Resultant Research Using the MA APCD and CHIA’s Case Mix Data

The table below contains a sample of external research publications using CHIA's MA APCD and Case Mix data (by year of publication). Case Mix specific research is highlighted in gray. If you have questions please email apcd.data@chiamass.gov and/or casemix.data@chiamass.gov.

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2019

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Meredith Rosenthal, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health	Association of Team-Based Primary Care With Health Care Utilization and Costs Among Chronically Ill Patients	JAMA Internal Medicine	Meyers DJ, Chien AT, Nguyen KH, Li Z, Singer SJ, Rosenthal MB. Association of team-based primary care with health care utilization and costs among chronically ill patients. JAMA internal medicine. 2019 Jan 1;179(1):54-61.	Will the Academic Innovations Collaborative Increase the Value of Primary Care and Improve Providers’ and Trainees’ Experiences?

Zarek Brot-Goldberg	Agency and Market Efficiency in the U.S. Health Care Industry	Doctoral Dissertation	Brot-Goldberg ZC. Agency and Market Efficiency in the US Health Care Industry, Doctoral dissertation, UC Berkeley, 2019.	The Effects of Network Structure on Provider Learning, Health Outcomes, and Costs of Care

Elizabeth M. Schoenfeld, MD, MS, Meng-Shiou Shieh, PhD; Penelope S. Pekow, PhD, et al, Baystate Medical Center	Association of Patient and Visit Characteristics With Rate and Timing of Urologic Procedures for Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department With Renal Colic	JAMA Network	Schoenfeld EM, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Scales C, Munger J, Lindenauer P. Association of patient and visit characteristics with rate and timing of urologic procedures for patients discharged from the emergency department with renal colic. JAMA network open. 2;2 (12). 2019 Dec	The Patterns and predictors of urologic intervention following an ED visit for renal colic

Ashwini Ranade BDS, MPH, PhD, Gary J. Young PhD, John Griffith PhD, Raul Garcia DMD, Astha Singhal PhD, Jean McGuire PhD Northeastern University	Determinants of emergency department utilization for non‐traumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts	Journal of Public Health Dentistry	Ranade A, Young GJ, Griffith J, Garcia R, Singhal A, McGuire J. Determinants of emergency department utilization for non‐traumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts. Journal of public health dentistry. 2019 Jan;79 (1):71-8.	Oral health services and oral-systemic health connections

Ashwini Ranade BDS, MPH, PhD, Gary J. Young PhD, Raul Garcia DMD, John Griffith PhD Astha Singhal PhD, Jean McGuire PhD Northeastern University	Emergency department revisits for nontraumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts	Journal of Public Health Dentistry	Ranade A, Young GJ, Garcia R, Griffith J, Singhal A, McGuire J. Emergency department revisits for nontraumatic dental conditions in Massachusetts. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2019 Aug 1;150(8):656-63.	Oral health services and oral-systemic health connections

Naomi S. Bardach, Caroline Neel, Lawrence C. Kleinman, Charles E. et al., University of California San Francisco	Depression, Anxiety, and Emergency Department Use for Asthma	Pediatrics	Bardach NS, et al. Pediatrics. Sept. 25, 2019	IMPLEMENT Aim 1 (New pediatric quality measures for sickle cell disease, asthma and suicidality)

Anna D. Sinaiko, Pragya Kakani, and Meredith B. Rosenthal	Marketwide Price Transparency Suggests Significant Opportunities For Value-Based Purchasing	Health Affairs	Anna D. Sinaiko, Pragya Kakani, Meredith B. Rosenthal: Marketwide Price Transparency Suggests Significant Opportunities For Value-Based Purchasing, Health Affairs, Volume 38, No. 9, September 1, 2019. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05315	Publicly available data used on the CompareCare website See "Bulk Release of Procedure Price Data" on CHIA's Transparency Initiatives webpage.

Elizabeth J. Conrey, Susan E. Manning, Cynthia Shellhaas, Nicholas J. Somerville, et al, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Severe Maternal Morbidity, A Tale of Two States Using Data for Action—Ohio and Massachusetts	Maternal and Child Health Journal (2019) 23:989–995	Matern Child Health J. 2019 Aug;23 (8):989-995. doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02744-1; Conrey EJ, Manning SE, Shellhaas C, et al.	DPH-related project

Thomas Land, Mark Vander Linden	Assessing the public health impact of problem gambling through linkage of primary and secondary data sources	Presentation at International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking	Land Dr, Thomas, and Mark Vander Linden, Assessing the public health impact of problem gambling through linkage of primary and secondary data sources. International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. May 29, 2019.	Massachusetts Gambling Commission-related project

R. Monina Klevens, Evan Caten, Scott W. Olesen, Alfred DeMaria Jr., et al., Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Massachusetts, 2011–2015	Oxford University Press	R Monina Klevens, Evan Caten, Scott W Olesen, Alfred DeMaria, Scott Troppy, Yonatan H Grad, Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Massachusetts, 2011–2015, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2019, ofz169	DPH-related project

Lisa M. Lines, PhD, MPH, Nien-Chen Li, MPH, MA; Eric O. Mick, ScD; Arlene S. Ash, PhD, University of Massachusetts	Emergency department and primary care use in Massachusetts 5 years after health reform	Medical Care	Lines LM, Li NC, Mick EO, Ash AS. Emergency department and primary care use in Massachusetts 5 years after health reform. Medical care. 2019 Feb 1;57 (2):101-8.	High Intensity ED Use in Massachusetts

Maria Steenland, Anna Sinaiko, Amy Glynn, Therese Fitzgerald, Jessica Cohen	The effect of the Affordable Care Act on patient out-of-pocket cost and use of preventive cancer screenings in Massachusetts	Preventive Medicine	Preventive Medicine Reports, Volume 15, September 2019, Article 100924	Sex Differences in the Utilization of “No-cost” Preventive Services Post Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation

Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH; Jean Terranova, JD; Liisa Randall, PhD; et al	Association Between Receipt of a Medically Tailored Meal Program and Health Care Use	Journal of the American Medical Association	JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 22, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0198	DPH-related project

Mahmudul Hasan, MD. Noor-E-Alam, MD, Mehul Rakeshkumar Patel, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Gary Young, Northeastern University	A Novel Big Data Analytics Framework to Predict the Risk of Opioid Dependency	White Paper	Hasan MM, Noor-E-Alam M, Patel MR, Sasser A. A Novel Big Data Analytics Framework to Predict the Risk of Opioid Dependency, April 2019.	DPH-related project

Jennifer M. Whitehill, PhD, Kimberley H. Geissler, PhD, Samantha M. Doonan, BA, Julie K. Johnson, PhD, University of Massachusetts and Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission	Special Report: Evaluating the Impact of Cannabis Legalization in Massachusetts: State of the Data	White Paper	Whitehill J, Geissler K, Doonan S, Johnson J. Special Report: Evaluating the Impact of Cannabis Legalization in Massachusetts—State of the Data. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. 2019 Nov.	Cannabis Control Commission-related Project

