Professor Dr. Jack Needleman

Biography

Jack Needleman is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health. He teaches courses in health policy master’s programs, research design, and research methods for doctoral MS students. Dr. Needleman received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University. His research focuses on the impact of changing markets and public policy on the quality of care and access to health services, as well as examining healthcare provider and insurer responses to market and regulatory incentives. Over the past decade, he has directed studies on quality and staffing in hospitals, and has authored publications recognized as classics by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). His measures developed have been adopted by various organizations including AHRQ, Medicare, and the National Quality Forum. He is the lead evaluator for the Robert Wood Johnson initiative, Transforming Care at the Bedside. Dr. Needleman has studied the impact of community health centers on hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and the expansion of insurance coverage through the UCLA-Berkeley California Simulation of Insurance Markets model. He has also evaluated healthcare payment systems while at Lewin/ICF, Washington, and has received numerous awards for his contributions to health services research and quality improvement.

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