CHEPS Services The Center for Health Economic and Policy Studies (CHEPS) team has extensive experience in designing and implementing cost benefit and other health economic and policy analyses. CHEPS team members can assist in the development of new research initiatives by developing an economic evaluation component to compliment a research plan and assist with the subsequent analysis. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the CHEPS office at 843-792-3176 or by emailing us at cheps@musc.edu. URRF-Based Pro Bono Consults CHEPS team members are available to provide various forms of pro bono assistance for new research initiatives, including the design of supplementary economic and econometric analyses. From January 2004 through June 2007 CHEPS team members have collectively provided more than 465 consults, totaling over 1,943 hours, to MUSC faculty members, state agency leaders, and nationwide corporate leaders. Many of these consultations have led to grant submissions and continued collaboration across the MUSC campus. Also, in response to the increased emphasis placed on health economic analysis by many funding agencies, CHEPS team members provide seminars and workshops on applied health econometrics. These seminars and workshops can be targeted to the needs of any audience, whether students, residents, fellows, or research faculty, and can be tailored to the specific needs of any group.
CHEPS Research Luncheons CHEPS sponsors monthly MUSC research luncheons to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of data from collaborative projects. It is alo an opportunity for faculty to get feedback on papers and grant proposals. Luncheons typically occur the first Tuesday of every month. For information on previous or upcoming luncheons, click here. If you would like to present your work at an upcoming luncheon, please contact the CHEPS office at 843-792-3176 or email us at cheps@musc.edu.
Southeastern Health Economics Study Group (SHESG) The Southeastern Health Economics Study Group (SHESG) was formed under the direction of CHEPS members Dr. David Bradford and Dr. Rich Lindrooth. The SHESG is a network of health economists from six universities in the southeastern region. They include: - Duke University
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- North Carolina State University
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of North Carolina - Greensboro
- Medical University of South Carolina
The SHESG hosted the first annual conference November 2003, in Charleston, SC. It has continued each year and rotates through the six campus locations of the group. The purpose of these invitational conferences is to present and promote active promote active exchange and discussion of the lastest health economics research among senior and junior economists. Thirty economists from all over the United States participated in the conference including: - Harvard University
- Northwestern University
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Boston University
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- The RAND Corporation
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The participants for the 2007 conference, held at the University of North Carolina - Chaple Hill included: - Jennifer L. Kohn, Rutgers University
- Michael T. French, University of Miami
- Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, National Institute of Public Health. Mexico
- David Frisvold, University of Michigan
- Justin G. Trogdon, RTI International
- Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University School of Public Health
- W. David Bradford, MUSC
- Pinka Chatterji, Harvard Medical School and NBER
- JosephV. Terza, University of Florida
- Rich Lindrooth, MUSC
The 6th SHESG conference will be held in 2008 at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. For more information on the SHESG, please contact the CHEPS office at 843-792-3176 or email us at cheps@musc.edu. | 