Laura Nasuti, MPH, PhD, Rose Kerber, MPP, Danielle Dicenzo, MS, MPH, Vidit Munshi, MA, David Auerbach, PhD Massachusetts Health Policy Commission	Tip of the Iceberg: Follow-on Costs of Low Value Pap Cytology in Massachusetts	Academy Health Research Meeting Presentation	Nasuti L, ROSE KERBER MP, DICENZO D, MUNSHI V, Auerbach D. Tip of the Iceberg: Follow-on Costs of Low Value Pap Cytology in Massachusetts. In 2019 Annual Research Meeting 2019 Jun 3. Academy Health	HPC-related project

Hannah James, MS, Laura Nasuti, MPH, PhD, Rachel Salzberg, David Auerbach, PhD Massachusetts Health Policy Commission	Lower Health Care Spending and Similar Quality at Physician-Led Provider Groups vs Academic Medical Center-Anchored Groups	Academy Health Research Meeting Presentation	James H, Nasuti L, Salzberg R, Auerbach D. Lower Healthcare Spending and Similar Quality at Physician-Led Provider Groups Vs Academic Medical Center-Anchored Groups. In 2019 Annual Research Meeting 2019 Jun 3. Academy Health.	HPC-related project

Dana Bernson, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, Scott G. Weiner Brigham and Women’s Hospital, et al.	One Year Mortality of Patients after Emergency Department Treatment for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose	Annals of Emergency Medicine	Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, Olesya Baker, PhD, Dana Bernson, MPH, and Jeremiah D. Schuur, MD, MS	DPH-related project

Dana Bernson, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, Joshua A. Barocas, MD, et al.	Sociodemographic factors and social determinants associated with toxicology confirmed polysubstance opioid-related deaths	Drug and Alcohol Dependence Volume 200, 1 July 2019, Pages 59-63	Joshua A. Barocas, MD, Jianing Wang, MSc, Brandon D.L. Marshall, PhD, Marc R. LaRochelle, MD,d Amy Bettano, MPH, Dana Bernson, MPH	DPH-related project

2018

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Ashwini Shekhar Ranade Northeastern University	Access to Oral Healthcare – An Examination of Emergency Department Utilization for Dental Conditions.	Doctoral Dissertation	Ranade AS Northeastern University 2018, June.	Oral health services and oral-systemic health connections

Stephen Flaherty, Northeastern University	Patterns and Determinants of Inappropriate Imaging: An Investigation Using the Massachusetts All-Payer Database	Doctoral Dissertation	Flaherty S, Patterns and Determinants of Inappropriate Imaging: An Investigation Using the Massachusetts All-Payer Database. Doctoral Dissertation, August 24, 2018.	Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD dataset

Michael McManus, MD, MPH, Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine and Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital	Outcomes of Hospital Transfers for Pediatric Abdominal Pain and Appendicitis	JAMA	Urbano L. França, PhD; Michael L. McManus, MD, MPH, JAMA 2018;1(6):e183249. doi:10.1001/ jamanetworkopen.2018.3249	The long-term impact of pediatric conditions in Massachusetts

Stuart V. Craig, Keith Marzilli Ericson, & Amanda Starc	How Important Is Price Variation Between Health Insurers?	National Bureau of Economic Research	Craig SV, Ericson KM, Starc A. H. Oct 25, 2018	Understanding Insurance, Provider Networks, and Outcomes

Marc R. Larochelle, MD, MPH; Dana Bernson, MPH; Thomas Land, PhD; et al.	Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose and Association With Mortality	Maryland – DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Larochelle MR, Bernson D, Land T, Stopka TJ, Wang N, Xuan Z, Bagley SM, Liebschutz JM, Walley AY. . Ann Intern Med. 2018;169:137-45.	DPH-related project

Marc Larochelle, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine	Touchpoints Prior to Opioid Overdose Death	Journal of General Internal Medicine 2018	Larochelle M, Bernson D, Land T, Stopka T, Rose A, Liebschutz JM, Walley AY. Touchpoints Prior to Opioid Overdose Death. In Apr 1 (Vol. 33, pp. S371-S371).	DPH-related project

Michael L. Barnett, MD, MS; Zirui Song, MD, PhD; Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH; Sherri Rose, PhD; and Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc	Gatekeeping and patterns of outpatient care post healthcare reform	The American Journal of Managed Care	Barnett ML, Song Z, Bitton A, Rose S, Landon BE., The American Journal of Managed Care, 2018 Oct 1;24(10):e312-8.	The Impact of Payment Reform on Physician Referrals, Patient Flows, and Health Care Costs

Justine Wu, MD, MPH	Provision of Moderately and Highly Effective Reversible Contraception to Insured Women With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	JAMA	Justine Wu, MD, MPH, Jianying Zhang, MPH, MSc, Monika Mitra, PhD, Susan L. Parish, PhD, MSW, and Geeth Kavya Minama Reddy, MD	DPH-related project

Keith Ericson, Assistant Professor of Markets	The Role of Organizational Affiliations in Physician Patient-Sharing Relationships	Sage Journals	Kimberley H. Geissler, Benjamin Lubin, and Keith M. Marzilli Ericson	Understanding Insurance, Provider Networks, and Outcomes

Gary Young, Director, Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, Institute of Urban Health Research and Practice, Northeastern University	Utilization Trends in Diagnostic Imaging for a Commercially Insured Population: A Study of Massachusetts Residents 2009 to 2013	Journal of the American College of Radiology	Stephen Flaherty, MBA, Koenraad J. Mortele, MD, Gary J. Young, JD, PhD	Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD database

Rebecca Balder, MPPA, Sara Sadownik MSc, Megan Wulff JD, MPH, Rachel Salzberg, Philip Taberner, Lauren Coakley, Katherine Scarborough Mills, JD, MPH, David Auerbach, PhD Health Policy Commission	Price Variation for Chemotherapy Drugs in Massachusetts	Academy Health Research Meeting Presentation	Balder R, MPPA SS, JD MW, Salzberg R, Taberner P, Coakley L, Mills KS, Auerbach D. Price Variation for Chemotherapy Drugs in Massachusetts. In2018 Annual Research Meeting 2018 Jun 25. Academy Health.	HPC-related project

Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD; Omid Ameli, MD, MPH; Donald R. Miller, ScD; Thomas Land, PhD; Dana Bernson, MPH; Adam J. Rose, MD, MSc; Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH; and David A. Smelson, PsyD Boston University School of Public Health	Overdose risk for veterans receiving opioids from multiple sources	American Journal of Managed Care	Jasuja GK, Ameli O, Miller DR, Land T, Bernson D, Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Smelson DA. Overdose risk for veterans receiving opioids from multiple sources. Am J Manag Care. 2018 Nov 1;24 (11):536-40.	DPH-related project

