Publications

1. Nguyen CA, Beaulieu ND, Wright AA, Cutler DM, Keating NL, Landrum MB. Organization of Cancer Specialists in US Physician Practices and Health Systems. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023; 41(26): 4226-4235.

2. Nguyen CA, Gilstrap LG, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Landrum MB. Using Consistently Low Performance to Identify Low-Quality Physician Groups. JAMA Network Open. 2021; 4(7):e2117954.

3. Nguyen CA, Chernew ME, Ostrer I, Beaulieu ND. Comparison of Healthcare Delivery Systems in Low- and High-income Communities. The American Journal of Accountable Care. 2019; 7(4):11-18.

   • Lead article

4. Gilstrap LG, Chernew ME, Nguyen CA, Alam S, Bai B, McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Landrum MB. Association Between Clinical Practice Group Adherence to Quality Measures and Adverse Outcomes Among Adult Patients with Diabetes. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(8):e199139.

5. Nguyen CA, Gilstrap LG, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Landrum MB. Social Risk Adjustment of Quality Measures for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in a Commercially-Insured US Population. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(3):e190838.

   • Commentary: Francis J. Health Care Group Performance Ratings—Re-thinking the Ruling Order. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(3).

   • Media Coverage: First Report Managed Care (Population Health Learning Network).

   • Cited by the American Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-12/i19-cms-report3-apms.pdf (2019).

   • Poster walk presentation, selected by AcademyHealth and The Commonwealth Fund as among most significant and thought-provoking at the annual research meeting (2018).

6. McDowell A, Nguyen CA, Chernew ME, Tran KN, McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Landrum MB. Comparison of Approaches for Aggregating Quality Measures in Population-based Payment Models. Health Services Research. 2018; 53(6):4477-4490.

7. Auriemma CL, Chen L, Olorunnisola M, Delman A, Nguyen CA, Cooney E, Gabler NB, Halpern SD. Public opinion regarding financial incentives to engage in advance care planning and complete advance directives. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. 2017; 34(8):721-728.

8. Nguyen CA. The Importance of Country of Origin for Health Service Utilization Among Immigrants in the United States. The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal. 2014 Fall; 7(2):24-31.

   • Only peer-reviewed journal of undergraduate research at Harvard College.

9. Nguyen CA, Shih JA, Lin KV, Aladesanmi OA. Targeting National Emergency Department Overuse: A Case for Primary Care, Financial Incentives, and Community Awareness. Harvard Health Policy Review. 2014 Fall; 14(1):23-26.

10. Auriemma CL, Nguyen CA, Bronheim R, Kent S, Nadigu S, Pardo D, Halpern SD. Stability of End-of-Life Preferences: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014; 174(7):1085-1092.

    • 1. 1. 1. • Commentary: Schenker Y, White DB, Arnold RM. What Should Be the Goal of Advance Care Planning? JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014; 174(7):1093-1094.

Working Papers

11. Nguyen CA. Do Externally-Hired Managers Increase Innovation? Evidence from the US Government.

12. Nguyen CA, Beaulieu ND, Ghosh K, Keating NL, Chernew ME, Cutler DM, Landrum MB, Wright AA. Variation in End-of-Life Measures for Cancer in Health Care Systems.

13. Nguyen CA, Chernew ME, McWilliams JM, Landon BE, Landrum MB. Can machine learning reduce the burden of health care quality measurement?

White Papers

14. Felber S, Meire C, Nadadur G, Nguyen CA, Higuchi A, Jayanti A. Tech Hub Competition and Federal R&D Funding. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. 2022.

15. Landrum MB, Nguyen C, O’Rourke E, Jung M, Amin T, Chernew M. Measurement Systems: A Framework for Next Generation Measurement of Quality in Health Care. National Quality Forum. 2019.

Other Writing

16. Nguyen C. The Translation of Research into Policy: Sharing Experiences Between Experts in Both Fields. SUMR Blog, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. 2013.

17. Nguyen CA (Advisor: Jason Beckfield). Beyond Racial Classifications: The Importance of Country of Origin for Health Services Utilization among Immigrants to the U.S. Honors Senior Thesis—Harvard College, Department of Sociology and Global Health and Health Policy. 2015 Fall; 1-134.