David W.

Au
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Administration-Health Services
Webb 604
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3361
Office: (205) 934-3113
Facsimile: (205) 975-6608
Cell: (205) 218-8884
davidau@hotmail.com

Research interests
 Medical Tourism
 Health Information Technology
 Social capital in social networks

Education
 Doctoral Program in Administration-Health Services, Aug 2008 to present, School of
Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
 Bachelor of Arts, 2005, interdisciplinary major in Health Care in Developing Nations,
State University of New York at Buffalo.

Published Articles
5. Au, D., Menachemi, N., Panjamapirom, A., Brooks, R.G. (2010) The Influence of Payer‐
Mix on Electronic Prescribing by Physicians. Health Care Management Review. [Scheduled
for publication in January 2011]

4. Menachemi, N., Morrisey, M., Ginter, P., Au, D. (2010) Job Responsibilities and
Expectations of Assistant Professors: Does School of Employment Matter? Journal of
Health Administration Education. 26(4), 277-291.

3. Menachemi, N., Powers, T., Au, D., Brooks, R. (2010) Predictors of EHR Satisfaction
among Physician Users. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 32(1), 35-41.

2. Burke, D, Yu, F, Au, D., Menachemi, N. (2009) Best of Breed Strategies: Hospital
Characteristics Associated with Organizational HIT Strategy. Journal of Health Information
Management, 23(2), 46-51.

1. Au, D., (2005) Policy Recommendations to Reduce HIV among Injecting Drug Users in
Yunnan Province, China. Journal of Public Policy and the Policy Making Process, 6(2), 177-
198.

Manuscripts Under Review or In Progress

1. Au, D., Landry, A. Does a Clinical Degree Matter for Top Management Team Membership?
Findings from Healthcare (In progress)
2. Houser, S, Au, D., Weech-Maldonado, R. The Challenge of Achieving Meaningful Use of
Electronic Health Records Among Rural Hospitals in Alabama (Submitted to Applied
Clinical Informatics)
3. Byrd, J., Burke, D., Au, D. Performance Characteristics of Hospitals with Chief Information
Officers. (In progress)
4. Au, D., Houser, S. Predictors of “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology:
Evidence from the Health Tracking Physician Survey. (In progress)
5. Au, D., Houser, S. The Effect of Payer Mix on E-Mail Utilization among Physicians. (In
progress)

Presentations at Major Colloquia

5. Panjamapirom, A., Gupte, G., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z., Austin, S., Au, D. Medical Tourism: A
Systematic Review of the Literature. Poster presented at the 2010 AcademyHealth Annual
Research Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 27-29, 2010.

4. Ramamonjiarivelo, Z., Panjamapirom, A., Gupte, G., Au, D. Healthcare Management Education:
Meeting the Challenges in Healthcare. Poster presented at the Association of University
Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting 2010, Portland, Oregon, June 3-6,
2010.

3. Powers, T., Au, D. General Motors’ Multi-Product Pricing Strategy. Paper presented at the
Marketing Management Association’s 2010 Spring Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
March 24-26, 2010.

2. Au, D., Chi, Y.N., Barroso, C.S. Content Analysis and Distribution of Journal Articles on the Health
and Retirement Study from 1994 to 2007: An Overview of Research Trends and Future
Investigation Needs. Paper presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Economics and Finance. Nashville, Tennessee, February 13-16, 2008.

1. Au, D. What Can China do to Reduce HIV among Injecting Drug Users in Yunnan Province. Paper
presented at the 2005 Harvard University Project on Asian and International Affairs
conference on “Global Health Care Systems: Working Towards a Higher Health
Standard”. Tokyo, Japan, August 22-25, 2005.

Conference Proceedings Papers

1. Powers, T., Au, D. General Motor’s Multi-Product Pricing Strategy. Proceedings of the Marketing
Management Association’s Spring Conference, Chicago, IL, March 24-26, 2010, pp.
169-173.

Discussant at Conferences
 35th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance. Nashville, TN.
February 13-16, 2008.

Published Research Reports, and Other Publications

Hernandez S.R., O’Connor, S.J. Strategic Human Resources Management in Health Services
Organizations, 3rd edition, Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.
 Managerial Guidelines for Chapter 7: Managing a Diverse Health Services
Workforce, p. 131.
 Managerial Guidelines for Chapter 13: Performance Appraisal, p. 238-239.
Malki, M., Otero, R., and Au, D. Economic Impact of Adding an Additional Flight to Service
Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. University of Texas at
Brownsville, School of Business. Technical Report #2008-04. May 29, 2008

Ad Hoc Peer Reviewer

 Applied Clinical Informatics, 2010

Professional Service to the Community

 Invited speaker. Health Care Management and Information Technology Implementation for New
Hospitals. Kunming Women and Children’s Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
December 21-24, 2009.

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 Member, Search committee for Research Director of In-Vitro Fertilization Research
Center, Kunming Women and Children’s Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, China. August
2010 -

Appearances in Media and Popular Press

Quoted as an expert in “Electronic Medical Records Comes to Kunming”, published in Spring
City Evening News, December 23, 2010.
Quoted as an expert in “American Hospital Information Systems Expert Delivers Lecture”,
published in Kunming Reader’s Daily, December 23, 2010.

