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Data-Driven Uses for State Opioid Settlement Funds

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:00:00 Z

Check out a panel on data-driven strategies that states are using to invest these funds for meaningful change.

Help Your State Meet CMS’s T-MSIS V4.0 Deadline with Imersis

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:00 Z

Is your state ready for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services September 2025 deadline to submit T-MSIS files in V4.0 format? Over the past six months, Imersis has undergone critical updates to support V4.0 submissions, and now is the perfect time to ensure you’re prepared.

Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund (PEF) Research Panel

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 Z

With support from the Bezos Family Foundation, Mathematica, DC Action, and Under 3 DC convened a research panel on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 to explore the findings from a benefit-cost analysis of a pay parity program for early childhood educators in Washington, DC.

Realizing the Value of Health Care Interoperability

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:30:00 Z

The digital health revolution is here. 90 percent of hospitals and 80 percent of physicians use electronic records and standards for use are already in place. But how can we ensure that data exchanges translate into strong, sustainable interoperability? Mathematica held a conversation about the best strategies and tools to achieve interoperability throughout our health care ecosystem.

Challenges and Strategies for Study Recruitment in Education Research

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:00 Z

Mathematica is teaming up with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) to share helpful tips and strategies for researchers on how to recruit districts and schools for education studies.

Developing Questions to Identify Adults with Long-Term Services and Supports Needs

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:00:00 Z

To better understand the experiences of people who might benefit from LTSS, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s (ASPE) Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) is developing questions for a future national survey. ASPE and Mathematica discussed this initiative in an online webinar.

Is it Time to Pump the Brakes–or Hit the Gas–on Health AI?

Tue, 07 May 2024 14:00:00 Z

Mathematica convened experts in health care innovation and data science for a conversation on artificial intelligence in health. Ngan MacDonald and Noland Joiner and Luminos Law’s Ellie Graeden explored how the health industry can use new technologies to drive better outcomes, along with legal and regulatory considerations that health organizations should keep in mind as they innovate.

Dive Deep into Your T-MSIS Data with Imersis

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:00:00 Z

Learn how Imersis can help states improve the quality of their Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System data and test the impact of system modifications and code changes.

Learn About Business Process Management with Project IMPROVE

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:00 Z

The authors behind Project IMPROVE’s recently published brief "Business Process Management: How to Make Time for What Really Matters" hosted a series of web-based events that allowed participants to learn more about how to implement business process management in their human services organizations to improve staff and participant experiences.

Improving the Impact of Social Programs Through a Comprehensive Approach to Design and Evaluation

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:30:00 Z

Mathematica's Anu Rangarajan and other renowned experts discussed how program design and evaluation methods have evolved to meet changing needs and real-world examples of how these approaches have been used at each stage to maximize the chances of a program’s success.

Measuring the Quality of Caregiver–Child Interactions (QCIT)

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:00:00 Z

Watch our free webinar designed to help early childhood professionals gain a better understanding of measuring the quality of caregivers’ interactions with infants and toddlers using the QCIT quality measurement observation tool.

Don't Get Spooked by Health Care Data: Tackling Zombie Rates and Ghost Networks

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:00:00 Z

Mathematica and Veda discussed how integrating high quality price and directory data can help enhance the efficiency of health care delivery, reduce price variation, and improve access.

Your Career in Human Services Policy: A Conversation with ASPE

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:00:00 Z

A conversation on LinkedIn Live with our partners from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to learn about job opportunities with ASPE and building a career in the field of human services policy.

Health Policy Researchers: Join Us to Learn About Mathematica's Data for the Health Data for Action Grant

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:00:00 Z

Researchers, join Mathematica on July 20 at 2 p.m. EDT to learn about the data we’re making available to you under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Data for Action grant. Proposals are due August 18.

Policy Briefing: Caring for Caregiver Children

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:30:00 Z

Join the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, Mathematica, and the offices of Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) for a discussion of research in support of children living in military caregiver homes and legislation supporting our nation's hidden helpers.

