EDUCATION

• PhD (Health Policy and Administration -- Health Economics), 2003, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• AM (Economics), 1992, University of Pennsylvania
• MS (Urban and Regional Planning), 1990, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BA (Political Science/German), 1987, University of Wisconsin-Madison

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• health economics
• long-term care
• effects of financing and market structure on quality of care
• Medicare and Medicaid policy
• health workforce issues

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Navathe A, Press MJ, Volpp KG, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Chen W, Lindrooth RC. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Hospital Service-Line Profitability on the Likelihood of Readmission. Forthcoming, Medical Care Research and Review.


• Werner RM, Norton EC, Konetzka RT, Polsky D. Do consumers respond to publicly reported quality information? Evidence from nursing homes. Journal of Health Economics 2012 Jan 10;31(1):50-61.


• Werner RM, Konetzka RT,, Stuart E, Polsky D. Changes in patient sorting to nursing homes under public reporting:  Improved patient matching or provider gaming? Health Services Research, 2011 Apr;46(2):555-71.


• Park J, Konetzka RT, Werner RM. Performing Well on Nursing Home Report Cards: Does It Pay Off? Health Services Research. 2011 Apr;46(2):531-54.


• Konetzka RT, Luo Y. Explaining lapse in long-term care insurance markets. Health Economics. 2010 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print].


• Hinami K, Whelan CT, Konetzka RT, Edelson DP, Casalino LP, Meltzer DO. Effects of provider characteristics on care coordination under comanagement.  Journal of Hospital Medicine.  2010 Nov-Dec;5(9):508-13.


• Konetzka RT, Werner RM.  Applying Market-Based Reforms to Long-Term Care.  Health Affairs, 2010 Jan-Feb;29(1):74-80.


• Werner RM, Konetzka RT.  Advancing Nursing Home Quality Through Quality Improvement Itself.  Health Affairs, 2010 Jan-Feb;29(1):81-6.


• Werner RM, Konetzka RT, Liang K.  State Adoption of Nursing Home Pay for Performance.  Medical Care Research and Review, 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print].


• Konetzka RT.  Do Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes Provide Better Quality?  Invited editorial, British Medical Journal, 2009 Aug 4;339:b2683.


• Werner RM, Konetzka RT, Stuart EA, Norton EC, Polsky D, Park J. Impact of Public Reporting on Quality of Post-Acute Care. Health Services Research, 2009 Aug;44(4):1169-87.


• Konetzka RT, Werner RM.  Disparities in Long-Term Care: Building Equity into Market-Based Reforms.  Medical Care Research and Review, 2009 Oct;66(5):491-521.


• Werner RM, Konetzka RT, Kruse GB.  The Impact of Public Reporting on Unreported Quality of Care.  Health Services Research, 2009 Apr;44(2 Pt 1):379-98.


• Konetzka RT, Stearns SC, Park J. The Staffing-Outcomes Relationship in Nursing Homes. Health Services Research 2008 Jun;43(3):1025-42.


• Sochalski J, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp KG. Will Raising Nurse Staffing Levels Lead to Better Patient Outcomes? Medical Care 2008 Jun;46(6):606-13.


• Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Sochalski J, Volpp KG. Managed Care and Hospital Cost Containment. Inquiry 2008 Spring;45(1):98-111.


• Conway PH, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp KG, Sochalski J. Nurse Staffing Ratios: Trends and Policy Implications for Hospitalists and the Safety Net. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2008 May;3(3):193-9.


• Konetzka RT, Spector W, Limcangco MR. Reducing Hospitalizations from Long-Term Care Settings. Medical Care Research and Review 2008 Feb;65(1):40-66. Epub 2007 Sep 25.


• Casalino LP, Alexander GC, Jin L, Konetzka RT. General Internists’ Views On Pay for Performance and On Public Reporting of Quality Scores: A National Survey. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2007 Mar-Apr;26(2):492-9.


• Konetzka RT, Norton EC, Stearns SC. Medicare Payment Changes and Nursing Home Quality: Effects on Long-Stay Residents. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics 2006 Sep;6(3):173-89. Epub 2006 Oct 3.


• Konetzka RT, Norton EC, Sloane PD, Kilpatrick KE, Stearns SC. Medicare Prospective Payment and Quality of Care for Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents. Medical Care 2006 Mar;44(3):270-6.


• Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp K. Did recent changes in Medicare reimbursement hit teaching hospitals harder? Academic Medicine 2005 80(11).


• Volpp KG, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Parsons L, Peterson E. The Effect of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement on Process and Outcome of Care for AMI Patients. Circulation 2005 Oct 11;112(15):2268-75.


• Konetzka RT, Stearns SC, Konrad TR, Magaziner J, Zimmerman SS. Personal Care Aide Turnover in Residential Care: Ownership, Economic, and Environmental Factors. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2005 24: 87-107.


• Konetzka RT, Spector WD, Shaffer T. Effects of Nursing Home Ownership Type and Resident Payer Source on Hospitalization for Suspected Pneumonia. Medical Care 2004, 42(10):1001-1008.


• Konetzka RT, Yi D, Norton EC, Kilpatrick KE. Effects of Medicare Payment Changes on Nursing Home Staffing and Deficiencies. Health Services Research 2004, 39(3):463-88.

MAJOR COURSES

• HSTD 38400 Advanced Topics in Health Economics - Winter 2011 syllabus  
• HSTD 35300 - Aging and Health Policy - Spring 2010 syllabus
• HSTD 35100 - Health Services Research Methods - Spring 2011 syllabus