Positions

Overview

  • Robert Weech-Maldonado, MBA, PhD was appointed to the L.R. Jordan Endowed Chair in Health Administration in 2008 by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. He is a Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration. Dr. Weech-Maldonado is a national authority in health disparities, cultural competency tools for healthcare organizations, racial and ethnic differences in patient experiences with care, and long-term care. Imparting this expertise to students, researchers and healthcare leaders may improve management’s ability to fully understand and better address challenges faced by racial/ethnic minorities and the elderly, possibly dramatically improving access and quality of care outcomes for these populations.

    After receiving his Ph.D. from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1998, Dr. Weech-Maldonado assumed appointments as Assistant Professor, the Pennsylvania State University and tenured Associate Professor, University of Florida prior to joining the UAB faculty in 2008. His extensive research activities include active participation and leadership on 24 federal, state and foundation research projects.

    Select recent projects for which Dr. Weech-Maldonado has served as Principal Investigator:

    Performance of High Medicaid Nursing Homes-Contextual and Management Factors, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Development and Testing of the Patient Assessments of Cultural Competency Survey, Commonwealth Fund
    Racial/Ethnic and Language Differences in Patient Assessments of Health Care, Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured
    Does Hospital’s Adherence to CLAS Standards Influence Patient Experiences with Inpatient Care?, Commonwealth Fund
    A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship of Quality of Care and Financial Performance of Nursing Homes, Administration on Aging

    Dr. Weech-Maldonado has already received many academic and professional honors and awards:

    Graduate School Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship, UAB (2013)
    Joseph F. Volker Outstanding Faculty Award, UAB School of Health Professions (2013)
    Health Care Management Division's Excellence in Teaching Award, Academy of Management (2012)
    Paul T. Bruder Best Paper Award (2004), Third International Conference on Healthcare Systems;
    Excellence in Research on Aging and Rural Health Award (2002), Gerontological Health Section, American Public Health Association
    Best Theory-to-Practice Paper Award (2002), Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management
    Distinguished Paper Award (2002), Business & Health Administration Association
    Health Management Research Award, American College of Healthcare Executives (1999)

