Physician Policy Researcher
RAND Corporation
Shira Fischer is a physician policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research focus is health information technology research and policy. She is also working on a project to evaluation the integration of data systems and services at jurisdictions receiving Ryan White and Housing Opportunity for Persons With AIDS funding. She recently completed an effort to assess the evidence base for Project ECHO, an effort in which specialists use videoconferencing to train generalists to increase access and capacity in health care. She is also involved in another large CMS contract working to standardize assessments in post-acute care settings, for which she is leading the medication reconciliation team. Fischer holds an M.M.Sc. in clinical informatics from Harvard Medical School, an M.D. and Ph.D. in clinical and population health research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a B.A. in biochemistry from Harvard College. She also holds an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital.
Wednesday, August 1
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Wednesday, August 1
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM