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Challenges and Solutions in Evaluation Technical Assistance During Design and Early Implementation

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Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:46:00 Z

This case study discusses two federal grant initiatives and the evaluation technical assistance (ETA) provided to the grantees.

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Testing Municipal Wastewater to Flexibly Monitor Health and Safety

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Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:00:00 Z

When combined with data on prescriptions filled at local pharmacies, EMS drug overdose calls, and drug seizures by law enforcement, wastewater testing can yield insights into the extent of black-market activity, policing impact on community drug use, and where and when drug overdoses might occur.

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The NQF Scientific Methods Panel: Enhancing the Review and Endorsement Process for Performance Measures

By www.mathematica.org
Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:32:00 Z

In the summer of 2017, the National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the formation of a Scientific Methods Panel (hereafter referred to as “the Panel”) as part of a redesign of its endorsement process.

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Ralanda Nelson Joins Mathematica as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader

By www.mathematica.org
Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:42:09 Z

Mathematica is pleased to welcome Ralanda Nelson to its leadership team. A certified diversity executive, she will steer the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and help ensure the employee experience is at the heart of everything we do.

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Effects of Individual and Combined Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Respiratory Infections in Rural Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

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Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:40:00 Z

Poor nutrition and hand hygiene are risk factors for acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Safe drinking water and sanitation can reduce exposure to pathogens and encourage healthy immune responses, reducing the risk of ARIs.

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Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices’ Participation in Alternative Payment Models

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Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:18:00 Z

Consolidation among physician practices and between hospitals and physician practices has accelerated in the past decade, resulting in higher prices in commercial markets.

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Financial Toll of Untreated Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among 2017 Births in the United States

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Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:59:00 Z

The authors developed a mathematical model based on a cost-of-illness approach to estimate the impacts of exposure to untreated PMADs on mothers and children.

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Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

By www.mathematica.org
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:42:00 Z

Uninsured patients have decreased access to care, lower rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and worse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

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Mathematica to Lead Transitional Program Office to Expand Graduate Medical Education in California

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Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:02:00 Z

The California Health Care Foundation is funding a transitional graduate medical education program office in California to help address physician shortages.

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Challenges and Successes of Pregnancy Assistance Fund Programs Supporting Young Fathers

By www.mathematica.org
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:18:00 Z

Since 2010, the Office of Population Affairs (formerly the Office of Adolescent Health) has offered funding to support expectant and parenting youth through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF).

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A COVID-19 Primer: Analyzing Health Care Claims, Administrative Data, and Public Use Files

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Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:08:00 Z

This primer is designed to help researchers, data scientists, and others who analyze health care claims or administrative data (herein referred to as “claims”) quickly join the effort to better understand, track, and contain COVID-19.

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Oakland’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children (Journal Article)

By www.mathematica.org
Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:43:00 Z

In this paper, we estimate the impact of the tax on retail prices, product availability, purchases, and child and adult consumption of taxed beverages in Oakland, as well as of potential substitute beverages.

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