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Shenkman, Betsy

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Professor

Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research

Director, Institute for Child Health Policy

Title
Director, Institute for Child Health Policy
Phone
352.265.0111 x86333
Email Address
eas@ichp.ufl.edu
Fax
352.265.7221
Address

Institute for Child Health Policy
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th St., Room 5130
Gainesville, FL 32608

Education

BSN, Nursing, University of Florida
MSN, Psychiatric Nursing, University of Florida
PhD, Educational Psychology (measurement and evaluation), University of Florida

Professional Bio

Dr. Shenkman is a health services researcher whose areas of specialization include examining the quality and outcomes of care for children, adolescents and young adults; particularly those with chronic conditions including cancer. In addition, she is an expert in program evaluation, particularly for public insurance programs such as Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and special waiver projects. She is the Principal Investigator on four large scale state projects including the evaluation of the Texas Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Florida KidCare Program, the Florida Title V Program, and a special waiver project designed to provide palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions. Dr. Shenkman also was the Principal Investigator on two awards from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and a project funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to establish a National Center on Financing for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Under the auspices of this project, Dr. Shenkman worked with economists and health care providers to develop reimbursement strategies for health plans and providers caring for chronically ill children. She has publications in journals such as Pediatrics, Health Care Financing Review, Health Services Research, and the American Journal of Public Health.

Expertise

Health Policy, Child Health, Health Services Research, Outcome Evaluations

Publications

  • Knapp, C., Madden, V., Wang, H., Curtis, C. Sloyer, P. Shenkman, E., (2009)Music Therapy in an integrated pediatric palliative care program. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 26(6): 449-455

  • Knapp C., Madden V., Wang H, Kassing K, Curtis C, Sloyer P, Shenkman E. (2009)Paediatric nurses' knowledge of palliative care in Florida: A quantitative study.International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 15(9):432-439.

  • Knapp C., Madden V., Marston J., Midson R., Murphy A., Shenkman E., (2009). Innovative pediatric palliative care programs in four countries. Journal of Palliative Care, 25(2): 132-136

  • Thompson, L. A., Knapp, C. A., Madden, V., & Shenkman, E. A. (2009). Pediatricians’ Perceptions of and Preferred Timing for Pediatric Palliative Care. [Electronic version]. Pediatrics, 123(5): 777-782.

  • Knapp C., Shenkman E.,Madden V., Terza J., (2009)Pediatric palliative care: describing hospice users and identifying factors that affect hospice expenditures. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12(3): 223-229

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Grants

  • Evaluation of the Quality of Care for Enrollees in Texas Medicaid and CHIP
  • Evaluating Health Care Quality in Texas Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program
  • Quality and Outcomes of Care for Children With Severe Special Health Care Needs in Prepaid Health Care Systems
  • Statistical Support, RORC, Reap Project
  • VA RORC Support
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