Reports

Archived Strategic Plan. This is not the most current Strategic Plan. Please see: http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/priorities/priorities.html for the current plan.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Case Study Findings: Final Report Executive Summary

The purpose of the study was to: (1) describe the current status of the use of health information technology (HIT) in existing state-of-the-art health delivery systems and how health information is or is not exchanged with "unaffiliated" post-acute and long-term care (PAC/LTC) providers and other components of the health care delivery continuum (e.g., physician offices, laboratories, pharmacies

Rachael E. Bennett, MA, Mark Tuttle, FACMI, Karis May, Jennie Harvell, Med, and Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

This report summarizes the discussion at the Emerging Issues in Paternity Disestablishment Expert Symposium convened by ASPE in January 2006 as part of a project that explored how paternity disestablishment may impact child support enforcement and child welfare policies and practice, the broader social context of best interest of the child and fairness and justice, and the social and legal impl

Prepared by: Susan Paikin Center for the Support of Families  

In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts.

This issue brief focuses on minors who are victimized by sex traffickers across the U. S. and is intended to provide practical information about the characteristics and needs of these minors and describe the type of residential programs and facilities currently providing services for this population.

By: Heather J. Clawson, Ph.D. and Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW Caliber, an ICF International Company

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Assessing Site Readiness: Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System Topical Paper #1 September 2007

Contents Demonstrating Clinical Validity and Utility Demonstrating Value Reducing Health Disparities Educating and Engaging Providers and Consumers Using Databases to Build Eviden

Prepared by: The Lewin Group, Inc. Staff contributing to this project included Clifford Goodman, Charlene Chen, Lindsey Wu, Christel Villarivera, and Erin Karnes Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

Penny Feldman, Ph.D., Miriam Ryvicker, Ph.D., Robert Rosati, Ph.D., Theresa Schwartz, B.A., and Gil Maduro, Ph.D. Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy and Research

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This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the effect of health care cost growth on the U.S. economy. The evaluation consisted of 1) a thorough and systematic review of the existing literature, anecdotal evidence and survey findings, and 2) limited quantitative analyses of available secondary data sources.

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact of the "Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative"  — a quality improvement initiative implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York  — in three main areas: (1) patient outcomes; (2) patient service use; and (3) aide job perceptions and retention.

This brief describes the key components of the HHA Partnering Collaborative model, implementation challenges and successes, and the results and implications from the evaluation. [9 PDF pages]

Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Office of Human Services Policy

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Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

By:Debra J. Rog, PhD, Westat, Rockville, MDJohn C. Buckner, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA  

By:Marjorie Robertson, PhD, Alcohol Research Group, Albany, CANatalie Harris, Miami Valley Housing Opportunities, Dayton, OHNancy Fritz, MDiv, Governor's Office, Augusta, MERebecca Noftsinger, Westat, Rockville, MD

By:Alma C. Molino, MS, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL  

By:Stephen Metraux, PhD, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PACaterina G. Roman, PhD, The Urban Institute, Washington, DCRichard S. Cho, MCP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY  

By:Gretchen Locke, MA, Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MAJill Khadduri, PhD, Abt Associates Inc., Bethesda, MDAnn O’Hara, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, MA

By:Walter Leginski, PhD Retired, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

By:Carol L. M. Caton, PhD, Columbia University, New York, NYCarol Wilkins, MPP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CAJacquelyn Anderson, MPP, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CA

By:Martha R. Burt, PhD, The Urban Institute, Washington, DCBrooke E. Spellman, MA, Abt Associates Inc., Peoria, IL  

By:Susan Barrow, PhD, NY State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NYLorraine McMullin, Mental Health Association in New York State, Albany, NYJulia Tripp, Center for Social Policy, University of Massachusetts, Randolph, MASam Tsemberis, PhD, Pathways to Housing, New York, NY

Final Report Prepared by: Neeraj Sood, Arkadipta Ghosh, and Jose J. Escarse September, 2007

Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households Principal Investigators: Signe-Mary McKernan and Michael Sherraden The Urban Institute Project began September 2007

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHA Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Practice/Research Brief Visiting Nurse Service of New YorkCenter for Home Care Policy and Research September 2007 PDF Version (9 PDF pages)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Home Health Aide (HHA) Partnering Collaborative Evaluation: Final Report

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By: Melissa Clark, Christopher Trenholm, Barbara Devaney, Justin Wheeler, and Lisa Quay Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Project Director: Christopher Trenholm Contract No.: HHS 100-98-0010 MPR Reference No.: 8549-110

This is the third report in a series describing the findings from stakeholders. The background on the taxonomy development is described in more detail in Report A and it is the expectation of the authors that these reports would be read as a set.

This is the second report in a series that is describing the findings from stakeholders. The background on the taxonomy development is described in more detail in Report A and it is the expectation of the authors that these reports would be read as a set.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This paper reports on findings from a circumscribed literature review and multiple stakeholder discussions pertaining to the use of and need for health information technology applications in nursing homes (NHs) and home health agencies (HHAs).