Jon B Christianson, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974

M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972

B.A., Mathematics and Economics, St. Olaf College, 1968

Courses

Health and Health Systems, PubH 6556; Managed Care, PubH 6564; Topics in Health Economic, PubH 6555; Health Services Policy Analysis, 8802

Fall 2009
6564: Managed Care

Fall 2009
6556: Health and Health Systems

Research Interests:

Competition and competitive healthcare markets, health insurance, financial incentives in healthcare, public reporting, employer strategies for purchasing healthcare, implementation of evidence-based treatment processes in healthcare organizations, and tracking change in healthcare markets

Recent Publications:

Sutherland, Kim, Jon B. Christianson and Sheila Leatherman, “Impact of Targeted Financial Incentives on Personal Health Behavior: A Review of the Literature,” Medical Care Research and Review, Supplement to Vol. 65, No. 6 (December 2008), pp. 36S-78S.

Christianson, Jon B., Sheila Leatherman and Kim Sutherland, “Lessons from Evaluations of Purchaser Pay-for-Performance Programs: A Review of the Evidence,” Medical Care Research and Review, Supplement to Vol. 65, No. 6 (December 2008), pp. 5S-35S.

Scanlon, Dennis, Richard Lindrooth and Jon B. Christianson, “Steering Patients to Safer Hospitals? The Effect of a Tiered Hospital Network on Hospital Admissions,” HSR: Health Services Research Vol. 43, No. 5, Part II (October 2008), pp. 1849-1867.

Christianson, Jon B., Paul Ginsburg and Deborah Draper, “The Transition from Managed Care to Consumerism: A Community-Level Status Report,” Health Affairs Vol. 27, No. 5 (September/October 2008), pp. 1362-1370.

Scanlon, Dennis, Jon B. Christianson, and Eric Ford, “Hospital Responses to the Leapfrog Group in Local Markets,” Medical Care Research and Review Vol. 65, No. 2 (2008), pp. 207-231.

Professional Experience:

2002-Present, Synthesis Project Advisory Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2007 Chair, Academy Health Annual Research Meeting

1994, Co-Chairperson, Seventh Biennial Research Conference on the Economics of Mental Health

1998-2000, Subcommittee on Maximizing the Value of Health Investments, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

Current editorial appointments: Medical Care Research and Review; Journal of Health Administration Education; American Journal of Managed Care

Honors:

1995, Recipient, Annual Research Award, National Institute for Healthcare Management

Contact

Mailing Address:
Health Policy and Management
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone (Work): (612) 625-3849

Email: chris001@umn.edu