Eric Wadsworth

Current Research Topics

• Cost measurement and cost reduction in health care
• Impact of quality improvement and other care management initiatives on financial results of healthcare system

Professional Activities

Academic positions

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2011-present
• Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, 2010-present
• Research Associate, The Office of Professional Education & Outreach at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, 2007-Present
• Associate Professor of Business Administration, Colby-Sawyer College, 2001-07

Nonacademic positions

• Chief Financial Officer, Dartmouth Medical School, 1990-2001
• Certified Public Accountant in public practice, 1984-1990

Selected Publications

• With S. Rauh and W. Weeks, “The Unintended Consequences of Bundled Payments,” The Annals of Internal Medicine, 2013
• With S. Rauh, W. Weeks, and J. Weinstein, “The Savings Illusion, Why Clinical Quality Improvement Fails to Deliver Bottom-Line Results,” The New England Journal of Medicine, 2012
• With M. Palmeri, K. Pipas, and M. Zubkoff, “The Economic Impact of a Primary Care Career: A Harsh Reality for Medical Students and the Nation,” The Journal of Academic Medicine, 2010
• With W. Nelson, “The Ethical Basis for Creating Accountable Care Organizations,” Healthcare Executive, 2010
• With S. Rauh and W. Weeks, “The Fixed Cost Dilemma–What Counts When Counting Cost Reduction Efforts,” The Healthcare Financial Management Journal, 2010
• With S. Rauh and E. White, “Quality as a Business Strategy,” the Institute for Health Care Improvement, 2006