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A Pilot Test of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention to Empower People with HIV to Be Prevention Advocates in Uganda

We developed and conducted a pilot test of Game Changers, a 6-session group-based intervention that aims to empower people with HIV to be agents for HIV prevention by initiating conversations about HIV with social network members.

Aug 7, 2020

Laura M. Bogart, Joseph K. Matovu, Glenn Wagner, Harold D. Green, Erik D. Storholm, David J. Klein, Terry Marsh, Sarah MacCarthy, Andrew Kambugu
Report

North Korean Conventional Artillery: A Means to Retaliate, Coerce, Deter, or Terrorize Populations

A series of visualizations brings into sharp relief the threat posed by the massive numbers of North Korean conventional artillery systems that are within range of major South Korean population centers.

Aug 6, 2020

D. Sean Barnett, Yvonne K. Crane, Gian Gentile, Timothy M. Bonds, Dan Madden, Katherine Pfrommer
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Journal Article

Crisis Beyond the Crises: MENA's Youth Unemployment Problem

An unwavering commitment to fostering youth employment- and thus to overcome the crisis beyond the crises- seems necessary to ensure a prosperous future for the youthful MENA region, and critical to guarantee stability and security in the time to come.

Aug 5, 2020

Krishna B. Kumar
Report

An Assessment of State Voting Processes: Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic

State election laws on early voting, remote voting, and voter registration could have implications for the execution of the November 2020 general election under conditions brought on by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Aug 5, 2020

Jennifer Kavanagh, Quentin E. Hodgson, C. Ben Gibson, Samantha Cherney
Tool

Database of State Voting Laws: Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic

Voter registration and remote and early voting provisions could affect an election executed under pandemic restrictions. This tool, which supplements a companion report, provides state-by-state details, including references to relevant state laws.

Aug 5, 2020

Jennifer Kavanagh, C. Ben Gibson, Samantha Cherney
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Journal Article

Factors Influencing Physician Practices' Adoption of Behavioral Health Integration in the United States: A Qualitative Study

Practices currently using behavioral health integration face barriers to implementing and sustaining behavioral health integration. Tailored, context-specific technical support to guide practices' implementation and payment models that improve the business case for practices may enhance the dissemination and long-term sustainability of behavioral health integration.

Aug 5, 2020

Angele Malatre-Lansac, Charles C. Engel, Lea Xenakis, Lindsey Carlasare, Kathleen Blake, Carol Vargo, Christopher Botts, Peggy G. Chen, Mark W. Friedberg
Report

Modeling Career Enlisted Aviator Retention in the U.S. Air Force

The authors developed a U.S. Air Force career enlisted aviator (CEA)-specific model that can serve as the foundation for developing the analytic capability required to determine the efficient amount of special and incentive pay for CEAs.

Aug 5, 2020

Patricia K. Tong, Michael G. Mattock, Beth J. Asch, James Hosek, Felix Knutson
Report

Options for Ensuring Safe Elections: Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic

Voting and registration options can help ensure safe elections despite the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Each option has advantages; challenges; and different levels of risk regarding safety, integrity, access, and logistics.

Aug 5, 2020

Quentin E. Hodgson, Jennifer Kavanagh, Anusree Garg, Edward W. Chan, Christine Sovak
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Journal Article

Quality Of End-Of-Life Care Is Higher In The VA Compared To Care Paid For By Traditional Medicare

The Medicare-reliant veterans were significantly more likely to receive high-intensity care, in the form of chemotherapy, hospital stays, admission to the intensive care unit, more days spent in the hospital, and death in the hospital. However, they were significantly less likely than VA-reliant patients to have multiple emergency department visits. Higher-intensity end-of-life care may be driven by financial incentives present in fee-for-service Medicare but not in the VA's integrated system.

Aug 5, 2020

Risha Gidwani, Jack Needleman, Vincent Mor, Katherine Faricy-Anderson, Derek B. Boothroyd, Gary Hsin, Todd H. Wagner, Karl Lorenz, Manali L. Patel, Vilija R. Joyce, Samantha S. Murrell, Kavitha Ramchandran, Steven M. Asch
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Journal Article

CMS Reimbursement Reform and the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis

CMS's refusal to pay for hospital-acquired conditions resulted in a lower incidence of hospital-acquired pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis after hip or knee replacement surgery.

