Lucy A. Savitz, PhD, MBA

Biography

Adjunct Professor

Health Systems Science

Dr. Lucy Savitz has over 30 years of experience in healthcare delivery and health services research. Over the past two decades she has had academic appointments spanning across North America. Her research explores implementation science and a patient-centered approach to social determinants, safety, and quality improvement in health and healthcare.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, BA, University of Denver
MBA, University of Denver
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)

Professional Positions

Senior Scientist: Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Intermountain Healthcare; 2007-2010

Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing: University of Utah College of Nursing; 2008-2017

Adjunct Associate Professor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2008-present

Research Professor (now Adjunct Research Professor), Clinical Epidemiology: University of Utah School of Medicine; 2008-present

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics: University of Utah School of Medicine; 2009-2017

Assistant Vice President for Delivery System Science, Institute for Health Care Delivery Research: Intermountain Healthcare; 2010-2017

Elected Board Member: High Value Healthcare Collaborative; 2015-2017

Nominated and Approved Member: AARP National Policy Council; 2016-2018

National Advisory Council: AHRQ; 2016-present

Vice President for Health Research and Director: Center for Health Research Oregon and Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region; 2017-present

Affiliate Professor: Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University (OHSU-PSU) School of Public Health; 2018-present

Board Member: Health Care System Research Network (chair elect, 2019); 2018-present

External Advisory Board Member: University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Learning Health System Science; 2018-present

External Advisory Board Member: University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research; 2018-present

Advisory Board: High Value Healthcare Collaborative; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

Nominated for the McGavran Teaching Award: UNC-CH School of Public Health; 1998

Career Author Award: RTI International (formerly Research Triangle Institute); 2006

Chair, Discovery and Dissemination: High Value Healthcare Collaborative; 2015-2017

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

James B and Savitz LA. How Intermountain Trimmed Health Care Costs Through Robust Quality Improvement Efforts. Health Affairs, 30(6):1185-91, 2011.
Fisher ES, SM Shortell and Savitz LA. Implementation Science, A Potential Catalyst for Delivery System Reform. JAMA, 315(4):339-340, 2016.
Knighton AJ, L Savitz, T Belnap, B Stephonson and J VanDerslice. Introduction of an Area Deprivation Index Measuring Patient Socio-economic Status in an Integrated Health System: Implications for Population Health. eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to Improve Patient Outcomes), 4(3):1238, August 2016.
Savitz LA and LT Weiss. A Data Driven Approach to Achieving High Value Healthcare. eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to Improve Patient Outcomes), 5(3):1, 2017.
Guise JM, Savitz LA, Friedman CP. Mind the Gap: Putting Evidence into Practice in the Era of Learning Health Systems. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28 August 2018. [Epub 28 August 2018]