Quality Improvement | AcademyHealth

Program

Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network: Equity and Quality Improvement for Medicaid Programs (MODRN EQUIP)

AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, as the Administrative Coordinating Center for the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network, supports the University of Pittsburgh and 11 additional state-university research teams to develop opioid use disorder (OUD) quality measures that can be constructed at the provider level, incorporate patient experience, and center health equity.

Topics Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Building Healthy Communities Health Equity

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Defining Patient-Centered Metrics for Low Value Care

Phase I: Establishing Priorities

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement

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Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute

AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute (ESHPI) aims to increase the use of relevant, timely and translatable evidence in state policymaking to improve health and health care quality, outcomes, equity, accessibility and affordability.

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Access to Care Quality Improvement Using Health Data

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Advancing Research to Reduce Low-Value Care

This program is no longer current. Please see our page on Advancing Research on High-Value, Equitable Care for up-to-date information about our activities.

Topics Paying for Care Quality Improvement Delivering Better Care

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Examining the Quality of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Medicaid Enrollees

AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, leverage the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network to produce a comprehensive assessment of OUD treatment performance in 13 state Medicaid programs.

Topics Data Sharing Using Health Data Quality Improvement Data Sources

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Project ACCELERATE (Advancing Care Coordination through Evidence; Leveraging Existing Relationships Around Transforming PracticE)

With a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Eugene Washington Engagement Award, the Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute will bring together stakeholders to distill the latest PCORI-supported findings and identify strategies for dissemination to improve care coordination for children with special health care needs.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Quality Improvement Access to Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid