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Evaluating the Preferred Integrated Network program in Minnesota
Working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and project partner Desert Vista Consulting, we evaluated a pilot program aimed at improving the quality, coordination, and cost effectiveness of physical and mental health and social services—and, ultimately, health outcomes—for people with serious mental illness. Research shows that people with serious mental illness (SMI) die an […]
Jail Diversion Cost Simulation Model
Along with partners at Policy Research Associates Inc., we developed and tested a cost simulation model that projects the utilization, consumer outcomes, costs, and potential cost savings of jail diversion programs for justice-involved individuals with a mental illness and oftentimes a co-occurring substance use disorder. Effective recovery support for people with mental illness and substance […]
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
Together with the Maine Health Data Organization and the Maine Quality Forum (MQF), as well as project partners with NORC at the University of Chicago, we developed CompareMaine.org: a user-friendly health care transparency website and one of the only in the nation to present quality ratings alongside cost information. Consumers can compare the costs and […]
Heather Weller
Heather is a research analyst on the Behavioral Health team whose work is driven by a passion for collaborative, inclusive research that is both data-driven and equitable. Heather is particularly dedicated to working with public agency staff to better the systems they are working with by developing shared, equitable goals that can be addressed through […]
Kristin Battis
Kristin is a data scientist whose work is driven by a passion for using systematic approaches to evaluate program effectiveness in order to promote health equity. Kristin’s research expertise includes the development of data collection protocols and tools; managing and analyzing quantitative data from both primary and secondary sources, including complex health insurance claims data; […]
National Measures of Quality in HCBS
Opportunity Home- and community-based services (HCBS) help many people with disabilities live independently in their homes and other integrated community settings. Working with partners at National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) and National Association of States United for Aging and Disability (NASUAD) and funded by the Administration for Community Living, we […]
Louisiana Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative Evaluation
Opportunity In the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana launched an innovative cross-disability Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) initiative that was coordinated at the state level and designed to maximize community integration. Working with our partner, the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC), we evaluated the effectiveness of the initiative and the sustainability of the model. Approach […]
Comagine Health
HSRI is collaborating with Comagine Health and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to unify Oregon’s healthcare data under a single All-Payer Claims Database (APCD). Previously, the state managed two separate systems: OHA’s mandatory All Payer All Claims (APAC) database and Comagine Health’s voluntary Oregon Data Collaborative (ODC). By merging these databases, the project aims to […]
Community Support Skill Standards: Tools for Managing Change and Achieving Outcomes
The Community Support Skill Standards (CSSS) identify the master level practice standards for direct service workers in progressive, community-based human service work environments. Developed and validated by a national coalition of key constituents, the standards represent the core skill and knowledge set applicable to frontline workers in a wide variety of human service program settings […]