Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Va.

VCU Health Sciences

Sheldon M. Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Vice President for Health Sciences, VCU, and CEO, VCU Health System

Sheldon M. Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H.Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin is vice president for health sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. As Vice President, he has academic responsibility for the schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health Professions, and Massey Cancer Center. He is also chief executive officer of VCU Health System. As CEO, he directs MCV Hospitals, the 779-bed teaching hospital of VCU, and MCV Physicians, the faculty practice plan, which includes approximately 600 faculty physicians.

Educational background

Retchin received his undergraduate, medical and public health degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar from 1980 until 1982. He has been at VCU since 1986, and is currently a professor in the departments of Internal Medicine, Gerontology and Health Administration.

Professional background

Retchin is considered a national expert in health policy and health care delivery. Since 1986, he has been principal or co-principal investigator for extramurally sponsored research projects at VCU, accounting for more than $9.6 million in funds. He has had appointments on numerous national panels related to managed care, the costs of care and consumer surveys regarding health care. Among others, he has been an appointed member of the Advisory Panel on Strategic Positioning for Health Care Reform for the Association of American Medical Colleges. Retchin also has been a technical adviser for Medicare’s Consumer Assessment of Health Plans’ study, directed by Harvard University, and he is a frequent consultant for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other federal agencies on health care policies. Retchin was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association and was recently appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Academic Health Centers.

Retchin has published numerous articles, monographs, books and book chapters on the costs, quality and outcomes of care. He also has published on workforce issues related to physician supply, on the consequences of medical savings accounts and on issues concerning the fiscal dependency of medical schools on clinical services.

Retchin is a practicing, board certified internist, with added qualifications in geriatric medicine. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the Richmond Academy of Medicine and the Medical Society of Virginia. He has been a fellow of the American College of Physicians since 1985. In 2004, Retchin was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina.

Curriculum vitae

Licensure

Virginia Board of Medicine – 0101-030209
Virginia Board of Pharmacy – 0204-033551

Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine – 1979
Diplomat with added qualifications, American Board of Internal Medicine in Geriatric Medicine – 1988 – 98, re-certified 2000 – 10

Education
1981 – 82 University of North Carolina School of Public Health – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Degree: M.S.P.H.
1973 – 76 University of North Carolina School of Medicine – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Degree: M.D.
1972 – 73 East Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville, N.C.
1968 – 72 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Degree: B.A.
 

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Postdoctoral training or special experience
1980 – 82 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1979 – 80 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1977 – 79 Resident, Internal Medicine, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1976 – 77 Intern, Internal Medicine, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
 

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Academic appointments or other significant work experience
07/2003 – present Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
07/2003 – present Vice President for Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University
07/2000 – 07/2003 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Chief Executive for MCV Hospitals
1995 – 2000 Associate Vice President, Clinical Enterprise, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 President and Chief Executive Officer, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.
1993 – present Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – present Professor of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – present Professor of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1991 – 93 Medical Director, Department of Clinical Evaluation and Quality Assurance, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1990 – 91 Director, Cancer Surveillance Program, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1989 – 93 Senior Policy Analyst, Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs, Chevy Chase, Md.
1986 – 93 Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1986 – 93 Chairman, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1987 – 93 Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1987 – present Research Associate, Williamson Institute for Health Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1987 – 92 Senior Investigator, HCFA Center for Health Studies, Project HOPE – Vanderbilt, Health Care Financing Administration
1984 – 86 Research Associate, Health Services Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Director of Ambulatory Care, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Director of Polyclinic Practice, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1980 – 82 Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1979 – 80 Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
 

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Membership – scientific, honorary and professional societies
2000 - present Member, AcademyHealth
1996 – present Member, American Medical Association
1993 – present Member, Medical Society of Virginia
1993 – present Member, Richmond Academy of Medicine
1992 – 95 Member, American College of Physicians Health Care Executives
1987 – 93 Member, Gerontological Society of America
1985 – present Fellow, American College of Physicians
1984 – 2003 Member, American Geriatrics Society
1984 – 93 Member, American Federation of Clinical Research
1983 – 93 Member, Society for General Internal Medicine
1982 – 92 Member, Physicians for Social Responsibility
1980 – present Member, American College of Physicians
 

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Special awards, fellowships and other honors
2004 Distinguished Service Award, University of North Carolina School of Medicine Alumni Association
2004 Administrative Leadership Award, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
1995 First place award, American Academy of Medical Administrators’ Marriott Corporation Health Care Services Faculty Publication of the Year Competition, “Access and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Enrolled in Managed Care”
1994 Annual National Institute for Health Care Management Research Award finalist, “Access and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Enrolled in Managed Care,” Journal of the American Medical Association
1994 Listed in International Who’s Who in Medicine
1991 First place award, Best Poster in Health Services Research, J. Preston and S. Retchin, “The Management of Geriatric Hypertension in Health Maintenance Organizations,” Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Chicago, Ill.
1985 Elected Fellow, American College of Physicians
 

