About

Jack M. Chapel is a faculty member at USC Price, involved in various academic programs related to public policy, urban planning, and real estate development. His work encompasses areas such as health policy and management, nonprofit leadership, and sustainable urban planning, contributing to the development of curriculum and research initiatives in these fields. His role includes engaging in research, teaching, and service within the university's broader mission to advance public policy and urban development.

Research topics

• Nursing
• Medicine
• Risk analysis (engineering)
• Environmental health
• Internal medicine
• Family medicine
• Emergency medicine
• Medical emergency
• Intensive care medicine
• Psychology
• Business
• Engineering

Selected publications

• The implementation cost of a safety‐net hospital program addressing social needs in Atlanta

  Health Services Research · 2021 · 13 citations

  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Business

  OBJECTIVE: To describe the cost of integrating social needs activities into a health care program that works toward health equity by addressing socioeconomic barriers. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Costs for a heart failure health care program based in a safety-net hospital were reported by program staff for the program year May 2018-April 2019. Additional data sources included hospital records, invoices, and staff survey. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional, case study of a program that includes health education, outpatient care, financial counseling and free medication; transportation and home services for those most in need; and connections to other social services. Program costs were summarized overall and for mutually exclusive categories: health care program (fixed and variable) and social needs activities. DATA COLLECTION: Program cost data were collected using a activity-based, micro-costing approach. In addition, we conducted a survey that was completed by key staff to understand time allocation. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Program costs were approximately $1.33 million, and the annual per patient cost was $1455. Thirty percent of the program costs was for social needs activities: 18% for 30-day supply of medications and addressing socioeconomic barriers to medication adherence, 18% for mobile health services (outpatient home visits), 53% for navigating services through a financial counselor and community health worker, and 12% for transportation to visits and addressing transportation barriers. Most of the program costs were for personnel: 92% of the health care program fixed, 95% of the health care program variable, and 78% of social needs activities. DISCUSSION: Historically, social and health care services are funded by different systems and have not been integrated. We estimate the cost of implementing social needs activities into a health care program. This work can inform implementation for hospitals attempting to address social determinants of health and social needs in their patient population.

  DOI

• Systematic Review of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring With Support: Intervention Effectiveness and Cost

  American Journal of Preventive Medicine · 2021 · 11 citations

  • Medicine
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Medical emergency
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Frequent coauthors

• Aunima R. Bhuiya

  University of Toronto

  17 shared

• Aysha Rasool

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  16 shared

• Mallika Mahalingam

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  16 shared

• Tyra Satchell

  16 shared

• Nikki A. Hawkins

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  9 shared

• Sharada Shantharam

  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

  9 shared

• Chris Jones

  Met Office

  9 shared

• David P. Hopkins

  Office of Science

  4 shared

Education

• PhD, Economics

  University of Southern California

  2024

• MA, Economics

  University of Southern California

  2021

• BS, Economics

  Tulane University

  2015

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