Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) Publications
UMass Medical School's Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR), a unit in the school's Commonwealth Medicine division, is dedicated to research, evaluation, and education initiatives that advance public health policy and outcomes worldwide. This collection showcases the journal articles and other publications and presentations written by faculty and researchers in the Center for Health Policy and Research.
Publications from 2018
Discordance of voluntary HIV testing with HIV sexual risk-taking and self-perceived HIV infection risk among social media-using black, Hispanic, and white young-men-who-have-sex-with-men (YMSM), Kelsey A. Alexovitz, Roland C. Merchant, Melissa A. Clark, Tao Liu, Joshua G. Rosenberger, Jose Bauermeister, and Kenneth H. Mayer
A Comparison of the Costs Associated with the Administration of Select High-cost Infused Medications in Three Sites of Care for a State Medicaid Population, Sage Bagwell, Pavel Lavitas, Thomas C. Pomfret, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Nicole M. Trask, Stephanie Tran, Nancy L. Schiff, Tasmina Hydery, Patricia Leto, Mylissa K. Price, Caroline J. Alper, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Differences in Caregiving Outcomes and Experiences by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Ulrike Boehmer, Melissa A. Clark, Timothy C. Heeren, Elizabeth Ann. Showalter, and Lisa Fredman
The Role of Clinical Guidelines in a Managed Long Term Services & Supports Framework, Jessica Carpenter and Jill Morrow-Gorton
An Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Medication Initiative Workgroup's Interventions on Medication Prescribing in a Population of Medicaid Patients, Ashley N. Chiara, Neha Kashalikar, Thomas C. Pomfret, Kimberly J. Lenz, Donna M. Faber, Joel Goldstein, Karen M. Clements, Michael Angelini, Patricia Leto, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Pathways to Friendship - Building Friendships One Person at a Time: An innovative two-year project to expand and improve the inclusion of people with IDD, Christine J. Clifford and Jim Ross
The Right Care, The Right Place, The Right Time: Emergency Department Avoidance Across the U.S., Jay Flanagan and Michael Steinkrauss
Accounting for Geographic Variation in Social Security Disability Program Participation, John Gettens, Pei-Pei Lei, and Alexis D. Henry
Objection! That’s a Leading Survey Question, Carla Hillerns
Association between Practice Participation in a Pediatric-focused Medical Home Learning Collaborative and Reduction of Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Publicly-insured Children in Massachusetts, Paul Kirby, Anna Christensen, Louise Bannister, and Valerie Konar
Effectiveness of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir and Predictors of Treatment Failure in Members with Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Medicaid Population, George Kouris, Tasmina Hydery, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Pavel Lavitas, Mylissa K. Price, Karen M. Clements, Caroline J. Alper, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
The Effectiveness of Internet- and Field-Based Methods to Recruit Young Adults Who Use Prescription Opioids Nonmedically, Brandon D. Marshall L, Traci C. Green, Beth Elston, Jesse L. Yedinak, Scott E. Hadland, and Melissa A. Clark
Hiring workers with disabilities makes sense whether the job market is hot or cold, Kathleen A. Petkauskos
Impact of a Pilot Outreach Program upon Provider Awareness and Prescribing of a Concerning Opioid Combination Regimen, Briana Santaniello, Thomas C. Pomfret, Mark A. Tesell, Nicole M. Trask, Caroline J. Alper, Karen M. Clements, Vincent Palumbo, Kimberly Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Impact of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor on Pulmonary Exacerbation Rates in Members with Cystic Fibrosis in a Medicaid Population, Mark A. Tesell, Karen Stevens, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Caroline J. Alper, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Publications from 2017
A Structured Approach Using the Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR): Building the Evidence for Oral Health Interventions in the Population With Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Alexandra Bonardi, Christine J Clifford, and Nira Hadar
Massachusetts Innovative Action to Support those Aging with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD), Laney Bruner-Canhoto, Sharon Oxx, Christine J. Clifford, and Emily Lauer
Approaching Document Review in a Systematic Way, Linda M. Cabral
