infectious Disease Spread Dynamics in Geographical Networks
Yang, H. (PI), Deflitch, C. J. (CoPI) & Shi, Y. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
4/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project

Basic Science Master Career Mentor Award
Weisman, C. (Recipient), 2020
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Bascom, R. (Recipient), Branstetter, S. A. (Recipient), Elias, R. (Recipient), Foulds, J. (Recipient), Goel, R. (Recipient), Hameed, A. (Recipient), Hillemeier, M. M. (Recipient), Kern, T. (Recipient), McHale, S. M. (Recipient), Li, R. (Recipient), Liao, J. (Recipient), Muscat, J. (Recipient), Richie, J. (Recipient), Saunders, E. F. H. (Recipient) & Zhu, J. (Recipient), 2018
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Yubraj Acharya, PhD

Gregory Billy, MD

Lisa Anne Davis

Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD

Charleen Hsuan, JD, PhD

John Raymond Moran, Jr., PhD

Selena E. Ortiz

Jeannette Rogowski

Dennis Patrick Scanlon

Mark Sciegaj

Breaking the seal: Defects in sterile processing

Comparative Effectiveness of a Complex Care Program for High-Cost/High-Need Patients: A Replication Study

Politicised Changes to the NICE Threshold Risk Making Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Performative, Not Informative

The Relationship between Various Measures of Perinatal Quality

Unwinding of Medicaid enrollment and increased uninsured emergency department visits in California

Workplace discrimination among registered nurses: The role of the nurse work environment

A Policy and Regulatory Framework to Promote Care Delivery Redesign and Production Efficiency in Health Care Markets

Association between preterm birth subtypes and severe maternal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study

Bayesian Meta-Analysis: A Practical Introduction

Capturing Community Perspectives in a Statewide Cancer Needs Assessment: Online Focus Group Study

Reducing Lung Cancer Risk among Appalachian Women Using Community‐Engaged Intervention Research

Differences in Emergency Department Transfers Despite the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (H3H)

State Offices of Rural Health (H95)

Testing Approaches to Promote Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Ghana

Measuring Neonatal Regionalization

Reducing Lung Cancer Risk among Appalachian Women Using Community‐Engaged Intervention Research

Studying the impact of Pittsburgh's mobility voucher and counseling programs on low-income racial minority's access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods

Resource Use and Quality of Care in Medicare Advantage

RAPID: Developing Advanced Modeling and Analysis Tools to track Human Movement Patterns and Coronavirus / Infectious Disease Spread Dynamics in Geographical Networks

Basic Science Master Career Mentor Award

Outstanding Collaborative Research Team

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