This page contains a sample of external published research using MA APCD or Case Mix data from CHIA, organized by year of publication.
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MA APCD and Case Mix Data External Research
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| Jack Cordes, Cici Bauer, Dana Bernson, Marc R. Larochelle, Wenjun Li, Jiahao Cao, Olaf Dammann, Thomas J. Stopka, Tufts School of Medicine, University of Texas School of Public Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, UMass Lowell, Boston University Medical School | The All‐Payer Claims Database After the Gobeille Supreme Court Decision: Assessing the Impact on Fatal Opioid‐Related Overdose Research | Health Services Research |
Cordes J, Bauer C, Bernson D, Larochelle MR, Li W, Cao J, Dammann O, Stopka TJ. The All‐Payer Claims Database After the Gobeille Supreme Court Decision: Assessing the Impact on Fatal Opioid‐Related Overdose Research. Health Services Research. 2026 Apr;61(2):e70097. | DPH-related project |
| Lawrence D. Reid, H. Joanna Jiang, AHRQ |
Hospital Readmissions for Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, 2016- 2022 | HCUP Statistical Brief #318 | Reid LD, Jiang HJ. Hospital Readmissions for Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, 2016-2022. HCUP Statistical Brief #318. February 4, 2026. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Rhona Limcangco, David P. Calfee, Melissa A. Miller, AHRQ |
Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Prevalence and Hospital and Patient Characteristics, 2019-2023 | HCUP Statistical Brief #319 | Limcangco R, Pharm M, Calfee DP, Miller MA. Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Prevalence and Hospital and Patient Characteristics, 2019-2023. HCUP Statistical Brief #319. February 25, 2026. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Shenam Ticku et al, Harvard School of Dental Medicine |
Impact of Place on Dental Use by Medicaid-Enrolled Adults in Massachusetts | JDR Clinical & Translational Research | Ticku S, Alpert E, Mo E, Barrow J, Wu H. Impact of Place on Dental Use by Medicaid-Enrolled Adults in Massachusetts. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2026 Mar 15:23800844261425639. doi: 10.1177/23800844261425639. | Oral health utilization in the state of Massachusetts |
| Anne Marie Raymakers, Tari A King , Elizabeth A Mittendorf , Tanujit Dey , Mahima Jain, Electra D Paskett, Ann S McAlearney , Rachel A Greenup , Justin M Broyles et al., Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Yale University School of Medicine | Impact of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema on Cancer Care Costs: Longitudinal and Age-Based Analyses | Annals of Surgical Oncology | Raymakers AM, King TA, Mittendorf EA, Dey T, Jain M, Paskett ED, McAlearney AS, Greenup RA, Broyles JM, Myers SP. Impact of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema on Cancer Care Costs: Longitudinal and Age-Based Analyses. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Apr;33(4):3311-3318. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18875-5. | Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures |
| Kari R Gillmeyer, Seppo T Rinne, Elizabeth S Klings, A Rani Elwy, Renda Soylemez Wiener, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine |
Provider networks for pulmonary hypertension in Massachusetts: implications for improving referrals to expert care. | Annals of the American Thoracic Society |
Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Provider networks for pulmonary hypertension in Massachusetts: implications for improving referrals to expert care. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Mar 1;23(3):369-378. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoaf039. PMID: 41842741; PMCID: PMC13048509. | Characterizing Care Coordination in Pulmonary Hypertension |
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| Charlotte Burlingame, Sara Sadownik, Laura Nasuti, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission | Anyone Home? The Landscape of Hospital at Home in Massachusetts |
Academy Health Annual Research Meeting |
Burlingame C, Sadownik S, Nasuti L. Anyone Home? the Landscape of Hospital at Home in Massachusetts. In 2025 Annual Research Meeting 2025 Jun 8. AcademyHealth. | HPC-related project |
| Ian Leavitt, Josh Wenderoff, Margaret Arnesen, Pew |
Massachusetts Harnesses Data From Multiple Agencies to Improve Public Health | Pew Brief | Leavitt I, Wenderoff J, Arnesen M: Massachusetts Harnesses Data From Multiple Agencies to Improve Public Health. Pew Brief. September 2025. | DPH-related project |
| Annie Yu-An Chen, Gregory E Simon, Keith M Ericson, John E Zeber, Jing Qian , Kimberley H Geissler, UMass Chan Medical School, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, NBER, Boston University, UMass Amherst | Guideline-Concordant Care and Clinician and Clinic Characteristics for Patients With Schizophrenia | JAMA Network Open |
Chen AY, Simon GE, Ericson KM, Zeber JE, Qian J, Geissler KH. Guideline-Concordant Care and Clinician and Clinic Characteristics for Patients With Schizophrenia. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 1;8(12):e2549130. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49130. PMID: 41632161; PMCID: PMC12743273. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Megan B Cole, Kenneth Lim, Kevin H Nguyen , Sarah H Gordon, Lois McCloskey , Collette Ncube , Elizabeth Patton, Amy Michals, Emily Sisson, Karen E Lasser, Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston Medical Center | Medicaid Accountable Care Model Designs and Maternal Health Measures | JAMA Network Open |
Cole MB, Lim K, Nguyen KH, Gordon SH, McCloskey L, Ncube C, Patton E, Michals A, Sisson E, Lasser KE. Medicaid Accountable Care Model Designs and Maternal Health Measures. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 1;8(10):e2536565. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36565. PMID: 41060648; PMCID: PMC12509007. | Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children |
| Kevin H Nguyen, Sarah H Gordon, Kenneth Lim, Kathryn D Thompson, Collette N Ncube, Megan B Cole, Boston University School of Public Health |
Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Perinatal Claims Documentation of Social Risk Factors | JAMA Network Open |
Nguyen KH, Gordon SH, Lim K, Thompson KD, Ncube CN, Cole MB. Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Perinatal Claims Documentation of Social Risk Factors. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e255999. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5999. PMID: 40257795; PMCID: PMC12013353. | Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children |
| Ioannis Karakis, Lidia Mvr Moura, Nada Boualam, Martha Wetzel, David Howard, Emory University School of Medicine, University of Crete School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | The Health Care Costs of Epilepsy: Evidence from All-Payer Claims Data | Epilepsy Research | Karakis I, Moura LM, Boualam N, Wetzel M, Howard D. The health care costs of epilepsy: Evidence from all-payer claims data. Epilepsy Res. 2025 Dec;218:107661. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107661. Epub 2025 Sep 10. PMID: 40957255. | Quantifying the burden of epilepsy using novel data sources |
| Chanup Jeung, Laura B Attanasio , Kimberley H Geissler, State University of New York at Albany, UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School. | Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Tele-Mental Health Services on Postpartum Mental Health Services: Evidence from Massachusetts | Journal of Women’s Health |
