Professional Summary
Dean Smith is a Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy and Senior Associate Dean for Administration at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He also serves as the Director of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID). He is committed to a line of teaching and research that helps to provide a better understanding of the financial aspects of working with and working in health care delivery and financing organizations.
Prior to joining the faculty in 1985, Professor Smith was with a management consulting firm where he was responsible for health care clients. On sabbaticals from the University he worked at Lincoln National Life Insurance Company on the evaluation of managed care operations, at Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research on the implementation of economic analyses in clinical trials and at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand on financial management. He is a founding Board member of Molina Healthcare of Michigan (a Medicaid-focused HMO), having previously served as President/CEO of Good Health Michigan.
Courses Taught
HMP606: Managerial Accounting for Health Care Administrators
HMP692: Case Studies in Health Management & Policy
Additional Courses:HMP682: Case Studies in Health Services Administration (Executive Education Course)
Education
A.B., Economics, University of Michigan, 1981
Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University, 1985
Research Interest & Projects
Costs of pharmaceutical use in clinical trials, financial management practices and techniques, health plan operations
Selected Publications
Song, P.H., Smith, D.G., and Wheeler, J.R.C. (forthcoming July/Sep). It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: A Tale of Two Years in Not-for-Profit Hospital Financial Investments. Health Care Management Review, 33:3
Hanson, D., Calhoun, J.G., and Smith, D.G. (forthcoming 2008). Changes in Provider Attitudes Toward Telemedicine. Telemedicine and e-Health
Reiter, K.L., Wheeler, J.R.C., and Smith, D.G. (forthcoming 2008). Liquidity Constraints on Hospital Investments when Credit Markets are Tight. Journal of Health Care Finance
Smith, D.G. (March/April 2008). The Uninsured in the U.S. Healthcare System. Journal of Healthcare Management, 53:2, 79-81.
Song, P.H., and Smith, D.G. (November/December 20). Financial Preconditions for Successful Community Initiatives for the Uninsured. Journal of Healthcare Management, 52:6, 411-423.
Smith, D.G., Frech-Tamas, F., Randle, W., and Preblick, P. (June, 2007). Estimated cost savings associated with the use of valsartan in heart-failure in a large US managed care organization. Journal of Medical Economics, 10, 229-238.
Professional Affiliations
American Journal of Managed Care, Editorial Board Member
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, Board Member
Journal of Medical Economics, Editorial Board Member
Michigan Public Health Institute, Board Member
Molina Healthcare of Michigan, Board Member
Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, Editorial Board Member
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Board of Visitors
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