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Eugene Rich Joins Mathematica as Senior Fellow
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2010)—Eugene C. Rich, M.D., an expert in comparative effectiveness research and the science of clinical practice transformation, has joined Mathematica Policy Research as a senior fellow. Rich’s research interests include national health care policy, training in primary care medicine, and the influence of the practice environment on the decisionmaking of health professionals.
Prior to coming to Mathematica, Rich was a scholar in residence at the Association of American Medical Colleges and a 2006-2007 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow. In this role, he worked with the Health subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means to draft legislation expanding federal initiatives in clinical effectiveness research. For the National Institutes of Health, he has been a senior adviser for efforts to promote clinical research and translate research findings to community practice. He has a longstanding interest in national health care policy and has served on a variety of national committees and expert panels for the Centers for Disease Control, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Health Resources and Services Administration.
Rich is also a frequent consultant to health care organizations. He served as medical director of the UniNet Healthcare Network, overseeing clinical integration and care management activities for the six-hospital, 1,000 physician organization from 1999 to 2004. His long affiliation with academic medicine includes 10 years as professor and chair of Medicine at Creighton University. Recent national leadership roles include serving as president of the Society of General Internal Medicine, representative to the AAMC Council of Academic Societies, board member for the Association of Professors of Medicine, and member of the Education Financing Committee of the Academic Alliance for Internal Medicine.
Craig Thornton, director of Mathematica’s Health Research Division, said, “We are extremely pleased to have Gene join our staff. His expertise in national health care policy and stature in the comparative effectiveness field complements Mathematica’s reputation for excellence in health services research.”
Rich received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of more than 100 publications relevant to practice variation in general medical care. In 2001 work he co-led earned AcademyHealth’s Article of the Year award.
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