Jeung C, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Tele-Mental Health Services on Postpartum Mental Health Services: Evidence from Massachusetts. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Sep;34(9):1075-1083. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2024.1152. Epub 2025 Jun 4. PMID: 40462679; PMCID: PMC12570869. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Nancy L Keating, Joel S Weissman, Alexi A Wright, Robert Wolf, Susan Gershman, Richard Knowlton, John Ayanian, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School | Outpatient palliative care and end-of-life care intensity: Linking Massachusetts cancer registry with All-Payer claims | JNCI Cancer Spectrum |
Nancy L Keating, Joel S Weissman, Alexi A Wright, Robert Wolf, Susan Gershman, Richard Knowlton, John Z Ayanian, Outpatient palliative care and end-of-life care intensity: Linking Massachusetts cancer registry with All-Payer claims, JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 2025;, pkaf010, https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkaf010 | DPH-related project |
| Brittany Ranchoff, Kimberley Geissler, et al, Baystate Health, Harvard Medical School |
Association of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and postpartum mental health care utilization | Health Service Research |
Ranchoff BL, Geissler KH, Attanasio LB, Jeung C. Association of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and postpartum mental health care utilization. Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 7:e14421. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14421. Epub ahead of print. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Anne Valentine, Ilhom Akobirshoev, Jiangying Zhang, Tiffany Moore Simas, Monika Mitra, Brandeis University, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School |
Perinatal mental health and risk of severe maternal morbidity in women with physical disabilities, Massachusetts 2003-2015 | Disability Health Journal |
Valentine A, Akobirshoev I, Zhang J, Moore Simas TA, Mitra M. Perinatal mental health and risk of severe maternal morbidity in women with physical disabilities, Massachusetts 2003-2015. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jan 1:101772. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101772. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39794218. | DPH-related project |
| Ronit Ridberg, Julia Reedy Sharib, Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University |
Produce prescription benefits redemption and activity in an observational study of 2680 Massachusetts Medicaid members. | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Ridberg, R.A., Sharib, J.R. and Mozaffarian, D., 2025. Produce prescription benefits redemption and activity in an observational study of 2680 Massachusetts Medicaid members. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121(2), pp.427-435. | MassHealth-related project |
| Gary Young, Tianjie Zhu, Mahmudul Hasan, Farbod Alinezhad, Leonard Young, Noor-E-Alam, Northeastern University, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, University of Florida | Patient outcomes following buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: A retrospective analysis of the influence of patient‐and prescriber‐level characteristics in Massachusetts, USA | Addiction | Young GJ, Zhu T, Hasan MM, Alinezhad F, Young LD, Noor‐E‐Alam M. Patient outcomes following buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: A retrospective analysis of the influence of patient‐and prescriber‐level characteristics in Massachusetts, USA. Addiction. 2025 Jan;120(1):152-63. | DPH-related project |
| Mark Shepherd, Myles Wagner, National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard University |
Do Ordeals Work for Selection Markets? Evidence from Health Insurance Auto-Enrollment | American Economic Review | Shepard M, Wagner M. Do ordeals work for selection markets? Evidence from health insurance auto-enrollment. American Economic Review. 2025 Mar 1;115(3):772-822. | Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments |
| Xiao Zang, Alexandra Skinner, Zongbo Li, Leah Shaw, Czarina NBehrends, Avik Chatterjee, Ali Jalali, Ashly Jordan, Jake Morgan, Shayla Nolen, Bruce Schackman, Brandon Marshall, Alexander Walley, Brown University, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Boston University |
Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community‐based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States. | Addiction | Zang X, Skinner A, Li Z, Shaw LC, Behrends CN, Chatterjee A, Jalali A, Jordan AE, Morgan JR, Nolen S, Schackman BR. Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community‐based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States. Addiction. 2025 Feb;120(2):316-26. | DPH-related project |
| Wood, Jacob J; Phan, Quynh Anh; Phan, Jaime; Farzan, Jessica ; Joo, Alex; Geraghty, Sara BS; Lalikos, Janice, UMass Chan Medical School, Princeton University, Boston University | Treatment of Plagiocephaly With Orthotic Helmets: Prevalence, Costs, and Inequities in Massachusetts | Journal of Craniofacial Surgery | Wood JJ, Phan QA, Phan J, Farzan JJ, Joo A, Geraghty S, Lalikos JF. Treatment of Plagiocephaly With Orthotic Helmets: Prevalence, Costs, and Inequities in Massachusetts. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2025 Jan 1;36(1):74-7. | Cost Analysis of Plagiocephaly Treatment |
| Lesli Skolarus, Chun Chieh Lin, Ran Bi, James Burke, Northwestern University | Quantifying Hospital Opportunities to Increase Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis | Journal of the American Heart Association | Skolarus LE, Lin CC, Bi R, Burke JF. Quantifying Hospital Opportunities to Increase Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025 Jan 7;14(1):e033543. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Kristin Holland, Adam Rowh, Marissa L. Zwald, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Public health surveillance of nonfatal firearm injuries | Handbook of Gun Violence |
Holland KM, Rowh A, Zwald ML. Public health surveillance of nonfatal firearm injuries. In Handbook of Gun Violence 2025 Jan 1 (pp. 465-476). Academic Press. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Kari Gillmeyer, Seppo Rinne, Justin Rucci, Elizabeth Klings, Rani Elwy, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Boston University, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Dartmouth College |
Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension |
Annals of American Thoracic Society | Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Rucci JM, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Feb 11. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202408-901OC. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39932507. | Characterizing Care Coordination in Pulmonary Hypertension |
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| Nicole M Benson, Zhiyou Yang, Vicki Fung , Jordan W Smoller, Dost Öngür, John Hsu, McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Case identification and healthcare utilization in the years prior to a first mania diagnosis | Journal of Affective Disorders | Benson NM, Yang Z, Fung V, Smoller JW, Öngür D, Hsu J. Case identification and healthcare utilization in the years prior to a first mania diagnosis. J Affect Disord. 2024 Nov 15;365:527-533. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.117. Epub 2024 Aug 29. PMID: 39182518; PMCID: PMC11403575. | Differences in access to coordinated specialty care in first episode psychosis |
