Application of the Spanish-Language Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure to Assess Patient-Centered Care Among Latino Populations

Reliable and valid measures are needed to assess the patient-centeredness of clinical care among Latino populations.

Development and Evaluation of a Risk-Adjusted Measure of Intraoperative Hypotension in Patients Having Nonemergent, Noncardiac Surgery

Mathematica worked with anesthesiologists to develop and test a risk-adjusted measure of intraoperative hypotension—a potentially harmful drop in blood pressure during surgery. It assesses whether clinicians have more or fewer cases of hypotension than expected, given their patient mix.

Financial Toll of Untreated Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among 2017 Births in the United States

The authors developed a mathematical model based on a cost-of-illness approach to estimate the impacts of exposure to untreated PMADs on mothers and children.

Implementing Electronic Health Record Default Settings to Reduce Opioid Overprescribing: A Pilot Study

The authors implemented a 15-pill electronic health record default for new Schedule II opioids and assessed opioid quantity before and after implementation using electronic health record data on 6,390 opioid prescriptions from 448 prescribers.

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

This study evaluates the impact of practice participation in a pediatric patient-centered medical home learning collaborative on preventable emergency department (ED) visits among children in MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program).

What Factors Influence States’ Capacity to Report Children’s Health Care Quality Measures? A Multiple-Case Study

The objective of this study was to describe factors that influence the ability of state Medicaid agencies to report the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) core set of children’s health care quality measures (Child Core Set).

Spillover of Ratings of Patient- and Family-Centered Care

As primary care models increasingly include nonphysician team members, more attention should be paid to patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) among medical assistants (MAs).

Associations Between Practice-Reported Medical Homeness and Health Care Utilization Among Publicly Insured Children

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is widely promoted as a model to improve the quality of primary care and lead to more efficient use of health care services.

Overview of State Projects and the National Evaluation

How Are States and Evaluators Measuring Medical Homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program?

This Evaluation Highlight examines the measurement of medical homeness in selected CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program projects.

Unintended Pregnancy and Perinatal Depression Trajectories in Low-Income, High-Risk Hispanic Immigrants

This article identifies depressive symptom trajectories and heterogeneity in these trajectories during pregnancy and through the first year postpartum, and examines the association between unintended pregnancy and depressive symptoms among low-income Hispanic immigrants.

Correlates of Unintended Birth Among Low-Income Hispanic Immigrants at High Risk for Depression

This article examines the sociodemographic, including immigration-related, correlates of unintended birth among Hispanic immigrants.

Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation Framework for the Bihar Initiative

This report, referred to as the “measurement, learning, and evaluation (MLE) Framework” report, describes our approach to developing the MLE plan for the Bihar Initiative.