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Edwin S. Wong

Research Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Associate Director of the PhD program, Health Systems and Population Health

Core Investigator, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System
Affiliate Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

206-227-4703 | eswong@uw.edu

VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S. Columbian Way, HSR&D MS S-152, Seattle, WA 98108

Research Interests

Health economics; applied microeconometrics; health care quality; health policy analysis; health care systems; health care delivery; primary care; implementation science; Veterans health care; Medicare; Medicaid; comparative effectiveness research; cost-effectiveness analysis

Bio

Dr. Edwin Wong is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington and a Core Investigator at the Center for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care within the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Dr. Wong is a health economist and health services researcher with a diverse portfolio of federally funded research.

His work applies big data analytics to address questions in five notable areas:

  1. Understanding economic and policy factors influencing healthcare utilization and costs
  2. Examining the economic implications of large-scale health system interventions
  3. Assessing the economic burden of chronic disease
  4. Developing data-driven insights to guide health systems with health workforce issues
  5. Creating novel methods applications to improve measurement of health system performance

Dr. Wong also serves as the Associate Director of the PhD Program in Health Services. He mentors numerous graduate students, and postdoctoral and clinical fellows across a diverse set of disciplines and clinical areas.

PUBLICATIONS

Education

PhD Economics, University of Washington, 2010
MS Economics, University of Washington, 2008
BS Computer Science, Texas Christian University, 2004

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy.
PubMed
Fortney JC, Rajan S, Reisinger HS, Moeckli J, Nolan JP, Wong ES, Rise P, Petrova VV, Sayre GG, Pyne JM, Grubaugh A, Simsek-Duran F, Grubbs KM, Morland LA, Felker B, Schnurr PP. Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic str
Long-Term Trends in Home Respiratory Medical Equipment among U.S. Medicare Patients, 2013-2019.
PubMed
Duan KI, Wong ES, Liao JM, Sabbatini AK, Au DH. Long-Term Trends in Home Respiratory Medical Equipment among US Medicare Patients, 2013-2019. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 May 13. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202202-0238LE. [Epub ahead of print]
Perspectives on Training and Working in the VHA: Implications for Primary Care Physician Recruitment and Retention.
PubMed
Moldestad M, Sayre G, Rinne S, Kaboli PJ, Reddy A, Sanders KM, Mao J, Henrikson NB, Sterling R, Nelson KM, Wong ES. Perspectives on Training and Working in the VHA: Implications for Primary Care Physician Recruitment and Retention. Acad Med. 2022 Feb 8. d
Critical Care Nurse Burnout in Veterans Health Administration: Relation to Clinician and Patient Outcomes.
PubMed
Mohr DC, Swamy L, Wong ES, Mealer M, Moss M, Rinne ST. Critical Care Nurse Burnout in Veterans Health Administration: Relation to Clinician and Patient Outcomes. Am J Crit Care. 2021 Nov 1;30(6):435-442. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2021187.
Cost analysis of a coaching intervention to increase use of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention.
PubMed
Duan KI, Helfrich CD, Rao SV, Neely EL, Sulc CA, Naranjo D, Wong ES. Cost analysis of a coaching intervention to increase use of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Oct 27;2(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00219-5.
Factors Associated With Low-Value Cancer Screenings in the Veterans Health Administration.
PubMed
Schuttner L, Haraldsson B, Maynard C, Helfrich CD, Reddy A, Parikh T, Nelson KM, Wong E. Factors Associated With Low-Value Cancer Screenings in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2130581. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.202
Effects of Medicaid expansion on self-reported use of dental services in socioeconomically vulnerable subgroups.
PubMed
Swankoski KE, Fishman PA, Chi DL, Wong ES. Effects of Medicaid expansion on self-reported use of dental services in socioeconomically vulnerable subgroups. J Public Health Dent. 2021 Aug 31. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12473. [Epub ahead of print]
Comparing total medical expenditure between patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants vs warfarin for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: evidence from VA-Medicare dual enrollees.
PubMed
Wong ES, Done N, Zhao M, Woolley AB, Prentice JC, Mull HJ. Comparing total medical expenditure between patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants vs warfarin for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: evidence from VA-Medicare dual enrollees. J Manag Ca
Identifying and Prioritizing Workplace Climate Predictors of Burnout Among VHA Primary Care Physicians.
PubMed
Sterling R, Rinne ST, Reddy A, Moldestad M, Kaboli P, Helfrich CD, Henrikson NB, Nelson KM, Kaminetzky C, Wong ES. Identifying and Prioritizing Workplace Climate Predictors of Burnout Among VHA Primary Care Physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jan;37(1):87-
Primary Care Spending in the Veterans Health Administration in 2014 and 2018.
PubMed
Reddy A, Nelson KM, Wong ES. Primary Care Spending in the Veterans Health Administration in 2014 and 2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2117533. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17533.

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