Dan M. Wood

Professional Summary

Dan M. Wood, EdD, RN, MHA, FACHE, CPHQ, NE-BC, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. He serves as the program director of the Robbins Healthcare MBA.

He previously served as program director of the Army-Baylor University Program in Health and Business Administration in San Antonio, Texas. Wood is an Army veteran, retiring as a colonel after 24 years on active-duty service as a healthcare administrator and a nurse. He is licensed as a registered nurse, is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and is board-certified both as a Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and as a Nurse Executive (NE-BC).

Education

• 2023 – EdD in Interdisciplinary Leadership, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
• 2009 – Master of Health Administration, Baylor University, Waco, TX
• 2001 – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Courses

• HPA 5340 – Healthcare Operations and Management
• HPA 5310 – Healthcare Administration
• HPA 5367 – Managerial Epidemiology
• HPA 5120 – Residency Prep
• HPA 5V90 – Healthcare Administrative Internship

Research Interests

• Value-Based Care
• Cost, quality, and access in healthcare operations
• Curriculum and competency development

Selected Publications

Walz, T., Wood, D., Jimenez, J.M., Evans, G., Barnes, B.W. (2025). Integrating artificial intelligence into program design for future health care leaders: Faculty insights from the Army-Baylor MHA/MBA program. Journal of Health Administration Education, 41(2), 369-392.

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Walz, T., Wood, D., Jimenez, J.M., Evans, G., Barnes, B.W. (2025). Innovating Healthcare Management Education with Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study from the Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration. Military Medicine, usaf167, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf167

Wood, D. M., Beauvais, B., Sturdivant, R. X., & Kim, F. S. (2024). Evaluating the effect of financial penalty on hospital-acquired infections. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 17, 2181-2190. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S469424

Beauvais, B., Pradhan, R., Dolezel, D., Shanmugam, R., Wood, D., & Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. (2024). The Association between Organizational Market Factors and Agency Labor Utilization in U.S. Hospitals. Adm. Sci., 14, 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14090192

Beauvais, B., Dolezel, D., Shanmugam, R., Wood, D., Pradhan, R. (2024). An Exploratory Analysis of the Association between Healthcare-Associated Infections & Hospital Financial Performance. Healthcare, 12, 1314. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131314

Pradhan R., Beauvais B., Ramamonjiarivelo Z., Dolezel D., Wood D., Shanmugam R. (2024). Agency Staffing and Hospital Financial Performance: Insights and Implications. Journal of Healthcare Leadership;16:365-374. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S470175