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| Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH is Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, with clinical, teaching, and research responsibilities in family medicine and health policy. Her principal research interests lie at the intersection of social policy and clinical quality, particularly with respect to low-income populations and primary care. She has received a Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Rittenhouse is Principal Investigator for the University of California Medi-Cal Provider Study, a project designed to analyze the sustainability of the network of physician organizations and health care clinics that provide primary care to Medicaid beneficiaries in California, and the efforts by these organizations to improve quality and accessibility of care. She has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics ranging from trends in the use of prenatal care attributable to changes in Medicaid policy; influences on medical students’ choice to pursue primary care careers; predicting physician supply; measurement and reporting of health care quality; and innovations in primary care delivery. Dr. Rittenhouse serves as Chair of the Working Group on Curriculum in Health Care Systems and Health Policy at UC San Francisco, responsible for the development and integration of a new comprehensive 4-year health policy curriculum for the medical school.
Dr. Rittenhouse received her MD from the University of California, Davis, and her MPH with an emphasis in health policy and management from the University of California, Berkeley. |
- Rittenhouse DR , Robinson JC. Medicaid Managed Care: Determining Predictors of Provider Organizations’ Use of Organized Processes to Improve Care. In preparation.
- Rittenhouse DR , Grumbach K, O’Neil EH, Dower C, Bindman A. Physician Organization and Care Management in California: From Cottage to Kaiser. In Press: Health Affairs, November/December 2004.
- Rittenhouse DR , Mertz E, Keane D, Grumbach K. No Exit: An Evaluation of Measures of Physician Attrition. In Press: Health Services Research, October 2004.
- Hill-Sakurai LE, Schillinger E, Rittenhouse DR, Fahrenbach R, Hudes ES, LeBaron S, Shore WB, Hearst N. Do required preclinical courses with Family Physicians Encourage Interest In Family Medicine? Family Medicine. 2003 Sep;35(8):579-584.
- Rittenhouse DR , Marchi K, Braveman P. Improvements in Prenatal Care Utilization and Insurance Coverage in California: An Unsung Public Health Victory. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2003;7(2):75-86.
- Murray M, Bodenheimer T, Rittenhouse D, Grumbach K. Improving Timely Access to Primary Care: Case Studies of the “Advanced Access” Model. JAMA. 2003; 289(8):1042-1046.
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- Rittenhouse DR , Robinson JC. Improving Quality in Medicaid: Care Management for Chronic Illness and Preventive Care. Panel presentation: North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL Oct 2004.
- Rittenhouse DR , Robinson JC. Medicaid Managed Care: Determining Predictors of Provider Organizations’ Use of Organized Processes to Improve Care. Panel presentation: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2004, San Diego, CA, 6/7/04.
- Resneck J Jr, Rittenhouse D, Adler J. Integrating a 4-year Health Policy Theme into a Medical School Curriculum. Poster presentation: 2004 American Association of Medical Colleges Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting. Pacific Grove, CA 4/27/04.
- Robinson JC, Rittenhouse DR. Economic Challenges and Clinical Initiatives in Physician Organizations Serving Medi-Cal. U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management Research Seminar. Berkeley, CA 4/20/04.
- Rittenhouse DR . Clinical Initiatives in Physician Organizations and Community Clinics Serving Medi-Cal. The Impact of Medi-Cal Cuts on Medical Providers: Doctors, Hospitals, and Clinics: A California Policy Research Center Policy Briefing. Sacramento, CA. 4/14/04.
- Cooke M, Novotny T, Chen C, Jain S, Adams V, Nagappan R, Lowenstein D, Lane N, Rittenhouse D, Resneck J, Adler J, Bodenheimer T, Loeser H. UCSF’s Areas of Concentration Program. Poster presentation: Innovations in Medical Education Program, American Academy of Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, 11/9/03, Washington D.C.
- Rittenhouse D, Grumbach K. An External View of Trends Affecting Medicine and Health Care in the Next Decade.” Presentation on panel of invited experts: American Association of Medical Society Executives, Summit of Thought Leaders, 9/12/03, Washington, D.C.