    Dr. Weech-Maldonado has influenced national organizations and health policy through various roles in such national and international healthcare organizations as Academy of Management, Health Services Research (editorial board), AcademyHealth, American College of Healthcare Executives, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (study section member), and Office of Minority Health, DHHS.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Examining the relationship between self-reported lifetime cancer diagnosis and nativity: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2018Cancer Causes and Control.  33:321-329. 2022
    2022 Antecedents of geographical expansion: The case of federally qualified health centersHealth Care Management Review.  47:E32-E40. 2022
    2022 Disparities in Care Experienced by Older Hispanic Medicare Beneficiaries in Urban and Rural AreasMedical Care.  60:37-43. 2022
    2022 On the creation of free-standing emergency departments by hospitals—Some insightsDecision Sciences2022
    2021 The effects of hospital-physician financial integration on adverse incident rate: An agency theory perspectiveHealth Services Management Research.  34:199-207. 2021
    2021 Association between electronic health record use and quality of care in high Medicaid nursing homes 2021
    2021 Do Medicare and Medicaid Payer-Mix Change After the Privatization of Public Hospitals?Medical Care Research and Review.  78:361-370. 2021
    2021 Hospitalists, two decades later: Which US hospitals utilize them?Health Services Management Research.  34:158-166. 2021
    2021 Patient Engagement in Home Health: The Role of Health Literacy and “Ask Me Three®Home Health Care Management and Practice.  33:202-209. 2021
    2021 Examination of nursing home financial distress via Porter's five competitive forces frameworkHealth Care Management Review.  46:E50-E60. 2021
    2021 Hospital staffing patterns and safety culture perceptions: The mediating role of perceived teamwork and perceived handoffsHealth Care Management Review.  46:227-236. 2021
    2021 Association between Receipt of Emotional Support and Caregivers' Overall Hospice RatingJournal of Palliative Medicine.  24:689-696. 2021
    2021 High-Minority Nursing Homes Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19 DeathsFrontiers in Public Health.  9. 2021
    2020 Disparities in care experienced by american Indian and alaska native medicare beneficiariesMedical Care.  58:981-987. 2020
    2020 Better Together? An Examination of the Relationship between Acute Care Hospital Mergers and Patient Experience 2020
    2020 The Relationship between "leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" Designation and Hospitals' Patient Experience Scores 2020
    2020 Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Hospital Use of GPO ServicesHospital Topics.  98:89-102. 2020
    2020 Resource-based view on safety culture's influence on hospital performance: The moderating role of electronic health record implementationHealth Care Management Review.  45:207-216. 2020
    2020 The Privatization of Public Hospitals: Its Impact on Financial PerformanceMedical Care Research and Review.  77:249-260. 2020
    2020 Developing a Strategic Group Typology for Home Health Care AgenciesHome Health Care Management and Practice.  32:87-94. 2020
    2020 The Relationship Between Hospital Interdepartmental Transfers and Patient Experience.Journal of Patient Experience.  7:263-269. 2020
    2020 Culturally and linguistically appropriate hospital services reduce medicare length of stay 2020
    2020 Predicting Nursing Home Financial Distress Using the Altman Z-ScoreInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  57. 2020
    2019 A Comparison of Methods for Classifying and Modeling Respondents Who Endorse Multiple Racial/Ethnic Categories: A Health Care Experience ApplicationMedical Care.  57:E34-E41. 2019
    2019 Indirect Estimation of Race/Ethnicity for Survey Respondents Who Do Not Report Race/EthnicityMedical Care.  57:E28-E33. 2019
    2019 Self-Reported Adherence to High Reliability Practices Among Participants in the Children's Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety Collaborative 2019
    2019 Geographic context of black-white disparities in Medicare CAHPS patient experience measuresHealth Services Research.  54:275-286. 2019
    2019 Foreword to "Nursing Home Performance: Organizational and Environmental Factors"Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  56. 2019
    2019 High medicaid nursing homes: Organizational and market factors associated with financial performanceInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  56. 2019
    2019 Hospital group purchasing alliances and financial performanceJournal of health care finance.  46. 2019
    2019 Hospitals' use of hospitalists: Implications for financial performanceHealth Care Management Review.  44:10-18. 2019
    2019 Nursing Home Quality and Financial Performance: Is There a Business Case for Quality?Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  1-10. 2019
    2019 Organizational and environmental factors influencing hospital community orientationHealth Care Management Review.  44:274-284. 2019
    2019 Reduction in Hospitals' Readmission Rates: Role of Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing FacilitiesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  56:1-13. 2019
