Chuan-Fen Liu
Research Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health
206-764-2587 | fliu@uw.edu
Box 358280 (152)
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, HSRD, Room 434H, Building 1, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, HSRD, Room 434H, Building 1, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
Research Interests
Health economics; mental health; risk adjustment; outcomes research.
Bio
Chuan-Fen Liu’s research interests include: health economics, mental health, risk adjustment, and outcomes research.
Education
PhD Health Services, University of Minnesota, 1994
MPH Health Services, National Taiwan University, 1982
BPH Public Health Administration, National Taiwan University, 1980
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Comparable, but distinct: Perceptions of primary care provided by physicians and nurse practitioners in full and restricted practice authority states.
Moldestad M, Greene PA, Sayre GG, Neely EL, Sulc CA, Sales AE, Reddy A, Wong ES, Liu CF. Comparable, but distinct: Perceptions of primary care provided by physicians and nurse practitioners in full and restricted practice authority states. J Adv Nurs. 202
Events Associated With Changes in Reliance on the Veterans Health Administration Among Medicare-eligible Veterans.
Hebert PL, Wong ES, Reddy A, Batten A, Gunnink E, Wagner TH, Liu CF. Events Associated With Changes in Reliance on the Veterans Health Administration Among Medicare-eligible Veterans. Med Care. 2020 Aug;58(8):710-716. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001328.
Ethical Concerns in the Care of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease: a National Retrospective Study, 2000-2011.
Butler CR, Vig EK, O’Hare AM, Liu CF, Hebert PL, Wong SPY. Ethical Concerns in the Care of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease: a National Retrospective Study, 2000-2011. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Apr;35(4):1035-1043. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05466-w. Epub
Outcomes of primary care delivery by nurse practitioners: Utilization, cost, and quality of care.
Liu CF, Hebert PL, Douglas JH, Neely EL, Sulc CA, Reddy A, Sales AE, Wong ES. Outcomes of primary care delivery by nurse practitioners: Utilization, cost, and quality of care. Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr;55(2):178-189. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13246. Epub 202
Midlife mortality in White non-Hispanic male veterans enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs primary care, 2003-2014.
Liu CF, Hebert P, Wong ES, Nelson K, Maynard C. Midlife mortality in White non-Hispanic male veterans enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs primary care, 2003-2014. Heliyon. 2020 Jan 31;6(1):e03328. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03328. eCollection 202
Care Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis.
Wong SPY, McFarland LV, Liu CF, Laundry RJ, Hebert PL, O’Hare AM. Care Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 22. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6197. [Epub ahead of print]
Spillover Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Mental Health Use by VA and Medicare Dual Enrollees.
Wong ES, Maciejewski ML, Hebert PL, Fortney JC, Liu CF. Spillover Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Mental Health Use by VA and Medicare Dual Enrollees. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Oct 20. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0900-z. [Epub ahead of print]
Response to The Methodological Challenges of Using Veterans Benefits Administration Disability Codes to Ascertain Agent Orange Exposure Among Vietnam Theater Veterans With Service-connected Disabilities.
Maynard C, Batten A, Liu CF, Nelson K, Fihn SD. Response to The Methodological Challenges of Using Veterans Benefits Administration Disability Codes to Ascertain Agent Orange Exposure Among Vietnam Theater Veterans With Service-connected Disabilities. Med
Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans.
Maciejewski ML, Arterburn DE, Berkowitz TSZ, Weidenbacher HJ, Liu CF, Olsen MK, Funk LM, Mitchell JE, Smith VA. Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Nov 13. doi: 10.1002/o
Clinical presentation at initiation of maintenance dialysis and subsequent survival: A retrospective cohort study.
Yu MK, Wong SPY, Liu CF, Hebert PL, O’Hare AM. Clinical presentation at initiation of maintenance dialysis and subsequent survival: A retrospective cohort study. Hemodial Int. 2018 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12690. [Epub ahead of print]