• PhD, Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
• BA, Healthcare Management, Korea University, 2012

Quality of Care; Long-Term Care/Post-Acute Care; Medicare/Medicaid Policy; Unnecessary Health Care Utilization; Geographic Health Disparities

• AcademyHealth
• American Public Health Association

HPAM 3410E Health System Sciences

Dr. Jung’s research interest focuses on improving care quality and health outcomes particularly in the context of long-term care and post-acute care and reducing geographic disparities. His recent research focuses on improving health outcomes among Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Service users. He is also interested in developing health outcome prediction models by using machine learning methods.

Konetzka RT, Jung DH, Gorges R, Sanghavi P. Outcomes of Medicaid home- and community-based long-term services relative to nursing home care among dual eligibles. Health Serv Res. 2020;55:973–982.

Jung DH, DuGoff EH, Smith M, Palta M, Gilmore A, Mullahy J. Likelihood of hospital readmission in Medicare Advantage and Fee-For-Service within same hospital. Health Serv Res. 2020;55:587–595.

Fletcher J, Jung DH. Assessing cumulative neighborhood effects on adult health. PLoS ONE. 2019 April 24; 14(4): e0213204.
Jung DH, Kind AMJ, Robert S, Buckingham W, DuGoff EH. Linking Neighborhood Context and Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the Medicare Advantage Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018 Jul; 66(6): 1158–1164.

Jung DH, Palta M, Smith M, Oliver TR, DuGoff EH. Differences in Receipt of Three Preventive Health Care Services by Race/Ethnicity in Medicare Advantage Plans: Tracking the Impact of Pay for Performance, 2010 and 2013. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2016 Sep 8;13:E125.