- Rittenhouse D, Grumbach K. Invited speaker: California Family Physicians, Managed Care, and Physician Organization: From Cottage to Kaiser. California Academy of Family Physicians, Board of Directors Strategic Planning Retreat, 7/12/03, Oakland, CA.
- Keane D, Grumbach K, Rittenhouse D, Dower C, Bindman A, Mutha S, Yoon J, and Huen W. Physicians rate managed care; lessons for public health. Poster presentation: The 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, SFO, CA, 11/17/03 (presented by: Mr. Keane).
- Rittenhouse D, Grumbach K, O’Neil E, Dower C, Bindman A. Trends in Physician Organization and Managed Care Participation, California 1996-2001. Panel presentation: AcademyHealth Annual Meeting 2003, Nashville, TN, 6/28/03.
- Rittenhouse D, Grumbach K, O’Neil E, Dower C, Bindman A. Physician Organization and Primary Care in California: From Cottage to Kaiser. Podium presentation: San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care Research Symposium 2003, SFO, CA, 5/7/03.
- Rittenhouse D, Robinson J. Challenges facing physician groups under Medi-Cal HMOs. Presentation to the Medi-Cal Managed Care Committee, California Association of Physician Groups, Los Angeles, CA, 2/4/03.
- Grumbach K, Rittenhouse D. Doctors on the fault line: intention to leave practice in California. Panel presentation, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 6/25/02. (presented by: Drs. Grumbach and Rittenhouse).
- Rittenhouse D, Marchi K, Braveman P. Improvements in Prenatal Care Utilization and Insurance Coverage in California: An Unsung Public Health Victory? Poster presentation, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 6/23/02.
- Hill-Sakurai L, Fahrenbach R, LeBaron S, Sid Hudes E, Rittenhouse D, Schillinger E, Shore W, Hearst N. Feedback to Medical Students Regarding Family Medicine as a Specialty. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, May 2002. (presented by: Dr. Hill-Sakurai).
- Rittenhouse D, Bae R, Dudley A. Creating a Hospital Quality Reporting System for California: Obstacles and Opportunities. Poster presentation, North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 10/15/01.
- Rittenhouse D, Bae R, Dudley A. Designing a Strategy for Public Reporting of Hospital Quality in California. Poster presentation, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 6/12/01.
- Rittenhouse D, Marchi K, Braveman P. Prenatal Care Utilization and Coverage in California: Narrowing the Gaps. Podium presentation, National Research Service Award Trainees Research Conference, Atlanta, 6/9/01.
- Rittenhouse, D. Research in Progress – presentation to Institute for Health Policy Studies Fellowship Seminar, UCSF, 2/12/01.
- Dudley A, Rittenhouse D, Bae R Creating a Statewide Hospital Reporting System. Presentation of research findings to expert panel of reviewers convened by the California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, 1/25/01.
- Rittenhouse D. Current Research on Access and Quality. Presentation to Family Medicine Research Fellowship Seminar, UCSF, 1/12/01.
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| Pending Research Support |
| 9/30/04 - 3/31/06 |
Health Resources and Services Administration
$240,000
Assessing the Impact of Titles VII and VIII - Funded Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing
Role: Principal Investigator |
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| Ongoing Research Support |
| 7/01/04 - 6/30/08 |
Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program.
$300,000.
Improving Quality in Medicaid: Care Management for Chronic Illness and Preventive Care.
Role: Principal Investigator
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| Jul 04 - Jun 05 |
Principle Investigator.
Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Curricular Innovations Funding.
Project title: Integration of Health Policy into the Medical School Curriculum: Theme and Area of Concentration |
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| Recently Completed Research Support |
| 2/2/04 - 6/20/04 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Sub award from U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health.
$25,747
National Study of Physician Organizations and Management of Chronic Illness
Role: Co-Investigator |
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| 9/01/02 – 6/30/04 |
California HealthCare Foundation,
$281,877.00
Medicaid and Physician Organizations in California: Financial Stability and Practice Innovations
Role: Principal Investigator
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