Professional Summary
Dr. Richard Hirth is a Professor of Health Management and Policy, and Director of the Health Services Organization and Policy (HSOP) Doctoral Program. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Carleton College, and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hirth has received several research awards, including the Kenneth J. Arrow Award in Health Economics, awarded annually by the American Public Health Association and the International Health Economics Association to the best paper in health economics (1993); the Excellence in Research Award in Health Policy from the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (1998 and 2009); and the Thompson Prize for Young Investigtors from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (1999); Outstanding abstract (consumer decision-making theme), AcademyHealth Annual Meeting (2007); and Outstanding abstract (long-term care theme), Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting (2001).
Courses Taught
HMP660: Economics of Health Management and Policy I
HMP827: Advanced Seminar in Health Care Economics
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
M.A., Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), Economics, Carleton College, 1987
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Hirth's research interests include the role of not-for-profit providers in health care markets, health insurance, the relationship between managed care and the adoption and utilization of medical technologies, long-term care, and the economics of end stage renal disease care.
Selected Publications
Hirth, R.A., Turenne, M.N., Wheeler, J.R.C., Pan, Q., Ma, Y., Messana, J.M. (2009). Provider Monitoring and Pay-for-Performance When Multiple Providers Affect Outcomes: An Application to Renal Dialysis Health Services Research, 44(5), 1585-1602.
Turenne, M.N., Messana, J.M., Hirth, R.A., Turner, J., Sleeman, K., Tedeschi, P., Wheeler, J.R.C. (2009). When Payment Systems Collide: The Effect of Hospitalization on Anemia in Renal Dialysis Patients Medical Care, In Press
Turenne, M.N., Hirth, R.A., Pan, Q., Wolfe, R.A., Messana, J.M., Wheeler, J.R.C. (2008). "Using Knowledge of Multiple Levels of Variation in Care to Target Performance Incentives to Providers Medical Care, 46(2), 120-126.
Hirth, R.A., Greer, S.L., Albert, J.M., Young, E.W., Piette, J.D. (2008). Out-of-Pocket Costs and Medication Adherence in an International Sample of Patients with Kidney Failure Health Affairs, 27(1), 89-102.
Turenne, M.N., Hirth, R.A., Pan, Q., Wolfe, R.A., Messana, J.M., Wheeler, J.R.C. (February, 2008). "Using Knowledge of Multiple Levels of Variation in Care to Target Performance Incentives to Providers Medical Care, 46(2), 120-126.
Hirth, R.A., Grazier, K.L., Chernew, M.E., Okeke, E.N. (Winter, 2007/2008). Insurer Competitive Strategy and Enrollment in Newly Offered Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) Inquiry, 44(4), 400-411.
Hirth, R.A. (2007). The Organization and Financing of Kidney Dialysis and Transplant Care in the United States of America International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 7(4), 301-318.
Wodchis, W.P., Hirth, R.A., Fries, B.E. (Spring, 2007). Effect of Medicaid Payment on Rehabilitation Care for Nursing Home Residents Health Care Financing Review, 28(3), 117-129.
Cawley, J., D.C. Grabowski, R.A. Hirth (March, 2006). Factor Substitution in Nursing Homes Journal of Health Economics, 25 (2), 234-247.
Hirth, R.A., Baughman, R., Chernew, M.E., Shelton, E.C. (December, 2006). Worker Preferences, Sorting and Aggregate Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 6(4), 259-277.
Professional Affiliations
International Health Economics Association
American Economic Association
AcademyHealth
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