Peter Graven²
Biography
Dr. Graven is a trained health economist working in advanced analytics and data science at OHSU. As Data Scientist, Dr. Graven builds and deploys predictive and forecasting models for the hospital operations. He applies quantitative methods to understand quality improvement opportunities in the hospital and supports modeling of primary care clinics. Additionally, he is the director of the Office of Advanced Analytics at OHSU. This office engages in modeling to simulate changes in the health care system at OHSU or across the state. As Affiliate Assistant Professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Graven teaches health economics and provides mentorship to students in the masters and PhD programs.
Education, Degrees
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2000
M.S., University of Minnesota, 2012
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2014
Research
- IHS-1310-08388 (Bill Wright) 8/1/2014-7/31/2017 PCORI Caring for the Whole Person: A Patient-Centered Assessment of Integrated Care Models in Vulnerable Populations Role: Co-Investigator
- (Bill Hersh) 06/29/2015 – 06/28/2017 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 3. OHSU Update and Expansion of the ONC Health IT Curriculum Role: Health Economist
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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