| JoAnna Leyenaar, Seneca Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, Andrew Schaefer, Erika Moen, Andrea Austin, David Goodman , A James O’Malley, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College | Rural-Urban Disparities in Hospital Services and Outcomes for Children With Medical Complexity | JAMA Network Open | Leyenaar JK, Freyleue SD, Arakelyan M, Schaefer AP, Moen EL, Austin AM, Goodman DC, O’Malley AJ. Rural-Urban Disparities in Hospital Services and Outcomes for Children With Medical Complexity. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2435187. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35187. PMID: 39316395; PMCID: PMC11423179. | A Population-Based Study Assessing Regional Variation in Newborn Care and Outcomes, Including the Risk of NICU Admission |
| Megan Cole, Jihye Kim, Sarah Gordon, Karen Lasser, Collette Ncube, Elizabeth Patton, Nigel Deen, Kathleen Carey, Howard Cabral, Anna Goldman, Shannon Ogden, Lois McCloskey, Boston University, Boston Medical Center | Massachusetts Medicaid ACO Program May Have Improved Care Use And Quality For Pregnant And Postpartum Enrollees | Health Affairs | Cole MB, Kim J, Gordon SH, Lasser KE, Ncube C, Patton E, Deen N, Carey K, Cabral H, Goldman AL, Ogden S, McCloskey L. Massachusetts Medicaid ACO Program May Have Improved Care Use And Quality For Pregnant And Postpartum Enrollees. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Sep;43(9):1209-1218. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00230. PMID: 39226509; PMCID: PMC11789420. | Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children |
| Tim Wang, Jessica Hao, Cameron Lee, Danielle DeNufrio Valerio, Netrali Dalvi, David Keith, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center | Trends in Opioid Prescriptions to Opioid-Naïve Patients by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Massachusetts 2012-2022 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Wang TT, Hao J, Lee CC, Valerio DD, Dalvi N, Keith DA. Trends in Opioid Prescriptions to Opioid-Naïve Patients by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Massachusetts 2012-2022. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Dec 25:S0278-2391(24)01025-5. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2024.12.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39809425. | DPH-related project |
| Joshua Barocas, Elizabeth Erdman, Matthew Westfall, Paul Christine, Dana Bernson, Jennifer Villani, Nathan Doogan, Laura White, Alexander Walley, Amy Bettano, Jianing Wang, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston Medical Center, Harvard Medical School | Prevalence of adults with stimulant misuse and/or stimulant use disorder in Massachusetts, USA, 2014-2021 | Addiction | Barocas JA, Erdman EA, Westfall MY, Christine PJ, Bernson D, Villani J, Doogan NJ, White L, Walley AY, Bettano A, Wang J. Prevalence of adults with stimulant misuse and/or stimulant use disorder in Massachusetts, USA, 2014-2021. Addiction. 2024 Dec 16. doi: 10.1111/add.16726. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39676746. | DPH-related project |
| Diana Váscones, Summer Rak, Sara Sadownik, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission |
Not Throwing Away My Shot: Shifts in Where People Get Flu Vaccines in Massachusetts | Academy Health Poster Session | Vascones, D., Rak, S., Sadownik, S., Nasuti, L. and Auerbach, D., 2024, June. Not Throwing Away My Shot: Shifts in Where People Get Flu Vaccines in Massachusetts. Annual Research Meeting. AcademyHealth. June 2024. | HPC-related project |
| Joanna Jiang, Lan Liang, Meghana Chandra, Sai Loganathan, AHRQ |
Rural and Urban Hospital Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2019 and 2021.program implementation experience, and specific participant demographic factors | AHRQ HCUP Statistical Brief |
Loganathan S. Rural and Urban Hospital Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2019 and 2021.program implementation experience, and specific participant demographic factors. Statistical Brief #308, August 2024 | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Melissa Miller, Kimberly Martin, Molly Hensche, Carrie Goetsch, AHRQ |
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016– 2021 | AHRQ HCUP Statistical Brief |
Miller MA, Martin K, Hensche M, Goetsch C. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016– 2021. HCUP Statistical Brief #309. August 2024. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Ashley Kranz, Yuji Mizushima, Andrew Dick, Kimberley Geissler, Tadeja Gracner, Baystate Medical Center, Rand Corporation, University of Southern California | Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Mandate and Receipt of Fluoride Varnish | Pediatrics | Kranz AM, Mizushima Y, Dick AW, Geissler KH, Gracner T. Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Mandate and Receipt of Fluoride Varnish. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 1;154(5):e2024066638. | Promoting children’s oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices |
| Katherine M. Ianni, Anna D. Sinaiko, Vilsa E. Curto, Mark Soto, Meredith B. Rosenthal, Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Quality-of-Care Outcomes in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems | JAMA Health Forum |
Ianni KM, Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Soto M, Rosenthal MB. Quality-of-Care Outcomes in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems. JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(8):e242173. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2173 | The Impact of Massachusetts Cost Control Legislation on Prices and Competition |
| Simeon D. Kimmel, Alexander Y. Walley, Laura F. White, Shapei Yan, Christine Grella, Adam Majeski, Michael D. Stein, Amy Bettano, Dana Bernson, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Jeffrey H. Samet, Marc R. Larochelle, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UCLA, Semel Institute, Lighthouse Institute, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Serious Injection-Related Infections in Massachusetts | JAMA Network Open |
Kimmel SD, Walley AY, White LF, Yan S, Grella C, Majeski A, Stein MD, Bettano A, Bernson D, Drainoni ML, Samet JH, Larochelle MR. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Serious Injection-Related Infections in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2421740. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21740. PMID: 39046742; PMCID: PMC11270137. | DPH-related project |
| Catherine Myong, Zhiyou Yang, Caroline Behr, Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital, Columbia University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Mental health care use and quality among Medicaid adults with serious mental illness receiving care at Federally Qualified Health Centers vs. other settings | BMC Health Services Research | Myong C, Yang Z, Behr C, Fung V. Mental health care use and quality among Medicaid adults with serious mental illness receiving care at Federally Qualified Health Centers vs. other settings. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 17;24(1):825. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11308-1. PMID: 39020336; PMCID: PMC11256553. | Medicaid Payment Policy and Access to Care for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries |
| Kun Li, Annie Yu-An Chen, Kimberley H. Geissler, Andrew W. Dick, Ashley M. Kranz, Rand Corporation | Clinician characteristics associated with fluoride varnish applications during well-child visits | The American Journal of Managed Care |
Li K, Chen AY, Geissler KH, Dick AW, Kranz AM. Clinician characteristics associated with fluoride varnish applications during well-child visits. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Jul 1;30(7):e203-e209. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2024.89582. PMID: 38995824. | Promoting children’s oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices |
