Albert G. Crawford, PhD, MBA, MSIS

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1015 Walnut Street
Suite 115
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-0748
(215) 503-7598 fax

Graduate School
PhD, Sociology - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MBA, Health Administration - Widener University, Chester, PA
MS, Information Systems - Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
SAS Certified Professional Level I, SAS Institute

University Appointment
Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Population Health - 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College - 2004 - 2008

Research and Clinical Interests
Health Services Research, Outcomes Research, Phamacoeconomics, and Quality Measurement and Improvement

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Changes in Operative Case Experience for General Surgery Residents: Has the 80-Hour Work Week Decreased Residents' Operative Experience?
2. The effects of a computer-tailored message on secondary prevention in type 2 diabetes: A randomized trial
3. Cumulative Operative Experience Is Decreasing During General Surgery Residency: A Worrisome Trend for Surgical Trainees?
4. Have endovascular procedures negatively impacted general surgery training?
5. Association between frequency of telephonic contact and clinical testing for a large, geographically diverse diabetes disease management population
6. A focused telephonic nursing intervention delivers improved adherence to A1c testing
7. Use of antibiotics for adult upper respiratory infections in outpatient settings: A national ambulatory network study
8. Remote physiological monitoring: Clinical, financial, and behavioral outcomes in a heart failure population
9. Interactive voice response reminder effects on preventive service utilization
10. Comparative effectiveness of total population versus disease-specific neural network models in predicting medical costs
11. Outpatient health care quality: Think globally, act locally
12. Work loss, healthcare utilization, and costs among US employees with chronic pain
13. Editorial: Thoughts on Senator William H. Frist's "Health Care in the 21st Century"
14. Cost-benefit analysis of chlorhexidine gluconate dressing in the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections
15. Impact of Appropriate Pharmaceutical Therapy for Chronic Conditions on Direct Medical Costs and Workplace Productivity: A Review of the Literature
16. Use and effectiveness of pharmacy continuing-education materials
17. Predicting high utilization of emergency department services among patients with a diagnosis of psychosis in a medicaid managed care organization
18. Hospital organizational change and financial status: Costs and outcomes of care in Philadelphia
19. Evaluation of a comprehensive diabetes disease management program: Progress in the struggle for sustained behavior change

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