Core Competency: Financing Projects by Topics
Topic: Public & Private Financing
Title	PI
Academic Medicine and Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Consulting Services for the University of Maryland	Leutz W
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Economic Impact of Greater Use of Generic Medications in an Uninsured Population	Wallack SS
Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Payments on Nursing Home Care	Bishop CE
Evaluation of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Pharmacy Assistance Waivers	Shepard DS
Evaluation of the Medical Adult Day Services Demonstration	Leutz W
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance on Demand for Care: Setting and Intensity	Bishop CE
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Medicare Lifestyles Modification Program Demonstration Evaluation	Shepard DS
New England Managed Care and Public Health Collaborative	Doonan M
Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO)	Leutz W
Study of Prescription Drug Benefit Design on Drug Expenditure Mix by Therapeutic Design	Wallack SS
The Financial Consequences of Medical Debt: How Policies and Practices Exacerbate the Problem?	Prottas J
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W
Topic: Payment Systems
Title	PI
A Demonstration of Managed Care under Medicare Using Group Volume Performance Standards	Tompkins C
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Consulting Services for the University of Maryland	Leutz W
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Payments on Nursing Home Care	Bishop CE
Evaluation of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare	Stason WB
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
New England Managed Care and Public Health Collaborative	Doonan M
Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO)	Leutz W
Social Health Maintenance Organization Consortium	Leutz W
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W
Topic: Managed Care Financing
Title	PI
Consulting Services for the University of Maryland	Leutz W
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO)	Leutz W
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W

Core Competency: Organizations Projects by Topics
Topic: Organizational Behavior
Title	PI
Academic Medicine and Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Access Project - Years 1-3	Dunham C
Access Project- Financial Consequences of Medical Debt on People without Health Insurance	Dunham C
Allegany Community Assistance Program (CAP) Western MD	Prottas J
Allegany Community Program Evaluation of Impacts	Prottas J
Assisting Underserved Quality Improvement Organization Support Center (UQIOSC) in Identifying New Areas of Disparity Work for the 8th Statement of Work (SOW)	Bhalotra S
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Design and Evaluation of Boren Amendment Repeal	Bishop CE
Educating and Informing State Policymakers Staff: The State Health Chairs Project	McDonough J
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Feasibility Assessment for Loretto's Capitation Program	Leutz W
Immigrant Political Incorporation through Grassroots Organizing	Prottas J
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Impact of Three Tier Drug Copays on Use and Spending	Hodgkin D
Improving Post-Discharge Care for Surgical Patients: The Challenge of Cross-Organizational Coordination	Gittell JH
Informing State Legislative Leaders About Health Policy Choices	McDonough J
Interregional Committee on Aging Demonstration	Leutz W
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts League - Lynn Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J
New England Managed Care and Public Health Collaborative	Doonan M
Quality of Care in Community Health Centers	Gurewich D
Reinventing Health Care Regulations	McDonough J
Social Health Maintenance Organization Consortium	Leutz W
Technical Assistance to Community and Migrant Health Centers	Prottas J
The Financial Consequences of Medical Debt: How Policies and Practices Exacerbate the Problem?	Prottas J
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W
The State Health Chairs Project: Educating and Informing State Policy Makers Staff	McDonough J
Utilization of Hospital Emergency Departments by Insured Populations	Tompkins C
Western Maryland Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J
Topic: Organizational Performance
Title	PI
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Immigrant vs. Non- Immigrant Elder Participation in Brookline Council on Aging Programs	Dossa A
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Interregional Committee on Aging Demonstration	Leutz W
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
New England Managed Care and Public Health Collaborative	Doonan M
Quality of Care in Community Health Centers	Gurewich D
Social Health Maintenance Organization Consortium	Leutz W