    2018 A taxonomy of the scope and organization of local sexually transmitted disease services for policy and practiceInternational Journal of STD and AIDS.  29:1375-1383. 2018
    2018 Safety of Obese Persons in Nursing HomesMedical Care.  56:1032-1034. 2018
    2018 Organizational characteristics associated with the provision of cultural competency training in home and hospice care agenciesHealth Care Management Review.  43:328-337. 2018
    2018 Commentary: Copyright Restrictions Versus Open Access to Survey InstrumentsMedical Care.  56:107-110. 2018
    2018 Factor Structure of the Cultural Competence Items in the National Home and Hospice Care SurveyMedical Care.  56:e21-e25. 2018
    2018 Hospital cultural competency as a systematic organizational intervention: Key findings from the national center for healthcare leadership diversity demonstration projectHealth Care Management Review.  43:30-41. 2018
    2018 Longitudinal analysis of high-technology medical services and hospital financial performanceHealth Care Management Review.  43:2-11. 2018
    2018 The role of assisted living capacity on nursing home financial performanceInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  55. 2018
    2017 Country of Birth and Variations in Asthma and Wheezing Prevalence, and Emergency Department Utilization in Children: A NHANES Study 2017
    2017 The Relationships among Socio-Demographics, Perceived Health, and HappinessApplied Research in Quality of Life.  12:289-302. 2017
    2017 Blueprint for sustainable change in diversity management and cultural competence: Lessons from the National Center for Healthcare Leadership diversity demonstration project 2017
    2017 Contextual factors associated with hospitals' decision to operate freestanding emergency departmentsHealth Care Management Review.  42:269-279. 2017
    2017 Cost-effectiveness of Antihypertensive MedicationMedical Care.  55:552-560. 2017
    2017 Freestanding emergency departments are associated with higher medicare costs: A longitudinal panel data analysisInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  54. 2017
    2016 Evaluating the effectiveness of a patient storytelling DVD intervention to encourage physician-patient communication about nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) usePatient Education and Counseling.  99:1837-1844. 2016
    2016 Socio-demographic differences in risk information seeking sources for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)International Journal of Medical Informatics.  94:222-227. 2016
    2016 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medicare Beneficiaries' Care Coordination ExperiencesMedical Care.  54:765-771. 2016
    2016 Do patient, Hospital, and community characteristics predict variations in overall inpatient experience scores? A multilevel analysis of hospitals in CaliforniaHealth Services Management Research.  29:25-34. 2016
    2016 Hospitalists as a Staffing Innovation: Does it Impact Hospital Efficiency?Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health.  2:1-8. 2016
    2016 Organizational and environmental factors associated with hospital financial performance: A systematic reviewJournal of health care finance.  43:13-37. 2016
    2016 Succession Planning and Financial Performance: Dpes Competition Matter? 2016
    2016 The Effects of Direct to Consumer Advertisting on Medication Use among Medicaid Children with AsthmaHealth Marketing Quarterly.  33:195-205. 2016
    2016 The Impact of Privatization on Efficiency and Productivity: The Case of US Public HospitalsJournal of health care finance.  43:105-123. 2016
    2015 Do Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Quality and Patient Experience within Medicare Plans Generalize across Measures and Racial/Ethnic Groups?Health Services Research.  50:1829-1849. 2015
    2015 Public hospitals in financial distress: Is privatization a strategic choice?Health Care Management Review.  40:337-347. 2015
    2015 The presence of hospital-based palliative care programs: A resource dependence perspectiveHealth Care Management Review.  40:356-362. 2015
    2015 Do experiences with medicare managed care vary according to the proportion of same-race/ethnicity/language individuals enrolled in one's contract?Health Services Research.  50:1649-1687. 2015
    2015 Private equity ownership of nursing homes: Implications for qualityJournal of health care finance.  42. 2015
    2015 EHR Adoption and Cost of Care - Evidence from Patient Safety IndicatorsJournal of health care finance.  41. 2015
    2015 Hiring Internationally Educated Nurses in Hospitals: Role of Competition and Resource Availability.Journal of Hospital Administration.  4:79-79. 2015
    2015 Hospitalists as a staffing innovation: does it impact hospital efficiency?Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health.  Volume 2:1-8. 2015
    2015 Public hospitals in Peril: Factors associated with financial distressJournal of health care finance.  40:14-30. 2015
    2014 The relationship between Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTCA) and asthma-related emergency department use among Medicaid-enrolled childrenJournal of Asthma.  51:922-926. 2014
