Paula H. Song, PhD
Richard M. Bracken Chair and Professor of Health Administration
(804) 828-2212
Health Administration
Education
PhD, Health Services Organization and Policy, University of Michigan
MA, Applied Economics, University of Michigan
MHSA, Health Services Administration, University of Michigan
BA, Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania
Bio
Paula H. Song, PhD, MHSA, MA, is Richard M. Bracken Chair and Professor of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Song’s research expertise includes health care finance, accountable care organizations (ACOs), payment reform, community benefit, and utilization and access for vulnerable populations, including the underinsured and children with disabilities. Her current research interests focus on innovative financing and delivery mechanisms to improve the delivery of health care. She has expertise using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Dr. Song teaches graduate level courses in healthcare financial management and has co-authored several leading textbooks in healthcare finance. Dr. Song is the 2020 recipient of the John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.
Dr. Song received her Ph.D. in health services organization and policy, and master degrees in health services administration and applied economics, all from the University of Michigan. She is an adjunct professor in the department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health and an instructor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University.