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EDUCATION

Ph.D in Policy Analysis and Management
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA
Concentration: Health Economics & Health Policy

BA in Economics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry...
EDUCATION

Ph.D in Policy Analysis and Management
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA
Concentration: Health Economics & Health Policy

BA in Economics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY USA
08/01/2018 - present

Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Health Services Research
Geisinger
Danville, PA USA
08/15/2010 - 07/31/2018

Post-doctoral Scholar
Center for Health Care and Policy Research
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA USA
08/15/2007 – 07/31/2010

Research Analyst
Analysis Group/Economics
Menlo Park, CA USA
08/01/2000 – 12/31/2001

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)

Assistant Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Awards

2018 Early Stage Investigator of the Year.

2016 Conference Paper of the Year.

2016 Star Research Achievement Award, 45th Critical Care Congress.

Research

Dr. Maeng's research interests focus on the issues of healthcare delivery, quality, and patient outcomes. The goal is to identify effective interventions, strategies, and innovations that will improve healthcare quality while controlling the cost. In particular, he specializes in using large observa...
Dr. Maeng's research interests focus on the issues of healthcare delivery, quality, and patient outcomes. The goal is to identify effective interventions, strategies, and innovations that will improve healthcare quality while controlling the cost. In particular, he specializes in using large observational data sets, such as electronic medical records and claims data, to evaluate the effects of quality improvement initiatives and interventions that are designed to influence the behaviors of healthcare providers as well as patients. He is also interested in developing complex statistical models for establishing causal inferences from non-experimental research settings. Dr. Maeng has performed both quantitative and qualitative analyses to examine the impacts of community-level interventions that aim to align the incentives of the key stakeholders within the healthcare sector.

Publications

Journal Articles

Enhanced Primary Care for Severe Mental Illness Reduces Inpatient Admission and Emergency Room Utilization Rates.

Choi JJ, Maeng DD, Wittink MN, Olivares TE, Brazill K, Lee HB

Population health management.. 2024 October 2 Epub 10/02/2024.

Predictors of referrals and depression outcomes among obstetrics and gynecology patients with positive depression screens.

Poleshuck E, Toscano M, Bell K, Rosenberg T, Tourtelot E, Maeng D

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2024 June 42 (2):205-213. Epub 09/28/2023.

Using Discrete Form Data in the Electronic Medical Record to Predict the Likelihood of Psychiatric Consultation.

Oldham MA, Heaney B, Gleber C, Lee HB, Maeng DD

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2024 65 (1):25-32. Epub 10/17/2023.

The rapid stabilization pathway: impact of a brief inpatient intervention on the length of stay and readmissions among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents.

Sams DP, Garrison D, Walsh P, Maeng D, Cross W

Child and adolescent mental health.. 2023 November 28 (4):481-487. Epub 01/09/2023.

Affordability of Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Programs: A Return-on-Investment Analysis.

Maeng D, Tsun ZY, Lesch E, Jacobowitz DB, Strawderman RL, Harrington DK, Li Y, Weisman RL, Lamberti JS

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2023 April 174 (4):358-364. Epub 09/06/2022.

Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Preference-Weighted Quality of Life: Findings from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial.

Rock MC, Vaidya R, Till C, Unger JM, Hershman D, Ramsey S, Nehemiah A, Maeng D, Krouse R

Population health management.. 2023 January 10 Epub 01/10/2023.

Impact of mandatory COVID-19 shelter-in-place order on controlled substance use among rural versus urban communities in the United States.

Maeng D, Li Y, Lawrence M, Keane S, Cross W, Conner KR, Lee HB

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association.. 2023 January 39 (1):21-29. Epub 06/16/2022.

Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration and Care Utilization: Implications for Patient Outcome and Healthcare Resource Use.

Maeng DD, Poleshuck E, Rosenberg T, Kulak A, Mahoney T, Nasra G, Lee HB, Li Y

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2022 August 37 (11):2691-2697. Epub 02/07/2022.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Educational Module for the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale.

Wortzel JR, Maeng DD, Francis A, Oldham MA

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry.. 2022 April 46 (2):185-193. Epub 01/07/2022.

Lonely older adults are more likely to delay or avoid medical care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Li Y, Cheng Z, Cai X, Holloway M, Maeng D, Simning A

International journal of geriatric psychiatry.. 2022 February 37 (3)Epub 1900 01 01.