Leveraging Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) Models of Care to Enhance Enrollee Care Coordination

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:00:00 Z

This webinar discussed strategies states can use to improve care coordination for D-SNP enrollees.

Human Services and Disaster Displacement

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 Z

A discussion of the housing, income support, transportation, employment, and education need of people effected by disaster displacement.

Pursuing a Secure Economic Future for Youth with Disabilities—Lessons from PROMISE

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 Z

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a discussion of the evaluation results and important lessons the study has for states and service providers seeking to improve the long-term economic well-being of youth with disabilities.

Working with Medicare Webinar Series on State Contracting with D-SNPs

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:00:00 Z

This is part one of a two part series that provides an overview of state strategies for contracting with D-SNPs to improve care coordination and Medicare-Medicaid alignment for dually eligible enrollees.

What Can We Learn About the Incidence of Foster Care Placements from Birth Records? A Cross Jurisdiction Model Replication Study

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:30:00 Z

This webinar highlights findings from the Cross Jurisdiction Model Replication (CJMR) project.

Linking Administrative Data to Improve Understanding of Child Maltreatment Incidence and Related Risk and Protective Factors: A Feasibility Study

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:30:00 Z

This webinar highlights findings from a feasibility study conducted as part of the Child Maltreatment Incidence (CMI) Data Linkages project.

The BASIE (BAyeSian Interpretation of Estimates) Framework for Interpreting Findings from Impact Evaluations

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:00 Z

In this webinar, John Deke and Mariel Finucane laid out a Bayesian framework for interpreting impact estimates without the pitfalls of relying only on p-values.

Demonstrating the Sustainable Agriculture Decision Support Tool

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:00 Z

USAID and Mathematica presented a demonstration of the Sustainable Agriculture Decision Support Tool to learn how the tool can help users evaluate the financial and climate impacts of agricultural technologies.

How Former Beneficiaries Fare After Leaving Social Security Disability Insurance

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:30:00 Z

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a webinar to learn more about the post-termination outcomes of former Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries.

REL Webinar: Perspectives on Incorporating Teacher Feedback into Principal Evaluations

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:30:00 Z

REL Mid-Atlantic held a free, 60-minute webinar and panel discussion on incorporating staff feedback in evaluations of school principals.

Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:00:00 Z

Earlier this year, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 was introduced to raise the federal minimum wage. Mathematica's Paul Decker moderated a discussion with experts sharing differing views on if and how an increase should be put into place.

Expanding Work-Based Learning and Transition Opportunities: Lessons from Vermont

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:00:00 Z

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a webinar on lessons learned from Vermont’s Linking Learning to Careers initiative that can inform how other programs enhance their transition programs.

Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: Scaling Up and Sustaining Strategies That Work

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:00:00 Z

The workforce that provides care to frail older adults and people with disabilities face extraordinary challenges, especially during the pandemic. Learn about evidence-based solutions that can strengthening the direct care workforce and how to expand these efforts.

Lessons Learned and Methodological Insights from LAC Reads to Improve Education Evaluations

Wed, 19 May 2021 14:00:00 Z

Launched in 2012, LAC Reads was an ambitious initiative led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a host of partners to generate and use evidence about what works to address the early literacy crisis across much of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Responsive Relationships in the ECE Workforce: Improving Knowledge and Care for Young Children

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:00:00 Z

This recorded conference presentation is from the Society for Research in Child Development conference in 2021.

Ask Mathematica Anything: Leading and Lagging Indicators of COVID-19 and Public Health

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:00:00 Z

Mathematica's Senior Statistician Aparna Keshaviah held an informal conversation about the way leading and lagging indicators such as wastewater testing can help predict the spread of COVID-19 and other threats to public health.

Rethinking Data for Improvement, Accountability, and Support Under COVID-19

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:00:00 Z

This webinar is designed for a broad national audience of state and district education leaders and other educators who are interested in the topic.

Lessons from the World’s First Maternal Health Development Impact Bond

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:00:00 Z

The Oxford Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) held a webinar on Wednesday, March 17, for the third session of its online convening series, Engaging with Evidence, to learn about new evidence and insights from partners involved in the Utkrisht DIB.

