Elizabeth H. Bradley, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Administration
Director, Health Management Program
Director, Global Health Initiatives
Professor Bradley is the director of the Health Management Program within the Division of Health Policy and Administration. She is also the director of Global Health Initiatives at the School of Public Health and chairs the Global Health Concentration Committee. Her research focuses on health services, with an emphasis on management and quality improvement. Her work in the U.S. focuses on the quality of hospital care for heart attack patients, as well as the use and quality of hospice services. Bradley also is involved in several projects in international settings, including ones in Ethiopia, Liberia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, which focus on strengthening health systems. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda for Healthcare Systems and the Steering Committee for the Open Educational Resources in Public Health Conference, both of which seek innovative ways to enhance health system delivery in global settings. Bradley is a faculty associate for the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of Academy Health.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Yale University, 1996
M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1986
Awards and Honors
Member, World Economic Forum Global Agenda for Healthcare Systems
John D. Thompson Investigator Award in Health Services Research
Fellow, Gerontological Association of America
Courses Taught
HPA 562b Capstone Seminar in Health Management
PLSC 213b Health Care in the U.S.: Paradox and Promise
Current Research Projects
Quality Improvement Efforts in the Care of Older Adults; Strategies to Reduce Time to Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction; Improving the Transition from Acute to Palliative Care and Hospice; For-Profit Hospice and End-of-Life Care; Clinton Foundation Ethiopia Hospital Management Initiative; and Liberia Health Management Delivery Program
Yale Affiliations
Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine
Executive M.B.A. Program, Yale School of Management
Faculty Affiliate, Yale School of Nursing
In the News
Bradley Finds Specific Strategic Plans Ensure Timely Emergency Care for Heart Attack Patients
Yale School of Public Health and the Clinton Foundation Launch Training Program for Ethiopian Healthcare Professionals
Promoting Hospital Quality for Patients with Heart Attacks: What Should We Measure and Report?
Being Fired Near Retirement Doubles Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, Yale University, and Ethiopian Ministry of Health Forge Partnership
Selected Publications
Hartwig K, Pashman J, Cherlin E, Dale M, Callaway M, Czaplinski C, Wood WE, Abebe Y, Dentry T, Bradley EH. Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: A planning model in Ethiopia. International Journal of Health Planning and Management 2008; Apr 10; [Epub ahead of print].
Bradley EH, Hartwig KA, Rowe L, Cherlin EJ, Pashman J, Wong R, Dentry T, Abebe Y. Hospital Quality Improvement in Ethiopia: A Partnership-Mentoring Model. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, in process
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Devers K. Qualitative data analysis for health services research: Developing taxonomy, themes and theory. Health Services Research 2007; 42:1758-1772.
Krumholz, H., Normand, S.L., Spertus, J., Shahian, D.M., and Bradley, E.H. Measuring Cardiovascular Performance for Heart Attacks and Heart Failure: The Case for Outcomes Measurement. Health Affairs 26: 75-85, 2007.
Bradley, E.H., Webster, T.R., Schlesinger, M., Baker, D., and Inouye, S.K. The Roles of Senior Management in Improving Hospital Experiences for Frail Older Adults. Journal of Healthcare Management 51: 323-337, 2006.
Bradley, E.H., Herrin, J., Wang, Y., Barton, B.A., Webster, T.R., Mattera, J.A., Roumanis, S.A., Curtis, J.P., Nallamothu, B.K., Magid, D.J., McNamara, R.L., Parkosewich, J., Loeb, J., and Krumholz, H.M. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine 355: 2308-2320, 2006.
Bradley, E.H., Herrin, J., Elbel, B., McNamara, R.L., Magid, D.J., Nallamothu, B.K., Wang, Y., Normand, S.L., Spertus, J.A., Blaney, M., and Krumholz, H.M. Hospital Quality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Correlation Among Process Measures and Relationship with Short-term Mortality. Journal of the American Medical Association 296: 72-78, 2006.
Bradley, E.H., Carlson, M.D.A., Gallo, W.T., Scinto, J., and Krumholz, H.M. From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition? Health Services Research 40: 459-476, 2005.
Bradley, E.H., Herrin, J., Wang, Y., McNamara, R., Webster, T., Magid, D., Blaney, M., Peterson, E., Canto, J., Pollack, C., and Krumholz, H.M. for the NRMI Investigators. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Acute Reperfusion Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Myocardial Infarction. Journal of American Medical Association 292: 1563-1572, 2004.
Bradley, E.H., Holmboe, E., Mattera, J., Roumani, S., Radford, M.J., and Krumholz, H.K. Roles of Senior Management of Quality Improvement Efforts: What are the Key Components? Journal of Healthcare Management 48: 11-24, 2003.
Bradley, E.H., Holmboe, E., Mattera, J., Roumani, S., Radford, M.J., and Krumholz, H.K. A Qualitative Study of Increasing Beta-blocker Use after Myocardial Infarction: Why Do Some Hospitals Succeed? Journal of American Medical Association 285: 2604-2611, 2001.
For a further list of Dr. Bradley's publications, please see Pub Med.
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