Archived Research Projects

Systematic Review of Tools and Measures to Support Patient Engagement in Safety Net Settings

Grantee Organization: Blue Shield of California

Term: January 2016 – June 2016

The purpose of this project is to conduct an environmental scan and evidence review of tools and measures used to engage patients and families in their care in ways that lead to improvements in clinical and business outcomes. Tools and measures to assess patient engagement among low-income and...

California Accountable Communities for Health

Grantee Organization: The California Health and Human Services Agency

Term: June – December 2016

The project begins with a literature review and an environmental scan of current data sharing practices, both within California and nationally, that would be applicable for an Accountable Community for Health (ACH) type...

Identifying Medical Groups’ Capabilities to Better Care for High Cost/High Risk Patients with Complex Needs

Grantee Organization: The Commonwealth Fund

Term: September 2015 – August 2017

The National Survey of Physician Organizations III (2012-2013) (NSPO3) and the National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Practices (2007-2009) represent very unique sources of information about medical groups nationally. This project is linking data from these surveys to 2012-2013 Medicare claims data to...

SIM Diabetes

Grantee Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Term:September 2015 – September 2020

To stimulate health system transformation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the State Innovation Model (SIM) Initiative, which, since 2013,...

ACTIVATE: Patient Activation and Engagement in ACOs

Grantee Organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Term: September 2014 – August 2017

ACTIVATE is studying the impact of...