Li, W., Punnett, L., Nobrega, S., Kane, K., Sefton, L., Wall, M.M., Toof, R., Lin, W.C., Land, T., University of Massachusetts	PWTF Worksite Wellness Data Management and Evaluation	Report to MA Department of Public Health	Li W, Punnett L, Nobrega S, Kane K, Sefton L, Wall MM, Toof R, Lin WC, Land T. PWTF Worksite Wellness Data Management and Evaluation. Report to MA Department of Public Health. 2018 June.	DPH-related project

Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD Omid Ameli, MD, MPH	Overdose Risk for Veterans Receiving Opioids From Multiple Sources	The American Journal of Managed Care	Guneet K. Jasuja, PhD, Omid Ameli, MD, MPH, Donald R. Miller, ScD, Thomas Land, PhD Dana Bernson, MPH et, al	DPH-related project

Joshua A. Barocas, MD,corresponding author Laura F. White, PhD, et al.	Estimated Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts, 2011–2015: A Capture–Recapture Analysis	Journal of General Internal Medicine	Joshua A. Barocas, MD, corresponding author Laura F. White, PhD, Jianing Wang, MSc, Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc, Marc R. LaRochelle, MD, Dana Bernson, MPH,	DPH-related project

2017 and earlier

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Lisa M. Lines, PhD, MPH, Allison B. Rosen, MD, ScD, MPH, and Arlene S. Ash, PhD University of Massachusetts	Enhancing Administrative Data to Predict Emergency Department Utilization: The Role of Neighborhood Sociodemographics	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved	Lines LM, Rosen AB, Ash AS. Enhancing Administrative Data to Predict Emergency Department Utilization: The Role of Neighborhood Sociodemographics. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28 (4):1487-1508. doi:10.1353/hpu.2017.0129	High Intensity ED Use in Massachusetts

Andrew P. Loehrer, MD, Alexander T. Hawkins, MD, MPH, Hugh G. Auchincloss, MD, MPH, et al.	Impact of Expanded Insurance Coverage on Racial Disparities in Vascular Disease: Insights from Massachusetts	Annals of Surgery	Annals of surgery. 2016 April;263(4):705	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE, Hannah Wunsch, MD, David A. Asch, MD, MBA, et al.	Use of intensive care services and associated hospital mortality after Massachusetts healthcare reform	Critical Care Medicine	Critical Care Medicine. 2014 April; 42(4): 763–770.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Karen E. Lasser, MD MPH, Amresh D. Hanchate, PhD, Danny McCormick, MD MPH, et al.	Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitals' Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients' Use of Safety-net Hospitals Medical care	United States HHS Public Access, Author manuscript	Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Chu C, Xuan Z, Kressin NR. 2016 Sep;54 (9):827-36.	Patterns in ED Use With and Without Ambulance Use, and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization

Sarabeth Zemel and Trish Riley	Addressing and Reducing Health Care Costs in States: Global Budgeting Initiatives in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Vermont	The National Academy for State Health Policy	Zemel S, Riley T . 2016 Jan.	Publicly Available THCE/MA APCD data

Amresh Hanchate, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Medicine	Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitals' Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients' Use of Safety-net Hospitals	Medical Care	Lasser, Karen E; Hanchate, Amresh D; McCormick, Danny; Chu, Chieh; Xuan, Ziming; Kressin, Nancy R: Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitals' Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients' Use of Safety-net Hospitals. Medical Care. 54(9):827-836, September 2016.	Patterns in ED Use With and Without Ambulance Use, and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization

Eric Roberts, PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health	Do Medicaid MCOs Affect Office-Based Physicians' Incentives to Participate in Medicaid? An Analysis Using Massachusetts Data	Doctoral Dissertation	Robert ET. Do Medicaid MCOs affect office-based physicians’ incentives to participate in Medicaid? An analysis using Massachusetts data. Dissertation, Chapter 4. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; March 2015: 181-288.	Do Commercial MCO's Influence Physicians' Incentives to Accept Medicaid Patients?

Robert Town and Elena Prager, Associate Professor / PhD Candidate, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management	Consumer Responsiveness to Simple Health Care Prices: Evidence From Tiered Hospital Networks	White Paper	Prager E. Consumer responsiveness to simple health care prices: evidence from tiered hospital networks. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; September 2017.	The Effect of Limited and Tiered Provider Networks on Utilization, Quality, and Cost of Care

Elena Prager, Associate Professor / PhD Candidate	Tiered Hospital Networks, Health Care Demand, and Prices	Job Market Paper	Prager E. Tiered hospital networks, health care demand, and prices. Job Market Paper. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. 2015 November	The Effect of Limited and Tiered Provider Networks on Utilization, Quality, and Cost of Care

Kate Ho, Department of Economics, Columbia University, Ariel Pakes, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Mark Shepard, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University	The Evolution of Health Insurer Costs in Massachusetts, 2010-2012	Columbia University	Kate Ho, Department of Economics, Columbia University, Ariel Pakes, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Mark Shepard, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University	Prices, Incentives, and Hospital-Physician Integration in Health Care

Ariel Pakes, PhD; Katherine Ho, PhD; Mark Shepard and Karen Stockley, Harvard University, Columbia University and the National Bureau of Economic Research	Evaluating Rationality in Responses to Health Insurance Cost-Sharing: Comparing Deductibles and Copayments	Job Market Paper	Stockley K. Evaluating rationality in responses to health insurance cost-sharing: comparing deductibles and copayments. Job Market Paper. Harvard University; November 2016.	Prices, Incentives, and Hospital-Physician Integration in Health Care

Main CHIA Data page

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Katherine M. Ianni, Anna D. Sinaiko, Vilsa E. Curto, Mark Soto, Meredith B. Rosenthal, Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	Quality-of-Care Outcomes in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems	JAMA Health Forum	Ianni KM, Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Soto M, Rosenthal MB. Quality-of-Care Outcomes in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems. JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(8):e242173. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2173	The Impact of Massachusetts Cost Control Legislation on Prices and Competition

Simeon D. Kimmel, Alexander Y. Walley, Laura F. White, Shapei Yan, Christine Grella, Adam Majeski, Michael D. Stein, Amy Bettano, Dana Bernson, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Jeffrey H. Samet, Marc R. Larochelle, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UCLA, Semel Institute, Lighthouse Institute, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Serious Injection-Related Infections in Massachusetts	JAMA Network Open	Kimmel SD, Walley AY, White LF, Yan S, Grella C, Majeski A, Stein MD, Bettano A, Bernson D, Drainoni ML, Samet JH, Larochelle MR. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Serious Injection-Related Infections in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2421740. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21740. PMID: 39046742; PMCID: PMC11270137.	DPH-related project

