Stephen Davidson

Stephen M. Davidson is a Professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Previously, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. For more than 40 years, he has studied public policy and management, mostly in relation to the health care system. His research has focused on the effects of public policy on Medicaid and Medicare, health insurance, quality of care, health information technology, access to and cost of care, community health centers, management of health care organizations, and related topics. He is the author or co-author of 7 books and numerous articles. Davidson is a graduate of Swarthmore College and has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

Education

• PhD, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, 1974
• MSW, University of Maryland School of Social Work, 1966
• BA, Swarthmore College, 1961

Professional Experience

• 1985 - present: Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, MA
  • Professor (since 1999)
  • Associate Professor (1985 – 1999)
  • Director, Health Care Management Program (1985 – 1990)
• Spring 2005: Visiting Professor, Shantou University, Shantou, China
• 1990 – 2007: Director of Research, John Snow, Inc. (JSI), Boston, MA
• 1981 - 1985: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  • Associate Professor. Program in Hospital and Health Services Management, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management; and Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, The Medical School.
  • Member, Center for Health Services and Policy Research.
• 1982: Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts Visiting Lecturer on Health Policy.
• 1980 - 1981: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  Visiting Scholar. Center for Health Services and Policy Research.
• 1971 - 1981: University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Assistant Professor. School of Social Service Administration.
  • Research Associate. Pritzker School of Medicine.
  • Research Associate. Center for Health Administration Studies.
  • Instructor. School of Social Service Administration.
• 1967 - 1969: Special Assistant to the Director of Community Services and Program Analyst, Community Progress, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut
• 1966 - 1967: Anne Arundel County Economic Opportunity Committee. Annapolis, MD Assistant Director
• 1963 - 1964: Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency, Baltimore, MD Community Organization Advisor

Selected Publications

• Davidson, S. (2016). "Passage and Implementation of the Affordable Care Act", Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 41 (2), 301-310
• Davidson, S., Durkin, S., Subburamu, S. (2016). "Universal Health Care Identifiers: The Challenge of Linking Medical Records", Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 39 (1), 53-62
• Davidson, S. (2014). "Health Care in America", New York Times
• Davidson, S. (2013). "Assessing the Affordable Care Act: Don't Forget the Context!", Huffington Post
• Davidson, S. (2013). "It's Maddening", Huffington Post
• Davidson, S. (2013). "A New Era in U. S. Health Care: Critical Next Steps Under the Affordable Care Act.", Stanford University Press
• Davidson, S. (2013). "Open Questions Concerning Influences on Clinical Decisions", Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 36 (2), 88-107
• Davidson, S. (2013). "The Future of Medicare. (The Sunday Dialogue.)", New York Times
• Davidson, S. (2012). "GOP governors a backstop against Obamacare?", Politico: The Arena
• Davidson, S., Heineke, J. (2007). "Toward an effective strategy for the diffusion and use of clinical information systems", Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 14 (3), 361-367
• Davidson, S., Restuccia, J. (1998). "Competition and quality among managed care plans in the USA", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE, 10 (5), 411-419