Neil Goldfarb

Contact Mr. Goldfarb

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 115
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-0427
(215) 923-7583 (fax)

Graduate School
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Doctoral work in Health Care Management (all but dissertation)

University Appointment
Associate Dean for Research, Jefferson School of Population Health, 2008
Research Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Population Health, 2008
Research Assistant Professor, Jefferson Medical College, 2007 - 2008

Research and Clinical Interests
Quality Measurement and Improvement, Managed Care, Chronic Illness Management, Value-based Purchasing of Health Benefits, Economic Evaluation

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Literature Review
2. Ambulatory quality improvement in academic medical centers: A changing landscape
3. High rates of inappropriate drug use in the chronic pain population
4. In chronic disease, nationwide data show poor adherence by patients to medication and by physicians to guidelines
5. Candidemia in the in-patient setting: Treatment options and economics
6. Quality of care measures for migraine: A comprehensive review
7. Association between frequency of telephonic contact and clinical testing for a large, geographically diverse diabetes disease management population
8. Economic implications of non-adherence to treatment recommendations for hemodialysis patients with anemia
9. Costs associatd with candidemia in a hospital setting
10. A focused telephonic nursing intervention delivers improved adherence to A1c testing
11. Impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
12. Remote physiological monitoring: Clinical, financial, and behavioral outcomes in a heart failure population
13. Are employers pursuing value-based purchasing?
14. Asthma management programs in managed care organizations
15. Interactive voice response reminder effects on preventive service utilization
16. Clinical and economic outcomes of prolonged postoperative ileus in patients undergoing hysterectomy and hemicolectomy
17. Minimally invasive: Minimally reimbursed? An examination of six laparoscopic surgical procedures
18. Use of chromium picolinate and biotin in the management of type 2 diabetes: An economic analysis
19. Association between primary care practice characteristics and emergency department use in a medicaid managed care organization
20. Improving quality by encouraging providers to use pediatric combination vaccines.

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