Trauma, Mental Health Distress, and Infectious Disease Prevention Among Women Recently Released From Incarceration.

Johnson KA, Hunt T, Puglisi LB, Maeng D, Epa-Llop A, Elumn JE, Nguyen A, Leung A, Chen R, Shah Z, Wang J, Johnson R, Chapman BP, Gilbert L, El-Bassel N, Morse DS

Frontiers in psychiatry.. 2022 13 :867445. Epub 05/20/2022.

Prevalent Gaps in Understanding the Features of Catatonia Among Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Trainees, and Medical Students.

Wortzel JR, Maeng DD, Francis A, Oldham MA

The Journal of clinical psychiatry.. 2021 August 1782 (5)Epub 08/17/2021.

Employer-sponsored behavioral health program impacts on care utilization and cost.

Maeng D, Cornell AE, Nasra GS

The American journal of managed care.. 2021 August 27 (8):334-339. Epub 1900 01 01.

Demonstrated health care cost savings for women: findings from a community health worker intervention designed to address depression and unmet social needs.

Embick ER, Maeng DD, Juskiewicz I, Cerulli C, Crean HF, Wittink M, Poleshuck E

Archives of women's mental health.. 2021 February 24 (1):85-92. Epub 06/16/2020.

Proactive Integration of Mental Health Care in Hospital Medicine: PRIME Medicine.

Oldham MA, Lang VJ, Hopkin JL, Maeng DD

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2021 62 (6):606-616. Epub 07/03/2021.

Taking the Long View in an Inpatient Medical Unit: A Person-Centered, Integrated Team Approach for Patients With Severe Mental Illnesses.

Wittink MN, Cross W, Goodman J, Jackson H, Lee HB, Olivares T, Maeng DD, Caine ED

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2020 September 171 (9):885-892. Epub 05/04/2020.

Integration of a proactive, multidisciplinary mental health team on hospital medicine improves provider and nursing satisfaction.

Oldham MA, Walsh P, Maeng DD, Zagursky J, Stewart K, Hawkins SM, Lee HB

Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2020 July 134 :110112. Epub 04/15/2020.

Impact of integrating psychiatric assessment officers via telepsychiatry on rural hospitals' emergency revisit rates.

Maeng D, Richman JH, Lee HB, Hasselberg MJ

Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2020 June 133 :109997. Epub 03/20/2020.

Utilization of an Employee Behavioral Health Program and Its Effects on Outcomes for Depression and Anxiety Disorders.

Maeng D, Cornell AE, Nasra GS

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2019 October 61 (10):812-817. Epub 1900 01 01.

Impact of primary and specialty care integration via asynchronous communication.

Newman ED, Simonelli PF, Vezendy SM, Cedeno CM, Maeng DD

The American journal of managed care.. 2019 January 25 (1):26-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Reductions in 30-day readmission, mortality, and costs with inpatient-to-community pharmacist follow-up.

Wright EA, Graham JH, Maeng D, Tusing L, Zaleski L, Martin R, Seipp R, Citsay B, McDonald B, Bolesta K, Chaundy K, Medico CJ, Gunderman S, Leri F, Guza K, Price R, Gregor C, Parry DT

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA.. 2019 59 (2):178-186. Epub 01/14/2019.

An Analysis of a Biometric Screening and Premium Incentive-Based Employee Wellness Program: Enrollment Patterns, Cost, and Outcome.

Maeng DD, Geng Z, Marshall WM, Hess AL, Tomcavage JF

Population health management.. 2018 August 21 (4):303-308. Epub 11/14/2017.

Impact of a pharmacist-led diabetes management on outcomes, utilization, and cost.

Maeng DD, Graham J, Bogart M, Hao J, Wright EA

ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR.. 2018 10 :551-562. Epub 09/24/2018.

Impact of a multidisciplinary pain management program on patient care utilization and cost of care.

Maeng DD, Baylor K, Bulger JB, Han JJ

Journal of pain research.. 2018 11 :2375-2383. Epub 10/18/2018.

Impact of a Complex Care Management Model on Cost and Utilization Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Special Care and Health Needs.

