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Denise Anthony is a Professor of Health Management & Policy in the School of Public Health and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan. She holds the Rubin Chair of Health Management and Policy. Her research focuses on trust, privacy, and cooperation in healthcare systems, information technology’s role in healthcare quality and privacy, and organizational dynamics in healthcare delivery. Her interdisciplinary work is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and published in journals like the American Sociological Review and Health Affairs.
Anthony’s research spans healthcare IT’s impact on patient-provider trust, telehealth adoption disparities, and privacy in digital health tools. She examines how institutions balance innovation with ethical concerns, such as the use of race/ethnicity in AI models and IoT privacy challenges. Key projects include analyzing hospital partnerships with community organizations to address social determinants of health and evaluating caregiver experiences with telehealth during the pandemic.
Her work consistently bridges sociology and healthcare policy, addressing issues like patient portal accessibility, end-of-life care preferences, and the sociotechnical dimensions of health data. She has advised on federal regulations like HIPAA compliance and contributed to policy discussions on healthcare equity through platforms like the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Labs/Teams: Her research integrates sociological theory with healthcare systems analysis, often collaborating across disciplines. She is affiliated with the Organizational Studies Program and has been a leader in institutional theory applications to healthcare governance.