Core Competency: Costs & Value Projects by Topics
Topic: Cost, Cost-Effectiveness
Title	PI
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Competitive Analysis of the AARP Pharmacy Services Program	Wallack SS
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Discount Card Analysis Project	Wallack SS
Evaluation of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Pharmacy Assistance Waivers	Shepard DS
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Impact of Three Tier Drug Copays on Use and Spending	Hodgkin D
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Medicare Lifestyles Modification Program Demonstration Evaluation	Shepard DS
Nutritional Intervention in AIDS Wasting	Shepard DS
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Study of Prescription Drug Benefit Design on Drug Expenditure Mix by Therapeutic Design	Wallack SS
Study of the Impact of Boren Amendment Repeal on Nursing Facility Services for Medicaid Eligibles	Bishop CE
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W
Trends in Pharmacy Utilization and Expenditures	Wallack SS
Topic: Costs, Spending
Title	PI
Alcohol Use and Medical Care Quality among the Elderly	Merrick EL
Evaluation of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare	Stason WB
Evaluation of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Pharmacy Assistance Waivers	Shepard DS
Evaluation of the Medical Adult Day Services Demonstration	Leutz W
The Role of Benefit Design in Enrollment, Drug Use, and Expenditures	Thomas CP

Core Competency: Quality Projects by Topics
Topic: Quality & Performance Measures
Title	PI
Academic Medicine and Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Alcohol Use and Medical Care Quality among the Elderly	Merrick EL
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Payments on Nursing Home Care	Bishop CE
Evaluation of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare	Stason WB
Feasibility Assessment for Loretto's Capitation Program	Leutz W
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Improving Post-Discharge Care for Surgical Patients: The Challenge of Cross-Organizational Coordination	Gittell JH
Massachusetts Community Access Program (Mass CAP)	Gurewich D
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Project FAST	Gurewich D
Social HMO Long-term Care Quality and Satisfaction Study	Leutz W
Study of the Impact of Boren Amendment Repeal on Nursing Facility Services for Medicaid Eligibles	Bishop CE
The Role of Benefit Design in Enrollment, Drug Use, and Expenditures	Thomas CP
Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Profile Surgeon Efficiency	Chilingerian JA
Topic: Access
Title	PI
Alcohol Use and Medical Care Quality among the Elderly	Merrick EL
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Payments on Nursing Home Care	Bishop CE
Evaluation of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare	Stason WB
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Massachusetts Community Access Program (Mass CAP)	Gurewich D
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - The States as Catalyst for Change	McDonough J
Social HMO Long-term Care Quality and Satisfaction Study	Leutz W
Study of the Impact of Boren Amendment Repeal on Nursing Facility Services for Medicaid Eligibles	Bishop CE
Topic: Clinical Guidelines
Title	PI
Alcohol Use and Medical Care Quality among the Elderly	Merrick EL
Topic: Outcomes
Title	PI
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Evaluation of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare	Stason WB
Evaluation of the Medical Adult Day Services Demonstration	Leutz W

