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Edward Norton
Funded Research:
Understanding the relationship between Medicare's Readmission Reduction program and 30-day readmissions among patients in Michigan with private insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation)
Imaging Practices and Overdiagnosis of Thyroid Cancer (AHRQ R01) (AHRQ)
Evaluating Policies for Improving Surgical Care in the Elderly (NIA)
Effects of accountable care organizations on post-acute care (AHRQ)
Population Health Strategies for Reducing Surgical Costs (AHRQ)
Will the Reach of ACOs Extend to Specialty Care? (AHRQ)
"Enhanced Recovery" Protocols and the Cost and Quality of Inpatient Surgery (NIA)
Accountable care organizations and the diffusion of new surgical procedures (NIA)
Medical Consultants and the Value of Hospital Care (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation)
Toward More Effective "Enhanced Recovery" Protocols for Major Surgery in Older Adults (NIA)
Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (RWJ)
Understanding optimal delivery systems for cancer care (NCI)
Understanding Quality and Costs in Congenital Heart Surgery (NHLBI)
Long-Term Comparative Effectiveness of the Lap Band (NIDDK)
Explaining Variation in Mortality after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (NHLBI)
Improving Patient Decisions About Bariatric Surgery (PCORI)
Improving Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tobacco Regulation (NCI)
Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (RWJ)
Causes and Consequences of Health Care Efficiency (NIA)
Understanding variation in treatment intensity of poor prognosis cancers (AHRQ)
Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health.
Professor, Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Norton's research interests in health economics include long-term care and aging, econometrics, and the use of biomarkers in social science research. Dr. Norton has led several studies of the economics of long-term care and aging. He has studied how nursing home reimbursement affects quality and cost of care, the extent of adverse selection and the bequest motive in the private long-term care insurance market, and the behavioral effect of Medicaid long-term care insurance on residents who enter a nursing home as private payers.
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Journal Articles
Borza, Tudor, Edward Norton, Mary K. Oerline, Ted A. Skolarus, Andrew M. Ryan, Chad Ellimoottil, Justin B. Dimick, Vahakn B. Shahinian, an, et al. Forthcoming. "Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Surgical Readmissions." JAMA Surgery. DOI.
Norton, Edward, and Bryan E. Dowd. Forthcoming. "Log Odds and the Interpretation of Logit Models." Health Services Research. DOI. Abstract.
Sheetz, Kyle H., Edward Norton, Scott E. Regenbogen, and Justin B. Dimick. Forthcoming. "An Instrumental Variable Analysis Comparing Medicare Expenditures for Laparoscopic vs Open Colectomy." JAMA Surgery. DOI. Abstract.
Norton, Edward, Jun Li, Anup Das, and Lena M. Chen. Forthcoming. "Moneyball in Medicare." Journal of Health Economics. DOI. Abstract.
Kaye, Deborah R., Edward Norton, Chad Ellimoottil, Zaojun Ye, James M. Dupree, Lindsey A. Herrel, and David C. Miller. Forthcoming. "Understanding the relationship between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare star rating, surgical case volume, and short-term outcomes after major cancer surgery." Cancer. DOI. Abstract.
Wu, Hon-Yen, Edward Norton, Shingo Fukuma, Sayaka Shimizu, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuan-Yu Hung, Mei-Ru Chen, Kuo-Liong Chien, an, et al. Forthcoming. "Effects of Higher Quality of Care on Initiation of Long-term Dialysis in Patients With CKD and Diabetes." American Journal of Kidney Diseases. DOI. Abstract.
Nathan, Hari, Jyothi R. Thumma, Edward Norton, and Justin B. Dimick. Forthcoming. "Strategies for Reducing Population Surgical Costs in Medicare: Local Referrals to Low-cost Hospitals." Annals of Surgery. DOI. Abstract.