Rui Li, PhD

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Diabetes Translation
4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K-10
Atlanta, GA
USA 30341
Email: RLi2@cdc.gov

Biographical Sketch:
07/07-present: Senior Service Fellow, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Atlanta, GA 06/05---06/07: Steven M. Teutsch Post-doctoral Fellow in Prevention Effectiveness Methods at Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Atlanta, GA Expertise and Research Interests •Health services research (health care utilization, cost of disease burden, quality of health care) •Economic evaluation of public health programs and interventions (cost-effectiveness, cost-utility analysis, cost-benefit analysis) •Policy analysis (public health laws and regulations, Medicare policies, physician reimbursement) Selected Publications and Presentations Li Rui, Herman William, Brown Morton, Zhang Ping. The Direct Medical Cost Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and its Complications in Managed Care Organizations in the United States. Accepted for oral presentation at the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) 7th World Congress, Beijing, China, July 12-1 5th, 2009 Li Rui, Zhang Ping, Lawrence Barker, Chowdhury Farah M, Zhang Xuanping. Cost-effectiveness of interventions for diabetes prevention and control, A systematic review, Oral presentation at the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, June 5-9th, 2009 Li Rui, Zhang Ping. Symposium: “The cost-effectiveness of preventing and controlling diabetes. 2007 American Society of Health Economics Annual Meeting, Durham, NC, 06/22-25, 2008 Li Rui, invited talk: Legislation for Diabetes Benefits Coverage – a National Perspective. Division of Diabetes Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 5/4-5/8, 2008 Zhang Ping, Li Rui. Chapter 39: Economic Aspects of Obesity, Handbook of Obesity, Informa Healthcare USA, Inc., NY, 2008 Li Rui, Zhang Ping, Chapter 29: Cost-effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes. Evidence-Based Medicine. John Wiley & Sons Press, 2010 Li Rui, Zhang Ping, Venkat Narayan K.M. Self-monitoring of blood glucose: before and after Medicare expansion. American Journal of Public Health, 2008 Feb; 98:358-364 Beattie MC, Hu TW, Li R, Bond JC. “Cost effectiveness of public sector substance abuse treatment: comparison of a managed care approach to a traditional public sector system”, The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2005 Oct-Dec; 32(4):409-429 Shortell SM, Schmittdiel Julie, Wang MC, Li Rui, Gillies RR, Casalino Lawrence, Bodenheimer Thomas, Rundall TG. “An empirical assessment of high performing physician organizations: results from a national study”, Medical Care Research and Review, 2005 Aug; 62(4):407-34. Li Rui, Simon Jodi, Bodenheimer Thomas, Gillies RR, Schmittdiel JA, Casalino L, Shortell SM. “Organizational factors affecting adoption of diabetes care management in physician organizations” Diabetes Care, 2004 Oct; 27(10):2312-6