Henry Glick

Henry Glick
  • Professor of Medicine

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Links: Personal Website

Research

  • Monica Ferguson, Judith Long, Jingsan Zhu, Dylan Small, Brittany Lawson, Henry Glick, Marilyn Schapira (2015), Low Health Literacy Predicts Misperceptions of Diabetes Control in Patients With Persistently Elevated A1C, The Diabetes Educator, 41 (3), pp. 309-319.
  • Kevin Volpp, AB Troxel, Mark V. Pauly, Henry Glick, Andrea Puig, David A. Asch, R Galvin, J Zhu, F Wan, J DeGuzman, E Corbett, J Weiner, J Audrain-McGovern (2009), A Randomized Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation, The New England Journal of Medicine, 360:699-709. Abstract

    Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States, accounting for approximately 438,000 deaths each year.1 Seventy percent of smokers report that they want to quit,2 but annually only 2 to 3% of smokers succeed. 3,4 Although smoking-cessation programs and pharmacologic therapies have been associated with higher rates of cessation, rates of participation in such programs and use of such therapies are low.5,6
    Work sites offer a promising venue for encouraging smoking cessation because employers are likely to bear many of the excess health care costs and productivity losses that are due to missed work among smokers. In addition, existing channels of communication can be used to reach smokers and reinforce healthful behavior choices. Previous studies have shown that providing smokers with financial incentives to stop smoking increases enrollment in smoking-cessation programs and short-term cessation rates,7-10 but the studies have not shown significant increases in long-term cessation rates. Similarly, studies of financial-incentive programs in work settings have not shown significant differences in long-term cessation rates,11 though the studies generally were limited by small sample sizes and weak financial incentives.
    In this randomized, controlled trial involving employees at a large, multinational company based in the United States, we tested the effectiveness of a financial incentive of up to $750 in improving long-term rates of smoking cessation.

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Past Courses

  • EPID5500 - Clin Econ & Dec Mkg

    This course focuses on the application of decision analysis and economic analysis to clinical and policy research. It provides an introduction to the general tools for decision analysis, including decision trees and Markov models, assessment of costs and patient preferences, and assessment of cost-effectiveness. Special emphasis is placed on second-order Monte Carlo analysis and its use in the construction of measures of sampling uncertainty for cost-effectiveness analysis. Seminars will include didactic material, practical exercises that include problem solving, critically analyzing published articles and learning to use computer software that facilitates decision and economic analyses.

  • HCMG9010 - Proseminar in He

    This course will cover empirical methods used in economics research with an emphasis on applications in health care and public economics. The methods covered include linear regression, matching, panel data models, instumental variables, regression discontinuity, bunching, qualitative and limited dependent variable models, count data, quantile regressions, and duration models. the discussion will be a mix of theory and application, with emphasis on the latter. The readings consist of a blend of classic and recent methodological and empirical papers in economics. Course requirements include several problem sets, paper presentations, an econometric analysis project and a final exam. The course is open to doctoral students from departments other than Health Care Management with permission from the instructor.

  • HPR5500 - Clin Econ & Dec Mkg

    This course focuses on the application of decision analysis and economic analysis to clinical and policy research. It provides an introduction to the general tools for decision analysis, including decision trees and Markov models, assessment of costs and patient preferences, and assessment of cost-effectiveness. Special emphasis is placed on second-order Monte Carlo analysis and its use in the construction of measures of sampling uncertainty for cost-effectiveness analysis. Seminars will include didactic material, practical exercises that include problem solving, critically analyzing published articles and learning to use computer software that facilitates decision and economic analyses.

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Monica Ferguson, Judith Long, Jingsan Zhu, Dylan Small, Brittany Lawson, Henry Glick, Marilyn Schapira (2015), Low Health Literacy Predicts Misperceptions of Diabetes Control in Patients With Persistently Elevated A1C, The Diabetes Educator, 41 (3), pp. 309-319.
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