Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP is Founder and Executive Editor of Policy Prescriptions®. A graduate of Morehouse College, Dr. Dark earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He holds a master’s degree from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He completed his residency training at George Washington University where he served as Chief Resident. Currently, Dr. Dark is an Assistant Professor in the Henry J. N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Dark is the 2017 recipient of the Texas Medical Association’s C. Frank Webber Award, a 2019 American College of Emergency Physicians Choosing Wisely Champion, one of emergency medicine’s Top 45 Under 45, and on Elemental’s List of 50 Experts to Trust in a Pandemic. He currently is on the Board of Directors for Doctors for America and is the Medical Editor-in-Chief for the monthly publication ACEP Now. Dr. Dark’s policy experience includes work for the United States House of Representatives, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Joe Biden Campaign. Among his policy interests include the study of health reform at the intersection with international health systems on which he has spoken on this topic nationwide. Dr. Dark’s media experience includes print, radio, and television – including outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and BBC World News.Health care voters
A recent survey supports the long taught adage that “the uninsured (or at least those with poor access to health care) don’t vote.” While roughly three out of four eligible voters actually voted in the last presidential election, a clear Continue Reading …
Health Reform in Massachusetts – One Year Later
This study examines the effects on insurance status and access to care of the recently implemented health care reforms in Massachusetts. Data from this study comes from random sampling of nearly 3,000 people in the fall preceding implementation and subsequent Continue Reading …
Physicians’ View about Universal Healthcare
In response to the proposals to reduce the ranks of the uninsured by Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain, a physician staffing company surveyed physicians in the spring of 2008. Although details of the surveys methods are unavailable, Continue Reading …
Electronic Medical Records
Health information technology has astounding potential to improve the delivery and management of health care by improving quality, streamlining clinical practice, and providing portability of medical data. However, estimates of physician uptake of electronic medical records remains low – estimates Continue Reading …
The Value of Quality
Quality in health care has been hailed as one of the goals of health care reform ever since “Crossing the Quality Chasm” brought the issue into public focus. Groups of large employers, such as the Leapfrog Group, have utilized hospital Continue Reading …