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Jeffrey David Clough

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
3004 Tower Boulevard, Durham, NC 27707

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published May 23, 2016
Medicare Proposed Rule Clarifies, But Leaves Work To Be Done, Experts Say

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Recent Publications


Association of ACO Shared Savings Success and Serious Illness Spending.

Journal Article J Healthc Manag · May 2021 Accountable care organizations (ACOs) need confidence in their return on investment to implement changes in care delivery that prioritize seriously ill and high-cost Medicare beneficiaries. The objective of this study was to characterize spending on seriou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective or retrospective ACO attribution matters for seriously ill patients.

Journal Article The American journal of managed care · December 2020 ObjectivesSince 2019, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) has allowed accountable care organizations (ACOs) to choose either retrospectively or prospectively attributed ACO populations. To understand how ACOs' choice of attribution method a ... Full text Cite

Association of Primary Care Providers' Beliefs of Statins for Primary Prevention and Statin Prescription.

Journal Article J Am Heart Assoc · February 5, 2019 Background The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cholesterol Treatment Guideline increased the number of primary prevention patients eligible for statin therapy, yet uptake of these guidelines has been modest. Little is known o ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Improving Care for People with Serious Illnesses: Identifying Opportunities and Strategies for ACO Improvement

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation · 2018 - 2019

Increasing Patient and System Value with Community Based Palliative Care

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Four Seasons · 2014 - 2017

ACO Model and Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Deloitte Consulting LLP · 2016 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications


Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College · 2008 M.D.