- University of Pittsburgh, PhD, 2024
- Oregon Health & Science University, MPH, 2017
- BS, Oregon State University, 2014
Education & Training
Bourne, D. S., Sun, Z., Jacobs, B. L., Drake, C., Kahn, J. M., Roberts, E. T., & Sabik, L. M. (2025). Association of a State‐Wide Alternative Payment Model for Rural Hospitals With Bypass for Elective Surgeries. Health Services Research, e14442.
Bourne DS, Xue L, Hollander MAG, Cole ES, Donohue JM. Changes in Medication Utilization and Adherence Associated with Homeless Adults' Entry into Permanent Supportive Housing. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jul;39(9):1590-1596. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08621-0. Epub 2024 Jan 23. PMID: 38263501; PMCID: PMC11254866.
Donald S Bourne, Eric T Roberts, Lindsay M Sabik, Early Impacts of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model on Potentially Avoidable Utilization, Health Affairs Scholar, 2024;, qxae002, https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae002
Bourne DS, Davis BS, Gigli KH, Chang CH, Yabes JG, Martsolf GR, Kahn JM. Economic Analysis of Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care in New York Hospitals. Crit Care Med. 2020 Oct;48(10):1411-1418. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004514. PMID: 32931187.
Donald Bourne’s research examines how alternative payment models affect health care access, utilization, and outcomes, with a particular focus on rural communities. He studies the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model as a case example of global budgeting and system transformation, assessing whether such reforms reduce potentially avoidable utilization and improve care delivery. His work applies quasi-experimental methods, including difference-in-differences and comparative interrupted time series, to generate rigorous evidence on the impacts of health policy innovations.
Impacts of Rural Hospital Payment Reform: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model