Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH
Title
Director, Child Policy Research Center
Appointment
Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
lisa.simpson@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2781
Bio
Prior to coming to Cincinnati Children's, Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, was the ACH Guild Endowed Chair in Child Health Policy and Professor of Pediatrics, Nursing and Public Health at the University of South Florida. She also serves as the National Director for Child Health Policy for the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality and serves as an elected member on the board of directors of two national professional associations, AcademyHealth and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association. She also serves on numerous national and state advisory groups.
Dr. Simpson served as the Deputy Director at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from 1996-2002. During her seven years as AHRQ's Deputy Director, she worked on shaping the transition of the Agency from AHCPR to AHRQ helping to manage periods of serious budget cuts (1996) as well as budget growth (1997-2001). She also spearheaded initiatives to increase the quality and quantity of child health services research sponsored by the Agency.
Credentials
MB, BCh, BAO, BA: Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
MPH: University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Public Health
Postgraduate training and fellowships:
- Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Institute for Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Grants and Contracts
2007 Project Director, Policy Arm of NICHQ National Childhood Obesity Action Network, Nemours, March 2007-June, 2008
2007 Principal Investigator, Informing Policy Choices in Children’s Healthcare Quality, Commonwealth Fund Grant #, 3/07-10/07
2006 Co-Investigator, Camp Boggy Creek Needs Assessment, Camp Boggy Creek. 8/06 – 10/06.
2006 Principal Investigator, Florida Improvement Network for Kids (FINK). Blue Foundation. 7/06 – 6/08.
2006 Co-Investigator, Promoting Quality of Care for Publicly Insured Children, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Grant to NICHQ # R13 HS016360-01, 7/06 – 2/07.
2006 Principal and Chair, Policy Sub-Committee, Accelerating Improvement in Childhood Obesity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grant to NICHQ $500,000, 1/10/06 – 3/31/07.
2006 Co-Investigator. Florida Patient Safety Corporation. Contract # 6410-1007-00, 1/06 – 6/06.
2006 Co-Investigator & Clinical and Outcomes Lead, Tampa Bay Regional Health Information Exchange, Tampa Bay Partnership, Agency for Health Care Administration, Contract #, 1/06 – 6/06.
Publications, Most Recent
Fairbrother G & Simpson LA. It is time! Accelerating the use of child health information systems to improve child health care. Accepted, Pediatrics August, 2008
Menachemi N, Brooks RG, Schwallenstocker E, Simpson LA. The use of health information technologies by children’s hospitals in the U.S. Accepted, Pediatrics August, 2008
Menachemi N, Struchen-Shellhorn W, Brooks RG, Simpson LA. Pay for performance programs’ influence on IT use among child health providers: the devil is in the details. Accepted, Pediatrics August, 2008
Schwalenstocker E, Bisarya H, Lawless ST, Simpson LA, Throop C. Closing the Gap in Children's Quality Measures: A Collaborative Model. Fall, 2008, Journal of Healthcare Quality.
Sinpson LA, Marshall R. Getting Needed Evidence: A Recent Report from the Institute of Medicine. Ambulatory Pediatrics,2008;8(3):147-9.
Owens PL, Zodet MW, Dougherty D, McCormick MC, Simpson LA,. Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures in Emergency Departments for Injury. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2008;8:219-240..
American Academy of Pediatrics Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management, Shiffman RN, Marcuse EK, Moyer VA, Neuspiel DR, Hodgson ES, Glade G, Harbaugh N Jr, Miller MR, Sevilla X, Simpson L, Takata G. Toward transparent clinical policies. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):643-6.
Pracht EE, Tepas JJ 3rd, Langland-Orban B, Simpson L, Pieper P, Flint LM. Do pediatric patients with trauma in Florida have reduced mortality rates when treated in designated trauma centers?J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):212-21.
American Academy of Pediatrics Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Hodgson ES, Simpson L, Lannon CM. Principles for the development and use of quality measures. Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):411-8.
Straub DM, Gilmore K, Simpson L, Luther S, Diamond F. A teen weight control program. Journal of Adolescent Health, February, 2008
Smith RB, Cheung R, Owens P, Wilson RM, Simpson L. Medicaid markets and pediatric patient safety in hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2007 Oct;42(5):1981-98.
Diamond F, Straub D, Luther S, Simpson L, Krieger S, Gilmore K. Final Report To The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention For Grant Number: R01 DP000219-01. KidShapers: Weight Management and Fitness for Families, March 2007
Simpson L, Fairbrother G, Hale S, and Homer C, Reauthorizing SCHIP: Opportunities for Promoting Effective Health Coverage and High-Quality Care for Children and Adolescents, The Commonwealth Fund, August 2007
Menachemi, N., Brooks, R., Simpson, L. (2007). The Relationship between Pediatric Volume & Information Technology Adoption in Hospitals. Qual Manag Health Care. 2007 Apr-Jun;16(2):146-52.
Homer C, Simpson L. Childhood Obesity: What does healthcare policy have to do with it?Health Affairs Vol. 26(2):441-444, 2007.