Core Competency: High Risk & Costly Populations Projects by Topics
Topic: Diseases
Title	PI
Adverse Events Among Chronically Ill Beneficiaries: Variations by Geographic Area, Organization of Practice, and LTC Setting	Bishop CE
Assisting Underserved Quality Improvement Organization Support Center (UQIOSC) in Identifying New Areas of Disparity Work for the 8th Statement of Work (SOW)	Bhalotra S
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Evaluation of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration	Bishop CE
Interregional Committee on Aging Demonstration	Leutz W
Medicare Lifestyles Modification Program Demonstration Evaluation	Shepard DS
Motivation of Patch Treatment in HIV Positive Smokers	Shepard DS
Nutritional Intervention in AIDS Wasting	Shepard DS
Project FAST	Gurewich D
Topic: Physical & Mental Disabilities
Title	PI
Evaluation of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration	Bishop CE
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Project FAST	Gurewich D
Topic: Elders
Title	PI
Adverse Events Among Chronically Ill Beneficiaries: Variations by Geographic Area, Organization of Practice, and LTC Setting	Bishop CE
Alcohol Use and Medical Care Quality among the Elderly	Merrick EL
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Demonstration for Ethnic and Racial Minorities	Capitman JA
Consulting Services for the University of Maryland	Leutz W
Design and Evaluation of Boren Amendment Repeal	Bishop CE
Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Payments on Nursing Home Care	Bishop CE
Evaluation of Elder Network of Capital Region Initiative	Leutz W
Evaluation of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration	Bishop CE
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Feasibility Assessment for Loretto's Capitation Program	Leutz W
Immigrant vs. Non- Immigrant Elder Participation in Brookline Council on Aging Programs	Dossa A
Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance on Demand for Care: Setting and Intensity	Bishop CE
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Quality of Care in Community Health Centers	Gurewich D
Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO)	Leutz W
Social HMO Long-term Care Quality and Satisfaction Study	Leutz W
Study of the Impact of Boren Amendment Repeal on Nursing Facility Services for Medicaid Eligibles	Bishop CE
The Kaiser Permanente Medicare Demonstrations: Policy Implications of Offering A Dual Benefit Package in a HMO	Leutz W
Topic: Special Populations
Title	PI
100% Access, 0 Disparities Project	Prottas J
Access Project - Years 1-3	Dunham C
Access Project- Financial Consequences of Medical Debt on People without Health Insurance	Dunham C
Adolescent Primary Care Adoption of Substance Use Screening and Brief Interventions (SBI)	Tompkins C
Allegany Community Assistance Program (CAP) Western MD	Prottas J
Allegany Community Program Evaluation of Impacts	Prottas J
Alleviating the Problem of Medical Debt	Prottas J
Assisting Underserved Quality Improvement Organization Support Center (UQIOSC) in Identifying New Areas of Disparity Work for the 8th Statement of Work (SOW)	Bhalotra S
Cultural Concepts of Cancer and Mammography Uptake and Adherence: Lessons from the Haitian Breast Cancer Study	Capitman JA
Immigrant Political Incorporation through Grassroots Organizing	Prottas J
Immigrant vs. Non- Immigrant Elder Participation in Brookline Council on Aging Programs	Dossa A
Massachusetts League - Lynn Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J
Patterns of Injury in Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries	Garnick DW
Project FAST	Gurewich D
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - The States as Catalyst for Change	McDonough J
Technical Assistance to Community and Migrant Health Centers	Prottas J
Western Maryland Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J
Topic: Uninsured, Underinsured
Title	PI
Access Project - Years 1-3	Dunham C
Access Project- Financial Consequences of Medical Debt on People without Health Insurance	Dunham C
Allegany Community Assistance Program (CAP) Western MD	Prottas J
Allegany Community Program Evaluation of Impacts	Prottas J
Alleviating the Problem of Medical Debt	Prottas J
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy	Altman SH
Impact of Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding on Underserved Populations	Altman SH
Investigating Failures of Insurance to Protect Patients from Financial Harm	Prottas J
Kellogg Medical Debt and Community Impacts	Prottas J
Massachusetts Community Access Program (Mass CAP)	Gurewich D
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum	Doonan M
Massachusetts League - Lynn Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J
Technical Assistance to Community and Migrant Health Centers	Prottas J
The Financial Consequences of Medical Debt: How Policies and Practices Exacerbate the Problem?	Prottas J
Western Maryland Community Assistance Program (CAP)	Prottas J

Core Competency: Technology Projects by Topics
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Title	PI
Competitive Analysis of the AARP Pharmacy Services Program	Wallack SS
Economic Impact of Greater Use of Generic Medications in an Uninsured Population	Wallack SS
Evaluation of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Pharmacy Assistance Waivers	Shepard DS
Evolution of Medicare Modernization Act Changes on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries in Demonstration and Other Managed Care	Bishop CE
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH
Impact of Three Tier Drug Copays on Use and Spending	Hodgkin D
Study of Prescription Drug Benefit Design on Drug Expenditure Mix by Therapeutic Design	Wallack SS
The Role of Benefit Design in Enrollment, Drug Use, and Expenditures	Thomas CP
Trends in Pharmacy Utilization and Expenditures	Wallack SS
Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Profile Surgeon Efficiency	Chilingerian JA
Topic: Medical Devices or Procedures
Title	PI
Cultural Concepts of Cancer and Mammography Uptake and Adherence: Lessons from the Haitian Breast Cancer Study	Capitman JA
Discount Card Analysis Project	Wallack SS
Health Industry Forum	Altman SH