Peter E. Hilsenrath
School of Public Health
Univesity of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699
(817)735 2166/ fax (817)735 0324
e-mail: philsenr@hsc.unt.edu

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Dr. Hilsenrath
Peter Hilsenrath,Ph.D.
Professor of Health Management and Policy,
School of Public Health,
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Publications:
  1. Peer-Reviewed Publications
    1. Cook, T. and Hilsenrath, P. A Comparison of Medical Manpower Costs: Military, Civil Service and Contractor. Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 87-72, May, 1987.
    2. Hilsenrath, P., Jondrow, J., Keller, J. and Tuxbury, B. “Measures of Aircraft Reliability, Maintainability and Safety: Do They Measure System Quality?” Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 87-89, June, 1987.
    3. Anger, T., Berg, R., Rowen, W. (Vice ADM, US Navy Retired), Thunman, N. (Vice ADM, US Navy Retired), Hilsenrath, P., Kelly J. (Captain), Kemp, D. (Captain), Vosloh, D. (Captain) and Miller, T. (Lt. Comdr.) Medical Organization Study. Center for Naval Analyses Research Memorandum, No. 89-68, April, 1989.
    4. Hilsenrath, P. “The Development of Synthetic Fuels in South Africa.” Journal of Energy and Development 14(2):269-283, 1989.
    5. Franken E., Smith W., Berbaum K., Owen D. and Hilsenrath P. “Planning, Expectation and Image Evaluation for PACS at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.” Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical intrumentation Engineers 1234(1):236 251, 1990.
    6. Hilsenrath, P. “Managed Care and the Reorganization of Navy Medicine.” Military Medicine 155(12): 601-604, 1990.
    7. Hilsenrath, P., Smith, W., Franken E., Berbaum K. and Owen D. “Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of PACS.” American Journal of Roentgenology 156:177 180, January, 1991.
    8. Hilsenrath, P. “Monopolistic Competition and the Health Care Sector.” Health Services Management Research 4(2):82-88, 1991.
    9. Hilsenrath, P., Robnett, M. and Smith W. “Assessing Hospital Radiology Productivity.” Administrative Radiology 10(8):60-62, 1991
    10. Hilsenrath, P. and Joseph, H. “Health Economics: Issues for South Africa.” South African Journal of Economics 59(2):146-159, 1991.
    11. Hilsenrath, P., Chien, R. and Rohrer, J. “Implementing EACHs and PCHs on a Statewide Basis: A Preliminary Analysis.” Journal of Rural Health 7(5):618-629, 1991.
    12. Hilsenrath, P. “Appropriate Care and the Market for Physician Services.” Journal of American Health Policy 1(4):49-51, 1992.
    13. Fraser-Hill, M., Renfrew, D. and Hilsenrath, P. “Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Lesions: Cost-Effectiveness.” American Journal of Roentgenology 158:813-818, April, 1992.
    14. Hilsenrath, P., Smith, W., Franken, A., Owen, D. and Chang, P. “Cost-Effectiveness of Teleradiology for Rural Hospitals.” Applied Radiology 21(12):54-58, 1992.
    15. Rohrer, J.E. and Hilsenrath, P.E. “The Role of the Generalist in Health Administration Education.” Journal of Health Administration Education 10(3):479-490, 1992
    16. Hilsenrath, P. “Stages of Growth Revisited.” Development Southern Africa 10(1):101-110, 1993.
    17. Hilsenrath, P., Levey, S., Weil, T.P. and Ludke, R. “Health Services Management Manpower and Educational Needs: Outlook for the Future.” Journal of Health Administration Education 11(3):407-419, 1993.
    18. Strauss, R. and Hilsenrath, P. “Commentary on the Cost-Effectiveness of Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation in Coronary Bypass Surgery.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery 57:168-169, January, 1994.
