Departmental Affiliations
Affiliated
Research Interests
Clinical quality measures; eCQM; public reporting of performance data; value-based payment models; patient-reported outcome measures; nursing-sensitive measures, statistical process control; data science; international health; health systems.
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Universität Heidelberg
1998
MPH
Johns Hopkins University
1998
MD
Freie Universität Berlin
1995
MSc
Univeristy of Oxford
1993
Overview
My current research interests focus on the integration of clinical process, outcomes, and patient reported outcomes measures. Additional interests are value-based payment models and public reporting initiatives.
Honors & Awards
Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2017
HHS Innovates Finalist, 2011
Alpha Chapter of the Delta Omega Society of Public Health, 1998
Ambassadorial Scholarship of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 1994
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship to the University of Oxford, 1992
HHS Innovates Finalist, 2011
Alpha Chapter of the Delta Omega Society of Public Health, 1998
Ambassadorial Scholarship of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 1994
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship to the University of Oxford, 1992
Select Publications
Selected publications from the last few years.
- Matthes N. USA: Qualitätsbasierte Vergütung verbessert das Outcome. Dtsch Arztebl 2019; 116(6): A-248 / B-207 / C-207. https://www.aerzteblatt.de/treffer?mode=s&wo=&typ=16&aid=205236&s=Matthes
- St-Pierre GH, Yang MH, Bourget-Murray J, Thomas KC, Hurlbert RJ, Matthes N. Performance Indicators in Spine Surgery.Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Jun 27. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002309. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28658031/
- Patricia W. Stone, Sherry A. Glied, Peter D. McNair, Nikolas Matthes, Bevin Cohen, Timothy F. Landers, Elaine L. Larson. CMS Changes in Reimbursement for Hospital Acquired Infections: Setting a Research Agenda. Med Care. 2010 May;48(5):433-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881841/