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Major intramural committees
2004 Co–chairman, Strategic Planning Commission, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
2004 Co–chairman, Provost Search Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
2003 – present Member, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board, Richmond, Va.
2000 – 2003 Ex–officio, Member, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board, Richmond, Va.
1996 – 2000 Ex–officio, Member, MCV Hospitals Authority Board, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1994 – 2003 Member, Primary Care Committee, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 Member, Steering Committee for Academic Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 Member, Finance Committee, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 Member, Human Resources Committee, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 Member, Billing Committee, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1993 – 2000 Member, Richmond Urban Primary Care Initiative Advisory Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1992 – 2000 Member, IDX Information System Committee, MCV Physicians, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1992 Member, Legislative Mandate Senate Joint Resolution 139, Health Care Commission for all Virginians, State of Virginia.
1992 – 2000 Member, Committee for Strategic Planning, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1991 – 2000 Member, Risk Management Evaluation Committee, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1991– 92 Member, Practice Effectiveness Committee, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1991– 93 Director, Medical Care Evaluation Committee, MCV Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
1991 – 93 Member, Resident Curriculum Committee, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1990 Member, Intern Selection Committee, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1990 – 92 Member, Curriculum Council, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1989 – 93 Member, Geriatric Curriculum Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1982 – 86 Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Polyclinic Practice Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Member, Ambulatory Care Council, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C.
 

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Regional and national committees
2007 Member, Governor’s Health Reform Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia, Co-Chair, Commission Working Group on Access to Care
2007 - present Member, Advisory Panel on Strategic Positioning for Health Care Reform, American Association of Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.
2005 – present Member–select, Board of Directors, Association of Academic Health Centers
2003 – present Member, Association of Academic Health Centers
2000 – 04 Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
2000 – 02 Member, Steering Committee, Group on Faculty Practice, Association of American Medical Colleges
2000 – 2002 Member, Advisory Panel for the Development of a Web–based Enhanced National Guidelines Clearinghouse, Sponsor: AHRQ
1999 Program Co–chair, Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Faculty Practice Annual Symposium, July 16–19, Miami Beach, Fla.
1998 – 2002 Member, Technical Expert Panel for the Implementation of the Medicare Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey, Health Care Financing Administration
1996 – 99 Member, Advisory Panel on Strategic Positioning for Health Care Reform, American Association of Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.
1995 – 2000 Member, Steering Committee for Group Practice, University Hospital Consortium, Chicago, Ill.
1993 Member, Site Visit Team for Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Bethesda, Md., Study Section on Dissemination of Innovations
1992 Member, Study Section on Elderly Women with Breast Cancer, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Md.
1991 Member and Reviewer, Study Section Human Development and Aging Small Business Proposals, Health Services Research National Institute on Aging
1991 Member, Expert panel for review of Oregon Medicaid Demonstration Project, Health Care Financing Administration, Washington D.C., October
1991 Expert Panelist, Uniform Clinical Data Base and Peer Review Organizations, Health Care Financing Administration Washington, D.C., March
1990 Chairman, Geriatric Education Committee, Executive Committee Member, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Washington, D.C.
1990 Panelist, Appropriateness of Timing for Surgery of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, RAND Corporation and Mayo Clinic Consortium, Los Angeles, Calif., December
1985 Member, Abstract Selection Committee, Southern Meeting of Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine, New Orleans, La.
 

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Editorial reviewing experience
2004 – present Editorial Board, American Journal of Medical Quality
2002 – present Editorial Board, Pharmacy & Therapeutics
1996 – present Reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association
1996 – 99 Editorial Advisory Board, Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care
1994 – 95 Reviewer, Journal of the National Cancer Institute
1994 – 2000 Reviewer, Health Services Research
1993 – 94 Reviewer, Quality Review Bulletin
1993 Guest Editor, Geriatric Clinics
1992 – 93 Co–chair, Abstract Selection Committee, Geriatrics, Annual Meeting Society of General Internal Medicine
1991 – 95 Reviewer, Health Care Financing Review
1991 – 93 Reviewer, Public Health Reports
1989 – 95 Reviewer, Journal of General Internal Medicine
1989 – 98 Reviewer, Health Affairs
1989 – present Reviewer, Annals of Internal Medicine
1988 – 97 Reviewer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
1987 – 89 Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology
1985 – 88 Reviewer, Medical Care

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Grants and contracts (representative)

Co–investigator
Medicare Care Management Performance (MCMP) Demonstration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RTOP No. CMS–04–015/VAC; Lorenzo Moreno, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), October 2004 and September 2009, Award: $2,226,963.

Principal Investigator
General Clinical Research Center, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), National Institutes of Health, December 1, 2001 – November 30, 2006, Grant #: M01 RR00065; Amount of award: $2,704,332.

Co–principal Investigator
Managed delivery systems for Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Department of Health and Human Services, October 1, 1996 – September 30, 2001, RFP#: 26–96–HHS–OS. Amount of award: $1,229,571.

Principal Investigator
Alternative health risk adjustors for Medicare risk programs. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration, September 27, 1994 – September 26, 1998, Grant #: 17C–90366, Amount of award: $501,581.

Principal Investigator
Study of health status and satisfaction with care on ambulatory patients in a statewide employee health benefit program. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation. February 1994 – January 1996, Amount of award: $388,500.

Principal Investigator
Evaluation of Practice Variations and Costs for Cancer. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, August 1, 1991 – July 31, 1994, Grant #: RO1 HS 06589–01A1, Amount of award: $506,758.

Principal Investigator
Project Hope Center for Health Affairs: September 1991 – August 1992; Contract amount: $40,260.

