David Chin

David Chin, PhD

Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
331 Arnold House
715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003-9292

(413) 545-4415
dchin@umass.edu
www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/about/directory/david-chin

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management

I focus on three health services research domains: (1) the development of outcome measures to quantify quality, value, and safety in health care, (2) novel statistical and computational approaches for inference from high-dimensional correlated data, and (3) health policy innovation. Unified by data-driven quantitative inference, I emphasize methodology while employing data sets from diverse sources (e.g., electronic health records EHR, clinical registries, statewide all-payer administrative claims, nationwide private payer, department of defense clinical records) to measure patient outcomes. Some of my ongoing projects include: (1) development of novel instruments to measure Serious Reportable Events occurring in hospitals, (2) the impact of public reporting of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in California, and (3) quantum computing applications for health outcomes and policy.

Research Interests

I am a health services researcher and measurement scientist who develops and applies data-driven methods to promote health equity among underrepresented and vulnerable populations. My research focuses on measuring the relationship between the social determinants of health (SDH):

  • the economic, educational, social, cultural, and physical environments in which patients live
  • and their impact on health outcomes with the ultimate goal of eliminating health inequality by improving the quality of care, informing health policy and shaping clinical practice standards (Shetty 2024, JAMIA; Chin, 2020 J Med Syst).

As a faculty member in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at UMass Amherst, my research approach is founded upon transdisciplinary collaborations extending beyond the traditional boundaries of medicine or public health disciplines. My active collaborations –with computer scientists, and clinicians in nursing, medicine, and pharmacy – illustrate my strong belief that transformational impact on population health requires multidisciplinary expertise.

Academic Background

2016 Postdoctoral Scholar | UCDHS Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
2013 PhD, Epidemiology | Health Services Research and Health Economics, University of California Davis, CA
2000 BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, CA

  • Center for Personalized Health Monitoring