Evaluating the Impact of Interventions by a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Medication Initiative Workgroup on Medication Prescribing Trends in a Medicaid Population, Ashley N. Camilo, Neha Kashalikar, Thomas C. Pomfret, Donna M. Faber, Kimberly J. Lenz, Joel Goldstein, Karen M. Clements, Michael Angelini, Patricia Leto, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Leveraging EHRs and HIEs for Hepatitis C Surveillance, Prevention and Management:, Michael Chin
Integrating Measures of Social Determinants of Health Into Health Care Encounters: Opportunities and Challenges, Melissa A. Clark and Deborah Gurewich
Testing U.S. State-Based Training Models to Meet Health Workforce Needs in Long-Term Care, Jennifer Craft Morgan, Nadine Edris, Clare C. Luz, Daniel P. Ochylski, Anita Stineman, Leanne Winchester, and Susan A. Chapman
Associations Between Physical Pain, Pain Management, and Frequency of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use Among Young Adults: A Sex-specific Analysis, Tristan I. Evans, Elliott J. Liebling, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland, Melissa A. Clark, and Brandon D. L. Marshall
Prescription contraception use and adherence by women with substance use disorders, Gillian J. Griffith, Tara Kumaraswami, Stavroula A. Chrysanthopoulou, Kristin M. Mattocks, and Robin E. Clark
Massachusetts Medicaid members that smoked in 2008: Characteristics associated with smoking status in 2014, Alexis D. Henry, John Gettens, Judith A. Savageau, Doris Cullen, and Anna Landau
Secrets for Effective Survey Invitations, Carla Hillerns and Pei-Pei Lei
Evaluation of Progesterone Utilization and Birth Outcomes in a State Medicaid Plan, Tasmina Hydery, Mylissa K. Price, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Mito Takeshita, Parag S. Kunte, Rose P. Mauro, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Evaluation of Progesterone Agent Utilization and Birth Outcomes in a State Medicaid Plan, Tasmina Hydery, Mylissa K. Price, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Mito Takeshita, Rose Mauro, Parag Kunte, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Effectiveness of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir and Predictors of Treatment Failure in Members with Hepatitis C Genotype 1: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Medicaid Population, George Kouris, Tasmina Hydery, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Pavel Lavitas, Caroline J. Alper, Mylissa K. Price, Karen M. Clements, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Starting at the End: Measuring Learning Using Retrospective Pre-Post Evaluations, Debi Lang and Judith A. Savageau
Is R right for you? If yes…, Pei-Pei Lei
Substance Use Disorder Privacy Law Limits Both Payers, Prescribers, Kimberly J. Lenz and Tyson Thompson
NASTAD Health Systems Data Technical Resource: Toolkit for Querying Claim Databases for HCV Testing and Treatment, Wen-Chieh Lin, Amy Leary, Philip Bolduc, Abigail R. Averbach, Karen M. Clements, and Bonnie C. Greenwood
State Medicaid Reimbursement for Medications for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection from 2012 through 2015, Christine Lu, Fang Zhang, Nicole Golonski, Caitlin Lupton, Paul L. Jeffrey, and Anita Wagner
Potential Healthcare Insurance and Provider Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Utilization Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men, Sarah J. Marks, Roland C. Merchant, Melissa A. Clark, Tao Liu, Joshua G. Rosenberger, Jose Bauermeister, and Kenneth H. Mayer
Providing Pediatric Asthma Home Visits by Community Workers -- Lessons Learned, David McCarthy
Comparison of Home-Based Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Self-Testing Versus Mail-in Blood Sample Collection or Medical/Community HIV Testing By Young Adult Black, Hispanic, and White MSM: Results from a Randomized Trial, Roland C. Merchant, Melissa A. Clark, Tao Liu, Justin Romanoff, Joshua G. Rosenberger, Jose Bauermeister, and Kenneth H. Mayer
Variations in Recruitment Yield and Characteristics of Participants Recruited Across Diverse Internet Platforms in an HIV Testing Study of Young Adult Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men (YMSM), Roland C. Merchant, Justin Romanoff, Melissa A. Clark, Tao Liu, Joshua G. Rosenberger, Jose Bauermeister, and Kenneth H. Mayer
Health System Advance Care Planning Culture Change for High-Risk Patients: The Promise and Challenges of Engaging Providers, Patients, and Families in Systematic Advance Care Planning, Jennifer Reidy, Jennifer Halvorson, Suzana Makowski, Delila Katz, Barbara Weinstein, Christine McCluskey, Alex Doering, Kathryn DeCarli, and Jennifer Tjia
