Dr. Amity Quinn
Biography
Dr. Amity Quinn is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD in Social Policy from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and postdoctoral fellowship in health economics at the University of Calgary. She uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study strategies to improve access to high value care for women and other marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Education and Training
Dr. Quinn received an AB in Community Health from Brown University and a PhD in Social Policy (Specialty area: Behavioral Health Policy and Services Research). She completed a Banting postdoctoral fellowship in Health Economics at the University of Calgary.
Research Interests and Expertise
My research program focuses on improving access, quality, and value of health care as well as intersecting public health and social services for marginalized and vulnerable groups. I am particularly interested in studying the design and implications of how these services are organized and funded. My current work focuses on services for females and women. I have also studied care for people with substance use disorders, mental health problems, and chronic diseases and am interested in intersections between these and other equity-related characteristics.
As the co-director of the Health Policy Trials Unit, a major component of my research program is experimental and quasi-experimental policy evaluation. I work closely with health system partners to identify priority research questions. With my strong relational skills, extensive experience working with health care payers, patients, clinicians, and other knowledge users, and deep knowledge of population-based administrative data and representative surveys, I am committed to both academic and policy impact.
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Key publications
Quinn, A.E., Chew, D.S., Faris, P., Au, F., James, M.T., Tonelli, M. and Manns, B.J., 2023. Physician variation and the impact of payment model in cardiac imaging. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(24), p.e029149.
Quinn, A.E., Hemmelgarn, B.R., Tonelli, M., McBrien, K.A., Edwards, A., Senior, P., Faris, P., Au, F., Ma, Z., Weaver, R.G. and Manns, B.J., 2019. Association of specialist physician payment model with visit frequency, quality, and costs of care for people with chronic disease. JAMA Network Open, 2(11), pp.e1914861-e1914861.
Sporinova, B., Manns, B., Tonelli, M., Hemmelgarn, B., MacMaster, F., Mitchell, N., Au, F., Ma, Z., Weaver, R. and Quinn, A., 2019. Association of mental health disorders with health care utilization and costs among adults with chronic disease. JAMA network open, 2(8), pp.e199910-e199910.
Quinn, A.E., Trachtenberg, A.J., McBrien, K.A., Ogundeji, Y., Souri, S., Manns, L., Rennert-May, E., Ronksley, P., Au, F., Arora, N. and Hemmelgarn, B., 2020. Impact of payment model on the behaviour of specialist physicians: a systematic review. Health Policy, 124(4), pp.345-358.
Quinn, A.E., Hodgkin, D., Perloff, J.N., Stewart, M.T., Brolin, M., Lane, N. and Horgan, C.M., 2017. Design and impact of bundled payment for detox and follow-up care. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 82, pp.113-121.