Study Uncovers New Risk Factor for Pregnancy
July 20, 2009 - Research conducted by Dr. Pangoita Kitsantas, Health Administration and Policy, was recently published in the International Journal of Medicine.  The study found that women who suffered a previous child death were more likely to suffer an infant death or deliver a premature or low birth-weight infant in subsequent pregnancies.  Learn more about the study and its research implications in University News.

Time to Reform Chronic Care System
June 22, 2009 - Dr. Mark Meiners writes about chronic care reform in this commentary available from the San Diego Business Journal. Read the commentary.

HAP Faculty Interview
June 16, 2009 - Best-selling author Gail Sheehy visited HAP June 16th to interview faculty member Andrew Carle for her new book, "The Caring Passage". The book will focus on family caregivers of older adults, and issues of providing care either at home or from a distance. She met with Carle to discuss his work as Director of the nation's only academic program in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration, and his particular expertise in "Nana" technology, a termed coined by Carle to describe technologies that can improve quality of life for seniors.

GPS Shoes for Alzheimer's patients
June 10, 2009 - Andrew Carle recently advised a project that developed shoes embedded with a GPS device that helps track Alzheimer's patients.  His work was featured in CNNHealth.com and Radio NZ.  Read the CNNhealth.com article. Listen to the Radio NZ interview.

Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight
June 8, 2009 - Dr. Jack Hadley talks about his research in this article from the New York Times on geographic disparities in Medicare spending.  Read the article.

Retirement Living Communities
Andrew Carle was interviewed by MarketWatch.com for the story "At Boomer Retirement Communities, No Rocking Chairs in Sight".  Listen to the interview.

5 Next-Generation Retirement Communities
Andrew Carle discusses emerging retirement communities. Read the article.

Tracey Koehlmoos on Chronic Disease Management in Bangladesh
Dr. Tracey Koehlmoos' work in Bangladesh is featured in BMJ Group Blogs. Read the article.

New HAP Fellow
Dr. Tony Yang, Department of Health Administration and Policy, has been selected as a NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellow for one year beginning in September, 2009. Dr. Yang will spend most of his time at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, MD focusing on a health services research agenda. Congratulations Dr. Yang!

Partnership Issue Brief Released
Dr. Mark Meiners recently released the issue brief, "Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership: Considerations for Cost-Effectiveness". This brief reviews considerations for states in how to design and market Partnership programs to achieve cost-effectiveness. It is the third in a series of briefs produced through CHCS' Long-Term Care Partnership Expansion project. Read the brief.

Three Minute Interview
Dr. Lisa Eckenwiler was featured in a Three Minute Interview conducted by DC Examiner. She discusses the field of bioethics as well as her current research. Read the article.

Former CHPRE Director Appointed by President Obama to Head of HRSA
President Obama today announced the appointment of one of the nation’s top rural health care professionals as Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Dr. Mary Wakefield, former Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics at George Mason, will oversee this critical agency, which helps to deliver health care to those who are uninsured and underserved by our current health care system. Read the Full Press Release.

Faculty Publication Collaboration
Dr. Bill Cartwright and Dr. Steven Rose (Social Work) recently collaborated on the paper "Social Security and Privatization: a viable combination?". This was published in the Journal of Comparative Social Welfare (Vol. 25, No. 1, February 2009, pp. 17-25)

Now Hiring: Health Informatics Faculty
George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services invites applicants for the position of Health Administration and Policy Health Information Faculty. The position is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position with a focus and experience in health information systems/health informatics and health services research. Read the full position description.

Masters International Peace Corps Student Update
Treniese Polk is enrolled in the Masters International Peace Corps program. She is currently in Mozambique completing her Peace Corps assignment before she returns to the US to complete the HSM program. Read updates of her work in Mozambique on her blog, "Only in Mozambique". Learn more about the Masters International Peace Corps program.

Recently Published Faculty Paper
Dr. Tony Yang recently contributed, "Relationship Between Malpractice Litigation Pressure and Rates of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section" to the February 2009 edition of the journal Medical Care.

The Economic Value of Professional Nursing
Dr. PJ Maddox has just published "The Economic Value of Professional Nursing" in the journal Medical Care, Vol 41(7), January 2009. The article details the results of research to develop and test a new model to quantify the economic value of nursing.