2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Focused on Today’s Research Driving Tomorrow’s Outcomes, the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting is the leading health policy event of the year. Join Abt Global and our team of experts in Seattle to hear the latest research, methods and strategies making an impact on health systems worldwide.

Stop by booth 207 to chat with our experts, visit our table at the Contract Research Organization Job Fair, or check out one of the presentations or special events below. See you in Seattle!

PODIUM PRESENTATIONS & SESSIONS

Gaps in Social Service Resources Hinder Ability to Deliver Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model
Abt Presenter: Leigh Evans
June 24, 2:30 p.m. PST

Novel Methods, Approaches and Data to Conduct Health and Healthcare Policy Evaluation
Methods Research Session Chair: Rayan Joneydi
June 25, 8:00 a.m. PST

Integrated Care for Kids Model Evaluation: Caregiver Barriers to Children's Care
Abt Presenter: Caroline Logan
June 25, 1:45 p.m. PST

Integrated Care for Kids Model Evaluation: Challenges and Success with Telehealth and Virtual Services
Abt Presenter: Ian Breunig
June 25, 5:00 p.m. PST

Building the Evidence on Under-Recognized Populations
Session Chair: Leigh Evans
June 26, 1:00 p.m. PST

Socioeconomic Disparities in the Medicare Hospice Care Index (HCI) Indicators
Abt Presenter: Michael Plotzke, Ph.D.
June 26, 1:30 p.m. PST

Impact of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) on Delivery of Equitable Care: For Historically-Marginalized Patients Based on Race and Ethnicity and Poverty
Abt Presenter: Qing Zheng
June 26, 4:15 p.m. PST

Impact of the Accountable Health Communities Model on Patient-Reported Resolution of Health-Related Social Needs
Abt Presenter: Sean McClellan
June 27, 10:30 a.m. PST

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Sunday, June 25, 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. PST

Improving Opioid Management for Older Adults in Primary Care: Findings from AHRQ’s Opioids in Older Adults Learning Collaborative
Presenting Author: Ellen Childs, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Nicole Keane, MSN, RN, Megan Noel, MPH, Amy Berninger, MPH, Sarah J. Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD.

Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of COVID in the Oncology Care Model
Abt Co-Authors: Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Matthew Trombley, Ph.D.

Monday June 26, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. PST

Building Statewide Heart Health Capacity in Primary Care: Implementation Strategies and Experiences in AHRQ’s Evidencenow Building State Capacity Grants
Presenting Author: Sarah J. Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD.
Abt Co-Authors: Ellen Childs, Ph.D., Daniella Chambers, Colette Tano, Elizabeth Leftwich, MPH

Disparities in Election, Access, and Outcomes in Medicare End-of-Life Care: A National Study
Presenting Author: T.J. Christian, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Michael Plotzke, Ph.D., Mariana Sarango-Cancel, Catherine Hersey, MPH, Zinnia Harrison

Home Health Patients Who Are Transferred to Hospice: What Do We Know about Them?
Presenting Author: Marisa Roczen, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Morris Hamilton, Ph.D., Alexandre Laberge, Ph.D.

Hospice Involvement in Evaluating a Standardized Hospice Patient Assessment: Implications for Future Research
Presenting Author: Jennifer Dolatshahi, MPA
Abt Co-Authors: Haoshu Duan, Charles Harpole, Morris Hamilton, PhD, Jennifer Riggs

Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Older Adults: A Landscape Analysis of 14 Primary Care Practice Experiences Implementing QI Projects
Presenting Author: Megan Noel, MPH
Abt Co-Authors: Ellen Childs, Ph.D., Nicole Keane, MSN, RN, Amy Berninger, MPH, Nataly Johanson Tello, MPH, Sarah J. Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD.

Partner Effects: Analyzing Service Member and Spouse Drinking over Time
Presenting Author: Rayan Joneydi, Ph.D.,
Abt Co-Authors: Christianna Williams, Ph.D.

The Performance of Home Health Agencies Treating Low-Income Beneficiaries
Presenting Author: Derek Hoodin, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Morris Hamilton, Ph.D.

Self-Reported Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Service Organizations in Areas Implementing the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model
Presenting Author: Leigh Evans, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Katharine Witgert, MPH, Sean McClellan, Ph.D.

Using Natural Language Processing to Understand Beneficiary Experiences with Community Services for Health-Related Social Needs
Presenting Author: Hannah Michelle Brower, MS
Abt Co-Authors: Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Katharine Witgert, MPH

Monday June 26, 2:45 p.m. –4:00 p.m. PST

The Ahc Model Helps Resolve Health-Related Social Needs Among Historically Underserved Groups in the United States
Presenting Author: Pete Knepper, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Hannah Michelle Brower, MS, Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Katharine Witgert, MPH

Assessing Equity in Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model
Presenting Author: Matthew Trombley, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Sharmini Radakrishnan, Ph.D.

Care Experience for Oncology Care Model (OCM) Patients Changed Little during OCM, Overall or for Historically Underserved Populations
Presenting Author: Sean McClellan, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Matthew Trombley, Ph.D., Andrea Hassol, MSPH

Concurrent Use of Dialysis and Hospice Under Fee-for-Service Medicare
Presenting Author: Michael Plotzke, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: T.J. Christian, Ph.D.

Impact of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) on Medicare Payments, Utilization, and Care Delivery: Update through Year 5
Abt Co-Authors: Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Qing Zheng, Ph.D., Matthew Trombley, Ph.D.
Sunday, June 25, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. PST
Monday, June 26, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. PST
Monday, June 26, 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST

Impacts of per Diem Payment Rate Rebasing on the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Presenting Author: T.J. Christian, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Michael Plotzke, Ph.D.

Participant Strategies to Reduce Unplanned Hospital Readmissions Under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model
Presenting Author: Caroline Logan, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Catherine Hersey, MPH

Patient Care Experience and Change in Functional Status Under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model
Presenting Author: Matthew Trombley, Ph.D.
Abt Co-Authors: Sharmini Radakirshnan, Ph.D.

Reach: Assessing Generalizability of the Voluntary Oncology Care Model Evaluation
Abt Co-Authors: Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Matthew Trombley, Ph.D.

Trends from Five Years of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing
Presenting Author: Ariana Bengtsson, MPP
Abt Co-Authors: Alan White, Ph.D., Morris Hamilton, Ph.D., Sean McClellan, Ph.D., Bal Aschenbach, Jared Hite, MPP

SPECIAL EVENTS

In addition to our presentations, Abt will co-host:

ARM Networking Breakfast
June 25th, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. PST
Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 303

ARM Contractor Job Fair
June 26th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 3B