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Jail Diversion Cost Simulation Model
[…] requires collaboration across public health and safety systems. Cross-system efforts—like jail diversion programs, which use community-based treatment as an alternative to traditional criminal case processing—can produce powerful results, but planning and implementation can be challenging given the many agencies and their multiple historical approaches. HSRI developed a computerized model to project the fiscal and […]
Studying Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Recipients
[…] of people who receive state-funded developmental disability services while living at home with family; their ages; the types of services they receive; and the dollars spent. The results are used to better understand and promote effective supports for families and individuals with IDD who direct their own support. The results In addition to presenting […]
Ohio’s IV-E Waiver Demonstration Evaluation
[…] adjust baseline differences and reduce selection bias. We also looked for differences in how the demonstration counties implemented the interventions and accounted for those when examining the results. Collecting data and sharing findings We worked collaboratively with county staff and sought the perspectives of families and kin caregivers—through site visits, key informant interviews, focus […]
Evaluation of the Summit County STARS Program
[…] be facing in their recovery. With a capacity of approximately 25 families per year, 64% of those parents whose case has closed have successfully completed the program. Results We presented findings formally and informally on an ongoing basis across the span of the evaluation during monthly calls and in-person collaborative planning meetings. This stimulated […]
Six Ohio Alternative Response (SOAR) Counties Project
[…] The analysis offers insights into the impact of Differential Response on the child welfare systems and on families served by those systems. Impact The evaluation found promising results for Alternative Response, including evidence that this intervention keeps children as safe as Traditional Response. No significant differences emerged between tracks in the percentage of cases […]
Milwaukee County Mental Health System Redesign
[…] we: Developed and conducted surveys with case managers, consumers, physicians, and system administrators Conducted interviews with diverse stakeholders Analyzed county- and state-level Medicaid and administrative data The results Based on our findings, we recommended the County: Downsize and redistribute inpatient capacity Involve private health systems in a more active role Reorganize crisis services Reduce […]
Evaluating the Preferred Integrated Network program in Minnesota
[…] a variety of sources: Key informant interviews Leadership surveys Consumer focus groups Document reviews Chart reviews Logs of health referrals Medicaid claims Level of Care Utilization The results When compared to comparison groups, our research showed that PIN program participants were more likely to use routine outpatient care services after program enrollment, and they […]
Baltimore City Public Behavioral Health System Analysis
We worked with the City of Baltimore, Behavioral Health System Baltimore (a nonprofit), and our partners at Technical Assistance Collaborative to identify and address gaps in Baltimore’s public behavioral health system. The consent decree that spurred this analysis resulted from an investigation by the DOJ into the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody […]
CompareMaine Health Care Transparency Website
[…] payers. All were given the opportunity to review the data for the site and contact us with any questions, concerns or corrections before it went live. The results CompareMaine was one of the first state-based public reporting websites in the country that provides standardized costs for selected services, leveraging data from the state’s all-payer […]
National Measures of Quality in HCBS
[…] supporting quality enhancement. This involves: Training for state staff The development of data briefs and ‘data nuggets’ Guidance on sampling procedures Guidance on survey impemetation and interpreting results Examining results in the context system improvement goals and priorities Expanding state participation in NCI and NCI-AD Impact Using National Core Indicators consumer survey tools as […]