Body mass index (BMI), postoperative appearance satisfaction, and sexual function in breast cancer survivorship, K. E. Rojas, N. Matthews, C. Raker, Melissa A. Clark, M. Onstad, A. Stuckey, and J. Gass
The impact of mastectomy type on the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), satisfaction with appearance, and the reconstructed breast's role in intimacy, K. Rojas, M. Onstad, C. Raker, Melissa A. Clark, A. Stuckey, and J. Gass
Data Analysis Basics – Part I, Judith A. Savageau
Data Analysis Basics – Part II, Judith A. Savageau
Counting and Computing with Microsoft Excel, Laura A. Sefton
Creating Solid Interview Guides, Laura A. Sefton and Linda M. Cabral
The Effect of a Federal Controlled Substance Act Schedule Change on Hydrocodone Combination Products Claims in a Medicaid Population, Stephanie Tran, Pavel Lavitas, Karen Stevens, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Karen M. Clements, Caroline J. Alper, Kimberly J. Lenz, Mylissa K. Price, Tasmina Hydery, Jennifer L. Arnold, Mito Takeshita, Rachel Bacon, Justin P. Peristere, and Paul L. Jeffrey
Determination of Massachusetts’ respite policies and the potential impact of unpaid family care giver support on home and community based services, Leanne Winchester, Kate Russell, and Kelly Love
Publications from 2016
Quality Improvement (QI) in Evaluation: Ask Why Again and Again and Again, Ruth Aboagye, Sai Cherala, Pam Senesac, and Joan Johnston
Quality Improvement (QI) in Evaluation: Anatomy of a Fishbone (Diagram), Ruth Aboagye, Pam Senesac, Anita Morris, Joan Johnston, and Sai Cherala
Making Your Webinar Accessible, Angie Aguirre
The Role of Managed Care Pharmacy in Improving Access to Naloxone: Findings from the AMCP Addiction Treatment Advisory Group, AMCP Addiction Treatment Advisory Group and Kimberly J. Lenz
Lessons From a Care Management Pilot Program for People With Acquired Brain Injury, Laney Bruner-Canhoto, Judith A. Savageau, Deborah Croucher, and Kathryn Bradley
Evaluating the Full Potential of Your Staff, Sherry Campanelli and Laura Newhall
Linking Health Across the Systems, Sai Cherala and Tracy Kennedy
Massachusetts Residents Without Health Insurance Coverage: Understanding Those at Risk of Long-Term Uninsurance, Michael Chin and Audrey Gasteier
Coordinating Care for Patients with Alcohol or Drug Use Disorders: Effective Practices and Common Barriers in Three Centers, Robin E. Clark, Deborah Gurewich, Linda M. Cabral, Gillian J. Griffith, and Kathy Muhr
Access to New Medications for Hepatitis C for Medicaid Members: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Karen M. Clements, Robin E. Clark, Pavel Lavitas, Parag Kunte, Camilla S. Graham, Elizabeth O'Connell, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul Jeffrey
Pregnancy Characteristics and Outcomes among Women at Risk for Disability from Health Conditions Identified in Medical Claims, Karen M. Clements, Monika Mitra, Jianying Zhang, and Lisa I. Iezzoni
Development of an Assessment to Examine Training of the Hospice Primary Caregiver, Eleanor L. DiBiasio, Joan M. Teno, Melissa A. Clark, Carol Spence, and David Casarett
Moving Beyond Google Translate: What Massachusetts Families from Diverse Cultures Need for Effective Autism Services and Supports, Courtney Dutra, Elaine Gabovitch, Emily Lauer, Rosalie Jiang, and Julie Whyte
Including Language Access into Medicaid ACO Design, Rachel Gershon, Lisa Morris, and Warren J. Ferguson
2013-2015 Connecting Consumers with Care Grant Area Evaluation, Deborah Gurewich, Linda M. Cabral, and Laura A. Sefton
The Remaining Uninsured in Massachusetts: Experiences of Individuals Living without Health Insurance Coverage, Deborah Gurewich, Michael Chin, Kathy Muhr, Heather Posner, Jennifer Rosinski, Elise LaFlamme, and Audrey Gasteier
Policy Opportunities for Promoting Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities, Alexis D. Henry, Jennie Fishman, Alison Barkoff, Jennifer Mathis, and Bethany J. Lilly
Using PDSAs to Optimize Surgical Screening, Wesley Klein, Joan Johnston, and Anita Morris
The Perioperative Surgical Home: A New Paradigm in a Surgical Episode of Care, Valerie Konar, Judith Steinberg, Shubjeet Kaur, Mitchell H. Sokoloff, and Sai Cherala
Influential Forces in Breast Cancer Surgical Decision Making and the Impact on Body Image and Sexual Function, Rebecca M. Kwait, Sarah Pesek, Michaela Onstad, David Edmonson, Melissa A. Clark, Christina Raker, Ashley Stuckey, and Jennifer Gass
The Importance of Learning Objectives in Program Design and Evaluation, Debi Lang
Using Plain Language in Evaluation, Emily Lauer and Courtney Dutra