Principal Investigator
Project Hope Center for Health Affairs: September 1989 – August 1991; Contract amount: $70,220.

Co–investigator
Design of the Robert Wood Johnson National Access Survey, Robert Wood Johnson, November 1991 – September 1994.

Co–principal Investigator
Demonstration for Establishing a Medicare Health Status Registry, Health Care Financing Administration, RFP HFCA No. 500–88–0006; May – October 1989 Contract; amount: $49,000.

Co–principal Investigator
Medicare Health Status Registry Health Care Financing Administration, June 1988 – June 1989; Contract amount: $72,000.

Co–investigator
Quality of Diagnostic Data on the NIH Interview Survey, NCHS. December 1988 – December 1991. Amount: $587,473.

Co–principal Investigator
TEFRA HMO and CMP National Evaluation Health Care Financing Administration, January 1988 – August 1992, RFP HCFA–87–050/CP; Contract amount: $3,200,000.

Co–principal Investigator
National Medicare Competition Evaluation Health Care Financing Administration, June 1984 – June 1988, RFP No. HCFA–83–ORD–29/CP Contract No:0047; Contract amount: $3,797,219.

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Bibliography

Papers, chapters and books published

  1. Gerbert B, Lipkin M, Retchin SM, Skeff KM. Symposium: Videotapes as teaching tools: three applications in medical education. Proc Ann Conf Res Med Educ 1984;23:353 – 360.
  2. Retchin SM, Blish C. A physician’s practice profile: Applications for a teaching hospital in the ambulatory care setting. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care 1984;442 – 5.
  3. Williams ME, Retchin SM. Clinical research in geriatrics: Still in adolescence. J Amer Geriat Soc 1984;32:851 – 857.
  4. Blish C, Retchin SM. Why a medical center needs a Department of Medical Informatics. Med Inf 1984;9:308 – 310.
  5. Davidson R, Fletcher SW, Retchin SM, Duh S. Implementation of a nurse–initiated health maintenance program. Arch Intern Med 1984;144:2167 – 2170.
  6. Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Waugh RA. Endocarditis and mitral valve prolapse: What is the “risk”? Int J Card 1984;5:653 – 659.
  7. Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Buescher PC, Waugh RA, Battaglini SW. The application of official policy: Prophylaxis recommendations for patients with mitral valve prolapse. Med Care 1985;23:1156 – 1162.
  8. Retchin SM, Waugh RA. Mitral Valve Prolapse. In: Dornbrand L, Fletcher RH, Hoole Z, Pickard G, (eds.) Ambulatory Care Manual. Boston, Mass.: Little Brown and Company 1985:149 – 151.
  9. Retchin SM, Kerr K, White M, Blish C. Continuity of care after July: What happens to the resident's patients? J Gen Intern Med 1986;1:94 – 97.
  10. Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Earp JA, Lamson N, Waugh RA. Mitral valve prolapse: Disease or Illness? Arch Intern Med 1986;146:1081 – 1084.
  11. Retchin SM, Waugh RA, Fletcher RH. The impact of echocardiographic results on treatment decisions for patients suspected of mitral valve prolapse. Med Care 1987;25(7):652 – 657.
  12. Mulligan T, Retchin SM, Chinchilli VM, Bettinger CB. The role of aging and chronic disease in sexual dysfunction. J Am Geriat Soc 1988;36:520 – 524.
  13. Retchin SM, Cox J, Fox M, Irwin L. Performance-based measurements in elderly drivers and non–drivers. J Am Geriat Soc 1988;26:813 – 819.
  14. Retchin SM, Brown BS. National Medicare Competition Evaluation: An evaluation of the quality of the process of care, Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J., 1988.
  15. Retchin SM, Brown, BS. National Medicare Competition Evaluation: An analysis of health status outcomes and access to care for enrollees in risk–based HMOs compared to Medicare beneficiaries in fee-for-service settings. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J., 1988.
  16. Wells J and Retchin SM. Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry. Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs. Chevy Chase, Md. 1989.
  17. Retchin SM. Analysis of visual function in the Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry. Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs. Chevy Chase, Md., 1989.
  18. Retchin SM, Fletcher RH. Mitral Valve Prolapse. In: Stults E, Dere M, Eraker F, (eds). Practical Care of the Ambulatory Patient. Philadelphia, Pa: W.B. Saunders Company. 1989:3 – 9.
  19. Retchin SM, Brown B. Quality of ambulatory care in Medicare health maintenance organizations. Am J Public Health 1990;80:411 – 415.
  20. Retchin SM, Brown B. Management of colorectal cancer in Medicare health maintenance organizations. J Gen Intern Med 1990;5:110 – 114.
  21. Boling PA, Ellis J, Retchin SM, Pancoast S . The influence of physician specialty on housecalls. Arch of Intern Med 1990;150:2333 – 2337.
  22. Retchin SM, Brown B. Elderly patients with congestive heart failure under prepaid care. Am J Med 1991;90(2):236 – 242.
  23. Boling PA, Retchin SM, Ellis J, Pancoast SA. Factors associated with the frequency of house calls by primary care physicians. J Gen Intern Med 1991;6(4):335 – 340.
  24. Preston JA, and Retchin SM. The management of geriatric hypertension in health maintenance organizations. J Am Geriat Soc 1991;39(7):683 – 690.