    2014 Technological innovations and hospital performance: a systematic review of the literatureInnovation and Entrepreneurship in Health.  Volume 1:13-26. 2014
    2014 Employing Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Nursing Homes: Role of Market Factors 2014
    2014 Management involvement on the board of directors and hospital financial performance 2014
    2013 Variations in patient-centered medical home capacity: A linear growth curve analysisMedical Care Research and Review.  70:597-620. 2013
    2013 Private equity ownership and nursing home financial performanceHealth Care Management Review.  38:224-233. 2013
    2013 Introduction to patient-reported outcome item banks: Issues in minority aging research 2013
    2013 The effects of nurse staffing on hospital financial performance: Competitive versus less competitive marketsHealth Care Management Review.  38:146-155. 2013
    2013 Do Medicaid Incentive Payments Boost Quality? Florida's Direct Care Staffing Adjustment Program 2013
    2013 Hospital-physician relationships: Implications from the professional service firms literatureAdvances in health care management.  15:165-184. 2013
    2013 Introduction to Patient-Reported Outcome Item Banks: Issues in Minority Aging Research 2013
    2013 Nursing home quality and financial performance: Does the racial composition of residents matter?Health Services Research.  48:2060-2080. 2013
    2012 Patient safety culture and the association with safe resident care in nursing homesGerontologist.  52:802-811. 2012
    2012 Advances in measuring culturally competent care a confirmatory factor analysis of CAHPS-CC: In a safety-net populationMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 Does the consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems cultural competence survey provide equivalent measurement across english and spanish versions?Medical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 Evaluating measurement equivalence across race and ethnicity on the cahps cultural competence surveyMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 Risk factors for reporting poor cultural competency among patients with diabetes in safety net clinicsMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 The consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems (CAHPS) cultural competence (CC) item setMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 The relationship between perceived discrimination and patient experiences with health careMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 Validly interpreting patients' reports using bifactor and multidimensional models to determine whether surveys and scales measure one or more constructsMedical Care.  50. 2012
    2012 Nursing home financial performance: The role of ownership and chain affiliationHealth Care Management Review.  37:235-245. 2012
    2012 Are there differences in the medicare experiences of beneficiaries in Puerto Rico compared with those in the U.S. mainland?Medical Care.  50:243-248. 2012
    2012 Can hospital cultural competency reduce disparities in patient experiences with care?Medical Care.  50 Suppl. 2012
    2012 Cultural competency assessment tool for hospitals: Evaluating hospitals' adherence to the culturally and linguistically appropriate services standardsHealth Care Management Review.  37:54-66. 2012
    2012 Racial/ethnic disparities in Medicare Part D experiences.Medical Care.  50 Suppl. 2012
    2011 Enhancing the cultural competency of health care organizationsAdvances in health care management.  10:43-67. 2011
    2011 Exploring the relationship between private equity ownership and nursing home performance: A reviewAdvances in health care management.  11:63-89. 2011
    2011 The impact of geography on hospital electronic health records implementation in Alabama: Implications for meaningful useApplied Clinical Informatics.  2:270-283. 2011
    2011 The role of non-financial performance measures in predicting hospital financial performance: The case of for-profit system hospitalsJournal of health care finance.  38:12-23. 2011
    2011 The influence of nurse staffing levels on quality of care in nursing homesGerontologist.  51:610-616. 2011
    2010 Nursing home financial performance: The role of ownership and chain affiliationHealth Care Management Review2010
    2010 Patient assessments of care and utilization in medicaid managed care: PCCMs vs. PSOsJournal of health care finance.  36:13-23. 2010
    2010 The Unintended Consequences of Staffing Mandates in Florida Nursing Homes: Impacts on Indirect-Care StaffMedical Care Research and Review.  67:555-573. 2010
    2009 Operating environment and USA nursing homes' participation in the subacute care market: A longitudinal analysisHealth Services Management Research.  22:1-7. 2009
    2008 Reports and ratings of care: Black and white medicare enrolleesJournal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.  19:1136-1147. 2008
    2008 Survey response style and differential use of CAHPS rating scales by hispanicsMedical Care.  46:963-968. 2008
    2008 Language and regional differences in evaluations of medicare managed care by hispanicsHealth Services Research.  43:552-568. 2008
    2008 A Cultural Competency Framework for Quality Measurement and Reporting 2008
    2007 Characteristics of community nursing homes serving per diem veterans, 1999 to 2002Medical Care Research and Review.  64:673-690. 2007
