Abt Global is a proud sponsor of the 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, which will take place online June 14-17. The meeting brings together a large and diverse group of researchers working at the intersection of health care and policy.
Visit our virtual booth to chat with our health services research experts. You can also engage virtually with our experts during the following sessions:
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
Monday, June 14 | 12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Home Health Agency Star Ratings and Patients Who Switch Home Health Agencies
Presenter: Margot Schwartz, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Momotazur Rahman, Brown University School of Public Health; R. Tamara Konetzka, University of Chicago; Kali Thomas; Vincent Mor, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence VA Medical Center
Tuesday, June 15 | 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
The Effect of Health Systems’ Opioid Quality Improvement (QI) Efforts on Prescribing Practices: Findings from the CDC Opioid QI Collaborative
Presenter: Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Ellen Child, Abt Global; Christina Mikosz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Catherine Hersey, Douglas McDonald, Abt Global; Wesley Sargent, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Patient-Reported Outcomes from the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Evaluation
Presenter: Rayan Joneydi, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Matt Trombley, Dave Roe, and Louisa Buatti, Abt Global; Ian Morrall, Lewin Group; Jessica McNeely, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Karen Schneider, Lewin Group
Impact of the Oncology Care Model on End-of-Life Care
Presenter: Qing Zheng, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Thomas Christian, Sean McClellan, Roberta Glass, Abt Global; Nancy Keating, Harvard Medical School; Gabriel Brooks, Dartmouth College - Geisel School of Medicine; Andrea Hassol, Abt Global
Enrollee Transitions from the Medicare Care Choices Model to the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Presenter: Thomas Christian, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Kimberly Groover, Chao Zhou, Giulia Norton, Ryan Klein, and Katherine Harris, Abt Global
Investigating Applications of Prognostic Scores to Balancing Weights: Evidence from an Evaluation of Accountable Care Organizations
Presenter: Matt Trombley, Abt Global
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Monday, June 14 | 1:45–2:45 p.m.
Construction and Performance of the Hospice Care Index Claims-Based Quality Measure
Presenter: Michael Plotzke, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Thomas Christian, Kim Groover, and Zinnia Harrison, Abt Global; Ihsan Abdur-Rahman, Cindy Massuda, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Tuesday, June 15 | 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Utilization of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Presenter: Michael Plotzke, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Betty Fout, Thomas Christian
Medicare Home Health and Post-Acute Care Under COVID-19
Presenter: Betty Fout, Abt Global
Co-Author: Michael Plotzke
An Evaluation of the Service Intensity Add-on Payment Policy Reform in the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Presenter: Thomas Christian, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Pedro Gozalo, Brown University School of Public Health; Joan Teno, Oregon Health and Sciences University; Michael Plotzke, Abt Global
Quality of Supportive Care Delivered through the Medicare Care Choices Model
Presenter: Giulia Norton, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Thomas Christian, Katherine Harris, Kimberly Groover, and Chao Zhou
Does Performance in Medicare’s Home Health Value Based Purchasing Affect Agency Exit Rates?
Presenter: Betty Fout, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Alan White, Ariana Bengtsson, Morris Hamilton, Abt Global; Jennifer Donovan, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid; Jared Hite, Abt Global
Findings from an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Study on the Use of the Six Building Blocks for Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
Presenter: Holly Swan, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Leigh Evans, Abt Global; Brooke Ike, University of Washington; Michael Parchman, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Olivia Bacon, Caroline Kupersmith, Micaiah Wheeler, Abt Global
A Comparison of Home Infusion Therapy Utilization before and during the COVID-19 Period
Presenter: Morris Hamilton, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Wing Zheng and Mary Juergens, Abt Global
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Evaluation: Early Qualitative Results
Presenter: Caroline Logan, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Christine LaRocca, Telligen; Sarah Bergman, Lewin Group; Daver Kahvecioglu, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Wednesday, June 16 | 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Clinicians’ Experience with Oncology Care Model: Results from a National Survey of Clinicians in OCM Participating Practices
Presenter: Qing Zheng, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Sean McClellan, Abt Global; Nancy Keating, Harvard Medical School; Gabriel Brooks, Dartmouth College - Geisel School of Medicine; Andrea Hassol, Abt Global
Satisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes Associated with a Large Regional Helpline
Presenter: Sean McClellan, Abt Global
Co-Authors: Meaghan Hunt, Lauren Olsho, Abt Global; Amrita Dasgupta, Mifta Chowdhury, New York City Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity; Alicia Sparks, Abt Global
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EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
Wednesday, June 16 | 10:15–10:30 a.m.
Auditing Algorithms: The Need for New Tools to Promote Equity in Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Jason Brinkley, Abt Global
Additional Resources
Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…
Six Building Blocks for Opioid Management
Primary care practices need to redesign the way they provide care to balance preventing opioid misuse and potential risks while addressing the needs of patients with chronic pain. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Abt a…
Analyzing If An Oncology Care Model Will Improve Care and Lower Costs
Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…
Monitoring Medicare’s Home Health, Hospice, and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Benefits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health, hospice, home infusion therapy, home IVIG, and IRF benefits require constant monitoring of payment policy—and revisions, as needed—to ensure they are working as intended. This enables…