| Alan Z. Yang, Colby J. Hyland, Amitai S. Miller, Brigid K. Killelea, Bryce F. Starr, Justin M. Broyles, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital | Local practice variations and payer differences underlie state-wide disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery | Journal of Surgical Oncology | Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Miller AS, Killelea BK, Starr BF, Broyles JM. Local practice variations and payer differences underlie state-wide disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug;130(2):210-221. doi: 10.1002/jso.27755. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38941173. |
Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures |
| Alan Z. Yang, Colby J. Hyland, Charlotte Thomas, Amitai S. Miller, Andrew J. Malek, Justin M. Broyles, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital | Geographic Disparities and Payment Variation for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Massachusetts | Annals of Plastic Surgery | Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Thomas C, Miller AS, Malek AJ, Broyles JM. Geographic Disparities and Payment Variation for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Massachusetts. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Jul 1;93(1):79-84. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003920. Epub 2024 May 6. PMID: 38885166. | Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures |
| Kimberley H. Geissler, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Jerry A. Krishnan, Peter K. Lindenauer, Arlene S. Ash, Sarah L. Goff, UMass Medical School, University of Illinois, UMass Amherst | Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma | JAMA Network Open |
Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Krishnan JA, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Goff SL. Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2417319. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17319. PMID: 38884996; PMCID: PMC11184461. | Effects of utilization patterns and coordination of care on outcomes |
| Meng-Yun Lin, Amresh D. Hanchate, Austin B. Frakt, James F. Burgess Jr, Kathleen Carey, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis | Health Services Research | Lin MY, Hanchate AD, Frakt AB, Burgess JF Jr, Carey K. Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis. Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14311. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38654539. | Does physician leadership play a role in increasing ACO efficiency? Evidence from the alternative quality contract. |
| Dana Bernson, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, et al. | Intersectional inequities and longitudinal prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder in Massachusetts 2014–2020: a multi-sample capture-recapture analysis | The Lancet Regional Health–Americas | Wang J, Bernson D, Erdman EA, Villani J, Chandler R, Kline D, White LF, Barocas JA. Intersectional inequities and longitudinal prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder in Massachusetts 2014–2020: a multi-sample capture-recapture analysis. The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. 2024 Apr 1;32. |
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| Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst |
Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | Geissler KH, Jeung C, Attanasio LB. Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024 Mar 12. | |
| Bruce Landon, Peter B Smulowitz, et al. Harvard Medical School, UMass Chan Medical School |
Clinician Risk Tolerance and Rates of Admission From the Emergency Department | JAMA Network Open |
Smulowitz, P.B., Burke, R.C., Ostrovsky, D., Novack, V., Isbell, L., Kan, V. and Landon, B.E., 2024. Clinician Risk Tolerance and Rates of Admission From the Emergency Department. JAMA network open, 7(2), pp.e2356189-e2356189. | |
| Peter Lindenauer, Rathlev, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Arlene Ash, et al, Baystate Medical Center, UMass Amherst | Differences in Health Care Utilization for Asthma by Children with Medicaid versus Private Insurance | Population Health Management | Goff SL, Shieh MS, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Krishnan JA, Geissler KH. Differences in Health Care Utilization for Asthma by Children with Medicaid versus Private Insurance. Population Health Management. 2024 Apr 1;27(2):105-13. | |
| Alan Yang, Justin Broyles, et al, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital | The Use of Unlisted Billing Codes for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Code Consolidation | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery | Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Carty MJ, Erdmann-Sager J, Pusic AL, Broyles JM. The Use of Unlisted Billing Codes for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Code Consolidation. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024 Mar 28. | |
| Casey M. Silver, Lauren M. Janczewski, et al, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, University of Chicago | Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness | Annals of Surgical Oncology | Silver, C.M., Janczewski, L.M., Royan, R., Chung, J.W., Bentrem, D.J., Kanzaria, H.K., Stey, A.M., Bilimoria, K.Y. and Merkow, R.P., 2024. Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness. Annals of surgical oncology, 3(3), pp 1468-1476. | |
| Mary Arakelyan, Seneca Freyleue, Andrew Schaefer, et al, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College | Rural-urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty | Journal of Rural Health | Arakelyan M, Freyleue SD, Schaefer AP, Austin AM, Moen EL, O’Malley AJ, Goodman DC, Leyenaar JK. Rural-urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty. J Rural Health. 2024 Mar;40(2):326-337. | |
| Elena Prager, Anna Sinaiko, University of Rochester, Harvard University | Tiered network health plans and changes in physician practice intensity | Health Services Research |
Prager E, Sinaiko AD. Tiered network health plans and changes in physician practice intensity. Health Serv Res. 2024 Feb;59(1):e14163. | |
| Paul J. Christine, Sara Lodi, Heather E. Hsu, Benjamin Bovell-Ammon, Shapei Yan, Dana Bernson et al, University of Colorado, Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: Promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder | Addiction | Christine PJ, Lodi S, Hsu HE, Bovell‐Ammon B, Yan S, Bernson D, Novo P, Lee JD, Rotrosen J, Liebschutz J, Walley AY. Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: Promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder. Addiction. 2024 Mar 22. |
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| Benjamin J. Bovell-Ammon, Shapei Yan, Devon Dunn, Marc R. LaRochelle, et al, Baystate Medical Center, Boston University Medical School, Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Prison Buprenorphine Implementation and Postrelease Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes | JAMA Network Open |
Bovell-Ammon, Benjamin J., Shapei Yan, Devon Dunn, Elizabeth A. Evans, Peter D. Friedmann, Alexander Y. Walley, and Marc R. LaRochelle. “Prison Buprenorphine Implementation and Postrelease Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes.” JAMA Network Open 7, no. 3 (2024): e242732-e242732. |
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| Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Benjamin Ukert, Ronald G. Pirrallo, et al, University of Alabama, Texas A & M, Prisma Health, University of South Carolina |
Determinants of persistent, multi-year, frequent emergency department use among children and young adults in three US states | Academic Pediatrics | Giannouchos TV, Ukert B, Pirrallo RG, Smith J, Kum HC, Wright B, Dietrich A. Determinants of persistent, multi-year, frequent emergency department use among children and young adults in three US states. Academic pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1;24(3):442-50. | |