  25. Retchin SM, Preston JA. The effects of cost containment on the care of elderly diabetics. Arch Intern Med 1991;151(11):2244 – 2248.
  26. Wallace RB, Retchin SM. A geriatric and gerontologic perspective of the effects of medical conditions on older drivers. Human Factors 1992;34(1):17 – 24.
  27. Retchin SM, Wells JA, Valleron AJ, Albrecht GA. Health behaviors and attitudes in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. J Gen Intern Med 1992;7:615 – 622.
  28. Gurnick DA, Brown RS, Retchin SM, Stegall MH, Thompson JM. Analysis of the competitive effects of Medicare supplemental insurance benefits and premiums: Implications for the TEFRA HMO/CMP program evaluation. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J., November 1992. (PR92–22).
  29. Retchin SM, Gurnick D, Nelson L, Brown R, Rossiter L, Brown B. How the elderly fare in health maintenance organizations: outcomes from the Medicare competition demonstrations. Health Services Research. 1992;27 (5):651 – 669.
  30. Retchin SM, Brown RS, Cohen R, Gurnick DA, Stegall MH, Abujaber B. The quality of care in TEFRA HMOs/CMPS. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J., December 1992. (PR92–23).
  31. Boling PA, Keenan JM, Schwartzberg J, Retchin SM, Olson L and Schneiderman M. Home health agency referrals by internists and family physicians. J Am Geriat Soc 1992;40 (12):1241 – 1249.
  32. Gurnick DA, Retchin SM, Stegall B, Brown RS. Evaluation of access and satisfaction with care in the TEFRA program. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J., November 1992. (PR92–09).
  33. Brown RS, Bergeron J, Clement D, Hill JW, Retchin SM. The Medicare risk program for HMOs – final summary report on findings from the evaluation. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, N.J. February 1993. (PR93–03).
  34. Desch CE, Hillner BE, Smith T, Retchin SM. Should the elderly receive chemotherapy for node negative breast cancer? A cost–effectiveness analysis examing total and active life expectancy. J Clin Onc 1993; 11(4):777 – 82.
  35. Retchin SM, Anapolle JA. An overview of the older driver. In: Retchin SM (ed.) Medical Considerations in the Older Driver. W.B. Saunders. Philadelphia, PA. 1993:9:279 – 296.
  36. Retchin SM (Editor) Medical Considerations in the Older Driver. W.B. Saunders. Philadelphia, PA. May 1993.
  37. Retchin SM. Women’s Health and Primary Care: An Effectiveness Agenda. In: Woman’s Health and Primary Care. K. Weiss (Ed.). Washington, D.C. June 1993.
  38. Brown RS, Clement DG, Hill JW, Retchin SM, Bergeron JW. Do health maintenance organizations work for Medicare? Health Care Financing Review 1993;15(1):7 – 23.
  39. Retchin SM. Faculty practice plans: caring for the underserved. JAMA 1993;270(16):1931 – 1934.
  40. Retchin SM, Clement D, Brown R. The care of patients hospitalized with strokes under the Medicare risk program. In: Luft HS (ed.) HMOs and the Elderly. Ann Arbor, MI.:Health Administration Press. 1994; 167 – 194.
  41. Clement DG, Retchin SM, Brown R. Satisfaction with access and quality of care in Medicare risk contract HMOs. In: Luft HS (ed.) HMOs and the Elderly. Ann Arbor, MI.:Health Administration Press. 1994; 95 – 110.
  42. Clement DG, Retchin SM, Brown RS, Stegall, MH. Elderly access and outcomes under managed care. JAMA 1994; 271(10):1487 – 1492.
  43. Retchin SM, Hillner BE. The costs and benefits of a screening program to detect dementia in older drivers. Medical Decision Making 1994;14(4):315 – 324.
  44. Desch CE, Penberthy L, Retchin SM, McClish D, Smith TJ, Hillner BE, Newschaffer C, McDonald K, Whittemore M. Evaluation of Practice Variation and Costs for Cancer IS PB95–165833. Washington, D.C. 1994:352 pp.
  45. Retchin SM. The Older Driver. In: The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. W.B. Abrams and A.J. Fletcher (Eds.). Rahway, NJ: Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories. 1995; 112:1417 – 1424.
  46. Retchin SM, Hurley RE. The revision of government–sponsored health care. Am J Med 1995;98:529 – 530.
  47. Smith TJ, Penberthy L, Desch CE, Whittemore M, Newschafer C, Hillner BE, McClish D, Retchin SM. Differences in treatment patterns, outcomes and initial treatment of lung cancer. Lung Cancer 1995;13:235 – 252.
  48. Desch CE, Penberthy L, Newschaffer CJ, Hillner BE, Whittemore M, McClish D, Smith TJ, Retchin SM. Factors that determine the treatment for local and regional prostate cancer. Medical Care 1996;34(2):152 – 162.
  49. Hillner BE, Penberthy L, Desch CE, McDonald K, McClish D, Smith TJ, Retchin SM. Variation in the use of staging and adjuvant therapies for elderly women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1996;40:75 – 86.
  50. Newschaffer CJ, Penberthy L, Desch CE, Retchin SM, Whittemore M. The effect of age and comorbidity on the treatment of non–metastatic breast cancer in elderly women. Arch Intern Med 1996;156:95 – 90.
  51. Retchin SM. Marketplace challenges and opportunities for faculty practice plans. Clin Perf Qual Health Care 1997;5:45 – 52.
  52. Hillner BE, McDonald MK, Penberthy L, Desch CE, Smith TJ, Maddox P, Glasheen WP, Retchin SM. Measuring standards of care for early breast cancer in an insured population. J Clin Oncology 1997;15:1401 – 1408.
