Harkness Project Title: Impact of Pay for Performance Programs on Health Disparities in Chronic Disease Management

Mentor: Andrew Bindman, M.D.

Placement: University of California, San Francisco

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Christopher Millett, M.Sc., M.Phil., FFPH, Ph.D., a 2008–09 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is a consultant in public health at Imperial College. Prior to this role, he held positions as a specialist trainee in public health for the London NHS Public Health Training Program, and as honorary research fellow in the Health Services Research Unit at University College London, School of Public Policy. Millett's research interests include access to preventative care, tobacco policy, and equity in chronic disease management programs. He has written over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles, with publications in PLoS Medicine, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Tobacco Control, and the International Journal of Obesity. He holds a Ph.D. from Imperial College, London, master's degrees in health psychology and medicine from City University and University College London, respectively, and is a fellow of the U.K. Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians.

Career Activity Since Fellowship

• Higher Education Funding Council for England Clinical Senior Lectureship Award, July 2009

Current Position: Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Public health, Imperial College London (Updated February 2012) 

E-mail: c.millett@imperial.ac.uk

Harkness-Related Publications

Laverty AA, Smith PC, Pape UJ, Mears A, Wachter RM, Millett C. “High-Profile Investigations Into Hospital Safety Problems in England Did Not Prompt Patients to Switch Providers.” Health Affairs. 2012.

Gauld R, Blank R, Burgers J, Cohen AB, Dobrow M, Ikegami N, Kwon S, Luxford K, Millett C, Wendt C., “The World Health Report 2008: Primary Healthcare: How wide is the gap between its agenda and implementation in 12 High-Income Health Systems?” Healthcare Policy. 7(3). 2012.

Millett C, Chattopadhyay A, Bindman A. “Unhealthy competition: Consequences of Health Plan Choice in California Medicaid.” American Journal of Public Health

Millett C, Everett CJ, Matheson EM, Bindman AB, Mainous AG. “Impact of Medicare Part D on Seniors’ Out-of-pocket Expenditures on Medications.” Archives of Internal Medicine, 2010. (In press)