SUMMARY
The research interests and expertise of Bijan J. Borah, Ph.D., are in comparative effectiveness research and the statistical, econometric and data science methods used in this type of research. Dr. Borah provides leadership for health services and outcomes research, with a particular focus on examining the financial implications of healthcare practices and care delivery models among diverse populations, as well as their effect on hospitals, health systems, payers and national healthcare policies.
Dr. Borah leads the Clinical and Economic Evaluation Program in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. This program includes the center's Economic Evaluation Service. Dr. Borah's team collaborates with researchers within Mayo Clinic, and from other organizations, to evaluate the clinical value and cost-effectiveness of health interventions, including different healthcare delivery models, medicines and health technologies.
Focus areas
Dr. Borah has conducted research in select therapeutic areas, including:
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Endocrinology.
- Neurology.
- Obstetrics and gynecology.
- Primary care internal medicine.
Dr. Borah's other research interests include:
- The science of healthcare delivery, within which he assesses the impact of patient-centered delivery of care on outcomes.
- The development and application of innovative statistical and econometric methods to answer health policy questions such as assessing methods for measuring medicine adherence.
- The development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to address clinical problems in healthcare delivery, such as predicting adverse events including falls, among hospitalized individuals.
- The measurement of value in healthcare.
Significance to patient care
Dr. Borah's research helps healthcare teams learn about and share science-based methods and care strategies that can be put in place in the healthcare setting. His research findings provide people, payers, healthcare professionals and regulators with important information to support policies that improve patient care.
Professional highlights
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Clinical and Economic Evaluation, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 2023-present.
- Member, Cost and Efficiency Endorsement and Maintenance Advisory Group, Partnership for Quality Measurement, 2023-present.
- Section head, Advanced Analytics, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic, 2022-present.
- Voting member, Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, 2019-present.
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 2020-2023.