Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards

McHugh, Matthew

Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Grant Title: Nurse Staffing Policy, Hospital Occupancy, Market Structure, and Patient Outcomes
Grant Number:  K08 HS017551
Duration: 3 years (2008-2010)
Total Award: $372,800

Project Description: This research has two main aims:

1. Determine the effect of nurse staffing legislation on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality and the differential effect by hospital occupancy rate, hospital market structure, and demographic characteristics.
2. Determine the effects of nurse staffing, hospital occupancy rates, and hospital market structure on AMI mortality.

Career Goals: Dr. McHugh is a Research Associate in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania.  He earned his Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.P.H. from Harvard.  He went on to earn his J.D. from Northeastern University Law School and is a Member of the Bar in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Dr. McHugh is committed to a career as a health services researcher evaluating health policy outcomes and promoting evidence-based health policy.

Progress to Date: This grant has just started.

Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:

• National Research Service Award, post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006.
• Reviewer, Public Health Nursing and Preventive Medicine.
• Academic Merit Scholarship, Northeastern University School of Law.

K-Generated Publications: None thus far.

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