Catherine Myong, Zhiyou Yang, Caroline Behr, Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital, Columbia University, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School	Mental health care use and quality among Medicaid adults with serious mental illness receiving care at Federally Qualified Health Centers vs. other settings	BMC Health Services Research	Myong C, Yang Z, Behr C, Fung V. Mental health care use and quality among Medicaid adults with serious mental illness receiving care at Federally Qualified Health Centers vs. other settings. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 17;24(1):825. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11308-1. PMID: 39020336; PMCID: PMC11256553.	Medicaid Payment Policy and Access to Care for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Kun Li, Annie Yu-An Chen, Kimberley H. Geissler, Andrew W. Dick, Ashley M. Kranz, Rand Corporation	Clinician characteristics associated with fluoride varnish applications during well-child visits	The American Journal of Managed Care	Li K, Chen AY, Geissler KH, Dick AW, Kranz AM. Clinician characteristics associated with fluoride varnish applications during well-child visits. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Jul 1;30(7):e203-e209. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2024.89582. PMID: 38995824.	Promoting children's oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices

Alan Z. Yang, Colby J. Hyland, Amitai S. Miller, Brigid K. Killelea, Bryce F. Starr, Justin M. Broyles, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital	Local practice variations and payer differences underlie state-wide disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery	Journal of Surgical Oncology	Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Miller AS, Killelea BK, Starr BF, Broyles JM. Local practice variations and payer differences underlie state-wide disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug;130(2):210-221. doi: 10.1002/jso.27755. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38941173.	Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures

Alan Z. Yang, Colby J. Hyland, Charlotte Thomas, Amitai S. Miller, Andrew J. Malek, Justin M. Broyles, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital	Geographic Disparities and Payment Variation for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Massachusetts	Annals of Plastic Surgery	Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Thomas C, Miller AS, Malek AJ, Broyles JM. Geographic Disparities and Payment Variation for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Massachusetts. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Jul 1;93(1):79-84. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003920. Epub 2024 May 6. PMID: 38885166.	Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures

Kimberley H. Geissler, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Jerry A. Krishnan, Peter K. Lindenauer, Arlene S. Ash, Sarah L. Goff, UMass Medical School, University of Illinois, UMass Amherst	Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma	JAMA Network Open	Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Krishnan JA, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Goff SL. Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2417319. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17319. PMID: 38884996; PMCID: PMC11184461.	Effects of utilization patterns and coordination of care on outcomes

Meng-Yun Lin, Amresh D. Hanchate, Austin B. Frakt, James F. Burgess Jr, Kathleen Carey, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis	Health Services Research	Lin MY, Hanchate AD, Frakt AB, Burgess JF Jr, Carey K. Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis. Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14311. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38654539.	Does physician leadership play a role in increasing ACO efficiency? Evidence from the alternative quality contract.

Dana Bernson, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, et al.	Intersectional inequities and longitudinal prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder in Massachusetts 2014–2020: a multi-sample capture-recapture analysis	The Lancet Regional Health–Americas	Wang J, Bernson D, Erdman EA, Villani J, Chandler R, Kline D, White LF, Barocas JA. Intersectional inequities and longitudinal prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder in Massachusetts 2014–2020: a multi-sample capture-recapture analysis. The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. 2024 Apr 1;32.	DPH-related project

Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst	Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform	American Journal of Preventive Medicine	Geissler KH, Jeung C, Attanasio LB. Preventive Primary Care in the Postpartum Year: The Role of Medicaid Delivery System Reform. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024 Mar 12.	The effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Bruce Landon, Peter B Smulowitz, et al. Harvard Medical School, UMass Chan Medical School	Clinician Risk Tolerance and Rates of Admission From the Emergency Department	JAMA Network Open	Smulowitz, P.B., Burke, R.C., Ostrovsky, D., Novack, V., Isbell, L., Kan, V. and Landon, B.E., 2024. Clinician Risk Tolerance and Rates of Admission From the Emergency Department. JAMA network open, 7(2), pp.e2356189-e2356189.	Risk Aversion, Fear of Malpractice, and Medical Decision Making in the Emergency Department

Peter Lindenauer, Rathlev, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Arlene Ash, et al, Baystate Medical Center, UMass Amherst	Differences in Health Care Utilization for Asthma by Children with Medicaid versus Private Insurance	Population Health Management	Goff SL, Shieh MS, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Krishnan JA, Geissler KH. Differences in Health Care Utilization for Asthma by Children with Medicaid versus Private Insurance. Population Health Management. 2024 Apr 1;27(2):105-13.	SPOiLER – Towards Safer Prescribing of Legal Opioids in the Emergency Room

Alan Yang, Justin Broyles, et al, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital	The Use of Unlisted Billing Codes for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Code Consolidation	Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery	Yang AZ, Hyland CJ, Carty MJ, Erdmann-Sager J, Pusic AL, Broyles JM. The Use of Unlisted Billing Codes for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Code Consolidation. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2024 Mar 28.	Evaluating temporal trends in breast reconstruction and effects of reimbursement on breast reconstruction and associated procedures

Casey M. Silver, Lauren M. Janczewski, et al, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, University of Chicago	Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness	Annals of Surgical Oncology	Silver, C.M., Janczewski, L.M., Royan, R., Chung, J.W., Bentrem, D.J., Kanzaria, H.K., Stey, A.M., Bilimoria, K.Y. and Merkow, R.P., 2024. Access, Outcomes, and Costs Associated with Surgery for Malignancy Among People Experiencing Homelessness. Annals of surgical oncology, 3(3), pp 1468-1476.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Mary Arakelyan, Seneca Freyleue, Andrew Schaefer, et al, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College	Rural-urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty	Journal of Rural Health	Arakelyan M, Freyleue SD, Schaefer AP, Austin AM, Moen EL, O'Malley AJ, Goodman DC, Leyenaar JK. Rural-urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty. J Rural Health. 2024 Mar;40(2):326-337.	A Population-Based Study Assessing Regional Variation in Newborn Care and Outcomes, Including the Risk of NICU Admission

Elena Prager, Anna Sinaiko, University of Rochester, Harvard University	Tiered network health plans and changes in physician practice intensity	Health Services Research	Prager E, Sinaiko AD. Tiered network health plans and changes in physician practice intensity. Health Serv Res. 2024 Feb;59(1):e14163.	The Effect of Limited and Tiered Provider Networks on Utilization, Quality, and Cost of Care

Paul J. Christine, Sara Lodi, Heather E. Hsu, Benjamin Bovell-Ammon, Shapei Yan, Dana Bernson et al, University of Colorado, Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: Promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder	Addiction	Christine PJ, Lodi S, Hsu HE, Bovell‐Ammon B, Yan S, Bernson D, Novo P, Lee JD, Rotrosen J, Liebschutz J, Walley AY. Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: Promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder. Addiction. 2024 Mar 22.	DPH-related project

