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Dr. Olga Yakusheva is a Professor of Nursing at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and an economist specializing in health services research. She serves as the Economics Editor for the International Journal of Nursing Studies (IF=8.6) and has an academic background in mathematics (BS) and economics (MS, PhD), with post-doctoral training at the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
- Education: BS in Mathematics, MS and PhD in Economics
- Post-doctoral training: Health services research at Yale
Her research focuses on quantifying the economic value of nursing in patient outcomes, societal impact, and organizational efficiency. She leads national initiatives like the ANA’s Framing and Articulating the Economic Value of the Nursing Profession and advocates for alternative payment models in nursing reimbursement.
Scientific awards include induction as an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2023). She is a principal investigator on two NIH R01 grants and funded by the American Nurses’ Association and Foundation for her work on nursing economics.
Dr. Yakusheva co-directs the ANA’s national summit Re-imagining the Economic Value of Nursing and authored a six-part series in Nursing Outlook titled Value-informed nursing practice and leadership.