  53. Retchin TN, Retchin SM. Establishing physician networks within anti–trust guidelines. Clin Perf Qual Health Care 1997;5:140 – 145.
  54. Retchin SM, Penberthy L, Desch CE, Brown RS, Clement DG, Jerome–D’Emelia B. Peri-operative management of colon cancer under Medicare risk programs. Arch Intern Med 1997;157:1878 – 84.
  55. McClish DK, Penberthy L, Whittemore, C, Newschaffer C, Woolard D, Desch CE, Retchin SM. Ability of Medicare claims data and cancer registries to identify cancer cases and treatment. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145(3):227 – 33.
  56. Retchin SM, Brown RS, Yeh J, Chu D, Moreno L. Survival of stroke patients under the Medicare risk program. JAMA 1997;278(2):119 – 124.
  57. Retchin SM. The modification of physician practice patterns. Clin Perf Qual Health Care. 1997;5(3):140 – 145.
  58. Retchin SM. The heterogeneity of health maintenance organizations and quality of care. J National Cancer Institute. 1997;89(22):1654 – 55.
  59. Retchin SM. The older driver. In: Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Third Edition. MSJ Pathy (Ed). Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1998;153 – 165.
  60. Hillner BE, McDonald MK, Desch CE, Smith TJ, Penberthy LT, Maddox P, Retchin SM. Costs of care associated with non–small cell lung cancer in a commercially insured cohort. J Clin Oncology 1998;16(4):1420 – 1424.
  61. Retchin SM. Evaluation of the older driver. In: Practical Ambulatory Geriatrics. T Yoshikawa, E Cobbs, K Brummel–Smith (Eds). Philadelphia: Mosby. 1998;105 – 112.
  62. Retchin SM, Ballard DJ. Establishing standards for the utility of administrative claims data. Health Services Research 1998;32(2):119 – 124.
  63. Brown RS, Clement DG, Hill JW, Retchin SM, Bergeron JW. Do Health Maintenance Organizations Work For Medicare? In: Contemporary Managed Care. Marsha Gold, Ph.D. (Ed.). Chicago: Health Administration Press 1998;143 – 162.
  64. Retchin SM. Adverse selection at academic health centers. Clin Perf Qual Health Care. 1998;6(1):38 – 43.
  65. Hillner BE, McDonald MK, Desch CE, Smith TJ, Penberthy LT, Retchin SM. A comparison of patterns of care of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma patients in a younger and Medigap commercialy insured cohort. Cancer. 1998;83:1930 – 7.
  66. Penberthy L, Retchin SM, McDonald MK, McClish DK, Desch CE, Riley GF, Smith TJ, Hillner BE, Newschaffer CJ. Predictors of Medicare costs in elderly beneficiaries with breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer. Health Care Manag Sci. 1999 Jul;2(3):149 – 60.
  67. Desch CE, Johantgen M, Smith TJ, Hillner BE, Retchin SM. Practice variation in oncology: cause, effects and treatments. Cancer Investigation (In press).
  68. Desch CE, Penberthy LT, Hillner BE, McDonald MK, Smith TJ, Pozez AL, Retchin SM. A sociodemographic and economic comparison of breast reconstruction, mastectomy and conservative surgery. Surgery. 1999;125:441 – 7
  69. Retchin SM. The Older Driver. In: The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, Third Edition. W.B. Abrams and A.J. Fletcher (Eds.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories. 2000: 230 – 237.
  70. Retchin SM, Wenzel RP. Electronic medical record systems at academic health centers: advantages and implementation issues. Acad Med. 1999;74:493 – 498.
  71. Newsome B, Retchin SM, Jurgenson M, Rossiter L, Glasheen W, Colley L. Factors associated with changes in satisfaction with care. Clin Perform Qual Health Care. 1999 Apr – Jun;7(2):56 – 62.
  72. Retchin SM. Three strategies used by academic health centers to expand primary care capacity. Acad Med. 2000 Jan;75(1):15 – 22.
  73. Retchin SM, Boling PA, Nettleman MD, Mick S. Marketplace reforms and primary care career decisions. Acad Med 2001;76(4):316 – 23.
  74. Retchin SM. Variations in Medicare health maintenance organizations. JAMA. 1999;281: 755 – 6.
  75. Retchin SM, Perlin JB, Clark RR. Clinical service standards at academic health centers. Int J Qual Health Care. 2001 Jun;13(3):247 – 56.
  76. Thornton C, Retchin S, Smith KD, Fox PD, Black W, Stapulonis R. Constrained Innovation in Managing Care for High–Risk Seniors in Medicare+Choice Plans. Princeton, N.J.: Mathematica Policy Research, 2002.
  77. Penberthy LT, McClish DK, Pugh A, Manning C, Smith WR, Retchin SM. Using hospital discharge files to enhance cancer surveillance. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003; 158:27 – 34.
  78. Retchin SM. Driving. In:.The Merck Manual of Health & Aging. Mark H. Beers and Thomas V. Jones (Eds.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories. 2004:826 – 830.
  79. Penberthy L, McClish D, Manning C, Retchin S, Smith T. The added value of claims for cancer surveillance: results of varying case definitions. Med Care 2005;43:1 – 8.
  80. Retchin SM, Clark RR. Contemporary challenges and opportunities at academic health centers. Journal of Healthcare Management 2005; 50:121 – 134.
  81. Hurley RE, Retchin SM, Medicare and Medicaid Managed Care: A Tale of Two Trajectories. Am J Mngd Care (In press)
  82. Retchin SM., Overcoming information asymmetry in consumer-directed health plans.  Am J Manag care 2007;13:173-176.