Benjamin J. Bovell-Ammon, Shapei Yan, Devon Dunn, Marc R. LaRochelle, et al, Baystate Medical Center, Boston University Medical School, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Prison Buprenorphine Implementation and Postrelease Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes	JAMA Network Open	Bovell-Ammon, Benjamin J., Shapei Yan, Devon Dunn, Elizabeth A. Evans, Peter D. Friedmann, Alexander Y. Walley, and Marc R. LaRochelle. "Prison Buprenorphine Implementation and Postrelease Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes." JAMA Network Open 7, no. 3 (2024): e242732-e242732.	DPH-related project

Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Benjamin Ukert, Ronald G. Pirrallo, et al, University of Alabama, Texas A & M, Prisma Health, University of South Carolina	Determinants of persistent, multi-year, frequent emergency department use among children and young adults in three US states	Academic Pediatrics	Giannouchos TV, Ukert B, Pirrallo RG, Smith J, Kum HC, Wright B, Dietrich A. Determinants of persistent, multi-year, frequent emergency department use among children and young adults in three US states. Academic pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1;24(3):442-50.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Yaa Akosa Antwi et al, Johns Hopkins University	Heterogeneous Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Payer Composition among Older Adults by Race and Ethnicity	American Journal of Health Economics	Antwi YA, Meille G, Moriya AS. Heterogeneous Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Emergency Department Visits and Payer Composition among Older Adults by Race and Ethnicity. American Journal of Health Economics. 2024 Mar 1;10(2).	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Hussaini Zandam, Ilhom Akobirshoev, Monika Mitra, Brandeis University	Multiple Chronic Condition Emergency Department Visits Among US Adults: Disparities at the Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Status and Race or Ethnicity	Health Equity	Zandam H, Akobirshoev I, Mitra M. Multiple Chronic Condition Emergency Department Visits Among US Adults: Disparities at the Intersection of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Status and Race or Ethnicity. Health Equity. 2024 Mar 1;8(1):198-205.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Dhimitri A. Nikolla, Jonathan J. Oskvarek, Mark S. Zocchi, et al, Allegheny Health Network, US Acute Care Solutions, Brandeis University	Defining Incidental Versus Non-incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations	Cureus	Nikolla DA, Oskvarek JJ, Zocchi MS, Rahman NA, Leubitz A, Moghtaderi A, Black BS, Pines JM. Defining Incidental Versus Non-incidental COVID-19 Hospitalizations. Cureus. 2024 Mar 20;16(3).	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Kimberley Geissler, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management	Transitions in health insurance among continuously insured patients with schizophrenia	Nature Briefing	Ranchoff, B.L., Jeung, C., Zeber, J.E. et al. Transitions in health insurance among continuously insured patients with schizophrenia. Schizophr 10, 25 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00446-4	University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Anna Sinaiko, Vilsa Curto, Elizabeth Bambury, Mark Soto, Meredith Rosenthal, Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	Variation in tiered network health plan penetration and local provider market characteristics	Health Services Research	Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Bambury E, Soto MJ, Rosenthal MB. Variation in tiered network health plan penetration and local provider market characteristics. Health services research. 2023 Sep 5.	The impact of Massachusetts Cost control legislation on prices and competition

Laura Attanasio, Chanup Jeung, Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst, UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Medical Center	Association of Postpartum Mental Illness Diagnoses with Severe Maternal Morbidity	Journal of Women's Health	Attanasio L, Jeung C, Geissler KH. Association of Postpartum Mental Illness Diagnoses with Severe Maternal Morbidity. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Dec 28.	The effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Tadeja Gracner, Ashley Kranz, Kimberley Geissler et al, Rand Corporation, USC, UMass Chan Medical School	The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Pediatric Medical Clinicians' Application of Fluoride Varnish	JAMA Network Open	Gracner T, Kranz AM, Li K, Dick AW, Geissler K. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Pediatric Medical Clinicians' Application of Fluoride Varnish. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2343087. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen	Promoting children's oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices

John Hsu, Nicole Benson, Vicki Fung, Dost Öngür, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School	Medical and psychiatric care preceding the first psychotic disorder diagnosis	Shizophrenia Bulletin	Benson NM, Yang Z, Fung V, Normand SL, Keshavan MS, Öngür D, Hsu J. Medical and psychiatric care preceding the first psychotic disorder diagnosis. Schizophrenia bulletin. 2023 Aug 22:sbad125.	Differences in access to coordinated specialty care in first episode psychosis

Benjamin Ukert, Theodoros V Giannouchos, Texas A & M University, University of Alabama at Birmingham	Association of the affordable care act with racial and ethnic disparities in uninsured emergency department utilization	BMC Health Services Research	Ukert B, Giannouchos TV. Association of the affordable care act with racial and ethnic disparities in uninsured emergency department utilization. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Nov 25;23(1):1302	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Anna Sinaiko, Vilsa Curto, Meredith Rosenthal, Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	Utilization, Steering, and Spending in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems.	JAMA Health Forum	Sinaiko AD, Curto VE, Ianni K, Soto M, Rosenthal MB. Utilization, Steering, and Spending in Vertical Relationships Between Physicians and Health Systems. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Sep 1;4(9):e232875.	The impact of Massachusetts cost control legislation on prices and competition

Maíra Rudolph, Omid Azimaraghi, Elie Salloum, et al, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School	Association of reintubation and hospital costs and its modification by postoperative surveillance: A multicenter retrospective cohort study	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia	Rudolph MI, Azimaraghi O, Salloum E, Wachtendorf LJ, Suleiman A, Kammerer T, Schaefer MS, Eikermann M, Kiyatkin ME. Association of reintubation and hospital costs and its modification by postoperative surveillance: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. J Clin Anesth. 2023 Dec;91:111264. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111264. Epub 2023 Sep 16.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Kimberley Geissler, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Arlene Ash 5, et al. UMass Amherst, UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Medical Center	Influenza Vaccinations Among Privately and Publicly Insured Children With Asthma	Academic Pediatrics	Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Evans V, Lindenauer PK, Ash AS, Krishnan JA, Goff SL. Influenza Vaccinations Among Privately and Publicly Insured Children With Asthma. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Sep-Oct;23(7):1368-1375.	The effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Jacqueline M. Kruser et al, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health	Identifying Patterns of Medical Intervention in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study	Critical Care Explorations	Kruser JM, Sharma K, Holl JL, Nohadani O. Identifying Patterns of Medical Intervention in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Observational Study. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Oct 19;5(10):e0984.	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Evan Matros et al, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Comparison of Cost of Care and Surgical Outcomes between Subpectoral and Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open	Vorstenbosch J, Bouhadana G, Chakraborty A, Matros E, Davison P, Bernstein M. Comparison of Cost of Care and Surgical Outcomes between Subpectoral and Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open. 2023 Oct 1;11(10S):20-1.	The impact of reimbursement on variations in breast reconstruction utilization and quality across hospitals, physicians and payers in the state of Massachusetts

Elizabeth Evans Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst	Use of big data and ethical issues for populations with substance use disorder	Value in Health	Evans EA, Geissler KH. Use of big data and ethical issues for populations with substance use disorder. Value in Health. 2023 Sep 1;26(9):1321-4.	DPH-related project

