Title(s): Distinguished Research Professor
Department: Health Management and Policy
Office: N236 CPHB
Phone: (319) 384-3815
Marcia M. Ward, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on telehealth, health services research, and rural healthcare delivery. Dr. Ward is Deputy Director of the HRSA-funded Rural Telehealth Research Center (RTRC) which is a consortium of researchers at the University of Iowa, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and University of Southern Maine. She recently co-chaired the National Quality Forum (NQF) Committee on the Framework for Telehealth Measures and the NQF Committee on the Rural Telehealth and Healthcare System Readiness Measurement Framework. Prior to joining the University of Iowa in 1997, Dr. Ward co-led the Health Outcomes Program at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) where she served as the Associate Director of the Center for Health Sciences. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the Ohio State University and is a fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Courses Taught
- Primary Data and Mixed Methods
- Seminar in Contemporary Health Issues
- Seminar in Instruction and Professional Development
Research Interests
- Rural healthcare delivery
- Telehealth/Telemedicine
- Healthcare quality and performance
- Implementation science evaluation
Background
In the News
- CPH researchers study benefits of telehealth services for rural schools
- Study finds telehealth services fill health care gaps for rural schools
- RTRC paper recognized as ‘Best of 2021’
- Ward co-chairs NQF committee report outlining framework to guide telehealth delivery
- Ward comments on growth of school-based telehealth centers
- Ward to co-chair national rural telehealth committee
- Rural Telehealth Research Center awarded continued funding
- Improving Rural Cancer Care
- Study finds rural tele-ERs save money, improve physician recruitment
- Emergency department telemedicine shortens patients’ time-to-provider
- Ward discusses NQF quality measurement framework plan for telehealth
- Ward writes about scalability of telehealth
- Ward to present CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture Aug. 30
- The Telehealth Revolution
- Study shows that tele-emergency services save patients money
- Ward to co-chair national telehealth project
- CPH Awards highlight faculty, staff achievements
- CPH researchers conclude program evaluations of AHA’s Mission: Lifeline
- College home to new telehealth research center
- Ward leads study on role of telemedicine apps in emergency medicine
- Study Looks at Complexity of Cancer Treatment Decisions