Maeng DD, Snyder SR, Davis TW, Tomcavage JF

Population health management.. 2017 December 20 (6):435-441. Epub 03/24/2017.

Patient characteristics and healthcare utilization patterns associated with unused medications among medicare patients.

Maeng DD, Tom LA, Wright EA

Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP.. 2017 November 13 (6):1090-1094. Epub 11/09/2016.

Case Volume-Outcomes Associations Among Patients With Severe Sepsis Who Underwent Interhospital Transfer.

Ofoma UR, Dahdah J, Kethireddy S, Maeng D, Walkey AJ

Critical care medicine.. 2017 April 45 (4):615-622. Epub 1900 01 01.

Synthesis Of Research On Patient-Centered Medical Homes Brings Systematic Differences Into Relief.

Sinaiko AD, Landrum MB, Meyers DJ, Alidina S, Maeng DD, Friedberg MW, Kern LM, Edwards AM, Flieger SP, Houck PR, Peele P, Reid RJ, McGraves-Lloyd K, Finison K, Rosenthal MB

Health affairs.. 2017 March 136 (3):500-508. Epub 1900 01 01.

Value of Physician Performance in Diabetes System of Care Among the Elderly Medicare Patients: Implications for Pay-for-Performance

Maeng, DD; Rohrer, GR.; Pitcavage, JM; Bulger, JB;.

Journal of Health Care Finance. 2017; 43(3).

Assessing Healthcare Utilization and Cost of Care Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Comparison of Electronic Medical Records and Claims Data

Hao, J; Maeng, DD; Yan, X; Stewart, WF; Boscarino, JA;.

Journal of Health Care Finance. 2017; 43(4).

Patterns of Multiple Emergency Department Visits: Do Primary Care Physicians Matter?

Maeng DD, Hao J, Bulger JB

The Permanente journal.. 2017 21 :16-063. Epub 03/15/2017.

Impact of a value-based insurance design for physical therapy to treat back pain on care utilization and cost.

Maeng DD, Graboski A, Allison PL, Fisher DY, Bulger JB

Journal of pain research.. 2017 10 :1337-1346. Epub 05/31/2017.

Patterns of health care utilization and cost before and after opioid overdose: findings from 10-year longitudinal health plan claims data.

Maeng DD, Han JJ, Fitzpatrick MH, Boscarino JA

Substance abuse and rehabilitation. 2017 8 :57-67. Epub 08/16/2017.

Medicaid Managed Care in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System: Lessons from Geisinger's Early Experience.

Maeng DD, Snyder SR, Baumgart C, Minnich AL, Tomcavage JF, Graf TR

Population health management.. 2016 August 19 (4):257-63. Epub 11/13/2015.

Value of primary care diabetes management: long-term cost impacts.

Maeng DD, Yan X, Graf TR, Steele GD

The American journal of managed care.. 2016 March 122 (3):e88-94. Epub 03/01/2016.

The value of value-based insurance design: savings from eliminating drug co-payments.

Maeng DD, Pitcavage JM, Snyder SR, Davis DE

The American journal of managed care.. 2016 February 22 (2):116-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Unused medications and disposal patterns at home: Findings from a Medicare patient survey and claims data.

Maeng DD, Snyder RC, Medico CJ, Mold WM, Maneval JE

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA.. 2016 January 56 (1):41-46.e6. Epub 1900 01 01.

The impact of a regional patient-centered medical home initiative on cost of care among commercially insured population in the US.

Maeng DD, Sciandra JP, Tomcavage JF

Risk management and healthcare policy.. 2016 9 :67-74. Epub 05/26/2016.

Impact of a value-based insurance design for back pain on health plan member satisfaction and its implications for patient outcomes.

Maeng DD, Fisher DY, Graboski A, Allison PL, Rodriguez JM, Starr AE, Tomcavage JF, Davis DE

Population health management.. 2015 June 18 (3):203-8. Epub 09/23/2014.

Reduced acute inpatient care was largest savings component of Geisinger Health System's patient-centered medical home.

Maeng DD, Khan N, Tomcavage J, Graf TR, Davis DE, Steele GD

Health affairs.. 2015 April 34 (4):636-44. Epub 1900 01 01.

Use of electronic health records for early detection of high-cost, low back pain patients.