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Abstracts and reviews

  1. Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Waugh RA. The risk of endocarditis in mitral valve prolapse. Clin Res 1983;31:236A.
  2. Retchin SM, Buescher PC, Battaglini SW, Waugh RA. The selection of mitral valve prolapse patients for antibiotic prophylaxis. Clin Res 1983;31:236A.
  3. Davidson R, Fletcher SW, Retchin SM, Duh S. Implementation and evaluation of a nurse initiated reminder system for the periodic health examination. Clin Res 1984;32(2):643A.
  4. O’Malley MS, Retchin SM, Jeffries B, Hylton J, Fletcher SW, Davidson R. Factors influencing physician performance of preventive procedures. Clin Res 1985;33:729A.
  5. Retchin SM, Kerr K, White M, Blish C. Continuity of care after July: What happens to the Resident’s patients? Clin Res 1985; 33:730A.
  6. Mulligan T, Retchin SM, Kim J. Sexual history-taking in the ambulatory setting by primary care physicians. Clin Res 1989; 37:821A.
  7. Brown BS, Retchin SM. Management of congestive heart failure in the elderly under risk based care. Clin Res 1989;37:790A.
  8. Retchin SM, Brown B. Nondiscretionary surgery for the elderly in health maintenance organizations. Clin Res 1989; 37:787A.
  9. Retchin SM and Brown B. Functional outcomes for elderly persons under prepaid care. Gerontologist 1989;49:161A.
  10. Boling PA, Pancoast S, Retchin SM. Primary care physicians: Infrequent housecalls attributed to low reimbursement. Gerontologist 1989;49:219A.
  11. Retchin SM, Brown B. The quality of ambulatory care for elderly persons in Medicare health maintenance organizations. Am Geriatric Soc 1990 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  12. Retchin SM. The management of congestive heart failure in the elderly under risk-based care. Association for Health Services Research and the Foundation for Health Services Research 1990 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  13. Boling PA, Retchin SM, Pancoast S, Ellis J. Housecalls to the homebound: Why physicians make so few. Clin Res 1990 Vol. 38:2:705A.
  14. Boling P, Retchin SM, Ellis J, Pancoast S. Nurse practitioners in home care: an under–utilized resource. Am Geriatric Soc 1990 Annual Meeting Proceedings
  15. Perez ED, Retchin SM, Brown B. Influence of provider characteristics on health maintenance in the elderly. Am Geriatric Soc 1990 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  16. Boling PA, Keenan J, Schwartzberg J, Retchin SM. Variations in care of the homebound between internists and family physicians. Clin Res. 1991;39(2):597A.
  17. Retchin SM and Wells JA. Health behaviors and attitudes in the United States, The United Kingdom and France. Clin Res 1991;39 (2):585A.
  18. Preston JA, Retchin SM. The management of geriatric hypertension in health maintenance organizations. Am Geriatr Soc 1991 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  19. Boling PA, Keenan JM, Schwartzberg J, Retchin SM. Physician housecalls: reimbursement is an issue. Am Geriatr Soc 1991 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  20. Retchin SM, Hillner BE. Screening elderly drivers for dementia: an analysis of effectiveness and cost. Clin Res 1992; 40.
  21. Clement DG, Retchin SM, Brown RS, Cohen R, Stegall, M. Quality of Care, Satisfaction with Care and Access to Care in the TEFRA HMO/CMP Program Evaluation. Proceedings GHAA 1992.
  22. Gurnick DG, Retchin SM, Stegall M, Cohen R, Brown RS. Impacts of Medicare HMOs on the Quality of Medical Care. Proceedings American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 1992.
  23. Preston JA, Retchin SM, Vetrovec G, Gifford C. The effect of coronary disease on independent activities in the elderly. Am Geriatr Soc 1992 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
  24. Clement DG and Retchin SM. Elderly access and satisfaction with managed care coverage. International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC), Sorrento, Italy, 1993.
  25. Newschaffer CJ, Penberthy L, Desch CE, Retchin SM. Aggregate comorbidity and age-related treatment patterns for non-metastatic breast cancer in elderly women. Proceedings Ninth National Conference on Chronic Disease Control. December 1994.
  26. Newschaffer CJ, Bush TL, Retchin SM. Comorbidity, functional status and survival in elderly breast cancer patients. 1995; Society for Epidemiological Research.
  27. Retchin SM: Choosing medical care in old age: what kind, how much, when to stop by Muriel R. Gillick. JAMA Review. 1995;273(3):261.
  28. Desch CE, Penberthy L, Smith TJ, McClish D, Retchin SM. Patterns of cancer care in the elderly. Proceedings ASCO. 1995;895:307.
  29. Desch CE, Hillner BE, Penberthy L, McDonald MK, Maddox P, Retchin SM, Pozez A. Patterns and costs of breast reconstruction in the management of primary breast cancer. Proceedings ASCO. 1996;951:331.
  30. Hillner BE, Penberthy L, McDonald MK, Desch CE, Smith TJ, Retchin SM. Development of a quality of care scorecard for early breast cancer in an insured population. Proceedings ASCO. 1996;157:123.
  31. Penberthy L, Retchin SM, Desch CE, McDonald MK, Smith TJ, McClish D, Newschaffer CJ. The influence of race and comorbidity of stage of colorectal cancer in the elderly. Proceedings ASCO. 1996; 940:328.
  32. Retchin SM, Brown RS, Yeh S–CJ, Chu D. Outcomes of Stroke: Medicare FFS vs Medicare HMO. Amer J Mgd Care. 1997;3(12):1815.
  33. Retchin SM. Elderly stroke survivors: How do they fare under managed care? (Interview). Emergency Medicine. 1998;30(2):47 – 48.
  34. Rossiter LF, Retchin SM, Jurgensen M, Chern JY, et al. Health outcomes in insured populations: Health status, satisfaction and service use in managed care and fee–for–service health plans. Medical Outcomes Trust. 1997 Health Outcomes Conference, San Francisco, California.

