Martha Dale
Lecturer in Health PolicyCards
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Lecturer in Health Policy
Consultant and lecturer for Yale-IMD Hospital Management and Leadership Program
Biography
Martha works with the Yale School of Public Health as a lecturer in health management and as a member of the teaching faculty for the Yale-IMD Hospital Management and Leadership Program based in Beijing, China and New Haven, CT. Ms. Dale most recently has worked at Yale as the director for China programs at the Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) of Yale University’s School of Public Health. She had primary responsibility for the Yale-Tsinghua University collaborative with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Yale-Tsinghua Certificate Program in International Healthcare Management Program. Martha also had been a member of the Leadership Saves Lives project, the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative and the Liberian Healthcare Management Program of Yale University and the Clinton Foundation. Prior to her work at Yale, she was the executive director of Leeway, an AIDS-dedicated skilled nursing facility and supportive housing provider. Ms. Dale has also worked at several other Connecticut non-profit organizations, including serving as the executive director of Woodlake at Tolland nursing facility, executive director of Duncaster lifecare community and vice president of Hartford Hospital. She currently serves on the board of Grace Cottage Hospital in Townsend, VT.
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Publications
2013
Patient experiences with inpatient care in rural China
Sipsma H, Liu Y, Wang H, Zhu Y, Xue L, Alpern R, Dale M, Bradley E. Patient experiences with inpatient care in rural China. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2013, 25: 452-458. PMID: 23811313, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounty-level hospitalsPatient ratingsPatient experienceInpatient careHospital typeSociodemographic characteristicsHospital inpatient careCross-sectional studyHealth care experiencesOverall patient ratingsPatient evaluationHospital careMultivariable modelOutcome measuresCare experiencesHospitalLogistic regressionHealth systemCareNotable proportionRural ChinaRoutine monitoringHousehold membersParticipantsAssociation
2012
Health Insurance Benefit Design and Healthcare Utilization in Northern Rural China
Wang H, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Xue L, Dale M, Sipsma H, Bradley E. Health Insurance Benefit Design and Healthcare Utilization in Northern Rural China. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50395. PMID: 23185616, PMCID: PMC3503891, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance benefit designOutpatient visitsInsurance benefit designNew Rural Cooperative Medical SchemeHealthcare utilizationInpatient coverageHealth insurance benefitsHealth services expensesTotal outpatient visitsHealth service utilizationHealth care utilizationNumber of hospitalizationsCross-sectional studySubstantial social problemBenefit designCare utilizationOutpatient careRural Cooperative Medical SystemService utilizationInpatient utilizationCooperative Medical SchemeBenefit package designService useAnalytic sampleVisits
2009
Erratum: Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia
Hartwig K, Pashman J, Cherlin E, Dale M, Callaway M, Czaplinski C, Wood W, Abebe Y, Dentry T, Bradley E. Erratum: Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2009, 24: 187-190. DOI: 10.1002/hpm.926.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia
Hartwig K, Pashman J, Cherlin E, Dale M, Callaway M, Czaplinski C, Wood WE, Abebe Y, Dentry T, Bradley EH. Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2007, 23: 203-218. PMID: 18157912, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.915.Peer-Reviewed Original Research