    19. Shireman, T. Hilsenrath, P., Strauss, R., Widness, J. and Mutnick, A. “Human Recombinant Erythropoietin Versus Transfusions in the Treatment of Anemia of Prematurity: A Cost-Effective Analysis.” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 148:582-588, June, 1994.
    20. Vaughan, M., Hilsenrath, P. and Ludke, R. “The Economic Impact of Hospitals on a Local Economy: A Case Study in Iowa and Illinois.” Health Care Management Review 19(3):34-40, 1994.
    21. Hilsenrath, P., Turner, K., Franken, E. and Smith W. “An Evaluation of Indirect Patient Costs in a Rural Nebraska Hospital.” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer and Communication Systems for Image-Guided Diagnosis and Therapy Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag, pp. 684-689, June, 1995.
    22. Fain, J., Hilsenrath, P., Strauss, R., Widness, J. and Mutnick, A. “An Economic Analysis of Erythropoieten vs. Red Blood Cell Transfusions in the Treatment of Anemia of Prematurity.” Transfusion 35(11):936-943, 1995.
    23. Briggs, L., Rohrer, J., Ludke, R., Hilsenrath, P. and Phillips, K. “Geographic Variation in Primary Care Visits in Iowa.” Health Services Research 30(5):657 671, December, 1995.
    24. Hilsenrath, P. and Destigter, M. “Oligopsony, Health burance and Antitrust.” Medical Group Management Journal 43(2):52-58, 1996.
    25. Hilsenrath, P. and Meyer, M. “Health Care Reform in South Africa: Comparisons with the United States.” Development Southern Africa 13(5):759-769, 1996.
    26. Hilsenrath, P., Levey, S. and O'Neill, L. “Efficiency in Management and Economics: Implications for Benchmarking.” Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare 2 (5): 208-213, 1997.
    27. Hilsenrath, P. “Investment Opportunities and Preventive Intervention in For-Profit HMOs.” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 4 (3):73-76, 1998.
    28. Levey, S., Hilsenrath, P. and Hill, J. “Dilemmas in Health Management Education: Past, Present and Future.” Journal of Health Administration Education 16 (1): 67-85, 1998.
    29. Hilsenrath, P. “Fiscal Policy Dilemmas and Health Spending in South Africa.” Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 21 (3): 310-324, 1999.
    30. Hilsenrath, P., Nemechek, J., Widness, J, Cordle, D. and Strauss, R. “Cost-Effectiveness of a Limited Donor Blood Program for Neonatal RBC Transfusions” Transfusion 39 (9): 938-943, 1999.
    31. Rohrer, J. and Hilsenrath, P. “Client Satisfaction with Substance Abuse Treatment” Health Marketing Quarterly 17 (2): 31- 42, 1999.
    32. Hilsenrath, P., Wyant, D. and Klitgaard, C. “Establishing a Mutual Fund for South Africa’s Health Sector.” Proceedings of the First International Conference on Healthcare Systems for the New Millennium, Queretaro, Mexico May 2000.
    33. Boysen, D. and Hilsenrath, P. “Antitrust and Physician Networks: Expansion of the Rule of Reason” Texas Journal of Rural Health 18 (3): 38-44, 2000.
    34. Borders, T., Rohrer, J., Hilsenrath, P. and Ward, M. “Why Rural Residents Migrate for Family Physician Care” Journal of Rural Health 16 (4): 337-348, 2000.
    35. Hilsenrath, P., Wyant, D. and Klitgaard, C. “Mobilizing Private Capital for South Africa’s Rural Health Sector” Texas Journal of Rural Health 19 (1): 28-39, 2001.
    36. Coyne, J. and Hilsenrath, P. “Health System Performance in South Africa vs. France: World Health Report 2000 " Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies. 3 (1) 2001.
    37. Hilsenrath, P and Coyne, J. “Comparative Health Systems Analysis: South Africa and France in Light of the WHO Report 2000”. Proceedings of the Business and Health Administration Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2001.
