University of Texas, Austin, TX
Economics Ph.D. 1985

A. Positions

2002-present Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
2000-2002 Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
1999-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa
1998-1999 Associate Professor, Division of Health Management and Policy, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa
1997-1998 Assistant Professor, Division of Health Management and Policy, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa
1995-1996 Chief Economist, Syfrets Managed Assets, Cape Town, South Africa
1991-1997 Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Hospital and Health Administration, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa
1989-1991 Associate, Graduate Program in Hospital and Health Administration, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa
1986-1989 Research Staff, Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia
1986 Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
1982-1985 Assistant Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1984 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
1982, 1983 Associate Instructor, Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
1978-1980 Operations Associate, Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Sunnyvale, California

B. Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

1)  A Comparison of Medical Manpower Costs: Military, Civil Service and Contractor. Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 87 72, May, 1987.
2)  Measures of Aircraft Reliability, Maintainability and Safety: Do They Measure ”System Quality?” Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 87-89, June, 1987.
3) Medical Organization Study. Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 89 68, April, 1989.
4)“The Development of Synthetic Fuels in South Africa.” Journal of Energy and Development 14(2):269-283, 1989.
5) “Planning, Expectation and Image Evaluation for PACS at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.” Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 1234(1):236 251, 1990.
6)“Managed Care and the Reorganization of Navy Medicine.” Military Medicine 155(12): 601-604, 1990.
7)“Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of PACS.” American Journal of Roentgenology 156:177 180, January, 1991.
8)“Monopolistic Competition and the Health Care Sector.” Health Services Management Research 4(2):82-88, 1991.
9) “Assessing Hospital Radiology Productivity.” Administrative Radiology 10(8):60-62, 1991
10)“Health Economics: Issues for South Africa.” South African Journal of Economics 59(2):146-159, 1991.
11)“Implementing EACHs and PCHs on a Statewide Basis: A Preliminary Analysis.” Journal of Rural Health 7(5):618-629, 1991.
12)“Appropriate Care and the Market for Physician Services.” Journal of American Health Policy 1(4):49-51, 1992.
13)“Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Lesions: Cost-Effectiveness.” American Journal of Roentgenology 158:813-818, April, 1992.
14)“Cost-Effectiveness of Teleradiology for Rural Hospitals.” Applied Radiology 21(12):54-58, 1992.
15)“The Role of the Generalist in Health Administration Education.” Journal of Health Administration Education 10(3):479-490, 1992
16)“Stages of Growth Revisited.” Development Southern Africa 10(1):101 110, 1993.
17)“Health Services Management Manpower and Educational Needs: Outlook for the Future.” Journal of Health Administration Education 11(3):407-419, 1993.
18)“Commentary on the Cost-Effectiveness of Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation in Coronary Bypass Surgery.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 57:168-169, January, 1994.
19)“Human Recombinant Erythropoietin Versus Transfusions in the Treatment of Anemia of Prematurity: A Cost-Effective Analysis.” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 148:582-588, June, 1994.
20)“The Economic Impact of Hospitals on a Local Economy: A Case Study in Iowa and Illinois.” Health Care Management Review 19(3):34-40, 1994.
21)“An Evaluation of Indirect Patient Costs in a Rural Nebraska Hospital.” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer and Communication Systems for Image-Guided Diagnosis and Therapy Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag, pp. 684-689, June, 1995.
22)“An Economic Analysis of Erythropoieten vs. Red Blood Cell Transfusions in the Treatment of Anemia of Prematurity.” Transfusion 35(11):936-943, 1995.
23) “Geographic Variation in Primary Care Visits in Iowa.” Health Services Research 30(5):657 671, December, 1995.
24)“Oligopsony, Health Insurance and Antitrust.” Medical Group Management Journal 43(2):52-58, 1996.
25)“Health Care Reform in South Africa: Comparisons with the United States.” Development Southern Africa 13(5):759-769, 1996.
26)"Efficiency in Management and Economics: Implications for Benchmarking." Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare 2 (5): 208-213, 1997.
27) "Investment Opportunities and Preventive Intervention in For-Profit HMOs." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 4 (3):73-76, 1998.
28)"Dilemmas in Health Management Education: Past, Present and Future." Journal of Health Administration Education 16 (1): 67-85, 1998.
29)“Fiscal Policy Dilemmas and Health Spending in South Africa.” Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 21 (3): 310-324, 1999.
30)"Cost-Effectiveness of a Limited Donor Blood Program for Neonatal RBC Transfusions" Transfusion 39 (9): 938-943, 1999.
31)“Client Satisfaction with Substance Abuse Treatment” Health Marketing Quarterly 17 (2): 31- 42, 1999.
32)“Establishing a Mutual Fund for South Africa’s Health Sector”. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Healthcare Systems for the New Millennium, Queretaro, Mexico May 2000.
33)“Antitrust and Physician Networks: Expansion of the Rule of Reason” Texas Journal of Rural Health 18 (3): 38-44, 2000.
34)“Why Rural Residents Migrate for Family Physician Care” Journal of Rural Health 16 (4): 337-348, 2000.
35)“Mobilizing Private Capital for South Africa’s Rural Health Sector” Texas Journal of Rural Health 19 (1): 28-39, 2001.
36)“Health System Performance in South Africa vs. France: World Health Report 2000 Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies Safundi.com. 3 (1) 2001.
37)“Comparative Health Systems Analysis: South Africa and France in Light of the WHO Report 2000” Proceedings of the Business and Health Administration Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2001.
38)“Certified Safe Farm: Using Health Insurance Incentives to Promote Agricultural Safety and Health” Journal of Agromedicine. 8 (1): 25-36, 2001.
39)“Medical Check-Ups: Who Doesn’t Get Them?” American Journal of Public Health 92 (1): 88-91, 2002.
40)“Comparative Health Systems: The WHO Report 2000” American Journal of Public Health 92 (1): 30-34, 2002.
41)“Cost Analysis of Neonatal In-Line Ex Vivo Point-of-Care Monitoring” American Journal of Clinical Pathology 117 (5): 809-818, 2002.
42)“Physician Supply: An Economic and Policy Perspective” Texas Journal of Rural Health 21 (1): 16-29, 2003.
43)“A Growing Market” Marketing Health Services Winter 23 (4):34-38, 2003.