Maeng DD, Stewart WF, Yan X, Boscarino JA, Mardekian J, Harnett J, Von Korff MR

Pain research & management.. 2015 20 (5):234-40. Epub 08/20/2015.

Patterns of health care utilization for low back pain.

Stewart WF, Yan X, Boscarino JA, Maeng DD, Mardekian J, Sanchez RJ, Von Korff MR

Journal of pain research.. 2015 8 :523-35. Epub 08/12/2015.

Can telemonitoring reduce hospitalization and cost of care? A health plan's experience in managing patients with heart failure.

Griffith D, Salek D, Sciandra J, Tomcavage JF, Starr AE, Maeng DD

Population health management.. 2014 December 17 (6):340-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient ratings of case managers in a medical home: associations with patient satisfaction and health care utilization.

Jubelt LE, Graham J, Maeng DD, Li H, Epstein AJ, Metlay JP

Annals of internal medicine.. 2014 November 18161 (10 Suppl):S59-65. Epub 1900 01 01.

What influences the awareness of physician quality information? Implications for Medicare.

Finch M, Mittler J, Alexander J, Scanlon DP, Abraham J, Maeng D, Christianson J

Medicare & medicaid research review.. 2014 4 (2)Epub 06/09/2014.

Cost-effectiveness of IL28? genotype-guided protease inhibitor triple therapy versus standard of care treatment in patients with hepatitis C genotypes 2 or 3 infection.

Bock JA, Fairley KJ, Smith RE, Maeng DD, Pitcavage JM, Inverso NA, Williams MS

Public health genomics.. 2014 17 (5-6):306-19. Epub 09/18/2014.

Can health insurance improve employee health outcome and reduce cost? An evaluation of Geisinger's employee health and wellness program.

Steinhubl SR, Tomcavage J, Pitcavage JM, Maeng DD

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2013 November 55 (11):1271-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving patient experience by transforming primary care: evidence from Geisinger's patient-centered medical homes.

Procopio KM, Graf TR, Tomcavage J, Davis DE, Maeng DD

Population health management.. 2013 June 16 (3):157-63. Epub 02/13/2013.

Use of care management practices in small- and medium-sized physician groups: do public reporting of physician quality and financial incentives matter?

Rittenhouse D, Casalino LP, Maeng D, Alexander JA

Health services research.. 2013 April 48 (2 Pt 1):376-97. Epub 08/10/2012.

Care coordination for the chronically ill: understanding the patient's perspective.

Christianson JB, Scanlon DP, Martsolf GR, Maeng DD

Health services research.. 2012 October 47 (5):1960-79. Epub 03/30/2012.

Reducing long-term cost by transforming primary care: evidence from Geisinger's medical home model.

Steele GD, Bloom FJ, Davis DE, Tomcavage J, Dermes NB, Liberman JN, Graf TR, Graham J, Maeng DD

The American journal of managed care.. 2012 March 18 (3):149-55. Epub 1900 01 01.

Can a patient-centered medical home lead to better patient outcomes? The quality implications of Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator.

Bloom FJ, Tomcavage J, Davis DE, Graf TR, Maeng DD

American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality.. 2012 27 (3):210-6. Epub 08/18/2011.

Comparing patient outcomes across payer types: implications for using hospital discharge records to assess quality.

Martsolf GR, Maeng DD

Health services research.. 2011 December 46 (6pt1):1720-40. Epub 06/20/2011.

The relationship between health plan performance measures and physician network overlap: implications for measuring plan quality.

McLaughlin CG, Wodchis WP, Gronniger T, Chernew ME, Scanlon DP, Maeng DD

Health services research.. 2010 August 45 (4):1005-23. Epub 04/09/2010.

Early experiences with consumer engagement initiatives to improve chronic care.

Scanlon DP, Maeng DD, Martsolf GR, Keenan PS, Hurley RE

Health affairs.. 2009 28 (1):277-83. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Economic Dimensions of Personalized and Precision Medicine (2018)

Chapter: The Value of Cytochrome P450 2C19 Pharmacogenomic Information for Patients Receiving Clopidogrel Therapy following a Major Cardiovascular Event: Evidence from Geisinger

Authors: Pulk R, Graham J, Lichtenberg F, Maeng D, Williams MS, and Wright E

Publisher: The National Bureau of Economic Research 2018