Jon Christianson, PhD

Jon Christianson, PhD, is on the faculty of the Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota and has held the James A. Hamilton Chair in Health Policy and Management since 1998. Christianson's recent research has focused on measurement and reporting of provider performance, physician payment arrangements, and healthcare purchasers. He has received the Annual Research Award of the National Institute for Health Care Management and chaired AcademyHealth's annual research meeting. From 1998-2000, Christianson served on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee that produced the report To Err Is Human. More recently, he was a member of the IOM's Geographic Adjustment Factors in Medicare Payment Committee and served 6 years on the IOM's Board on Health Care Services, which oversees all IOM health service projects. He currently is Vice Chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.