Overview of Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus Medication Management in a State Medicaid Program, Pavel Lavitas, Mark A. Tesell, Tasmina Hydery, Bonnie C. Greenwood, Mylissa K. Price, Kimberly J. Lenz, and Paul L. Jeffrey
The Beauty of Banner Tables, Pei-Pei Lei and Carla Hillerns
Access to substance use treatment among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically, Elliott J. Liebling, Jesse L. Yedinak, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland, Melissa A. Clark, and Brandon D.L. Marshall
Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence Against Men with Disabilities, Monika Mitra, Vera E. Mouradian, Michael H. Fox, and Carter Pratt
Stories from the Frontline: Patient-Centered Medical Home Care Transitions, Anita Morris, Joan Johnston, Sai Cherala, Ruth Aboagye, Pam Senesac, Judith L. Steinberg, and Jaime Vallejos
Improving Population Healthcare Through Data Analytics, Visualization, and Reporting Tools, Rick Perro
Southern New England Practice Transformation Network: Thinking Outside the Box Solved Our Enrollment Challenges, David Polakoff
Cancer of the uterus and treatment of stress incontinence: a pilot study, Katina Robison, Elizabeth Lokich, Sonali Raman, Christine Luis, Christina Raker, Melissa A. Clark, and Kyle Wohlrab
Recruitment and Retention of Community Health Center Primary Care Physicians post MA Health Care Reform: 2008 vs. 2013 Physician Surveys, Judith A. Savageau, Linda J. Cragin, Warren J. Ferguson, Laura A. Sefton, and Joan Pernice
Behavioral Health Screening among Massachusetts Children Receiving Medicaid, Judith A. Savageau, David Keller, Georgianna Willis, Kathleen Muhr, Gideon Aweh, Jack Simons, and Emily Sherwood
Searching for Literature Using Google Scholar, Laura A. Sefton
Post-Project Debriefings as Part of Performance Improvement, Laura A. Sefton, Judith A. Savageau, and Linda M. Cabral
Developing the Medical Home Workforce, Judith L. Steinberg, Sai Cherala, Joan Johnston, and Anita Morris
Paving the Way for Practice Success Under Value-Based Payments, Judith Steinberg, Anita Morris, Valerie Konar, Frederick (Rick) Perro, Pam Senesac, and David Polakoff
Driving Change: Tips for Helping Stakeholders Stay Motivated, Joshua P. Twomey and Joan Johnston
Whole-Person Care: Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Joshua P. Twomey, Joan Johnston, Judith L. Steinberg, and Anita Morris
Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care, Joshua P. Twomey, Judith Steinberg, Joan D. Johnston, Amy Leary, Amy Norrman-Harmon, and Jean Carlevale
Improving the Direct Care Workforce through Core Competency Training, Leanne Winchester and Lauren Bercaw
Primary Care and the Perioperative Surgical Home, Jennifer Yates, Judith L. Steinberg, Valerie Konar, Shubjeet Kaur, and Mitchell H. Sokoloff
Publications from 2015
Proceedings of the AMCP Partnership Forum: Breaking the Link Between Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder, AMCP Partnership Forum and Paul L. Jeffrey
American Psychiatry Should Join the Call to Abolish Solitary Confinement, Kenneth L. Appelbaum
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Policy Lab: Using Data to Drive Public Policy and Funding Decisions, Abigail R. Averbach, Frederick (Rick) Perro, and Jocelyn F. Gordon
Adherence to Buprenorphine Treatment Guidelines in a Medicaid Program, Jeffrey D. Baxter, Robin E. Clark, Mihail D. Samnaliev, Gideon Aweh, and Elizabeth O'Connell
Identifying Effectiveness and Areas for Improvement in an Innovative Program Serving Medically Complex Individuals with Disabilities, Bittie Behl-Chadha, Kerri Ikenberry, , Theresa McGauley-Keaney, and Carla Hillerns
To Transcribe or not to Transcribe….that is the Question, Linda M. Cabral
Evaluation in Times of Change or Crisis, Sherry Campanelli and Laura Newhall
Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care Practices, Sai Cherala, Alexander Blount, Judith L. Steinberg, and Joan Johnston
Massachusetts Hospital Profiles: Data Through Fiscal Year 2013, Michael Chin
Vermont Health Connect Customer Satisfaction and Experience Evaluation, Michael Chin, Bittie Behl-Chadha, and Jack Gettens
Risk Factors for Relapse and Higher Costs Among Medicaid Members with Opioid Dependence or Abuse: Opioid Agonists, Comorbidities, and Treatment History, Robin E. Clark, Jeffrey D. Baxter, Gideon Aweh, Elizabeth O'Connell, William H. Fisher, and Bruce A. Barton
Interventions to Improve Access and Health Behaviors in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A National Resource for Oral Health, Christine J. Clifford, Alexandra Bonardi, and Cindy K. Fleming