    38. Schneiders, S, Donham, K, Hilsenrath, P, Roy, N and Thu, K. “Certified Safe Farm: Using Health burance Incentives to Promote Agricultural Safety and Health” Journal of Agromedicine. 8 (1): 25-36, 2001.
    39. Culica, D. Rohrer, J. Ward, M., Hilsenrath, P. and Pomrehn, P. “Medical Check-Ups: Who Doesn’t Get Them?” American Journal of Public Health 92 (1): 88-91, 2002.
    40. Coyne, J. and Hilsenrath, P. “Comparative Health Systems: The WHO Report 2000” American Journal of Public Health 92 (1): 30-34, 2002.
    41. Alves-Dunkerson, J, Hilsenrath, P, Cress, G. and Widness, J. “Cost Analysis of Neonatal In-Line Ex Vivo Point-of-Care Monitoring” American Journal of Clinical Pathology 117 (5): 809-818, 2002.
    42. Coyne, J. and Hilsenrath, P. “Comparative Health Systems: Beyond the WHO Report 2000” Proceedings of the Second International Healthcare Conference: Global Engagement in Creating Financially Viable Healthcare Systems. pp. 7-12, Ankara, Turkey, July 2002.
    43. Hilsenrath, P., Lykens, K. and Mab, D. “Physician Supply: An Economic and Policy Perspective” Texas Journal of Rural Health 21 (1): 16-29, 2003.
    44. Hilsenrath, F., Trevino, F., Singh, K., and Levey, S. “An btitutional Retrospective on South African and American Health Sectors" Journal of the Academy of Business and Economics 2 (2):154-165, 2003.
    45. Nemarkommula, A., Singh, K., Lykens, K and Hilsenrath, P. “A Growing Market” Marketing Health Services Winter 23 (4):34-38, 2003.
    46. Hilsenrath, P., Hill, J. and Levey, S. “Private Finance and Sustainable Growth of National Health Expenditures” Journal of Health Care Finance 30 (1) 2004.
    47. Gamber, R., Holland, S., Russo, D., Cruser, D., and Hilsenrath, P. “A Review of Cost-Effectiveness Studies of Osteopathic Medicine: Research Questions for the Future” Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (In Press).
  2. Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
    1. Hilsenrath, P. Economic Theory and the Optimal Depletion of Coal Reserves in South Africa. Occasional Paper # 3, University of the Witwatersrand Press, August, 1984.
    2. Thompson, F., Brandt, L., Hilsenrath, P., Rehorst, D., Walne, G. and Schertler, J. Report by the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of Defense by Direction of the Goldwater-Nichols. Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. August, 1987.
    3. Hilsenrath, P. An Evaluation of the Navy Estimate of CHAMPUS Cost Growth. Center for Naval Analyses Working Paper, November, 1987.
    4. Hilsenrath, P. and Uden-Holman, T.M. A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Publicly Funded Family Planning Services in Iowa. Center for Health Services Research, University of Iowa, March 1992.
    5. Hilsenrath, P., Ludke, R. and Vaughan, M. Economic Impact of Hospital Spending in the Greater Quad Cities. Center for Health Services Research, University of Iowa, July 1992.
    6. Hilsenrath, P. and Zhang, N. Economic Impact of Hospital Spending in Iowa. Iowa Hospital Association, February, 1995.
    7. Hilsenrath, P. Strategic Plan for Greater Efficiency in the Private Sector. Representative Association of Medical Schemes (RAMS) Johannesburg, November 1995.
    8. Hilsenrath, P. and Dahl, B. Cost Analysis of the VIA Blood Gas Monitor. VIA Medical Corporation, April 1999.
    9. Hilsenrath, P. Editor, Self-Study for Accreditation.University of North Texas Health Science Center. Fort Worth, Texas. September 2001.
    10. Hilsenrath, P. An Antitrust Analysis of the Specialty Bed Market: Bariatric Equipment. University of North Texas Health Science Center. Fort Worth, Texas, November, 2002.

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