Jianing Wang, Nathan Doogan, Katherine Thompson, Dana Bernson et al, Boston University, Ohio State University Medical Center, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Massachusetts Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder Estimation Revisited: Comparing a Bayesian Approach to Standard Capture–Recapture Methods+A56	Epidemiology	Wang J, Doogan N, Thompson K, Bernson D, Feaster D, Villani J, Chandler R, White LF, Kline D, Barocas JA. Massachusetts Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder Estimation Revisited: Comparing a Bayesian Approach to Standard Capture–Recapture Methods. Epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1;34(6):841-9.	DPH-related project

Gary Young, David Zepeda, Stephen Flaherty, Mahmudul Hasan, Northeastern University	Physician Practice Migration and Changes in Practice Style: A Study of Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging	Academy of Management Proceedings	Young, G.J., Zepeda, D., Flaherty, S. and Hasan, M.M., 2023. Physician Practice Migration and Changes in Practice Style: A Study of Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 11404). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.	Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD dataset

Jihye Kim, R. Christopher Sheldrick, Kerrin Gallagher et al, University of Nevada, Boston University, Brown University	Association of integrating mental health into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers with utilization and follow-up care	JAMA Network Open	Kim, J., Sheldrick, R.C., Gallagher, K., Bair-Merritt, M.H., Durham, M.P., Feinberg, E., Morris, A. and Cole, M.B., 2023. Association of integrating mental health into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers with utilization and follow-up care. JAMA Network Open, 6(4), pp.e239990-e239990.	Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children

Godwin K. Osei-Poku, Betsy Lehman Center, Julia C. Prentice, Betsy Lehman Center & Boston University, et al.	Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Birthing People With Opioid Use Disorder	Women's Health Issues	Osei-Poku GK, Prentice JC, Peeler M, Bernstein S, Iverson RE, Schiff DM. Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Birthing People With Opioid Use Disorder. Women's Health Issues. 2023 Jul 7.	BLC-related project

Hannah James, Christopher Koller, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Ira Wilson, Health Policy Commission & Brown University	Comparing ambulatory commercial spending in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 2016–2019	Health Services Research	James HO, Koller C, Nasuti LJ, Auerbach DI, Wilson IB. Comparing ambulatory commercial spending in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 2016–2019. Health Services Research. 2023 May 12.	HPC-related project

Katie Moynihan, Urbano França, David Casavant, Robert Graham, Michael McManus, Boston Children's Hospital	Hospital Access Patterns of Children With Technology Dependence	Pediatrics	Moynihan K, França UL, Casavant DW, Graham RJ, McManus ML. Hospital access patterns of children with technology dependence. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 1;151(4):e2022059014.	The long-term impact of pediatric conditions in Massachusetts

Mark Shepard, Ethan Forsgren, Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research	Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange	Journal of Risk and Insurance	Shepard M, Forsgren E. Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 2023 Mar;90(1):9-31.	Prices, Incentives, and Hospital-Physician Integration in Health Care

Lauren Brown, Urbano França, Michael McManus, Boston Children's Hospital	Neighborhood Poverty and Distance to Pediatric Hospital Care	Academic Pediatrics	Brown L, França UL, McManus ML. Neighborhood Poverty and Distance to Pediatric Hospital Care. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 6.	The long-term impact of pediatric conditions in Massachusetts

Lorel Burns, Nihan Gencerliler, Kelly Terlizzi, Claudia Solis-Roman, Asgeir Sigurdsson, Heather Gold, New York University	Apexification outcomes in the United States: A retrospective cohort study	Journal of Endodontics	Burns LE, Gencerliler N, Terlizzi K, Solis-Roman C, Sigurdsson A, Gold HT. Apexification outcomes in the United States: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Endodontics. 2023 Jul 28.	Root Canal Therapy in Children: Analysis of Disparities and Value

Andrea Austin, Andrew Schaefer, Mary Arakelyan, Seneca Freyleue, David Goodman, JoAnna Leyenaar, Dartmouth University	Specialties Providing Ambulatory Care and Associated Healthcare Utilization and Quality for Children with Medical Complexity	Academic Pediatrics	Austin AM, Schaefer AP, Arakelyan M, Freyleue SD, Goodman D, Leyenaar JK. Specialties Providing Ambulatory Care and Associated Healthcare Utilization and Quality for Children with Medical Complexity. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Jul 17.	A Population-Based Study Assessing Regional Variation in Newborn Care and Outcomes, Including the Risk of NICU Admission

Hannah James, Katya Fonkych, Laura Nasuti, David Auerbach, Health Policy Commission	Assessment of a Price Index for Hospital Outpatient Department Services Using Commercial Claims Data in Massachusetts	JAMA Health Forum	James HO, Fonkych K, Nasuti LJ, Auerbach DI. Assessment of a Price Index for Hospital Outpatient Department Services Using Commercial Claims Data in Massachusetts. In JAMA Health Forum 2023 Apr 7 (Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. e230650-e230650). American Medical Association.	HPC-related project

Audra Meadows, Howard Cabral, Chia-ling Liu, Xiaohui Cui, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Hafsatou Diop, Eugene Declercq, UCSD, Boston University, Tufts Medical School, MDPH	Preconception and perinatal hospitalizations as indicators of risk for severe maternal morbidity in primiparas	American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM	Meadows AR, Cabral H, Liu CL, Cui X, Amutah-Onukagha N, Diop H, Declercq ER. Preconception and perinatal hospitalizations as indicators of risk for severe maternal morbidity in primiparas. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2023 Jul 1;5(7):101014.	DPH-related project

Michael Cooper, Laura Attanasio, Kimberley Geissler, UMass Amherst	Maternity care clinician inclusion in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations	PLOS One	Cooper MI, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Maternity care clinician inclusion in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations. Plos one. 2023 Mar 8;18(3):e0282679.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Annie Yu-An Chen, Kimberley Geissler, Andrew Dick, Sarah Goff, Ashley Kranz, UMass Amherst, Rand Corporation	Association Between Insurance Type and Fluoride Varnish Application During Well-Child Visits in Massachusetts	Academic Pediatrics	Chen AY, Geissler KH, Dick AW, Goff S, Kranz AM. Association between insurance type and fluoride varnish application during well-child visits in Massachusetts. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 May 9.	Promoting children's oral health: Identifying provider-, practice-, and community-level characteristics associated with delivery of fluoride varnish in medical offices

Mark Shepard, Ethan Forsgren, Harvard University, NBER, UCLA	Do Insurers Respond to Active Purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange	Journal of Risk and Insurance	Shepard M, Forsgren E. Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. Journal of Risk and Insurance. 2023 Mar;90(1):9-31.	Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments

Keith M. Marzilli Ericson, PhD, Boston University	Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from a Field Experiment	NBER Working Paper Series	Ericson KM, Layton TJ, McIntyre A, Sacarny A. Reducing Administrative Barriers Increases Take-up of Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from a Field Experiment. National Bureau of Economic Research; 2023 Jan 30.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Lynn A. Blewett, Natalie Schwehr Mac Arthur, James Campbell, University of Minnesota School of Public Health	The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases	Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law	Blewett LA, Mac Arthur NS, Campbell J. The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 2023 Feb 1;48(1):93-115.	Secondary discussion of CHIA Mandated Benefit Reports

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Leslie Farland, Judy Stern, Chia-Ling Liu, Howard Cabral, Charles Coddington, III, Hafsatou Diop, et al, University of Arizona, Boston University, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dartmouth-Hitchcock	Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a registry linkage study from Massachusetts	Human Reproduction	Farland LV, Stern JE, Liu CL, Cabral HJ, Coddington III CC, Diop H, Dukhovny D, Hwang S, Missmer SA. Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a registry linkage study from Massachusetts. Human Reproduction. 2022 Nov 1;37(11):2690-9.	DPH-related project

Mathijs de Vaan, Toby Stuart, UC Berkeley	Gender in the Markets for Expertise	American Sociological Review	de Vaan M, Stuart T. Gender in the Markets for Expertise. American Sociological Review. 2022 Jun;87(3):443-77.	The Effects of Network Structure on Provider Learning, Health Outcomes, and Costs of Care

John Ayanian, University of Michigan, Susan Gershman, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	BRCA1/2 testing among young women with breast cancer in Massachusetts, 2010–2013: An observational study using state cancer registry and All‐Payer claims data	Cancer Medicine	Pace LE, Ayanian JZ, Wolf RE, Knowlton R, Gershman ST, Hawkins SS, Keating NL. BRCA1/2 testing among young women with breast cancer in Massachusetts, 2010–2013: An observational study using state cancer registry and All‐Payer claims data. Cancer Medicine. 2022 Mar 21.	DPH-related project

Leila Agha, Dartmouth College, National Bureau of Economic Research	Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks	Management Science	Leila Agha, Keith Marzilli Ericson, Kimberley H. Geissler, and James B. Rebitzer: Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks. Management Science 2022 68:5, 3735-3754.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Megan B. Cole, Boston University	Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts: A Population-Based Cohort Study	The Journal of Pediatrics	Lin MY, Kim J, Sheldrick RC, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Feinberg E, Cole MB. Five-year trends in pediatric mental health emergency department visits in Massachusetts: a population-based cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;246:199-206.	Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children

Meredith Rosenthal, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health	Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts: Study examines the price effects of vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals	Health Affairs	Curto V, Sinaiko AD, Rosenthal MB. Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts: Study examines the price effects of vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals. Health Affairs. 2022 May 1;41(5):741-50.	The impact of Massachusetts Cost control legislation on prices and competition

Lorel Burns, New York University College of Dentistry	A comparative analysis of public and private dental benefit payer types for the provision and outcomes of root canal therapy on permanent teeth of children and adolescents in Massachusetts.	The Journal of the American Dental Association	Burns LE, Gencerliler N, Gold HT. A comparative analysis of public and private dental benefit payer types for the provision and outcomes of root canal therapy on permanent teeth of children and adolescents in Massachusetts. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2022 Dec 15.	Root Canal Therapy in Children: Analysis of Disparities and Value

Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital	Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts	JAMA Health Forum	Fung, Vicki, Zhiyou Yang, Benjamin L. Cook, John Hsu, and Joseph P. Newhouse. Changes in Insurance Coverage Continuity After Affordable Care Act Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults With Low Income in Massachusetts. In JAMA Health Forum, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. e221996-e221996. American Medical Association, 2022.	Medicaid Payment Policy and Access to Care for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Gary Young, Northeastern University	Optimizing Return and Secure Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Reduce the Diversion to Secondary Users and Black Market	arXiv	Mahmudul Hasan M, Ibn Faiz T, Sasser Modestino A, Young GJ. Optimizing Return and Secure Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Reduce the Diversion to Secondary Users and Black Market. arXiv e-prints. 2022 May:arXiv-2205	DPH-related project

Leslie Farland, U of Arizona College of Medicine, Judy Stern, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Chia-ling Liu and Hafsatou Diop, Mass DPH, Howard Cabral, Boston University School of Public Health	Pregnancy outcomes among women with endometriosis and fibroids: registry linkage study in Massachusetts	American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology	Farland LV, Stern JE, Liu CL, Cabral HJ, Coddington III CC, Diop H, Dukhovny D, Hwang S, Missmer SA. Pregnancy outcomes among women with endometriosis and fibroids: registry linkage study in Massachusetts. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2022 Jun 1;226(6):829-e1.	DPH-related project

John Hsu, Massachusetts General Hospital	Identifying Diagnoses of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder in Large Data Sets.	Psychiatric Services	Benson NM, Yang Z, Weiss M, Fung V, Moran LV, Öngür D, Hsu J. Identifying Diagnoses of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder in Large Data Sets. Psychiatric Services. 2022 Nov 1;73(11):1210-6.	Differences in access to coordinated specialty care in first episode psychosis

Naomi Bardach, University of California San Francisco	Adjusting for social risk factors in pediatric quality measures: adding to the evidence base	Academic Pediatrics	Bucholz EM, Toomey SL, McCulloch CE, Bardach N. Adjusting for social risk factors in pediatric quality measures: adding to the evidence base. Academic pediatrics. 2022 Apr 1;22(3):S108-14.	IMPLEMENT Aim 1 - New pediatric quality measures

Mathijs de Vaan, University of California Berkeley	Hospitalizations reduce health care utilization of household members	Health Services Research	Bergquist S, de Vaan M. Hospitalizations reduce health care utilization of household members. Health Services Research. 2022 Dec; 57(6):1274-87.	The Effects of Network Structure on Provider Learning, Health Outcomes, and Costs of Care

Gary Young, Northeastern University	Long-term patient outcomes following buprenorphine/ naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: a retrospective analysis in a commercially insured population	The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	Hasan MM, Noor-E-Alam M, Shi J, Young LD, Young GJ. Long-term patient outcomes following buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: a retrospective analysis in a commercially insured population. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2022 Jul 4;48(4):481-91.	DPH-related project

Kimberley Geissler, University of Massachusetts Amherst	Transitions in Health Insurance During the Perinatal Period Among Patients With Continuous Insurance Coverage	JAMA Network Open	Jeung C, Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. Transitions in Health Insurance During the Perinatal Period Among Patients With Continuous Insurance Coverage. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2239803.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Kimberley Geissler, University of Massachusetts Amherst	A scoping review of data sources for the conduct of policy-relevant substance use research	Public Health Reports	Geissler KH, Evans EA, Johnson JK, Whitehill JM. A scoping review of data sources for the conduct of policy-relevant substance use research. Public Health Reports. 2022 Sep;137(5):944-54.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Susan Parsons, Tufts University School of Medicine	Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant Utilization in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Level Analysis of Statewide Claims Data	JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics	Waheed A, Rodday AM, Kumar AJ, Miller KB, Parsons SK. Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant Utilization in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Level Analysis of Statewide Claims Data. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2022 May;6:e2100135.	Cost Effectiveness of Novel Oncolytics in Newly Diagnosed and Hodgkin Lymphoma: External Validation Study Using APCD