| Yaa Akosa Antwi et al, Johns Hopkins University |
Heterogeneous Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Payer Composition among Older Adults by Race and Ethnicity | American Journal of Health Economics |
Antwi YA, Meille G, Moriya AS. Heterogeneous Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Payer Composition among Older Adults by Race and Ethnicity. American Journal of Health Economics. 2024 Mar 1;10(2). | |
| Hussaini Zandam, Ilhom Akobirshoev, Monika Mitra, Brandeis University |
Multiple Chronic Condition Emergency Department Visits Among US Adults: Disparities at the Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Status and Race or Ethnicity | Health Equity | Zandam H, Akobirshoev I, Mitra M. Multiple Chronic Condition Emergency Department Visits Among US Adults: Disparities at the Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Status and Race or Ethnicity. Health Equity. 2024 Mar 1;8(1):198-205. | |
| Dhimitri A. Nikolla, Jonathan J. Oskvarek, Mark S. Zocchi, et al, Allegheny Health Network, US Acute Care Solutions, Brandeis University | Defining Incidental Versus Non-incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations | Cureus | Nikolla DA, Oskvarek JJ, Zocchi MS, Rahman NA, Leubitz A, Moghtaderi A, Black BS, Pines JM. Defining Incidental Versus Non-incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations. Cureus. 2024 Mar 20;16(3). | |
| Kimberley Geissler, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management | Transitions in health insurance among continuously insured patients with schizophrenia | Nature Briefing | Ranchoff, B.L., Jeung, C., Zeber, J.E. et al. Transitions in health insurance among continuously insured patients with schizophrenia. Schizophr 10, 25 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00446-4 |
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| Michael Geruso, Timothy J. Layton , Grace McCormack, , Mark Shepard, National Bureau of Economics Research | The Two-Margin Problem in Insurance Markets |
Review of Economics and Statistics |
Geruso M, Layton TJ, McCormack G, Shepard M. The Two-Margin Problem in Insurance Markets. Rev Econ Stat. 2023 Mar;105(2):237-257. doi: 10.1162/rest_a_01070. Epub 2021 Jul 9. PMID: 37193577; PMCID: PMC10181796. | Prices, Incentives, and Hospital-Physician Integration in Health Care |
| Matthew J Alcusky, Eric O Mick, Jeroan J Allison, Catarina I Kiefe, Meagan J Sabatino, Frances E Eanet, Arlene S Ash, UMass Chan Medical School | Paying for Medical and Social Complexity in Massachusetts Medicaid | JAMA Network Open |
Alcusky MJ, Mick EO, Allison JJ, Kiefe CI, Sabatino MJ, Eanet FE, Ash AS. Paying for Medical and Social Complexity in Massachusetts Medicaid. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2332173. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32173. PMID: 37669052; PMCID: PMC10481227. | MassHealth-related project |
| Sasha Albert, Laura Nasuti, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission | Persistent Cost-Sharing for Contraception in Massachusetts, 2017-2020 | Academy Health Annual Research Meeting | Albert S, Nasuti L. Persistent Cost-Sharing for Contraception in Massachusetts, 2017-2020. In2023 Annual Research Meeting 2023 Jun 26. AcademyHealth. | HPC-related project |
| Yue Huang, Sara Sadownik, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission | Telehealth’s Impact on Total Health Care Spending Insights from 2020 Massachusetts Commercial Claims Data | Academy Health Annual Research Meeting | Huang Y, Sadownik S, Nasuti L, Auerbach D. Telehealth’s Impact on Total Health Care Spending: Insights from 2020 Massachusetts Commercial Claims Data. In 2023 Annual Research Meeting 2023 Jun 25. AcademyHealth. | HPC-related project |
| Anna Sinaiko, Vilsa Curto, Elizabeth Bambury, Mark Soto, Meredith Rosenthal, Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Variation in tiered network health plan penetration and local provider market characteristics | Health Services Research | Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Bambury E, Soto MJ, Rosenthal MB. Variation in tiered network health plan penetration and local provider market characteristics. Health services research. 2023 Sep 5. | The impact of Massachusetts Cost control legislation on prices and competition |
| Laura Attanasio, Chanup Jeung, Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst, UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Medical Center | Association of Postpartum Mental Illness Diagnoses with Severe Maternal Morbidity | Journal of Women’s Health |
Attanasio L, Jeung C, Geissler KH. Association of Postpartum Mental Illness Diagnoses with Severe Maternal Morbidity. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Dec 28. | The effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Tadeja Gracner, Ashley Kranz, Kimberley Geissler et al, Rand Corporation, USC, UMass Chan Medical School | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Pediatric Medical Clinicians’ Application of Fluoride Varnish | JAMA Network Open |
Gracner T, Kranz AM, Li K, Dick AW, Geissler K. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Pediatric Medical Clinicians’ Application of Fluoride Varnish. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343087. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen | Promoting children’s oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices |
| John Hsu, Nicole Benson, Vicki Fung, Dost Öngür, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
Medical and psychiatric care preceding the first psychotic disorder diagnosis | Shizophrenia Bulletin | Benson NM, Yang Z, Fung V, Normand SL, Keshavan MS, Öngür D, Hsu J. Medical and psychiatric care preceding the first psychotic disorder diagnosis. Schizophrenia bulletin. 2023 Aug 22:sbad125. | Differences in access to coordinated specialty care in first episode psychosis |
| Benjamin Ukert, Theodoros V Giannouchos, Texas A & M University, University of Alabama at Birmingham | Association of the affordable care act with racial and ethnic disparities in uninsured emergency department utilization | BMC Health Services Research | Ukert B, Giannouchos TV. Association of the affordable care act with racial and ethnic disparities in uninsured emergency department utilization. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Nov 25;23(1):1302 | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Anna Sinaiko, Vilsa Curto, Meredith Rosenthal, Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Utilization, Steering, and Spending in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems. | JAMA Health Forum |
Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Ianni K, Soto M, Rosenthal MB. Utilization, Steering, and Spending in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Sep 1;4(9):e232875. | The impact of Massachusetts cost control legislation on prices and competition |
