Janet Coffman, PhD, MPP, MA
Professor
Institute for Health Policy Studies
School of Medicine

Her work as Vice Chair for Medical Effectiveness for the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) is a prime example of bridge building. Established in 2002, CHBRP responds to requests from the California State Legislature to provide independent analysis of proposed health insurance benefit mandates and repeals. The program is administered by the University of California's Office of the President and involves faculty and staff from several UC campuses, other universities in California, and an actuarial firm. Since Dr. Coffman joined the program in October 2005, she has authored or guided work on reports on a wide variety of topics and collaborates with other CHBRP faculty and staff to improve the program's analytic methods

Over the past 25 years, she has authored numerous publications on the health care workforce in California and the United States, including multiple analyses of strategies for increasing racial/ethnic diversity in the health professions. She has also conducted evaluations of multiple health workforce initiatives aimed at increasing racial/ethnic diversity and geographic distribution of health professionals. Her other research interests include innovations in management of chronic conditions, access to care for vulnerable populations, development of evidence-based health policies.

• Scope-of-Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Adherence to Medications for Chronic Illness in Primary Care.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2020 Muench U, Whaley C, Coffman J, Spetz J
• Language-Concordant Primary Care Physicians for a Diverse Population: The View from California.
  Health equity 2019 Garcia ME, Bindman AB, Coffman J
• The Current State Of Telehealth Evidence: A Rapid Review.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2018 Shigekawa E, Fix M, Corbett G, Roby DH, Coffman J
• The effect of early child care attendance on childhood asthma and wheezing: A meta-analysis.
  The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2018 Swartz A, Collier T, Young CA, Cruz E, Bekmezian A, Coffman J, Celedon J, Alkon A, Cabana MD
• Testing the Validity of Primary Care Physicians' Self-Reported Acceptance of New Patients by Insurance Status.
  Health services research 2016 Coffman JM, Rhodes KV, Fix M, Bindman AB
• Future Demand For Long-Term Care Workers Will Be Influenced By Demographic And Utilization Changes.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2015 Spetz J, Trupin L, Bates T, Coffman JM
• Electronic health record availability among advanced practice registered nurses and physicians.
  The American journal of managed care 2014 Coffman JM, Spetz J, Grumbach K, Fix M, Bindman AB
• Calling all doctors: what type of insurance do you accept?
  JAMA internal medicine 2014 Bindman AB, Coffman JM
• Patient reminder systems and asthma medication adherence: a systematic review.
  The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2014 Tran N, Coffman JM, Sumino K, Cabana MD
• Recent developments in asthma education.
  Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology 2011 Cabana MD, Coffman JM
• Financial impact of California's new law to increase HIV screening by mandating insurance coverage.
  AIDS care 2011 Meng YY, Coffman JM, Ripps JC, Lee C, Kominski GF
• Translating medical effectiveness research into policy: lessons from the California Health Benefits Review Program.
  The Milbank quarterly 2009 Coffman JM, Hong MK, Aubry WM, Luft HS, Yelin E
• Do school-based asthma education programs improve self-management and health outcomes?
  Pediatrics 2009 Coffman JM, Cabana MD, Yelin EH
• Physician communication regarding cost when prescribing asthma medication to children.
  Clinical pediatrics 2009 Patel MR, Coffman JM, Tseng CW, Clark NM, Cabana MD
• Effects of asthma education on children's use of acute care services: a meta-analysis.
  Pediatrics 2008 Coffman JM, Cabana MD, Halpin HA, Yelin EH
• Do physicians always flee from HMOs? New results using dynamic panel estimation methods.
  Health services research 2006 Brown TT, Coffman JM, Quinn BC, Scheffler RM, Schwalm DD
• The impact of capitated financing on psychiatric emergency services.
  Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 2005 Catalano RA, Coffman JM, Bloom JR, Ma Y, Kang SH
• Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians in California and Washington.
  Annals of family medicine 2003 Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L
• Minimum staffing ratios: the California workforce initiative survey.
  Nursing economic$ 2003 Seago JA, Spetz J, Coffman J, Rosenoff E, O'Neil E
• Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2002 Coffman JM, Seago JA, Spetz J
• Measuring shortages of hospital nurses: how do you know a hospital with a nursing shortage when you see one?
  Medical care research and review : MCRR 2001 Grumbach K, Ash M, Seago JA, Spetz J, Coffman J
• Hospital registered nurse shortages: environmental, patient, and institutional predictors.
  Health services research 2001 Seago JA, Ash M, Spetz J, Coffman J, Grumbach K
• Racial/ethnic disparities in nursing.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2001 Coffman JM, Rosenoff E, Grumbach K
• Public policies to promote community-based and interdisciplinary health professions education.
  Education for health (Abingdon, England) 2001 Coffman J, Henderson T, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
• Maintaining an adequate supply of RNs in California.
  Image--the journal of nursing scholarship 1999 Coffman J, Spetz J
• Independent practice association physician groups in California.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 1998 Grumbach K, Coffman J, Vranizan K, Blick N, O'Neil EH
• Overview of graduate medical education. Funding streams, policy problems, and options for reform.
  The Western journal of medicine 1998 Young JQ, Coffman JM
• Physician supply and medical education in California. A comparison with national trends.
  The Western journal of medicine 1998 Grumbach K, Coffman JM, Young JQ, Vranizan K, Blick N
• Physicians and nurse practitioners--old conflicts and new opportunities.
  The Western journal of medicine 1996 Finocchio LJ, Coffman JM, Dower CM, O'Neil EH