    2007 Outsourcing veterans for long term care: Comparison of community and state veterans' nursing homesJournal of health and human services administration.  30:441-467. 2007
    2007 Outsourcing veterans for long term care: Comparison of community and state veterans' nursing homesJournal of health and human services administration.  30:441-467. 2007
    2007 The Balanced Budget Act (1997) and the supply of nursing home subacute careJournal of health care finance.  34:38-47. 2007
    2007 Long-term care providers and their perceptions of the external environment: Rural versus urban differencesJournal of Applied Gerontology.  26:78-94. 2007
    2007 Developing a Spanish-language consumer report for CAHPS® health plan surveys 2007
    2006 Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African American and white medicare managed care enrolleesJournal of Aging and Health.  18:707-721. 2006
    2006 The impact of interpreters on parents' experiences with ambulatory care for their childrenMedical Care Research and Review.  63:110-128. 2006
    2006 Cultural Competency and Quality of Care: Obtaining the Patient’s Perspective 2006
    2006 The relationship between quality of care and costs in nursing homesAmerican Journal of Medical Quality.  21:40-48. 2006
    2005 Low-income children's preventive services use: Implications of parents' medicaid statusHealth care financing review.  26:81-94. 2005
    2005 Market competition and quality of care in the nursing home industry.Journal of health care finance.  32:67-81. 2005
    2004 Medicaid Managed Care and Racial Disparities in AIDS TreatmentHealth care financing review.  26:119-132. 2004
    2004 Hispanic ethnicity, language, and patient experiences with medicare managed careGerontologist.  44:294-294. 2004
    2004 Health plan effects on patient assessments of medicaid managed care among racial/ethnic minoritiesJournal of General Internal Medicine.  19:136-145. 2004
    2004 Nursing home costs and quality of care: Is there a tradeoff? 2004
    2004 Nurse staffing patterns and quality of care in nursing homesHealth Care Management Review.  29:107-116. 2004
    2003 Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS)Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.  25:386-409. 2003
    2003 Evaluating the effectiveness of community health partnerships: A stakeholder accountability approachJournal of health and human services administration.  26:58-92. 2003
    2003 Race/ethnicity, language, and patients' assessments of care in medicaid managed careHealth Services Research.  38:789-808. 2003
    2003 The relationship between quality of care and financial performance in nursing homesJournal of health care finance.  29:48-60. 2003
    2003 Does quality of care lead to better financial performance?: The case of the nursing home industryHealth Care Management Review.  28:201-216. 2003
    2003 Evaluating the effectiveness of community health partnerships: a stakeholder accountability approach.Journal of health and human services administration.  26:58-92. 2003
    2003 Organizational strategy and diversity management: Diversity-sensitive orientation as a moderating influenceHealth Care Management Review.  28:243-253. 2003
    2003 Racial/ethnic disparities in adult preventive dental care useJournal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.  14:516-534. 2003
    2003 The role of value in provider-patient-payer relationships.Hospital Topics.  81:21-28. 2003
    2002 Impact of HMO mergers and acquisitions on financial performanceJournal of health care finance.  29:64-77. 2002
    2002 Strategic relatedness in mergers and financial performance: The case of the health maintenance organization industry in the United StatesHealth Services Management Research.  15:264-273. 2002
    2002 Health risks of Latino children.Journal of the American Medical Association.  288:1982-1983. 2002
    2002 Organizational Supports for Cultural Competence 2002
    2002 Racial/ethnic diversity management and cultural competency: The case of Pennsylvania hospitals 2002
    2001 Differences in CAHPS® adult survey reports and ratings by race and ethnicity: An analysis of the National CAHPS® Benchmarking Data 1.0Health Services Research.  36:595-617. 2001
    2001 Racial and ethnic differences in parents' assessments of pediatric care in Medicaid managed careHealth Services Research.  36:575-594. 2001
    2001 The performance impact of context in TQM implementation: The nursing facility industryHealth Services Management Research.  14:147-158. 2001
    2000 Building partnerships with the community: Lessons from the Camden Health Improvement Learning Collaborative 2000
    1999 Managerial implications of corporate board involvement and perceived market competition for quality improvement in nursing homes 1999
    1998 Resource dependence and institutional elements in nursing home TQM adoptionHealth Services Research.  33:261-273. 1998
    1998 Resource dependence and institutional elements in nursing home TQM adoptionHealth Services Research.  33:261-273. 1998
    1998 Resource dependence and institutional elements in nursing home TQM adoption.Health Services Research.  33:261-273. 1998
    1997 Quality Improvement in Nursing Care Facilities: Extent, Impetus, and ImpactAmerican Journal of Medical Quality.  12:51-61. 1997