Aug 5, 2020

Risha Gidwani, Jay Bhattacharya
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Journal Article

Amplifying Stewardship: Characteristics and Trends Stewards Consider When Expanding Equitable Well-Being

This report profiles characteristics of people who are not only impressive stewards, but also are helping to grow the entire field of system stewardship for well-being.

Aug 4, 2020

Bobby Milstein, Jane Erickson, Tami Gouveia, Nabeel Shariq Qureshi, Christopher Nelson
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Journal Article

Engaging Community Networks to Improve Depression Services: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Community Engagement and Planning Intervention

The study results help to identify plausible mechanisms of action for the Community Partners in Care interventions for depression and can be used to guide development of future community health engagement interventions and evaluations in under-resourced communities.

Aug 4, 2020

Peter Mendel, Jennifer O'Hora, Lily Zhang, Susan Stockdale, Elizabeth L. Dixon, James Gilmore, Felica Jones, Andrea Jones, Pluscedia Williams, Mienah Zulfacar Sharif, Zoe Masongsong, Farbod Kadkhoda, Esmeralda Pulido, Bowen Chung, Kenneth B. Wells
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Journal Article

Evaluation of Longitudinal Surrogate Markers

In this paper, we propose a model-free definition for the proportion of the treatment effect on the primary outcome that is explained by the treatment effect on the longitudinal surrogate markers.

Aug 4, 2020

Denis Agniel, Layla Parast
Dissertation

Climate Finance and Green Bond Evolution: Informing Policy with Machine Learning Text Analytics

Explores the evolution of themes associated with climate finance and green bonds to identify opportunities to enhance public-private cooperation and facilitate policymaking.

Aug 4, 2020

Amber Jaycocks
Report

Practice Expense Methodology and Data Collection Research and Analysis: Interim Phase II Report

In this report, the authors address how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can improve the methodology or update data used for setting practice expense payment rates under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Aug 4, 2020

Lane F. Burgette, Catherine C. Cohen, Joachim O. Hero, Jodi L. Liu, Daniel J. Crespin, Stephanie Dellva, Roald Euller, Liisa Hiatt, Vishnupriya Kareddy, Monique Martineau, Katie Merrell, PhuongGiang Nguyen, Evan D. Peet, Nabeel Shariq Qureshi, Teague Ruder, Yaou Flora Sheng, Barbara O. Wynn, Lan Zhao, Peter S. Hussey
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Journal Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Urban-Dwelling, Low-Income, Predominantly African-American Women

Low-income African Americans are a high-risk group for obstructive sleep apnea, but remain under-diagnosed and under-treated. The current findings show a high prevalence of OSA in African-American women.

Aug 4, 2020

Lu Dong, Tamara Dubowitz, Ann C. Haas, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Daniel J. Buysse, Lauren Hale, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb, Wendy M. Troxel
Journal Article

Journal Article

Factors Explaining State Differences in Applying for a Recent Long-Term Care Program That Promotes Aging in Place: Perspectives of Medicaid Administrators

This article examines the reasons underlying states' decisions regarding their applications to the Balancing Incentive Program.

Aug 4, 2020

Esther M. Friedman, Regina A. Shih, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Virginia Kotzias, Jessica Phillips, Daniel Siconolfi, Debra Saliba
Journal Article

Journal Article

Linking Statistics with Testing Policy to Manage COVID-19 in the Community

Monitoring the evolution of the pandemic in our society is crucial. This discussion highlights some very important principles of statistical sampling that are relevant to formulating policy.

Aug 4, 2020

Lee H. Hilborne, Zachary Wagner, Irineo Cabreros, Robert H. Brook
Research Brief

Research Brief

A Two-Generation Learning Program Educates and Empowers Parents and Children: An Assessment of Families Forward Learning Center in Pasadena, California

This brief summarizes how participants in the Families Forward Learning Center (FFLC)'s two-generation learning program perceive its benefits, and also compares FFLC children's educational outcomes through third grade with their peers' results.

Aug 3, 2020

Jill S. Cannon, Jonathan Schweig, Rachel Perera
Report

Consolidation by Any Other Name: The Emergence of Clinically Integrated Networks

In this report, the authors offer an initial assessment of clinically integrated networks (CINs), describe how health systems are using CINs strategically to compete in crowded health care markets, and identify why CINs require further study.

Aug 3, 2020

M. Susan Ridgely, Justin W. Timbie, Laura J. Wolf, Erin Lindsey Duffy, Christine Buttorff, Ashlyn Tom, Mary E. Vaiana

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