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Kristin Battis
[…] collection protocols and tools; managing and analyzing quantitative data from both primary and secondary sources, including complex health insurance claims data; conducting quality assurance activities; and synthesizing results and reporting to diverse audiences. She is skilled in SQL and statistical software including SPSS and SAS. Prior to joining HSRI, Kristin worked at the Division […]
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 regardless […]
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 […]
Colorado All-Payer Claims Database
[…] system. NORC is responsible for the core engineering and maintenance of the warehouse infrastructure and hosts the system as a part of its secure Data Enclave. The results CIVHC, HSRI, and NORC have made substantial improvements to the Colorado APCD. Together, we’ve been able to: Increase the core group of commercial payers by nearly […]
New Hampshire HealthCost Quality Data Enhancement (HealthCost Transparency Website)
[…] We also helped to develop data display enhancements so that users can better understand the quality data and get a more complete picture of healthcare value. The results HSRI ensured methodological changes are implemented according to best practices, to enhance the quality of the data on NH HealthCost and keep it the leading healthcare […]
Evaluation of Models for Internet Consumer Health Care Cost and Quailty Information
[…] not limited to: implementing reporting categories, defining quality elements, distinguishing performance in a user-friendly format, aligning cost and quality data, explaining methodologies, and providing supporting resources. The results HSRI prepared a 62-page report in accordance with the Vermont legislature in Act 54 requiring that the GMCB “evaluate potential models for allowing consumers to compare […]
Toolkit on Evaluating Quality of Life for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
[…] information on data analysis including instructions for determining sample size, scale construction, scoring guide, code books, and data specification sheets; data programming instructions in SAS and SPSSX (system files on disk); and examples of table results. Also included in the Toolkit is a selection of reprints describing studies that have utilized the Lehman QOL Interview.