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MagnifySara J. Singer, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Health Care Management and Policy, Harvard University and Stanford Health Policy Adjunct Affiliate; Former Stanford Health Policy Senior Research Scholar
677 Huntington Avenue
Kresge, Room 336
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Research Interests
state, national, and international health care system reform; the impact of financing, organization, and public and private policies on cost, quality, and access
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Reports
- Lessons in safety climate and safety practices from a California hospital consortium
Sara J. Singer, Kelly Dunham, Jennie Bowen, Jeffrey J. Geppert, David M. Gaba, Kathryn M. McDonald, Laurence C. Baker
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in "Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation" vol. 3 (2005) - Decreasing Variation in Medical Necessity Decision Making
Sara J. Singer, Linda A. Bergthold, C Vorhaus, S Olson, I Mutchnick, YY Goh, S Zimmerman, Alain C. Enthoven
California Health Care Foundation (1999) - California Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force
Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven
Report prepared for the Governor and the Legislature of the State of California (1998) - Health Plan Purchasing Cooperatives (HPPCs) and Reform of the Small Group Health Insurance Market
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Research Paper Series, Stanford University (1993)
Journal Articles
- Identifying Organizational Cultures that Promote Patient Safety
Sara J. Singer, Alyson Falwell Alyson Falwell, David Gaba David Gaba, Meterko M, Rosen A, Hartmann CW, Laurence C. Baker
Health Care Management and Policy vol. 34, 4 (2009) - Comparing Safety Climate Between Two Populations of Hospitals in the United States
Sara J. Singer, Hartmann CW, Hanchate A, Zhao S, Meterko M, Shokeen P, Shoutzu Lin, David M. Gaba, Rosen AK
Health Services Research vol. epub (2009)
- Patient Safety Climate in 92 US Hospitals: Differences by Work Area and Discipline
Sara J. Singer, David M. Gaba, Alyson Falwell, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 47, 1 (2009) - Front-line Staff Perspectives on Opportunities for Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems
Anita Tucker, Sara J. Singer, Jennifer Hayes, Alyson Falwell
Health Services Research vol. 43, 5, pt 2 (2008) - Patient Safety Climate in US hospitals: Variation by Management Level
Sara J. Singer, Alyson Falwell, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 46, 11 (2008) 
Improving Patient Safety by Taking Systems Seriously
SM Shortell, Sara J. Singer
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 299, 4 (2008)
An Overview of Patient Safety Climate in the VA
CW Hartmann, AK Rosen, M Meterko, P Shokeen, S Zhao, Sara J. Singer, Alyson Falwell, David M. Gaba
Health Services Research vol. 43, 4 (2008)
Workforce Perceptions of Hospital Safety Culture: Development and Validation of the Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations Survey
Sara J. Singer, M Meterko, Laurence C. Baker, David M. Gaba, Alyson Falwell, A Rosen
Health Services Research vol. Online Early Article (2007)
Safety Culture: Is the Unit the Right Unit of Analysis?
David M. Gaba, Sara J. Singer, AK Rosen
Critical Care Medicine vol. 35, 1 (2007)
Free Internet Access, the Digital Divide, and Health Information
Todd H. Wagner, M. Kate Bundorf, Sara J. Singer, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 43, 4 (2005)
Health Plans' Coverage Determinations for Technology-based Interventions: The Case of Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation
A Huang, M Gemperli, Linda A. Bergthold, Sara J. Singer, Alan M. Garber
The American Journal of Managed Care vol. 10 (2004)
Consumers' Use of the Internet for Health Insurance
M. Kate Bundorf, Sara J. Singer, Todd H. Wagner, Laurence C. Baker
American Journal of Managed Care vol. 10 (2004)- Differences in Safety Climate between Hospital Personnel and Naval Aviators
David M. Gaba, Sara J. Singer, AD Sinaiko, Jennie Bowen, AP Ciavarelli
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Use of the Internet and E-mail for Health Care Information: Results from a National Survey
Laurence C. Baker, Todd H. Wagner, Sara J. Singer, M. Kate Bundorf
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 289 (2003)
Culture of Safety in California Hospitals, The
Sara J. Singer, David M. Gaba, Jeffrey J. Geppert, AD Sinaiko, SK Howard, KC Park
Quality and Safety in Health Care vol. 12, 2 (2003)
Prospects for Improved Decision Making about Medical Necessity
Sara J. Singer, Linda A. Bergthold
Health Affairs vol. 20, 1 (2001)
Structural Problems in Managed Care in California and Some Options for Ameliorating Them
Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven
California Management Review (2001)
New Prescription for Managed Care in California, A
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
California Management Review (2001)
In Loco Parentis: The Purchaser Role in Managed Care
Linda A. Bergthold, S Koebler, Sara J. Singer
California Management Review (2000)
What's Not to Like about HMOs
Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 19, 4 (2000)
Managed Care Backlash: Unrealistic Expectations Born of Defective Institutions, The
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
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Economic Perspective of Health Care Delivery in California
Sara J. Singer
Western Journal of Medicine vol. 168, 5 (1998)
Managed Care Backlash and the Task Force in California, The
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 17, 4 (1998)- Expanding Consumer Choice of Health Plans
Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven
Managing Employee Health Benefits vol. 17, 1 (1998) - Reforming Medicare Before It's Too Late
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Stanford University, sponsored by a grant from The Commonwealth Fund vol. 1411 (1997) 
Paying More Twice: When Employers Subsidize Higher-Cost Health Plans
KA Hunt, Sara J. Singer, J Gable, D Liston, Alain C. Enthoven
Health Affairs vol. 16, 6 (1997)
Markets and Collective Action in Regulating Managed Care
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 16, 6 (1997)
Managed Competition and California's Health Care Economy
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 15, 1 (1996)
Market-Based Reform: What to Regulate and by Whom
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 14, 1 (1995)
Clinton Health Plan, The: A Single Payer System in Jackson Hole Clothing
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 13, 1 (1994)- Incentives for a Better Health Care System
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Journal of Health Care Benefits (1994) - What Ails Legislative Efforts to Reform Health Care?
Sara J. Singer
PMP Forum, a publication of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Public Management Program (1994) 
Can Health Care Reform Survive the Smoke-Filled Room?
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Stanford Business School Magazine (1994)
Problems in Gaining Access to Hospital Information
Sara J. Singer
Health Affairs vol. 10, 2 (1991)
Books & Book Chapters
Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine, 3rd Edition
EH Shortliffe, JJ Cimino, Alan M. Garber, Douglas K. Owens, Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven
Springer (2006)
Near-Universal Coverage Through Health Plan Competition: An Insurance Exchange Approach
Sara J. Singer, Alan M. Garber, Alain C. Enthoven
Washington DC: Economic and Social Research Institute in "Covering America: Real Remedies for the Uninsured", JA Meyer and EK Wicks, ed. (2001)
Health Care and Information Technology: Growing Up Together
Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven, Alan M. Garber
Springer-Verlag (New York) in "Medical Informatics, Computer Application in Health Care, Second Edition", Shortliffe, et al, editors. (2000)
California's Struggle with Regulation
Sara J. Singer, Alain C. Enthoven
Jossey-Bass (Menlo Park, CA) in "Regulating Managed Care: Theory, Practice, and Future Options", Altman, Reinhardt, and Schactman, editors. (1999)- Choosing among Health Plans
Alain C. Enthoven, Sara J. Singer
Hanley & Belfus, Inc (Philadelphia) in "Health Care Management: State of the Art Reviews" vol. 1, 1 (1994)