Quality

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Provider networks for pulmonary hypertension in Massachusetts: Implications for improving referrals to expert care This case study found significant gaps in connections to expert care, even among providers caring for patients at risk for pulmonary arterial hyperten... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Guideline-Concordant Care and Clinician and Clinic Characteristics for Patients With Schizophrenia This case study finds that for patients with schizophrenia in Massachusetts, psychiatric nurse practitioners and mental health clinics delivered care ... State: Massachusetts	Medicaid, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality
Inequitable Access to Risk-Appropriate Neonatal Care: Evidence from a Regionalized Perinatal System in Arkansas This case study analyzes a decade of birth data in Arkansas to evaluate whether newborns receive care at the appropriate level of neonatal facility. I... State: Arkansas	Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Low-Value and No-Value Care in Healthcare: A Narrative Review This narrative review summarizes the concepts of low- and no-value care (LNVC), the <br /> drivers behind them, and potential strategies for de-imple... State: Virginia	Health Reform, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicare	Cost, Quality
Exogenous Testosterone Is Associated with Lower Odds of Stroke in Young Men: An Exploratory Analysis of the Colorado Claims Database The abstract reports that establishing a stroke transition-of-care clinic — where patients are seen by neurology within two weeks after hospital disch... State: Colorado	Population Health	Commercial	Quality
Evaluation of colorectal cancer screening practices in Rhode Island, 2011–2021 This study examined colorectal cancer screening patterns in Rhode Island from 2011–2021. It found disparities in screening use based on sex, insurance... State: Rhode Island	Population Health, Providers	Commercial	Quality
Delay in breast cancer surgery: evaluating patient, healthcare access, and social vulnerability predictors This case study identified disparities in delay in breast cancer surgery persist across race, healthcare access, and community-level vulnerability. Th... State: Arkansas	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Novel approaches in linkage of data sources to explore the associations between purchase of opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes This case study evaluated patterns of opioid purchases by payment source among pregnant women in Arkansas and examine their associations with adverse ... State: Arkansas	Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Quality
Study of Telehealth Expansion and Payment Parity This report summarizes the findings from two years of research and stakeholder engagement led by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to address t... State: Minnesota	Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization
A Snapshot of Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait in Minnesota A dashboard that explores the prevalence and demographic distribution of sickle cell patients in Minnesota. State: Minnesota	Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization

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