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Last night, Dr. John Romley was interviewed by ABC News about Disparity in Billing Procedures in Medicare. ABC News Correspondent, Ric Romero, spoke to John on why hospital fees vary widely for the same procedure. Please click HERE to see …
Sophie Terp, MD, MPH, Research Fellow and Clinical Instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, won the Outstanding Plenary Session Research Presentation Award at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Western Regional …
Dr. Julie Zissimopoulos, associate director of the Schaeffer Center, has written an article for the International Social Security Review, titled “Retirement and Health Benefits for Mexican Migrant Workers Returning from the United States.” This article examines the level of access …
Neeraj Sood, Associate Professor and Director of International Programs at the Schaeffer Center, as well as Zachary Wagner, a Project Specialist also at the Schaeffer Center, found that Medical Patients Aren’t Bargain Hunters. An article higlighting this new case …
Jeremy Barofsky, a postdoctoral research scholar at the Schaeffer Center will be doing a seminar from 12pm-1pm on Tuesday April 9. This seminar, titled, “Substitutes in Medical Care? The impact of Medicare Part D on spending and utilization in Medicare …
On March 6, Schaeffer Center Advisory Board Member, Robert Szczerba spoke at the premier health IT conference in the nation: The HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. Dr. Szczerba speech, titled How Aerospace Technology Can Help Transform Healthcare had …
Dr. Bob Kocher, Schaeffer Center Senior Fellow and Advisory Board Member, will be speaking at our next Quintiles Seminar Series on Thursday, March 14th. His presentation titled, “What Happens Next: Implications of Health Reform on our Health System” will start at 3:30 …
Dr. Mark Schuster, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard MEdical School, will be coming to the Schaeffer Center on March 5 to speak about “Work, Family, Leave, and Health Care for Children.” The Quintiles Seminar Series is hosted by Dana Goldman and …
We are now accepting applications for 2013- 2014 scholar positions. The mission of the USC RCMAR, the Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center, is to provide infrastructure and resources to increase the number, diversity, and academic success of researchers focusing …
Dr. Huesch recently spoke at the Executive Committee meeting of the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative on approaches to improving hospital quality. The CMQCC is a statewide data driven quality improvement organization that seeks to advance maternity care in California. …
