Mailing Address:
Harvard Medical School
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Email:


Phone: (617) 509-9953
Fax: (617) 859-8112

Staff Assistant:

Jeanne Madden, PhD

Dr. Madden is an Instructor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention and works primarily with the Drug Policy Research Group in the area of policy evaluation. At present she is directing a four-year study of the impact of the new Medicare Part D drug benefit on cost-related medication nonadherence. In addition, Dr. Madden is leading an investigation of the relationship between underuse of asthma controller medications and outcomes indicating uncontrolled asthma. She directed a comprehensive study to determine the effects on maternal and infant health outcomes, service utilization, and costs of two policies that, in succession, shortened and then lengthened standard hospital stays at childbirth. Ongoing research includes a related study involving post-cesarean lengths of stay and investigations into the detection and treatment of maternal depression. Dr. Madden also works in the area of international pharmaceuticals policy and methods for measuring medicine prices in low- and middle-income countries. She holds a master's degree in International Health Policy and Economics from the Harvard School of Public Health and a doctoral degree from the Harvard University PhD program in Health Policy.

Select Publications:

• Madden JM, Soumerai SB, Lieu TA, Mandl KD, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D. “Length of Stay Policies and Ascertainment of Post-Discharge Problems in Newborns” Pediatrics 2004, Vol.113, No.1, pp.42-49.
• Sinha A, Madden JM, Ross-Degnan D, Soumerai SB, Platt R. “Reduced Risk of Neonatal Respiratory Infections among Breastfed Girls But Not Boys” Pediatrics 2003, Vol. 112, No.4, pp.e303-e308.
• Madden JM, Soumerai SB, Lieu TA, Mandl KD, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D. “Effects on Breastfeeding of Changes in Maternity Length of Stay Policy in a Large HMO” Pediatrics 2003, Vol.111, No.3, pp.519-524.
• Madden JM, Soumerai SB, Lieu TA, Mandl KD, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D. “Effects of a Law Against Early Postpartum Discharge on Newborn Follow-Up, Adverse Events, and HMO Expenditures”. New England Journal of Medicine 2002, Vol.347, No.25; pp.2031-38.
• Madden JM, et al. "Undercover Careseekers: Simulated Clients in the Study of Health Provider Behavior in Developing Countries". Social Science and Medicine (45)10, pp.1465-1482, 1997.
• Kafle KK, Madden JM, et al. "Can licensed drug sellers contribute to Safe Motherhood? A survey of the treatment of pregnancy-related anaemia in Nepal". Social Science and Medicine (42)11, pp.1577-1588, 1996