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Making Addiction Treatment More Equitable for Black People by Engaging People with Lived Experience of Substance Use Disorders

Profiles a Boston Medical Center research program aimed at addressing disparity is substance use disorder treatment among Black patients.

Blog

October 2023

Facilitating Exit From Encampments: Combining Low-Barrier Transitional Housing with Stabilizing Treatment for Substance Related Problems

Transitional housing, combined with co-located substance use disorder care, facilitates access to permanent housing and increases engagement in substance use treatment.

Peer-Reviewed Article

October 2023

Trade-Offs in Locational Choices for Care Coordination Resources in Accountable Care Organizations

Having onsite care coordinators may significantly improve the quality of patient care, while centralized coordination is associated with increased information sharing.

Peer-Reviewed Article

July 2023

Redesign of a Primary Care-Based Housing Intervention to Address Upstream Housing Needs

A primary care practice redesigned its social needs screening and patient triage process to allow specialized staff to spend more time supporting patients with more intensive housing needs.

Case Example

July 2023

Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

A program to connect Medicaid ACO enrollees with nutrition and housing-related services demonstrated early indications of effectiveness.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2023

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Integrated care in MassHealth ACOs varies greatly across primary care practice type and is associated with greater ability to improve care quality and advance health equity.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2023

Evidence and Insights from Implementing an Intensive Care Management Program

Learn about program design considerations for an intensive care management program with promising evidence in this conversation with program leaders at Mass General Brigham and Commonwealth Care Alliance.

Blog

November 2022

Intensive Care Management of a Complex Medicaid Population: A Randomized Evaluation

An intensive care management intervention led to over $23,000 savings per year in total medical expenses for participating high-risk Medicaid ACO enrollees.

Peer-Reviewed Article

September 2022

Applying Embedded Program Evaluation for Care Delivery Transformation: An Analysis of a Home‐Based Urgent Care Program

A home-based urgent care program for frail, homebound older adults did not reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or total medical expenditure.

Peer-Reviewed Article

August 2022

Street Medicine and Outreach: Bringing Care to People Where They Are

Report explores the definition and components of street medicine and outreach, as well as provides best practices for delivering this type of care.

Brief/Report

June 2022

Improving Care Coordination and Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Through Patient Navigation

A short-term emergency department navigator program helped address acute care utilization for individuals with low baseline utilization through primary care follow up appointments and assistance with social needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2022

Patient Perceptions of In-home Urgent Care via Mobile Integrated Health

Patients with complex needs were more satisfied with in-home urgent care delivered by community paramedics than with emergency department urgent care.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2022

Engaging People with Disabilities in Health Care: Lessons from the Massachusetts One Care Program

A conversation with Dennis Heaphy, MPH, Med, MDiv, policy analyst and health justice advocate at the Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium, about findings from a study that he co-authored on the impact of engaging members with disabilities in care planning and care coordination.

Blog

March 2022

ACO and Social Service Organization Partnerships: Payment, Challenges, and Perspectives

Accountable care organization leaders share perspectives on payment mechanisms used with social service organizations, challenges experienced, and the impacts of these partnerships.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2022

Supporting Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness through Community Partnerships

Details a partnership between Commonwealth Care Alliance, a non-profit community-based payer and provider serving people with significant needs, and Hearth, a non-profit community-based organization focused on ending elder homelessness, to provide permanent supportive housing for eligible individuals.

Blog

November 2021

Using Patient Segmentation and Data on Health-Related Social Needs to Identify People with Complex Needs

Explored how health care organizations can incorporate a segmentation framework into population health management using simple algorithms.

Webinar

October 2021

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

A cross-sector partnership to enroll older adults experiencing homelessness in permanent supportive housing led to meaningful reductions in health care costs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

August 2021

Return on Health Telehealth: Cityblock Health - Complex Care Coordination

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cityblock Health implemented a virtually integrated care management model to maintain continuity of care for patients with complex needs.

Case Example

May 2021

Housing Boston’s Chronically Homeless Unsheltered Population: 14 Years Later

Over 14 years, individuals experiencing chronic homelessness enrolled in a permanent supportive housing program had low housing retention and high mortality.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2021

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals

Demonstrates that Housing First programs and associated support services reduced health care related expenditures for the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

Brief/Report

December 2020

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Making Addiction Treatment More Equitable for Black People by Engaging People with Lived Experience of Substance Use Disorders

Facilitating Exit From Encampments: Combining Low-Barrier Transitional Housing with Stabilizing Treatment for Substance Related Problems

Trade-Offs in Locational Choices for Care Coordination Resources in Accountable Care Organizations

Redesign of a Primary Care-Based Housing Intervention to Address Upstream Housing Needs

Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Evidence and Insights from Implementing an Intensive Care Management Program

Intensive Care Management of a Complex Medicaid Population: A Randomized Evaluation

Applying Embedded Program Evaluation for Care Delivery Transformation: An Analysis of a Home‐Based Urgent Care Program

Street Medicine and Outreach: Bringing Care to People Where They Are

Improving Care Coordination and Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Through Patient Navigation

Patient Perceptions of In-home Urgent Care via Mobile Integrated Health

Engaging People with Disabilities in Health Care: Lessons from the Massachusetts One Care Program

ACO and Social Service Organization Partnerships: Payment, Challenges, and Perspectives

Supporting Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness through Community Partnerships

Using Patient Segmentation and Data on Health-Related Social Needs to Identify People with Complex Needs

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

Return on Health Telehealth: Cityblock Health - Complex Care Coordination

Housing Boston’s Chronically Homeless Unsheltered Population: 14 Years Later

The Preventive Effect of Housing First on Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Homeless Individuals