| Maíra Rudolph, Omid Azimaraghi, Elie Salloum, et al, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School | Association of reintubation and hospital costs and its modification by postoperative surveillance: A multicenter retrospective cohort study | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | Rudolph MI, Azimaraghi O, Salloum E, Wachtendorf LJ, Suleiman A, Kammerer T, Schaefer MS, Eikermann M, Kiyatkin ME. Association of reintubation and hospital costs and its modification by postoperative surveillance: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. J Clin Anesth. 2023 Dec;91:111264. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111264. Epub 2023 Sep 16. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Kimberley Geissler, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Arlene Ash 5, et al. UMass Amherst, UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Medical Center | Influenza Vaccinations Among Privately and Publicly Insured Children With Asthma | Academic Pediatrics | Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Evans V, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Krishnan JA, Goff SL. Influenza Vaccinations Among Privately and Publicly Insured Children With Asthma. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Sep-Oct;23(7):1368-1375. | The effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Jacqueline M. Kruser et al, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Identifying Patterns of Medical Intervention in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study | Critical Care Explorations | Kruser JM, Sharma K, Holl JL, Nohadani O. Identifying Patterns of Medical Intervention in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Oct 19;5(10):e0984. | CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database |
| Evan Matros et al, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Comparison of Cost of Care and Surgical Outcomes between Subpectoral and Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open | Vorstenbosch J, Bouhadana G, Chakraborty A, Matros E, Davison P, Bernstein M. Comparison of Cost of Care and Surgical Outcomes between Subpectoral and Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open. 2023 Oct 1;11(10S):20-1. | The impact of reimbursement on variations in breast reconstruction utilization and quality across hospitals, physicians and payers in the state of Massachusetts |
| Elizabeth Evans Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst | Use of big data and ethical issues for populations with substance use disorder | Value in Health | Evans EA, Geissler KH. Use of big data and ethical issues for populations with substance use disorder. Value in Health. 2023 Sep 1;26(9):1321-4. | DPH-related project |
| Jianing Wang, Nathan Doogan, Katherine Thompson, Dana Bernson et al, Boston University, Ohio State University Medical Center, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder Estimation Revisited: Comparing a Bayesian Approach to Standard Capture–Recapture Methods+A56 | Epidemiology | Wang J, Doogan N, Thompson K, Bernson D, Feaster D, Villani J, Chandler R, White LF, Kline D, Barocas JA. Massachusetts Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder Estimation Revisited: Comparing a Bayesian Approach to Standard Capture–Recapture Methods. Epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1;34(6):841-9. | DPH-related project |
| Gary Young, David Zepeda, Stephen Flaherty, Mahmudul Hasan, Northeastern University | Physician Practice Migration and Changes in Practice Style: A Study of Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging | Academy of Management Proceedings | Young, G.J., Zepeda, D., Flaherty, S. and Hasan, M.M., 2023. Physician Practice Migration and Changes in Practice Style: A Study of Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 11404). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. | Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD dataset |
| Jihye Kim, R. Christopher Sheldrick, Kerrin Gallagher et al, University of Nevada, Boston University, Brown University | Association of integrating mental health into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers with utilization and follow-up care | JAMA Network Open |
Kim, J., Sheldrick, R.C., Gallagher, K., Bair-Merritt, M.H., Durham, M.P., Feinberg, E., Morris, A. and Cole, M.B., 2023. Association of integrating mental health into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers with utilization and follow-up care. JAMA Network Open, 6(4), pp.e239990-e239990. | Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children |
| Godwin K. Osei-Poku, Betsy Lehman Center, Julia C. Prentice, Betsy Lehman Center & Boston University, et al. |
Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Birthing People With Opioid Use Disorder | Women’s Health Issues |
Osei-Poku GK, Prentice JC, Peeler M, Bernstein S, Iverson RE, Schiff DM. Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Birthing People With Opioid Use Disorder. Women’s Health Issues. 2023 Jul 7. | BLC-related project |
| Hannah James, Christopher Koller, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Ira Wilson, Health Policy Commission & Brown University | Comparing ambulatory commercial spending in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 2016–2019 | Health Services Research |
James HO, Koller C, Nasuti LJ, Auerbach DI, Wilson IB. Comparing ambulatory commercial spending in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 2016–2019. Health Services Research. 2023 May 12. | HPC-related project |
| Katie Moynihan, Urbano França, David Casavant, Robert Graham, Michael McManus, Boston Children’s Hospital |
Hospital Access Patterns of Children With Technology Dependence | Pediatrics | Moynihan K, França UL, Casavant DW, Graham RJ, McManus ML. Hospital access patterns of children with technology dependence. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 1;151(4):e2022059014. | The long-term impact of pediatric conditions in Massachusetts |
| Mark Shepard, Ethan Forsgren, Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research | Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange | Journal of Risk and Insurance | Shepard M, Forsgren E. Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 2023 Mar;90(1):9-31. | Prices, Incentives, and Hospital-Physician Integration in Health Care |
| Lauren Brown, Urbano França, Michael McManus, Boston Children’s Hospital |
Neighborhood Poverty and Distance to Pediatric Hospital Care | Academic Pediatrics | Brown L, França UL, McManus ML. Neighborhood Poverty and Distance to Pediatric Hospital Care. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 6. | The long-term impact of pediatric conditions in Massachusetts |
| Lorel Burns, Nihan Gencerliler, Kelly Terlizzi, Claudia Solis-Roman, Asgeir Sigurdsson, Heather Gold, New York University |
Apexification outcomes in the United States: A retrospective cohort study | Journal of Endodontics | Burns LE, Gencerliler N, Terlizzi K, Solis-Roman C, Sigurdsson A, Gold HT. Apexification outcomes in the United States: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Endodontics. 2023 Jul 28. | Root Canal Therapy in Children: Analysis of Disparities and Value |
| Andrea Austin, Andrew Schaefer, Mary Arakelyan, Seneca Freyleue, David Goodman, JoAnna Leyenaar, Dartmouth University | Specialties Providing Ambulatory Care and Associated Healthcare Utilization and Quality for Children with Medical Complexity | Academic Pediatrics | Austin AM, Schaefer AP, Arakelyan M, Freyleue SD, Goodman D, Leyenaar JK. Specialties Providing Ambulatory Care and Associated Healthcare Utilization and Quality for Children with Medical Complexity. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 17. | A Population-Based Study Assessing Regional Variation in Newborn Care and Outcomes, Including the Risk of NICU Admission |
| Hannah James, Katya Fonkych, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Health Policy Commission |
Assessment of a Price Index for Hospital Outpatient Department Services Using Commercial Claims Data in Massachusetts | JAMA Health Forum | James HO, Fonkych K, Nasuti LJ, Auerbach DI. Assessment of a Price Index for Hospital Outpatient Department Services Using Commercial Claims Data in Massachusetts. In JAMA Health Forum 2023 Apr 7 (Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. e230650-e230650). American Medical Association. | HPC-related project |
| Audra Meadows, Howard Cabral, Chia-ling Liu, Xiaohui Cui, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Hafsatou Diop, Eugene Declercq, UCSD, Boston University, Tufts Medical School, MDPH | Preconception and perinatal hospitalizations as indicators of risk for severe maternal morbidity in primiparas | American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM | Meadows AR, Cabral H, Liu CL, Cui X, Amutah-Onukagha N, Diop H, Declercq ER. Preconception and perinatal hospitalizations as indicators of risk for severe maternal morbidity in primiparas. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2023 Jul 1;5(7):101014. | DPH-related project |
| Michael Cooper, Laura Attanasio, Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst | Maternity care clinician inclusion in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations | PLOS One | Cooper MI, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Maternity care clinician inclusion in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations. Plos one. 2023 Mar 8;18(3):e0282679. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Annie Yu-An Chen, Kimberley Geissler, Andrew Dick, Sarah Goff, Ashley Kranz, UMass Amherst, Rand Corporation | Association Between Insurance Type and Fluoride Varnish Application During Well-Child Visits in Massachusetts | Academic Pediatrics | Chen AY, Geissler KH, Dick AW, Goff S, Kranz AM. Association between insurance type and fluoride varnish application during well-child visits in Massachusetts. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 May 9. | Promoting children’s oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices |
| Mark Shepard, Ethan Forsgren, Harvard University, NBER, UCLA | Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange | Journal of Risk and Insurance |
Shepard M, Forsgren E. Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 2023 Mar;90(1):9-31. | Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments |
| Keith M. Marzilli Ericson, PhD, Boston University | Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from a Field Experiment | NBER Working Paper Series |
Ericson KM, Layton TJ, McIntyre A, Sacarny A. Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from a Field Experiment. National Bureau of Economic Research; 2023 Jan 30. |
Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Lynn A. Blewett, Natalie Schwehr Mac Arthur, James Campbell, University of Minnesota School of Public Health | The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases |
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law |
Blewett LA, Mac Arthur NS, Campbell J. The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 2023 Feb 1;48(1):93-115. |
Secondary discussion of CHIA Mandated Benefit Reports |
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| Leslie Farland, Judy Stern, Chia-Ling Liu, Howard Cabral, Charles Coddington, III, Hafsatou Diop, et al, University of Arizona, Boston University, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dartmouth-Hitchcock | Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a registry linkage study from Massachusetts | Human Reproduction |
Farland LV, Stern JE, Liu CL, Cabral HJ, Coddington III CC, Diop H, Dukhovny D, Hwang S, Missmer SA. Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a registry linkage study from Massachusetts. Human Reproduction. 2022 Nov 1;37(11):2690-9. | DPH-related project |
| Mathijs de Vaan, Toby Stuart, UC Berkeley | Gender in the Markets for Expertise | American Sociological Review |
de Vaan M, Stuart T. Gender in the Markets for Expertise. American Sociological Review. 2022 Jun;87(3):443-77. | The Effects of Network Structure on Provider Learning, Health Outcomes, and Costs of Care |
| John Ayanian, University of Michigan, Susan Gershman, Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
BRCA1/2 testing among young women with breast cancer in Massachusetts, 2010–2013: An observational study using state cancer registry and All‐Payer claims data | Cancer Medicine |
Pace LE, Ayanian JZ, Wolf RE, Knowlton R, Gershman ST, Hawkins SS, Keating NL. BRCA1/2 testing among young women with breast cancer in Massachusetts, 2010–2013: An observational study using state cancer registry and All‐Payer claims data. Cancer Medicine. 2022 Mar 21. | DPH-related project |
| Leila Agha, Dartmouth College, National Bureau of Economic Research | Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks | Management Science |
Leila Agha, Keith Marzilli Ericson, Kimberley H. Geissler, and James B. Rebitzer: Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks. Management Science 2022 68:5, 3735-3754. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Megan B. Cole, Boston University |
Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts: A Population-Based Cohort Study | The Journal of Pediatrics |
Lin MY, Kim J, Sheldrick RC, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Feinberg E, Cole MB. Five-year trends in pediatric mental health emergency department visits in Massachusetts: a population-based cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;246:199-206. | Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children |
| Meredith Rosenthal, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health |
Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts: Study examines the price effects of vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals | Health Affairs | Curto V, Sinaiko AD, Rosenthal MB. Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts: Study examines the price effects of vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals. Health Affairs. 2022 May 1;41(5):741-50. | The impact of Massachusetts Cost control legislation on prices and competition |
| Lorel Burns, New York University College of Dentistry | A comparative analysis of public and private dental benefit payer types for the provision and outcomes of root canal therapy on permanent teeth of children and adolescents in Massachusetts. | The Journal of the American Dental Association | Burns LE, Gencerliler N, Gold HT. A comparative analysis of public and private dental benefit payer types for the provision and outcomes of root canal therapy on permanent teeth of children and adolescents in Massachusetts. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2022 Dec 15. |
Root Canal Therapy in Children: Analysis of Disparities and Value |
| Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital | Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts | JAMA Health Forum |
Fung, Vicki, Zhiyou Yang, Benjamin L. Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts. In JAMA Health Forum, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. e221996-e221996. American Medical Association, 2022. | Medicaid Payment Policy and Access to Care for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries |
| Gary Young, Northeastern University |
Optimizing Return and Secure Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Reduce the Diversion to Secondary Users and Black Market | arXiv | Mahmudul Hasan M, Ibn Faiz T, Sasser Modestino A, Young GJ. Optimizing Return and Secure Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Reduce the Diversion to Secondary Users and Black Market. arXiv e-prints. 2022 May:arXiv-2205 | DPH-related project |
| Leslie Farland, U of Arizona College of Medicine, Judy Stern, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Chia-ling Liu and Hafsatou Diop, Mass DPH, Howard Cabral, Boston University School of Public Health |
Pregnancy outcomes among women with endometriosis and fibroids: registry linkage study in Massachusetts |
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Farland LV, Stern JE, Liu CL, Cabral HJ, Coddington III CC, Diop H, Dukhovny D, Hwang S, Missmer SA. Pregnancy outcomes among women with endometriosis and fibroids: registry linkage study in Massachusetts. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2022 Jun 1;226(6):829-e1. | DPH-related project |
