Julia Hughes
clinical associate professor

Department(s):
Health Systems Management

Email:
jahughes@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Strategic management of for-profit and nonprofit health care organizations; entrepreneurship; organizational performance measurement

Professional Achievements:
1997 Dean’s Scholarship Award, Tulane University
1995 Delta Omega, Tulane
1979, 1980 Equitable Life Assurance Society Scholarship, Tulane
1972 Cum Laude, Denison University
1972 Phi Beta Kappa, Denison University
1977 U.S. Public Health Service Special Traineeship, Tulane University
1978 U.S. Public Health Service General Traineeship, Tulane University
1978 Beta Alpha Psi, Tulane University
1979, 1980 Equitable Life Assurance Society Scholarship, Tulane University
1995 Delta Omega, Tulane University
1997 Dean’s Scholarship Award, Tulane University
2002-2006 Governor’s Health Care Reform Panel, State of Louisiana

Educational Background:
DrPH, Tulane University SPHTM, New Orleans, Louisiana
MHA, Tulane University SPHTM, New Orleans, Louisiana
MBA, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
BS, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

Publications:
Selected peer-reviewed publications
Hughes JA. The U.S. health care system. Entry in Encyclopedia of Health Care Management, Michael Stahl (ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003. 573-76.

Ginter PM, Duncan WJ, Hughes JA. Setting priorities for the Office of Women’s Health. Proceedings of the North American Case Research Association 2003; 17(1).

Hughes JA. The new Office of Women’s Health: building consensus to establish a strong foundation. In Swayne LE, Duncan WJ, Ginter PG. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (5th edition), Malden, MS: Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Capper SA, Hughes JA. An outbreak of foodborne disease: a case study of Inter agency coordination and communication/ Proceedings of the North American Case Research Association 2005; 11.

Culbertson RC, Hughes JA, Ford EW. Entrepreneurship in the boardroom: board roles in managing innovation and risk. Advances in Health Care Management. Dec 2006.

Ford EW, Hughes JA. Collaborative product commerce approach to value-based health plan purchasing. Supply Chain Management. Feb 2007.

Personal Statement:
Dr. Hughes received her Dr.P.H. in Health Systems Management from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1997 and was honored with the Dean’s Scholarship Award for academic excellence. Concurrent with her doctoral studies, Dr. Hughes co-founded and directed the Tulane Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree, an innovative program combining distance learning and traditional classroom approaches to physician management education.

Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Hughes directed the executive-format Master of Health Administration (MHA) program for the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and managed executive development offerings for the A.B. Freeman School of Business. Her managerial experience also includes administrative roles at New Orleans General Hospital and the Tulane University Hospital and Clinic.

Dr. Hughes’ academic and research interests include strategic management and assessment of organizational performance in public and private health care settings. In 2004 Dr. Hughes was appointed by Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to the Governor’s Health Care Reform Panel, which provides guidance and support to the Department of Health and Hospitals in a continuing effort to improve access and quality of health care in Louisiana. She has facilitated strategic assessments and planning in her work with 200 plus physician executives, in addition to the VHA Gulf States, Tulane Department of Cardiology, LSU Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Asthma Center, Alabama Partnership for Cancer Control for the Underserved, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems CEO Roundtable, and the Louisiana Office of Public Health.

Dr. Hughes earned a B.S. degree cum laude in Biology from Denison University in Granville, OH and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She also holds an M.H.A. and M.B.A. from Tulane University where she was a U.S.P.H.S. Trainee. Dr. Hughes has been elected to membership in Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting honorary, and in Delta Omega, an honorary organization recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of public health.

Contact Information:
1440 Canal Street
Suite 1909
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504.988.5359
Fax: 504.988.3783
E-mail: jahughes@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
graduate