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Thomas
E. Burroughs, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, Department of
Community Health, Division of Biostatistics
Executive
Director of the Saint Louis University Center for Outcomes Research
(SLUCOR)
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Biostatistics
Salus
Center, Room # 2817
Saint
Louis University School of Public Health
Tel: (314) 977-9700
burroute@slu.edu
Dr. Burroughs is Professor of
Internal Medicine and a Professor of Community Health, Division of
Biostatistics (School of Public Health) at Saint Louis University.
He is also Division Director for the Saint Louis University Center
for Outcomes Research, and Co-Director of the PhD Programs in the
School of Public Health. He holds graduate degrees in Mathematical
Statistics from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and
in Psychology from Washington University. His doctoral work in
Psychology at Washington University centered on the development of
multivariate models predicting the metabolic control of patients
with Types I and II diabetes based on psychological, social and
clinical characteristics.
Prior to founding the Center for
Outcomes Research, Dr. Burroughs was on the faculty at Washington
University and was Director of the Center for Healthcare Quality
and Effectiveness for BJC HealthCare, one of the largest
non-profit health systems in the United States. In his academic
and corporate role, he was responsible for the development,
deployment and utilization of a broad based measurement system
that assessed the clinical and service quality across 13
hospitals, 5 nursing homes, and more than 100 ambulatory care
sites. In addition, he was the principal architect of BJCScores,
an online analysis and reporting system that provides real-time
quality data to more than 2000 managers on a daily basis, which
won the 1999 HIMSS National Quality Management Award. He has
served on a number of national committees identifying the most
accurate and appropriate ways of assessing clinical quality in
American Hospitals.
Dr. Burroughs’ research program
has led to more than 60 journal articles and book chapters as well
as speaking engagements around the world. His research has
centered on the measurement and analysis of clinical and service
quality, medical errors/adverse events, the care of patients with
diabetes, and the factors associated with successful organ
transplantation.
Education
PhD- Washington University
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