Directory Profile
William Johnson
Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Director
Center for Health Information & Research
Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on the development and application of community wide health information systems. He directs Arizona HealthQuery, a unique health data system that includes more than 4,000,000 citizens of Arizona. In addition, he directs studies of the Arizona health workforce, a multi-state study of the causes and consequences of back pain and a study of health care disparities among Latino children. His previous research includes participation in the Harvard study of medical malpractice and pioneering studies of the effect of discrimination against persons with disabilities.
Education
Ph.D. Economics - Rutgers University 1971
Contact Info
Office Location: MERC C320
Phone: 602.496.2010
Email: william.g.johnson@asu.edu
Website: http://chir.asu.edu
Research/Areas of Expertise
- Community health information systems
- Health care effectiveness
- Health care disparities
- Surveillance systems
- Environmental effects on health
- Patient safety
- Health care workforce
- Economic evaluations of health care
Research Center Involvement
- Center for Health Information & Research (CHIR)
Honors and Distinctions
- Associate Scientist-Insitute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
- Fellow-Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington D.C.
- Fellow-Collegium Ramazzini, Carpi, Italy
- Member, National Academy of Social Insurance
- Associate Investigator, , Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona.
- Chairman, Scientific Review Committee, Centre for Research Expertise for Improved Disability Outcomes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Selected Publications
Butler, R.J., Johnson, W.G., (forthcoming 2007).Satisfaction with Low Back Pain Care. The Spine Journal.
Butler, R.J., Johnson, W.G., & Gray, B. ( November 2007). Timing makes a difference: Early nurse intervention and low back pain. Professional Case Management.
Rimsza, M.E., Butler, R.J., & Johnson, W.G. (May 2007). The impact of Medicaid disenrollment on health care utilization and cost. Pediatrics.
Butler, R.J., Johnson, W.G., & Cote, P. (February 2007). It pays to be nice: Employer-worker relationships and the management of back pain. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Johnson, W.G., Baldwin, M.L., & Johnson, T.J. (July 2006). Does network care prolong work absences? Industrial Relations.
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