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Zachary Pruitt, PhD, MHA
Associate Professor
Contact Info
- Academic Email: zpruitt@usf.edu
- Academic Phone: (813) 974-6654
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Education
- PhD, Health Services, University of South Florida, 2013
- MHA, University of South Florida, 2008
- BA, University of Texas, 1998
Discipline
Health Services Research
Specialization
- Health Services Research
- Health Navigation
- Medical and Social Service Integration
- Managed Care
Biography
Dr. Pruitt teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Understanding U.S. Health Care, Health Services Management, Strategic Planning & Healthcare Marketing, and the Advanced Seminar in Health Care Management. He also teaches healthcare systems in USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine. Prior to academics, he directed Medicaid operations for a small Florida health plan, and managed policy and compliance projects for a large publicly-traded managed care organization. His research interests include the examination of healthcare costs, quality, and access among those insured by Medicaid, healthcare management applications, patient navigator programs, and the integration of medical and social care for vulnerable populations.