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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 […]
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 […]
Heather Weller
[…] developing shared, equitable goals that can be addressed through mixed-methods research. Heather is also highly skilled in program evaluation, data visualization, data analysis, policy analysis, and communicating results to technical and non-technical audiences. In addition to supporting clients with needs assessments and data analysis, Heather also has experience in working with the communities most […]
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 […]
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 […]
Louisiana Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative Evaluation
[…] properties financed with Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) that mainly assisted residents without disabilities It relied on local infrastructure for outreach, referral, and service coordination The results In Louisiana, Medicaid and disability services program leaders successfully learned how to develop a sustainable statewide community integrated PSH model. The state took careful steps to […]
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 […]
New York State Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Evaluation Website
[…] across the state Examine data on community characteristics, service, and system quality Engage people with lived experience of AOT to integrate community feedback throughout the evaluation Preliminary results will be available to the public in mid-2026. We’re recruiting participants for our study! Have you been under an AOT order or are you a family […]