Supporting Student Engagement in Remote Instruction: Lessons from New Jersey

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:30:00 Z

A free webinar reviewed the collaborative work between REL Mid-Atlantic and the New Jersey Department of Education to better understand the challenges and opportunities of promoting student engagement during the pandemic.

Introducing the HomVEE Version 2 Handbook: An Overview of Updated Procedures and Standards for Conducting the Annual Evidence Review

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:00:00 Z

For the first time since its inception, HomVEE has substantially revised several procedures and standards that govern its review.

Dive Deep, Explore, and Refine Medicaid Data with Imersis, a New T-MSIS Data Quality Tool from Mathematica and NewWave

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:00:00 Z

State Medicaid programs are under increasing pressure to improve the quality of their Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) data to comply with federal requirements.

Opening the Black Box of Coaching in Early Care and Education Professional Development and Quality Improvement

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:00:00 Z

This recorded conference presentation, Opening the Black Box of Coaching in early Care and Education Professional Development and Quality Improvement, is from the National Research Conference on Early Childhood in 2020.

Applying Evidence to Inform State Responses to COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Settings

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:00:00 Z

Mathematica and a panel of experts from across the country shared the latest evidence on how COVID-19 has affected nursing home residents and how evidence can be used to inform policy recommendations for state regulators, agency and long-term care industry executives, legislators, and other key stakeholders.

Re-thinking Education Accountability Systems in Light of COVID-19

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:30:00 Z

REL Mid-Atlantic held a free webinar that discussed critical questions about how to refine accountability system measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing Employment and Training Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From the Field

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:30:00 Z

In this webinar, leaders from three employment and training programs described their approaches to continuing training programs and other employment services during the pandemic.

Pathways for Policy Experts and Stakeholders: Using Evidence to Make Decisions about Employment Programs

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:30:00 Z

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation and Mathematica held a webinar specifically tailored for policy experts and stakeholders who provide guidance on research evidence to state, local, and federal officials.

Expanding Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from Scaling Up Pathways to Careers

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:00:00 Z

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a webinar to discuss the Pathways to Careers program, which provides customized employment strategies to encourage the employment of people with disabilities.

Serving SNAP Participants During COVID-19: Voices from the Field

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:00:00 Z

The National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS), with sponsorship from Mathematica, invited attendees to engage with three state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrators.

We Grow Together: Use of Technology to Support Early Care and Education Professional Development

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:00:00 Z

This recorded webinar summarizes findings from the field study test of the We Grow Together (WGT) professional development system, conducted from fall 2018 to spring 2019. We describe key findings from a literature review that informed our approach to integrating technology into the WGT systems.

Primary Care in the Time of COVID-19 Twitter Chat on Telehealth

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:00:00 Z

Mathematica and other partners held a Twitter chat focused on primary care telehealth in the time of COVID-19.

Independent Evaluation of CPC+: Overview of Second Annual Report Findings

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:00:00 Z

This webinar presents new findings from the second annual report of Mathematica’s independent evaluation of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+).

Introducing the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:00:00 Z

Now more than ever, leaders and operators of programs for job seekers with low incomes need evidence on the interventions and strategies that can help their clients succeed in the labor market.

Reopening Schools Safely: New Evidence on Mitigating COVID-19 Spread

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:30:00 Z

This webinar shared lessons learned from a rapid-turnaround study in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to inform their guidance for reopening schools in the fall.

Primary Care in the Time of COVID-19 Twitter Chat

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:00:00 Z

Mathematica held a Twitter chat focused on primary care in the time of COVID-19. We looked at how providers and practices are managing delivery, financing, and workforce during the pandemic. What’s happening on the ground? What lessons are we learning?

Using Data to Identify Changes in Child Welfare Referrals and Screening in the Era of COVID-19

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:00:00 Z

Mathematica and its partners, the Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA) and the Children’s Data Network, are convening a group of experts and staff of county child welfare agencies who are using data from predictive risk models to understand recent changes in the reporting and screening of child abuse and neglect.