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2013 Medicare and Health Care Utilization 2013
    2012 Implementing, Spreading, and Sustaining Organizational Change 2012
    2001 Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Survey Instruments: The CAHPS Experience.  75-82. 2001

    Research Overview

  • My research examines access, quality, and costs of care for vulnerable populations, particularly older adults and racial/ethnic minorities. I have focused on two main research streams: a) cultural competency and patient experiences with care, and b) health system factors associated with quality of care and financial performance.
  • Principal Investigator On

  • CAHPS Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Surveys (Medical Care Special Issue)  awarded by Commonwealth Fund
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) - Analysis Core  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center in Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) - Analysis Core  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Developing a Long-Term Evaluation Framework for the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care  awarded by RAND Corporation
  • Improving the Reach and Effectiveness of STD Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Services in Local Public Health Systems  awarded by PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE (PHI)
  • National Implementation of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey  awarded by RAND Corporation
  • National Implementation of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey  awarded by RAND Corporation
  • National Implementation of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Surveys  awarded by RAND Corporation
  • Performance of High Medicaid Nursing Homes-Contextual and Management Factors  awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
  • Planning Grant-I/UCRC for Center for Health Organization Transformation  awarded by NSF - National Science Foundation
  • Private Equity Acquisition of Nursing Homes-Implications for Quality and Finance  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Safety Outcomes of Obese Residents in US Nursing Homes  awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • UAB Site Phase 2: I/UCRC for Center for Health Organization Transformation  awarded by NSF - National Science Foundation
  • Investigator On

  • An Intervention to Address Racial Bias in Non-Physician Healthcare Staff  awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Comprehensive Minority and Health Disparities Research Center - Phase III - Research Core  awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES/NIH/DHHS
  • Cost Effectiveness of the Rural Breast Cancer Survivor Intervention Package  awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center For Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) - Analysis Core  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research - Analysis Core  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research - Analysis Core  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Implementation of DEcision-Aid for Lupus in Practice Settings for Shared Decision-Making (SOM): IDEAL Study  awarded by PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity  awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS
  • The Impact of Public Hospitals' Privatization on Nurse Staffing  awarded by GOVERNOR'S STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Teaching Overview

  • Currently, I teach research methods in the PhD program, and health care finance in the undergraduate program. In the past, I have also taught graduate and undergraduate courses in health care management, strategic management, organizational theory, quality and outcomes, managerial epidemiology, and diversity management.
  • Teaching Activities

  • AH707 - Research Methods (Fall Term 2018)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2014)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2015)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2016)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2017)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2018)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2020)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2021)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2022)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Spring Term 2023)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Summer Term 2009)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Summer Term 2010)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Summer Term 2011)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Summer Term 2012)
  • AH707 - Research Methods (Summer Term 2013)
  • AH783 - WrtgEffecMixedMthdsGrantPropos (Summer Term 2020)
  • AH783 - WrtgEffecMixedMthdsGrantPropos (Summer Term 2021)
  • AH783 - WrtgEffecMixedMthdsGrantPropos (Summer Term 2022)
  • AH790 - Independent Study and Research (Spring Term 2022)
  • AH790 - Independent Study and Research (Summer Term 2022)
  • HA620 - Healthcare Financial Mgt I (Spring Term 2021)
  • HA620 - Healthcare Financial Mgt I (Spring Term 2022)
  • HA621 - Healthcare Financial Mgt II (Fall Term 2020)
  • HA621 - Healthcare Financial Mgt II (Fall Term 2021)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Spring Term 2018)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Spring Term 2020)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Spring Term 2021)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Spring Term 2022)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Spring Term 2023)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Summer Term 2018)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Summer Term 2020)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Summer Term 2021)
  • HCM416 - Fin Mgt in HC Organizations (Summer Term 2022)
  • NUR790 - Independent Study in Nursing (Summer Term 2020)
  • Full Name

  • Robert Weech-Maldonado
  • Fax

  • 205-975-6608