Amresh D. Hanchate PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 638-8889amresh.hanchate@bmc.org
hanchate@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Centers
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Biography
I am an Associate Professor at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and Health Economist at VA Boston Healthcare System. My research spans multiple areas: a) disparities in healthcare access and outcomes, b) health reform, c) health outcomes evaluation, and d) comparative and cost effectiveness.
I have many years of investigator experience studying the role of uninsurance, out-of-pocket costs and limited health literacy in understanding racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare utilization and outcomes, with recent applications to acute stroke, joint replacement and HPV vaccination.
Current research covers: a) impact of Massachusetts health reform on access to care, b) national estimates in inpatient disparities for Hispanics, c) disparities in access to ED care, and d) sensitivity of veterans demand for VA care to external (non-VA) local and regional conditions. Other topics of current research include, disparities in adoption of HPV vaccination, joint replacement procedure use, comparative effectiveness of high vs. low intensity VTE prophylaxis agents, and modeling the impact of low health literacy on health outcomes.
I also have extensive experience in the use of large observations data (clinical, administrative and survey), and expertise in the application of advanced statistical and econometric methods. My research has been funded by NIH, AHRQ and VA.
Other Positions
Education
Economics, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison
Economics, MA, University of Pittsburgh
Economics, BA, Loyola College in Maryland
Publications
Kim EJ, Coppa K, Abrahams S, Hanchate AD, Mohan S, Lesser M, Hirsch JS. Utilization of transitional care management services and 30-day readmission. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0316892. PMID: 39752456.
Published on 11/26/2024Gabbard JL, Beurle E, Zhang Z, Frechman EL, Lenoir K, Duchesneau E, Mielke MM, Hanchate AD. Longitudinal analysis of Annual Wellness Visit use among Medicare enrollees: Provider, enrollee, and clinic factors. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Nov 26. PMID: 39588675.
Published on 10/14/2024Zimmer R, Strahley A, Aguilar A, Montez K, Palakshappa D, Hanchate A, Pulgar CA, Yang M, Moore JB, Kirby-Straker R, Dixon C, Brown CL. Using the Environmental Health Disparities Framework to understand Black and Latino perspectives of a local fertilizer plant fire. BMC Public Health. 2024 Oct 14; 24(1):2817. PMID: 39402548.
Published on 5/23/2024Barr E, Gantz HY, Russell G, Hanchate A. Impact of health insurance education program on health care professional students: An interventional study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2024 Sep; 30(6):1029-1033. PMID: 38783690.
Published on 4/23/2024Lin MY, Hanchate AD, Frakt AB, Burgess JF, Carey K. Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec; 59(6):e14311. PMID: 38654539.
Published on 2/10/2024Cole MB, Strackman BW, Lasser KE, Lin MY, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hanchate AD. Medicaid Expansion and Preventable Emergency Department Use by Race/Ethnicity. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jun; 66(6):989-998. PMID: 38342480.
Published on 1/9/2024Duchesneau ED, Klepin HD, Hanchate AD, Lin MY, Bluethmann SM. Big Data for Geriatric Oncology Research. N C Med J. 2024; 85(1):20-24. PMID: 39359617.
Published on 1/3/2024Rose SW, Strackman BW, Gilbert ON, Lasser KE, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lin MY, Saylor G, Hanchate AD. Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jan 16; 13(2):e031021. PMID: 38166429.
Published on 1/1/2024Hari K, O'Connell N, Taylor YJ, Moore JB, Bosworth H, Hanchate A, Pokharel Y. Patient Characteristics Associated with Telemedicine Use for Diabetes Mellitus Care: Experience of a University Health System. South Med J. 2024 Jan; 117(1):16-22. PMID: 38151246.
Published on 11/6/2023Lenoir KM, Paul R, Wright E, Palakshappa D, Pajewski NM, Hanchate A, Hughes JM, Gabbard J, Wells BJ, Dulin M, Houlihan J, Callahan KE. The Association of Frailty and Neighborhood Disadvantage with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in Older Adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Mar; 39(4):643-651. PMID: 37932543.
Media Mentions
Published on 9/11/2019
Some Disparities in U.S. Hospital Care May Start in the Ambulance
Published on 9/10/2019
Ambulances Aren’t Taking 40% Of Patients To Nearest Hospital
Published on 9/9/2019
Patient Preferences Could Drive Racial Disparities in EMS Emergency Room Transport
Published on 9/9/2019
Racial/Ethnic Variation Found in ED Destination of EMS Transport
Published on 9/7/2019
Study shows large differences in ED and hospital destinations of minority patients
Published on 9/6/2019
Study Finds Racial Disparities in Emergency Medical Care
Published on 9/6/2019
In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs by race
Published on 9/6/2019
Racial Differences Found in Where Ambulances Take Patients
Published on 9/6/2019
ED Destination of EMS Transport Varies by Race
Published on 9/6/2019
White Medicare Patients Transported to Closest ED More Often Than Blacks, Hispanics
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