| John Hsu, Massachusetts General Hospital |
Identifying Diagnoses of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder in Large Data Sets. | Psychiatric Services |
Benson NM, Yang Z, Weiss M, Fung V, Moran LV, Öngür D, Hsu J. Identifying Diagnoses of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder in Large Data Sets. Psychiatric Services. 2022 Nov 1;73(11):1210-6. | Differences in access to coordinated specialty care in first episode psychosis |
| Naomi Bardach, University of California San Francisco |
Adjusting for social risk factors in pediatric quality measures: adding to the evidence base | Academic Pediatrics | Bucholz EM, Toomey SL, McCulloch CE, Bardach N. Adjusting for social risk factors in pediatric quality measures: adding to the evidence base. Academic pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1;22(3):S108-14. | IMPLEMENT Aim 1 – New pediatric quality measures |
| Mathijs de Vaan, University of California Berkeley | Hospitalizations reduce health care utilization of household members | Health Services Research |
Bergquist S, de Vaan M. Hospitalizations reduce health care utilization of household members. Health Services Research. 2022 Dec; 57(6):1274-87. |
The Effects of Network Structure on Provider Learning, Health Outcomes, and Costs of Care |
| Gary Young, Northeastern University |
Long-term patient outcomes following buprenorphine/ naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: a retrospective analysis in a commercially insured population | The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse | Hasan MM, Noor-E-Alam M, Shi J, Young LD, Young GJ. Long-term patient outcomes following buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: a retrospective analysis in a commercially insured population. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2022 Jul 4;48(4):481-91. | DPH-related project |
| Kimberley Geissler, University of Massachusetts Amherst | Transitions in Health Insurance During the Perinatal Period Among Patients With Continuous Insurance Coverage | JAMA Network Open |
Jeung C, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Transitions in Health Insurance During the Perinatal Period Among Patients With Continuous Insurance Coverage. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2239803. | Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Kimberley Geissler, University of Massachusetts Amherst | A scoping review of data sources for the conduct of policy-relevant substance use research | Public Health Reports |
Geissler KH, Evans EA, Johnson JK, Whitehill JM. A scoping review of data sources for the conduct of policy-relevant substance use research. Public Health Reports. 2022 Sep;137(5):944-54. |
Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes |
| Susan Parsons, Tufts University School of Medicine |
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant Utilization in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Level Analysis of Statewide Claims Data | JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics | Waheed A, Rodday AM, Kumar AJ, Miller KB, Parsons SK. Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant Utilization in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Level Analysis of Statewide Claims Data. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2022 May;6:e2100135. |
Cost Effectiveness of Novel Oncolytics in Newly Diagnosed and Hodgkin Lymphoma: External Validation Study Using APCD |
| Amresh Hanchate, Boston University School of Medicine | Insurance and geographic variations in non‐invasive prenatal testing | Prenatal Diagnosis |
Ellison J, Wang C, Yarrington C, Connors P, Hanchate A. Insurance and geographic variations in non‐invasive prenatal testing. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2022 Jul;42(8):1004-7. |
Patterns in ED Use With and Without Ambulance Use, and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization |
| Mark Shepard, National Bureau of Economic Research |
Reducing ordeals through automatic enrollment: evidence from a health insurance exchange | NBER Working Paper Series |
Shepard M, Wagner M. Reducing ordeals through automatic enrollment: evidence from a health insurance exchange. National Bureau of Economic Research; 2022 Dec 19. |
Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments |
| Mark Shepard, National Bureau of Economic Research | Hospital network competition and adverse selection: evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange | American Economic Review | Shepard M. Hospital network competition and adverse selection: evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. American Economic Review. 2022 Feb;112(2):578-615. | Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments |
| Shayan Taheri, Navid Asadizanjani, University of Florida, Gainesville |
An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions | An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions | Taheri S, Asadizanjani N. An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions. Electronics. 2022 Feb 16;11(4):610. |
Secondary Use of Betsy Lehman Center Report on the cost of medical errors from the MA APCD: betsylehmancenterma.gov/ research/costofme |
| Tom Chen, Harvard Pilgrim Institute, Wenjun Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell | Small-area estimation for public health surveillance using electronic health record data: reducing the impact of underrepresentation | BMC Public Health | Chen T, Li W, Zambarano B, Klompas M. Small-area estimation for public health surveillance using electronic health record data: reducing the impact of underrepresentation. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-0. | DPH-related project |
| Judy Stern, Dartmouth-Hitchcok Medical Center, Hafsatou Diop, Chia-Ling, Xiaohui Cui, Mass. Department of Public Health, Howard J. Cabral MPH, Boston University School of Public Health | Assisted reproductive technology treatment increases obstetric and neonatal risks over that of the underlying infertility diagnosis |
Fertility and Sterility
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Stern JE, Liu CL, Cui X, Cabral HJ, Farland LV, Coddington C, Diop H. Assisted reproductive technology treatment increases obstetric and neonatal risks over that of the underlying infertility diagnosis. Fertility and Sterility. 2022 Jun 1;117(6):1223-34. | DPH-related project |
| David Dranove, Soheil Ghili, Northwestern University |
Network formation and bargaining in vertical markets: The case of narrow networks in health insurance |
Marketing Science
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Ghili S. Network formation and bargaining in vertical markets: The case of narrow networks in health insurance. Marketing Science. 2022 May;41(3):501-27 | Narrow Networks in the Health Insurance Market |
| Victoria Nielsen, Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
Integration of Regional Hospitalizations, Registry and Vital Statistics Data for Development of a Single Statewide Ischemic Stroke Database |
Journal of Stroke
and Cerebrovascular Diseases |
Zhiyu Yan, Victoria Nielsen, Glory Song, Anita Christie, Lee Schwamm, Kori Zachrison, Integration of Regional Hospitalizations, Registry and Vital Statistics Data for Development of a Single Statewide Ischemic Stroke Database, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol 31, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106236. |
DPH-related project |
Recommended Links
CHIA Regulations (CMR)
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MA APCD
Learn about the Massachusetts All Payer Claims Database, including what data is collected, how to request access, and how to submit claims data to CHIA.