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Teaching

2007 Dissertation Committee, Emmanuel Anum, Candidate for Ph.D. in Epidemiology – Evaluation of Influence of Zygosity in Driving Convictions: Using Merged Data from Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry and Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
1997 Dissertation Committee, Scott Sullivan, for Ph.D. in Health Administration – Cost effective care for low back pain: a self–resolving illness with biopsychosocial dimensions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1992 Director, Clinical Appraisal of the Literature Course for Medicine Residents, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1992 Thesis Committee, Mary Jacobs, Candidate for Ph.D. in Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1988 – 92 Director, Medical Students’ (third year) Geriatric Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1987 – 93 Director, Core Curriculum Health Services and Clinical Research Core Curriculum, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program.
1986 – 93 Attending, General Internal Medicine Ward Service, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1986 – 90 Attending, Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment Unit, McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond, Va.
1986 – 90 Attending, Geriatric Outpatient Assessment Unit, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
1985 – 86 Consultant, UNC Geriatrics Education Center, Program on Aging, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1984 – 86 Director, Geriatric Assessment Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1984 – 86 Faculty Graduate Advisor, Master’s Degree Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Attending, Medical Intensive Care Unit, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Lecturer, Core Curriculum Fellows, Internal Medicine, Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1982 – 86 Instructor, Second Year Medical Students, Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1980 – 86 Instructor, Introduction to Medicine, First Year Medical Students, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C.
1980 – 86 Faculty Preceptor, Residents, Internal Medicine Polyclinic Practice, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Patents/intellectual property

US Patent application 10/628563 (pending) and PCT patent application WO2003US23825 “Recreational bone conduction audio device, system,” licensed as SwiMP3 in 2004 with FINIS, Inc., Livermore, Calif.

Other – exhibits and films

  1. Retchin SM, Fidler DC, Bryan J. A Healing Faith. 22 minutes. Health Sciences Consortium. 1980.
  2. Retchin SM. Mitral Valve Prolapse. Review and interview with Ernest Craige. 42 minutes. McGuire Veterans Administration. Richmond, Va. 1980.
  3. Drossman D, Retchin SM, Jensen E, Fidler DC. Doctor, what's wrong with me? Medical Sciences Teaching Laboratories. 1983.
  4. Retchin SM, Stillson D, Young D, Bryan J. A biological obligation. 23 minutes. Medical Sciences Teaching Laboratories. 1983.
  5. Retchin SM, Stillson D, Fidler DC. Older Adults: The last home. 21 minutes. Health Sciences Consortium. 1984.
  6. Retchin SM, Stillson D, Fidler DC. Older Adults: In sickness and in health. 24 minutes. Health Sciences Consortium. 1984.
  7. Retchin SM, Stillson D, Fidler DC. Older Adults: The loss of a spouse. 28 minutes. Health Sciences Consortium. 1984.
  8. Retchin SM, Stillson D. Older Adults: Looking back. 10 minutes. Medical Sciences Teaching Laboratories. 1985; University of North Carolina.
  9. Retchin LG, Retchin SM. Exercise in the Elderly: Emergence of the Geriathlete. Time: 7:57. Produced by LG Retchin, R Putsey. Submitted to Retirement Research Foundation, 1989 National Media Awards for Programs on Aging.

