Jeffrey S. Hoch, Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The University of Western Ontario
Home Care
Evaluation of an Organization for Integrating Physician Services in the Home (IPSITH)
funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF).
A Study of the Costs & Outcome of a Flexible Client Driven Approach to In-Home Service Delivery
funded by the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC).
Mental Health
The Impacts of Drug Benefit Co-payments on the Guideline Recommended Use of Antidepressants
funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
A cost-effectiveness analysis of a comprehensive community oriented early intervention program for psychotic disorders
funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC).
Statistical Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Incorporating a Regression Framework into Economic Evaluation
Statistical Considerations in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Econometric Research
Using the Minimum Distance Estimator (MDE) to Improve Instrumental Variables (IV) Applications in Health Services Research.
Technology Assessment
Point of Care Technology in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
funded by Bayer and the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC).
Human Resources
Reasons and Solutions for the Human Resources Shortage in Home Care in London and Middlesex: A Preliminary Examination
funded by the London/Middlesex Community Care Access Centre.
- Seminar Schedule
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- Fall 2001
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- Winter 2002
Appointments
Assistant Professor, The University of Western Ontario
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1999 (primary appointment).
Department of Family Medicine, 1999 (cross-appointment).
Department of Psychiatry, 2002 (cross-appointment).
Adjunct Assistant Professor, The University of Toronto
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, 1999.
Education
Ph.D. in Health Economics, Johns Hopkins University, School of
Hygiene and Public Health, 1999
M.A. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University , Kreiger School of Arts
and Sciences, 1994
B.A. in Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences, University of
California, San Diego, 1992
Classes Taught
Topics in Health Economics: The Economics of User Fees as a Canadian Health Care Policy (2003), Medical Economics (2003), Biostatistics (2001), Economic Evaluation (2001, 2000), Health Economics (2002 - 1997), Microeconomics (1998), Macroeconomics (1998).
Selected Publications
Hoch J., Briggs A. and A. Willan "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something BLUE: A framework for the marriage of health econometrics and cost-effectiveness analysis."
Health Economics, 11(5): 415-430, 2002.
Austin P, Hoch J.
"Estimating linear regression models in the presence of censored independent variables." to appear in Statistics in Medicine, 2004.
Fenton W, Hoch J, Herrell J, Mosher L, Dixon L. "Cost and cost-effectiveness of hospital versus crisis residential care for patients with serious mental illness."
Archives of General Psychiatry, 59(4): 357-364, 2002.
Dixon L, Hoch J, Clark R, Bebout R, Drake R, McHugo G,
Becker D. "Cost-effectiveness of two vocational rehabilitation
programs for persons with severe mental illness,"
Psychiatric Services, 53(9): 1118-1124, 2002.
Dwa C, Hoch J, Goering P, "Using financial incentives to promote shared mental health care."
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 46(6): 488-495, 2001.
Dixon L, Lyles A, Smith C, Hoch J, Fahey M, Postrado L, Lucksted A, Lehman A., "Use and costs of ambulatory care services among medicare enrollees with schizophrenia." Psychiatric Services, 52(6):786-92, 2001.
Dwa C, Hoch J, Goering P, "Using forecasting models to estimate the effects of changes in the composition of claims for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on expenditures." Clinical Therapeutics, 23(2): 292- 306, 2001.
Sciamanna C, Stillman F, Hoch J, Butler J, Gass K, Ford D. "Opportunities for improving inpatient smoking cessation programs: a community hospital experience."
Preventive Medicine, 30(6): 496-503, 2000.
Sciamanna C, Hoch J, Duke G, Pogle M, Ford D., "Comparison of five measures of motivation to quit smoking among a sample of hospitalized smokers." Journal of General Internal Medicine, 15(1): 16-23, 2000.
Lehman A, Dixon L, Hoch J , DeForge B, Kernan E and Frank R.,
"Cost-effctiveness of assertive community treatment for homeless persons with severe mental illness."
British Journal of Psychiatry, 174: 346-352, 1999.
Recent Editorials/Commentaries
Hoch J. 'Are conferences a waste of money?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 8(2): 127, 2003.
Hoch J. 'Is it better to reward good health care services or devote resources to improving poor ones?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 7(2): 127, 2003.
Hoch J. 'Does hypothesis testing have a future?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 6(3): 191, 2001. Also, see Erratum in 6(4).
Hoch J. 'Should we have gender discrimination in medical schools to ensure that 50% of doctors are men?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 6(2): 127, 2001.
Hoch J. 'Why shouldn't you be able to sell your own organs?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 5(2): 127, 2000.
Hoch J. 'Where is the boundary between clinical need and social need for Viagra?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 4(4): 254, 1999.
Hoch J. 'If RCTs are so good for evidence-based medicine, why are purchasers beginning to say that trials are artificial and contrived and that they want real world evidence of effectiveness?' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 3(4): 255, 1998.
Submitted Manuscripts
Hoch J, Blume J.
"Measuring and illustrating statistical evidence in a cost-effectiveness analysis."
Zaric G, Hoch J. "Optimal resource allocation in health care when patients are heterogeneous and targeting is imperfect."
Willan A, Briggs A, Hoch J. "Regression methods for covariate adjustment and subgrroup analysis for non-censored cost-effectiveness data."
Jeffrey S. Hoch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Economics
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Department
of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
, Kresge Building
University
of Western Ontario
London ,
Ontario,
Canada
N6A 5C1
Jeffrey S. Hoch received his PhD in health economics from the School of Hygiene and
Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoch also holds a Masters in
Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Quantitative Economics and Decision Sciences from the University of California
at San Diego. Dr. Hoch has taught Health Economics and Economic Evaluation classes
in Canada, Europe and the United States. Currently, Dr. Hoch is pursuing research
on statistical methodology as well as applied health economics. Special interests include mental health and home care. Dr. Hoch is the recipient of a Career Scientist Award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
Last revised: May 1, 2003.