Simpson L & Dougherty, D. The Future of Policy and Research, in Sobo, E. & P. Kurtin, eds. Optimizing Care for Young Children with Special Health Care Needs: Knowledge and Strategies for Navigating the System. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing. January 2007
Simpson L, Dougherty D, Krause D, Ku CM, Perrin JM. Measuring Children’s Healthcare Quality. Am J Med Qual. 2007 Mar-Apr;22(2):80-4.
Best D, Moss DA, Winickoff JP and Simpson L (Chair, the Standing Committee on Public Policy and Advocacy). Ambulatory Pediatric Association Policy on Tobacco. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2006 Nov-Dec; Vol. 6(6):332-336.
Dougherty D; Simpson L, MB, McCormick MC. Rural Areas and Children’s Health Care Coverage, Use, Expenditures, and Quality: Policy Implications. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2006 (Sept/Oct); Vol. 6(5): 241-264.
Chevarley FM, Owens PL, Zodet MW, Simpson L, McCormick, MC. Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by a County Level of Urban Influence. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2006 (Sept/Oct); Vol 6(5):265-267.
Menachemi N, Ettel DL, Brooks RG, Simpson L,. Charting the use of electronic health records and other information technologies among child health providers. BMC Pediatrics July 2006; 6:21. Available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/6/21.
Bethell C, Simpson L, Read D, Sobo EJ, Vitucci J, Latzke B, Hedges S, Kurtin PS.
Communication And The Quality And Safety Of Hospital Care For Children From Spanish Speaking Limited English Proficiency Families, Journal of Healthcare Quality. May-June 2006, W2-26. Available at http://www.nahq.org/journal/online/pdf/mayjune2006.pdf.
Simpson L. Are Our Teenagers Safe… From Us? Journal of Adolescent Health, J Adolesc Health, 2006; 38:1-4.
Presentations, Most Recent
Health Policy: Creating change through research and getting involved, APA Workshop, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference, May, 2008, Honolulu, HI
Models of Coverage and Care, American Heart Association Invitational Childhood Obesity Research Conference, December, 2007, Arlington, VA
Child Health Policy Research: Data & Research Opportunities, Health Policy Institute of Ohio Data and Research Conference, December, 2007, Columbus, OH
Children’s Healthcare Quality: Promoting State Action, Voices for America’s Children, December, 2007, Washington, DC
Children’s Healthcare Quality: The Role of Public Purchasers, Medicaid Medical Directors Learning Network, November, 2007, Chicago, IL
Evidence Based Health Care: The Role of Policy, Practicing Evidence Based Pediatric Care, October, 2007, Cincinnati, OH
Pediatricians, Public Policy, and the Public’s Health, Annual Meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, September, 2007, Newark, OH
Quality Measurement Update, Institute of Medicine Workshop, Washington, DC, August, 2007
Addressing Child Health and Healthcare Quality: A Changing Policy Landscape. Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati, July, 2007, Cincinnati, OH
Health Care Costs: The Road Less Traveled? Health Policy Forum, Health Policy Institute of Ohio, June, 2007, Columbus, OH
Quality and Safety of Care: The Role of Culturally & Linguistically Competent Care AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, June, 2007, Orlando, FL
Childhood Obesity: What does healthcare policy have to do with it? Cincinnati Obesity Collaborative, May, 2007, Cincinnati, OH
Health Care for Immigrant Children, Public Policy Plenary, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference, May, 2007, Toronto, Canada
Quality Improvement & Medical Informatics, Medical Informatics Special Interest Group Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference, May, 2007, Toronto, Canada
Children’s Health Care Quality: Time to Grow Up? National Health Policy Forum, April, 2007, Washington, DC
Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity – Policies in Schools, Communities, and Health Care. Nemours Health & Prevention Services, (NHPS), The Second Annual Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion presenter, October, 2006.
Improving Health Care for All: Culturally-Competent Care. Luncheon Keynote Speaker, The 100th Grant Symposium: Celebrating Innovation, Excellence and Renewal. The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, June 2, 2006.
System Strategies to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care Visiting Professor, The Dr. Potter Distinguished Lecture, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, March 28, 2006, Patterson, NJ.
Quality, Patient Safety and Hospital Care for Latino Children: Addressing Parent and Provider Communication Challenges Fifth Annual Forum for Improving Children's Health Care, March 17, 2006, Orlando, FL.
The National Health Information Network: Progress & Impact on Children's Health Care. National Health Policy Conference, February 7, 2006, Washington, DC.
Child Health Information Technology: Update on Activities & Focus on Asthma. Pinellas County Health Department Regional Health Information Organization Advisory Board, January 31, 2006, St. Petersburg, FL.
Child Health Information Technology: Progress through Collaboration. Plenary Chair and presentation at the eHI Southern Regional Health Information Exchange Summit, January 18, 2006, Tampa, FL.
Quality Measurement: A Look at Medicare and Medicaid Lessons Learned for Children. Plenary Chair and presentation at Medicaid Matters conference, sponsored by the National Association for Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, January 13, 2006, Philadelphia, PA.
Child Health Information Technology: Progress through Collaboration. Second HIT Summit convened by eHI, September 9, 2006, Washington, DC.
Linking Electronic PHRs and Education Programs to Improve Asthma Care for Florida's Children. Florida Governor's Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board, June 5, 2006, Tallahassee, FL.
Professional Organization Memberships
Abstracts
Simpson L, Bethell C, Read D, Cooper J, Homer C. Within and Across State Variation in Childhood Obesity Disparities (Abstract #: 37) Poster presentation at AcademyHealth, Annual Research Meeting, Washington, DC, June, 2008.
Menachemi N, Schwallenstocker E, Simpson L, The Use of Health Information Technologies by Children’s Hospitals in the U.S. (Abstract #: 753200). Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2008 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, May, 2008.
Schucter J, Fairbrother G, Simpson L. Never Events in Pediatric Care; Results from the Code 15 Reporting System in Florida (Abstract #: 751944). Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2008 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, May, 2008.
Simpson L, Bethell C, Read D, Cooper J, Homer C. Within and Across State Variation in Childhood Obesity Disparities (Abstract #: 752923) Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies 2008 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, May, 2008.
Ettel DL, Simpson L, Mejias A, Penton, Mamdani N. High School Students' Utilization of and Confidence and Trust in Web Based Health Information. Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Society's Annual Conference (Abstract #4475.7), Honolulu, HI, May 2008.
Straub DM, Gilmore K, Krieger S, Simpson L, Diamond F. What do adolescents want in a weight management program? University of South Florida, Tampa and All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. Journal of Adolescent Health, February, 2007.
Struchen-Shellhorn W, Perrin K, Simpson L, Kromrey J, Graven S, & Mahan C. How can WIC and home visitation programs help improve pediatric health care utilization patterns. National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 7/2006.
Struchen-Shellhorn W, Perrin K, Simpson L, Kromrey J, Graven S, & Mahan C. Maternal interaction style, reported experiences of care and pediatric health care utilization. Accepted: 134 Annual American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2006.
Struchen-Shellhorn W, Perrin K, Simpson L, Kromrey J, Graven S, & Mahan C. Why Are There Differences in Pediatric Health Care Utilization Patterns and How Might They Be Improved? Annual Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, Providence, RI, August, 2006.
Struchen-Shellhorn W, Simpson L & Menachemi N. Which Child Health Providers and Provider Offices Are the First to Adopt the Use of Electronic Health Records and Why? Florida Public Health Association Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, August, 2006.
Lee, J, Cheung, R, Liller, K, Pracht E, Orban B, & Simpson L. Inpatient Deaths During Childhood Injury-Related Hospitalizations: Trends and Variations by Payer Status, Florida 1998-2002 (Abstract #: 753033). Poster presentation at AcademyHealth 2006 Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, June, 2006.
Lee, J, Cheung, R, Liller, K, Pracht E, Orban B, & Simpson L. Inpatient Deaths during Childhood Injury-Related Hospitalizations: Trends and Variations by Payer Status, Florida 1998-2002. Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract # 75033), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Simpson LA, Ettel DE, Menachemi N. Office Based Capabilities To Support Quality of Care. Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #5510.31), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Ettel DE, Simpson LA, Menachemi N. An Analysis of Barriers to EHR Adoption Among Physicians Serving Children in Florida. Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #5510.44), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Menachemi N, Ettel DE, Simpson LA. Growth Charting the Use of Electronic Health Records and Other Information Technologies Among Child Health Providers. Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #5510.45), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Ettel GL, Briggs JC, Thoenes MM, Travis JN, Ettel DE, Simpson LA, Cerio MA. An Analysis of High School Students Knowledge and Utilization of Health Information Technology (HIT) Applications: Written by Kids, About Kids with Support from "Big" Kids. Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #201), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Simpson LA, Ettel DE, Menachemi N. Is Pay for Performance Affecting Child Health Care? Poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #269), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Smith RB, Owens P, Sedman A, Wilson RM, Simpson LA. The Impact of State Medicaid Policy on Pediatric Patient Safety in Hospitals. Platform presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Conference (Abstract #271), San Francisco, CA, May, 2006.
Lee, J., Cheung, R., Liller, K., Pracht, E., Orban, B, & Simpson, L. Childhood Injury-Related Hospitalizations, Florida 2002. Poster presentation at the 20th Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society, Memphis, TN, February, 2006
Lee J, Cheung R, Liller K, Pracht E, Orban B, Simpson L, Childhood Injury-Related Hospitalizations, Florida 2002. Poster presented at USF research day 2006 (Winner of two awards at that event)
Books
Simpson L, Alendy C, Cooper J, Murphy CG. Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Policy. Report to the Second National Childhood Obesity Congress. National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality,
Cambridge, MA, 2008. Available at http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/assets/0/78/1067/1395/1833/1835/1849/1853/25d0bc47-60da-49e4-b626-89cb87de49b9.pdf
Simpson L, Bethell C, Read D, Cooper J, Besl J. Childhood Obesity: A Summary of the States. National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality, Cambridge, MA, 2008. Available at http://www.childhealthdata.org/content/ObesityReportCards.aspx
