Profile Page - Parente,Stephen T

Stephen Parente Associate Professor

Academic Director, Medical Industry Leadership Institute
CSOM Finance & Insurance
3-279 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612/624-1391
Fax: 612/435-4925
paren010@umn.edu

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Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Education
PhD, 1995, health finance and organization, Johns Hopkins University
MPH, 1989, health economics, University of Rochester-New York
MS, 1988, public policy analysis, University of Rochester-New York
BA, 1987, health and society, University of Rochester-New York

Research

Expertise
Health economics
Health insurance
Health information technology
Medical technology evaluation

Current Research
Evaluation of consumer-driven health plans, including the trade-offs between health and wealth portfolio choices
Microsimulation of health savings account market development under different incentive scenarios
Economics analysis of the long-term effectiveness of AHCPR/AHRQ guidelines using welfare-loss/small area variations methodology with 1991-98 claims data
The impact of new Medicare health insurance financing designs, including Part D
Medicare Part D
Analysis of potentially cost-saving medical innovations
Study of variations in chronic care quality attributable to physician practice style

Recent Research Grants
"Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Here to Stay or Market Fad?" Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2004 (principal investigator)
"Consumer-Driven Health Plans," continuation of research, Department of Health and Human Services, 2005-06 (principal investigator)
"Identifying the Impact of Consumer-Driven Health Plans on Prescription Drug Cost and Use," 2005-06 (principal investigator)
"Assessing the Impact of Health Savings Accounts on Insurance Coverage and Costs," U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004-05 (principal investigator)

Publications

Major Publications

"Cost Analysis of Home Monitoring in Lung Transplant Recipients," T. Adams, S. Finkelstein, S. T. Parente, and M. Hertz, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (forthcoming).
"Management Tools in Medicaid and State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)," P. Welch, L. Blewett, D. Love, R. Harmon, S. T. Parente, and C. Brach, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (forthcoming).
"Health Savings Accounts: Early Estimates of National Take-up from the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act and Future Policy Proposals," R. Feldman, S. T. Parente, J. Abraham, J. Christianson, and R. Taylor, Health Affairs (November-December 2005).
"Changes in Health Care Use and Expenditures of Medicare HMO Disenrollees Who Return to Fee-for-Service Medicare: Results from a Natural Experiment," S. T. Parente, W. Evans, S. Schoenman, and M. Finch, Health Care Financing Review (Spring 2005).
"The Impact of Medicare HMO Closures on Beneficiaries," J. Schoenman, S. T. Parente, W. Evans, M. Finch, and M. Shah, Health Care Financing Review (Spring 2005).
"The Role of Consumer Knowledge on the Demand for Preventive Health Care Among the Elderly," S. T. Parente, D. Salkever, and J. DaVanzo, Health Economics (January 2005).
"Using Claims Data to Identify Controlled Substance Patterns of Utilization Requiring Evaluation," S. T. Parente, S. Kim, M. Finch, L. Schloff, T. Rector, R. Seifeldin, and J. D. Haddox, American Journal of Managed Care (November 2004).
"Employee Choice of Consumer-Driven Health Insurance in a Multiplan, Multiproduct Setting," S. T. Parente, R. Feldman, and J. B. Christianson, Health Services Research (August 2004).
"Evaluation of the Effect of a Consumer-Driven Health Plan on Medical Care Expenditures and Utilization," S. T. Parente, R. Feldman, and J. B. Christianson, Health Services Research (August 2004).
"National Health Data Warehouse: Issues to Consider," L. Blewett, S. T. Parente, M. Finch, and E. Peterson, Journal of the Health Care Information Management (Winter 2004).
"The Role of the Private Sector in Monitoring Health Care Quality," L. Blewett, S. T. Parente, M. Finch, and E. Peterson, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement (August 2003).
"Defined Contribution Health Insurance Products: Development and Prospects," J. Christianson, S. T. Parente, and R. Taylor, Health Affairs (January 2002).
"Is Information Technology Related to the Financial Performance of U.S. Hospitals? An Exploratory Analysis," S. T. Parente and J. Dunbar, International Journal of Health Care Technology and Management (2001).
"Beyond the Hype: A Taxonomy of Business Models for E-Health Commerce," S. T. Parente, Health Affairs (November-December 2000).
"The Impact of Subsidizing Medicare Copayments and Deductibles for Low-Income Elderly on Medical Care Use: The Case of Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries," S. T. Parente and W. Evans, Health Care Financing Review (Winter 1998).
"Profiling Medicare Beneficiary Resource Use by Primary Care Practices: Implications for a Managed Medicare," S. T. Parente, J. Weiner, D. Garnick, J. Fowles, A. Lawthers, and R. Palmer, Health Care Financing Review (Summer 1996).
"Potential Savings form Using Information Technology Applications in Health Care in the United States," P. Neumann, S. T. Parente, and L. Paramore, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (1996).
"Developing a Quality Improvement Database Using Health Insurance Data: A Guided Tour with Application to Medicare''s National Claims History File," S. T. Parente, J. P. Weiner, D. Garnick, T. Richards, J. Fowles, A. Lawthers, P. Chandler, and R. H. Palmer, Journal of American Medical Quality (November 1995).
"Variation in Office-Based Quality: A Profile of Care Provided to Medicare Patients with Diabetes," J. Weiner, S. T. Parente, D. Garnick, J. Fowles, A. Lawthers, and R. Palmer, Journal of the American Medical Association (May 1995).
"Focus on Quality: Profiling Physicians'' Practice Patterns," D. Garnick, J. Fowles, A. Lawthers, J. Weiner, S. T. Parente, and R. H. Palmer, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (July 1994).
"Priority Setting in Medical Technology and Medical Practice Assessment," C. Phelps and S. T. Parente, Medical Care (August 1990).