
Sara 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
Sara Singer's Curriculum Vitae (41.0KB, modified February 2009)
Sara Singer is a senior research scholar at CHP/PCOR. She served as executive director of the Center for Health Policy until August 2003. She previously served as staff director of the California Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force, and as senior legislative analyst on health policy to moderate Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee during the committee's debate of the Health Security Act of 1994. She has provided strategic and technical expertise to national and international policymakers and to health industry leaders. In addition to lecturing on health policy and management, she conducts research on public- and private-sector regulation of health insurance and health care in the United States and around the world. She holds an AB from Princeton University and an MBA with a certificate in public management from Stanford University.
Publications
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- 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)
Events & Presentations
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- 4th Patient Safety Consortium meeting
August 29, 2005 CHP/PCOR Conference
Laurence C. Baker, Sara J. Singer, David M. Gaba, Paul Uhlig, MD
presentation, conference agenda available - Creating a Culture of Safety
August 17, 2005 CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Sara J. Singer
paper, presentation available - Safety Climate Survey Results from Twelve Hospitals: 2001 and 2002
April 9, 2003 CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Sara J. Singer - Health Services Research 102: Approaches to Studying Health Policies
July 31, 2002 CHP/PCOR Seminar
Sara J. Singer - Internet Use for Health Care
April 3, 2002 CHP/PCOR Research Seminar
Todd H. Wagner, Sara J. Singer, M. Kate Bundorf, Laurence C. Baker
Research Programs & Projects
- Patient Safety Research Group
CHP/PCOR Program - Developing Best Practices for Patient Safety
CHP/PCOR Project
Improving Safety Culture and Outcomes in Health Care
CHP/PCOR Project- Decreasing Variation in Medical Necessity Decision-Making
CHP/PCOR Project (Completed) - Understanding Medical Necessity Decision-Making
CHP/PCOR Project (Completed)



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