Research priorities in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) are organized into seven broad areas (listed in alphabetical order):
Decision Science
- Economic evaluation of strategies for prevention and therapy of chronic diseases; economic evaluation of new technology; new methodological approaches
- Related Sites: Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Center for Health Decision Science
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Goldie |
 Hammitt |
 Kim |
 Resch |
 Weinstein |
Health Economics
- Financing health care and payment systems
- Related Sites: Program in Health Care Financing
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Baicker |
 Hsiao |
 Newhouse |
 Roberts |
 Rosenthal |
 Sommers |
 Swartz |
Law and Public Health
- Empirical work on health law including malpractice
- Related Sites: Law and Public Health Program
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Mello |
Management
- Measures of organization performance
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Kane |
 Rivenson |
 Singer |
Political Policy
- Public opinion surveys and policy, health reform
- Related Sites: Harvard Opinion Research Program, Center for Public Health Leadership
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Blendon |
 McDonough |
Public Health Policy
- Injury control and youth violence prevention
- Related Sites: Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Hemenway |
 Kasten |
 Marcus |
 Miller |
 Turnbull |
Quality and Access
- Safety and quality reporting, global research
- Related Sites: Safe Surgery Checklist
- Primary HPM Faculty:
 Epstein |
 Gawande |
 Jha |
 Joynt |
 Leape |
 Palmer |
