Frank A. Sloan Papers, 1933-2017

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Summary

Creator:
Sloan, Frank A.
Abstract:
Contains the research materials of Frank A. Sloan, J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and professor of economics at Duke University. Types of materials include reprints, manuals, survey instruments, raw data, manuscript materials, notes, questionnaires, course materials, reports, court files, surveys, research, manuals, and computer disks. Major subjects include alcohol abuse, alcoholic intoxication, insurance liability, malpractice, Medicaid, long-term care, and retirement communities. Materials range in date from 1933 to 2017.
Extent:
446.5 Linear Feet (297 cartons, 2 manuscript boxes)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
MC.0012

Background

Scope and content:

Includes research and reference materials pertaining to Frank A. Sloan's research at Duke University. Types of materials include reprints, manuals, survey instruments, raw data, manuscript materials, notes, questionnaires, course materials, reports, court files, surveys, research, manuals, and computer disks. Also includes curriculum materials from Sloan's course in the Department of Economics. Major subjects include alcohol abuse, alcoholic intoxication, insurance liability, malpractice, Medicaid, long-term care, and retirement communities. Major subjects include alcohol abuse, alcoholic intoxication, insurance liability, malpractice, Medicaid, long-term care, and retirement communities. Materials range in date from 1933 to 2017.

Biographical / historical:

Frank A. Sloan received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1969. In July 1993, Sloan came to Duke as a professor of economics where he is the J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and, in 1998, became the director of the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management at Duke.
Prior to joining the faculty at Duke, Sloan was a research economist at the Rand Corporation and on the faculties of the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt, he was the chair of the Department of Economics from 1986 to 1989.
Research interests are health policy and the economics of aging, hospitals, health, pharmaceuticals, substance abuse, medical malpractice, physician behavior, and hospital behavior.
Sloan has served on several national advisory public and private groups. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and was recently a member of the Physician Payment Review Commission. Sloan has received funding from numerous research grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center for Disease Control, the Pew Charitable Trust, and the National Institute on Aging, and he received the Investigator Award for his work on the project "Reoccurring Crises in Medical Malpractice."

Acquisition information:
Accession A2004.053 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2004.055 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2004.058 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2004.060 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2004.061 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2004.062 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2004), Accession A2005.030 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, June 2005), Accession A2005.034 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2005), Accession A2005.035 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2005), Accession A2005.054 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, October 2005), Accession A2007.038 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, April 2007), Accession A2007.040 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, April 2007), Accession A2007.095 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, November 2007), Accession A2008.030 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, May 2008), Accession A2008.054 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, August 2008), Accession A2008.058 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, September 2008), Accession A2008.061 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, September 2008), Accession A2008.085 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, December 2008), Accession A2009.005 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, February 2009), Accession A2009.031 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, June 2009), Accession A2009.043 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, August 2009), Accession A2010.025 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, May 2010), Accession A2011.057 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, July 2011), Accession A2017.003 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, January 2017), Accession A2017.008 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, February 2017), Accession A2017.013 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, February 2017), Accession A2017.016 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, March 2017), Accession A2017.023 (gift by Frank A. Sloan, June 2017)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: July 2004; encoded by Emily Glenn: June 2005; updated by Dawne Howard Lucas: February 2008, June 2008, August 2008, September 2008; updated by Matthew Shangler, May 2009; updated by Lucy Waldrop, January 2017, February 2017, March 2017, June 2017

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series based on accession: Accession A2004.053, 1981-2002; Accession A2004.055, 1988-2000; Accession A2004.058, 1989-2003; Accession A2004.060, 1996-2002; Accession A2004.061, 1968-2003; Accession A2004.062, 1987-1990; Accession A2005.030, 1977-2004; Accession A2005.034, 1976-2002; Accession A2005.035, circa 1976-2002; Accession A2005.054, 1973-2002; Accession A2007.038, 1965-1989; Accession A2007.095, 1996-2007; Accession A2008.030, 1978-2007; Accession A2008.054: Birth Outcomes Study Materials, circa 1989-1998; Accession A2008.058: Alcohol: Drinkers, Drivers and Bartenders, undated; Accession A2008.061: Multiple Sclerosis, undated; Accession A2008.085, undated; Accession A2009.005, undated; Accession A2009.031, undated; Accession A2009.043, undated; Accession A2010.025, 1955-1998; Accession A2011.057, 1981-2004; Accession A2017.003, 1974-2011, Accession A2017.008, 2010-2016; Accession A2017.013, 1933-2013; Accession A2017.016, 1978-2017; Accession A2017.023, 2011-2017; Computer Files, undated Material within this collection has been organized by accession reflecting the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. Researchers should note that material within each accession overlaps with/or relates to material found in other accessions. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each accession described in the Series Scope and Contents section. Researchers should also note that similar material can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material was organized when it was received by the DUMCA.
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals or IRB approval may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Duke University assumes no responsibility.
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Terms of access:

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank A. Sloan Papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.