Min Tao, PhD
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Biography:
Position:
Assistant Professor
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Public Health Focus/Interests:
Dr. Tao is an epidemiologist with 15+ years’ experiences working in public health agency and healthcare industry. She has strong interests in chronic disease control and prevention, health policy and healthcare data analytics.
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition, 2005
Cornell University, Ithaca, NYPublic Health Courses Taught:
PH 889: Applied Epidemiologic Methods for Public Health Practitioners
Professional Experience/Expertise:
Population health management
Healthcare data analytics
Program evaluation
Nutrition and chronic disease epidemiology
Professional Activities or Current Research:
Dr. Tao currently provides analytics consulting to physician practices, health systems, hospitals and accountable care organizations (ACOs). The US healthcare system is shifting away from traditional fee-for-service model to value-based healthcare. Dr. Tao is focusing on analytics as an enabler for providers to achieve success in this transformation journey.
Recent Publications, Presentations:
Chang H, Chung H, Tao M, Luo Z, Holtrop JS. A comparison of Care Management Delivery Models on the Trajectories of Medical Costs among Patients with Chronic Diseases: Four-year Follow-up Results. Health Serv Outcomes Res Method (2016) 16: 234
Luo Z, Chen Q, Annis AM, Piatt G, Green LA, Tao M, Holtrop JS. A Comparison of Health Plan- and Provider-Delivered Chronic Care Management Models on Patient Clinical Outcomes. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Mar 7.
Emeott AA, Tao M, Chang H-C, Luo Z, Holtrop JS. Comparison of Provider and Plan-based Targeting Strategies for Disease Management. Am J Manag Care.2015 May;21(5):344-51.
Tao M, Rangarajan K, Paustian ML, Wasilevich EA, El Reda DK. Dialing in: effect of telephonic wellness coaching on weight loss. Am J Manag Care. 2014 Feb;20(2):e35-42
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