Faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management investigate the impact of financing models, organizational structures, processes, laws/regulations, and social determinants that affect quality, cost, and access to health care to improve population health in both domestic and international settings. HPM faculty have expertise in the areas of health policy, organizational theory and behavior, management, economics, medicine, sociology, political science, and statistics.
Organizational Theory and the Practices
Researchers study factors that contribute to improving the population’s health and the personal health of individuals.
Performance of Health Services
Research contributes to the understanding and improvement of the performance of health services in the United States and globally.
Health Systems Analytics Research Center (HSARC)
HSARC is a collaboration between the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Tulane University Department of Health Policy and Management. This center has the capacity to design, collect, and analyze statistical data and the strategic expertise to define how those analytic outcomes can be applied given the context of our multi-level healthcare system.
The HSARC mission is to improve the performance and efficiency of health systems through a systematic analysis of health data related to human, technological, and social factors affecting health outcomes. By doing so, we can:
- Inform evidence-based decision-making in clinical settings, health policy, and health systems.
- Collaborate with our sponsors to assist them in navigating the strategic options available in light of analytic conclusions.
- Develop community partnerships to advance translational research using data from health care organizations, information exchanges, insurance claims, and health services operations.
- Provide professional development and training opportunities for junior researchers and students at Tulane University and other educational institutions.
- Provide opportunities for experts from different disciplines (academic, policy and clinical researchers) to work collaboratively on issues related to health data analysis and its implications.
Telemedicine: Disparities in Access and Quality (TDAQ)
The Telemedicine: Disparities in Access and Quality (TDAQ) study is comprised of a series of analyses seeking to determine the impact of the rapid transition to telemedicine in the wake of COVID-19 on Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana.
The Tulane Health Equity and Access Lab (HEAL) conducts field experiment-based research focused on measuring the magnitudes and mechanisms of unequal access to healthcare appointments in the United States.