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Selected invited presentations

  1. Use of videotapes in teaching psychoanalytic principles. Presented at annual meeting of the Association of Academic Psychiatrists, 1981. Burlington, Vt.
  2. Selection of patients with mitral valve prolapse for antibiotic prophylaxis. Presented at the annual meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1982. Scottsdale, Ariz.
  3. Use of videotapes in ambulatory care. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Education and Primary Care Internal Medicine, 1984. Washington, D.C.
  4. Use of videotapes in teaching psychosomatic principles. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Hilton Head, S.C., March 1984. Washington, D.C.
  5. Implementation of a nurse initiated health maintenance program. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Education and Primary Care Internal Medicine, May 1984. Washington, D.C.
  6. Using videotapes for clinical conferences. Presented at the 1984 meeting of the American Association of American Medical Colleges. Chicago, Ill.
  7. A physician’s practice profile: Enhancing the supervision of residents in ambulatory care. Presented at plenary session on ambulatory care at annual meeting of Teaching Internal Medicine. December 12–14, 1984. San Antonio, Texas.
  8. Mitral Valve Prolapse and Illness Behavior. Presented at Scientific Forum, Annual International Conference on Illness Behavior. Toronto, Canada. August 14–16, 1985.
  9. The development of explicit criteria for quality of care among elderly persons: The Medicare Competition Evaluation. Presented at the Health Care Financing Administration Quality of Care Research Symposium, June 11–12, 1987. Baltimore, Md.
  10. Evaluating quality of care. Presented at The Summer Institute in Research on Aging. July 12–22, 1987. Baltimore, Md.
  11. Determining driving abilities in the elderly: non-dominant handgrip strength and peripheral vision. Presented at the annual meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, October 25–28, 1987. Scottsdale, Ariz.
  12. Functional status outcomes for the elderly in Health Maintenance Organizations. Presented to the annual meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, October 5, 1988, Miami Lakes, Fla.
  13. Nondiscretionary surgery for the elderly in health maintenance organizations. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, April 27, 1989, Arlington, Va.
  14. The quality of ambulatory care for the elderly persons in Medicare health maintenance organizations. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Geriatric Society, May 13, 1989, Boston, Mass.
  15. Discussant, workshop on older drivers, co-sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Center for Disease Control, Federal Highway Administration, Bethesda, Md. August 23–24, 1989.
  16. Functional outcomes for elderly persons in Medicare health maintenance organizations. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 19, 1989, Minneapolis, Minn.
  17. Functional assessment of the older driver. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Atlanta, Ga. May 17–19, 1990.
  18. Quality of care for congestive heart failure patients in Medicare health maintenance organizations. Presented at the annual Foundation for Health Services Research. Arlington, Va. June 17–19, 1990.
  19. Discussant, workshop on older driver. Presented at the 24th Annual Workshop Human Factors in Transportation for the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. January 13, 1991, Washington, D.C.
  20. Health Behaviors and attitudes in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, May 3, 1991, Seattle, Wash.
  21. Screening older drivers for dementia: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, April 30, 1992, Washington, D.C.
  22. Medical Considerations for the older driver. Presented at the annual meeting of the Practical Internal Medicine Conference, August 7–9, 1992, Virginia Beach, Va.
  23. Quality of Care, Satisfaction with Care and Access to Care in the TEFRA HMO/CMP Program Evaluation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Annual Group Health Association for America, August 24–25, 1992, Baltimore, Md.
  24. Impact of Medicare HMOs on the Quality of Medical Care. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 8–12, 1992, Washington, D.C.
  25. Quality of Inpatient Care in the Medicare Risk Program. Presented at the Conference on HMOs and Other Health Care Systems for the Elderly, Institute for Health Policy Studies, November 17–18, 1992, San Francisco, Calif.
  26. Access to Care and Satisfaction with Care in the Medicare Risk Program. Presented at the Conference on HMOs and Other Health Care Systems for the Elderly, Institute for Health Policy Studies, November 17–18, 1992, San Francisco, Calif.
  27. Women’s Health and Primary Care: An Effectiveness Agenda Presented at the Conference on Women’s Health, sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, June 2–4, 1993, Lansdowne, Md.
  28. Using Linked Data to Improve Quality of Care. Presented at workshop on Linkage of Central Cancer Registries with Secondary Databases. November 12–13, 1993, Richmond, Va. Supported by Aging for Health Care Policy and Research and National Cancer Institute.
  29. Human Factors in Transportation. Presented to the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. January 9, 1994, Washington, D.C.
  30. The Medicare Risk Program. Presented to the University of Minnesota Health Services Research Institute. March 11, 1994, Minneapolis, Minn.
  31. The Role of the Houseofficer Under Health Care Reform. Presented at the 18th Annual Academic Practice Assembly Education Conference of the Medical Group Management Association. May 1–3, 1994, San Francisco, Calif.
  32. Managed Care and Outcomes Evaluation, Health Systems Analysis & Evaluation Methods With Managed Care Applications. Presented at Virginia Commonwealth University. January 23, 1995, Richmond, Va.
  33. Modifying Physicians – Patterns of Care, Elvis Sightings & Other Imaginative Notions. Presented at the 71st Annual Medical Group Management Association Group Practice Summit. October 5, 1997, Washington, D.C.
  34. Strategies for Expanding Primary Care Networks at Academic Health Centers. Group on Faculty Practice Annual Meeting, Miami, Fla., July 1999.
  35. Panel Discussant, Integrative Strategies at Academic Health Centers, Group on Faculty Practice Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., July 2000.

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