Research Activities
 Doctoral Research Assistant, August 2008 to present, Department of Health Care
Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at
Birmingham. Worked on:
 Nationwide health administration faculty survey
 Health insurance, pensions and health in Major League Baseball
 Payer mix and electronic prescribing
 General Motors pricing strategy
 Graduate Assistant, August 2007 to May 2008, University of Texas at Brownsville,
School of Business. Worked on:
 Health and Retirement Study Research Project
 China Health and Nutrition Survey Research Project
 Imagine Brownsville Master Plan Project
 Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Clipper Economic Analysis Project
 Graduate Assistant, April to August 2007, University of Texas, Health Science Center
at Houston, School of Public Health. Worked on:
 South Texas/DSHS Region 11, Disaster Communications grant
 Assisting with a youth risk behavior NIH grant application
 Supporting research for a HIV book author
 Selected intern. Institute in Molecular Agrobiology, Singapore. Investigated DNA
structure and basic advantages of genetics on cash crops, edible fish, and cattle under
the guidance of world-renowned researchers. Summer 1997.

Consulting Projects
 Consultant, Enterprise Health Information System selection, Yunnan Provincial Health
Bureau and Kunming Women and Children’s Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Teaching Experience
 English language tutor, Spring 2000 to Fall 2002. Excel Training Center, Singapore.

Conference Participation
 Selected delegate. United Nations International Symposium on “Architects of the
Future — Young Diplomats and the Millennium Developmental Goals”. New York,
NY. April 26-28, 2005.
 Nominated delegate. Participated at the Great Power Politics-China and Russia roundtable
at the United States Naval Academy 45th Foreign Affairs Conference on “Power and
Purpose: America’s Role in the World”. Annapolis, Maryland. April 12-14, 2005.
 Delegate. International Conference on AIDS and Healthcare Needs in the Developing
World. Johannesburg, South Africa. September 15-22, 2004.

Honor Society Memberships

Golden Key International Honor Society, since 2010.

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Professional Associations
Member, American Public Health Association, 2005.

Related International Experience

 Healthcare Administrator, October 2005 to August 2006, Grace Hospital, Nigeria.
Trained in Vancouver, Canada to be part of management team and administratively
lead hospital operations by being responsible for solidifying organizational hierarchy,
developing a health care service delivery model, ensuring accountability of finances,
increasing cost effectiveness of programs, human resource management, project
management, medical records and statistics, and IT support. After training, Nigerian
visa application was denied as the hospital was not granted the necessary Nigerian
immigration allowable quota for Healthcare Administrator positions.
 Research author, Summer 2005, Physicians for Human Rights, Washington, D.C.
Performed extensive research for a white paper on HIV prevention measures among
injecting drug users in Second Wave countries.
 International Health Intern, spring 2005, American Public Health Association and
World Federation of Public Health Associations in Washington, D.C. Organized
forums on international health issues, responsible for database analysis, member
relations, conference support, financial records and communication with the WHO,
UNICEF and other UN agencies.
 Volunteer Project Manager, October to December 2002 and May to August 2004,
Project Grace International, Yunnan, China. Responsible for managing a village doctor
training class for the China Primary Health Care Foundation, arranged logistics and
technical support at a four-day international conference, was in-charge of pre- and
postoperative care of patients, and coordinated various medical and technical projects
in remote leprosy villages. Also, participated in exploratory community development
talks with health authorities in Xinjiang province, attended eye surgery workshops, and
rendered computer assistance. Successfully established an English training center for
medical professionals in Kunming City; selected curriculum and provided logistics
support.
 Patient Services Assistant, Summer 2001, Accident and Emergency Department,
Changi General Hospital, Singapore. Registered patients and collected payment for
ward bills and ER patient services using SAP software. Received service excellence
commendation from satisfied patient.
 Team member, Summer 2000, Exploratory medical team to Nepal, Singapore. Assisted
in selecting beneficiaries and project evaluation.

Continuing Education and Certification

 Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams course. Completed
January, 30, 2007.
 System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT), UT School of Public Health.
Attended January, 2007.

Language Proficiency
Speak Read Write
English Proficient Proficient Proficient
Mandarin/Chinese Fluent Fair Basic
Cantonese Fair Fair Basic
Malay Basic Basic Basic

Relevant Skills
Computer and Technology
 Experience using SPSS 17.0, STATA 10.0 and SAS 9.1.3 for statistical analysis.

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 Microsoft Windows Vista/XP, Microsoft Office 2007/XP Professional (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Publisher), Adobe Acrobat and Apple Macintosh systems.
 Highly competent in Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing. Layout artist for Infogram,
a church youth magazine, from 1995 to 1999.

Leadership Experience
 Chairman and Editor of the Infogram Magazine Committee for four years. Responsible
for overall operation of the Infogram and the development of writers, graphic artists, and
layout staff. August 1996 to August 2001.
 Advisory Board member at www.makingcollegecount.com. August 2001 to May 2002.
 Vice-president of Club.Ecology@CAE, an environmental awareness group at the
Center for American Education, Singapore. August 2001 to May 2002.

Volunteer Activities
 Volunteer for the International Christian Medical and Dental Association’s networking
platform. Actively developed network linking medical missions resources globally.
January to August 2006.

References

(Available upon request)

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