Amresh Hanchate, Boston University School of Medicine	Insurance and geographic variations in non‐invasive prenatal testing	Prenatal Diagnosis	Ellison J, Wang C, Yarrington C, Connors P, Hanchate A. Insurance and geographic variations in non‐invasive prenatal testing. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2022 Jul;42(8):1004-7.	Patterns in ED Use With and Without Ambulance Use, and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization

Mark Shepard, National Bureau of Economic Research	Reducing ordeals through automatic enrollment: evidence from a health insurance exchange	NBER Working Paper Series	Shepard M, Wagner M. Reducing ordeals through automatic enrollment: evidence from a health insurance exchange. National Bureau of Economic Research; 2022 Dec 19.	Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments

Mark Shepard, National Bureau of Economic Research	Hospital network competition and adverse selection: evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange	American Economic Review	Shepard M. Hospital network competition and adverse selection: evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange. American Economic Review. 2022 Feb;112(2):578-615.	Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments

Shayan Taheri, Navid Asadizanjani, University of Florida, Gainesville	An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions	An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions	Taheri S, Asadizanjani N. An Overview of Medical Electronic Hardware Security and Emerging Solutions. Electronics. 2022 Feb 16;11(4):610.	Secondary Use of Betsy Lehman Center Report on the cost of medical errors from the MA APCD: https://betsylehmancenterma.gov/research/costofme

Tom Chen, Harvard Pilgrim Institute, Wenjun Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell	Small-area estimation for public health surveillance using electronic health record data: reducing the impact of underrepresentation	BMC Public Health	Chen T, Li W, Zambarano B, Klompas M. Small-area estimation for public health surveillance using electronic health record data: reducing the impact of underrepresentation. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-0.	DPH-related project

Judy Stern, Dartmouth-Hitchcok Medical Center, Hafsatou Diop, Chia-Ling, Xiaohui Cui, Mass. Department of Public Health, Howard J. Cabral MPH, Boston University School of Public Health	Assisted reproductive technology treatment increases obstetric and neonatal risks over that of the underlying infertility diagnosis	Fertility and Sterility	Stern JE, Liu CL, Cui X, Cabral HJ, Farland LV, Coddington C, Diop H. Assisted reproductive technology treatment increases obstetric and neonatal risks over that of the underlying infertility diagnosis. Fertility and Sterility. 2022 Jun 1;117(6):1223-34.	DPH-related project

David Dranove, Soheil Ghili, Northwestern University	Network formation and bargaining in vertical markets: The case of narrow networks in health insurance	Marketing Science	Ghili S. Network formation and bargaining in vertical markets: The case of narrow networks in health insurance. Marketing Science. 2022 May;41(3):501-27	Narrow Networks in the Health Insurance Market

Victoria Nielsen, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Integration of Regional Hospitalizations, Registry and Vital Statistics Data for Development of a Single Statewide Ischemic Stroke Database	Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases	Zhiyu Yan, Victoria Nielsen, Glory Song, Anita Christie, Lee Schwamm, Kori Zachrison, Integration of Regional Hospitalizations, Registry and Vital Statistics Data for Development of a Single Statewide Ischemic Stroke Database, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol 31, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106236.	DPH-related project

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Dania Bahdila, Muath Aldosari, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Jack Cordes, Monina Klevens Harvard School of Public Health	Emergency department visits for infectious oral conditions in Massachusetts, 2014 through 2018	The Journal of the American Dental Association	Bahdila D, Aldosari M, Cordes J, Klevens RM. Emergency department visits for infectious oral conditions in Massachusetts, 2014 through 2018. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2021 Aug 1;152(8):604-12.	DPH-related project

Meng-Yun Lin, Girish Mishra, Jacqueline Ellison, Godwin Osei-Poku, Julia C. Prentice, Betsy Lehman Center	Differences in patient outcomes after outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopy across settings: a statewide matched cohort study	Gastroinstestinal Endoscopy	Meng-Yun Lin, Girish Mishra, Jacqueline Ellison, Godwin Osei-Poku, Julia C. Prentice: Differences in patient outcomes after outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopy across settings: a statewide matched cohort study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, December 31, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2021.12.025	Betsy Lehman Center-related project

Craig Evan Pollack, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Using the Moving to Opportunity Experiment to Investigate the Long-Term Impact of Neighborhoods on Healthcare Use by Specific Clinical Conditions and Type of Service	Housing Policy Debate	Craig Evan Pollack, Debra G. Bozzi, Amanda L. Blackford, Stefanie DeLuca, Rachel L. J. Thornton & Bradley Herring (2021) Using the Moving to Opportunity Experiment to Investigate the Long-Term Impact of Neighborhoods on Healthcare Use by Specific Clinical Conditions and Type of Service, Housing Policy Debate, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2021.1951804	Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care

Shenam Ticku, Harvard Medical School / Harvard School of Dental Medicine	Dental care utilization in Massachusetts before and after initiation of medication for opioid use disorder: A cross-sectional study of a state all-payer claims database	Journal of Public Health Dentistry	Simon, L, Choudhary, A, Ticku, S, Barrow, J, Tobey, M. Dental care utilization in Massachusetts before and after initiation of medication for opioid use disorder: A cross-sectional study of a state all-payer claims database. J Public Health Dent. 2021; 1– 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12488	Oral health utilization in the state of Massachusetts

Megan B. Cole, Boston University	The Effects of Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers: An All Payer Analysis	Health Services Research	Cole, M., Kim, J., Bair-Merritt, M. and Sheldrick, R.C. (2021), The Effects of Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers: An All Payer Analysis. Health Serv Res, 56: 64-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13788	Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Pediatric Medical Home for Low-Income Children

Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital	Expanding Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults: Impact on Coverage in Massachusetts.	Health Services Research	Dass, D., Price, M. and Fung, V. (2021), Expanding Medicaid Eligibility for Young Adults: Impact on Coverage in Massachusetts. Health Serv Res, 56: 25-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13753	Medicaid Payment Policy and Access to Care for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries

Monika Mitra, Brandeis University	Contraceptive Provision and Quality Care Measures for Insured Individuals in Massachusetts Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	Obstetrics & Gynecology	Wu, Justine P. MD, MPH; Zhang, Jianying MD, MPH; McKee, Michael MD, MPH; Akobirshoev, Ilhom PhD; McKee, Kimberly S. PhD, MPH; Mitra, Monika PhD Contraceptive Provision and Quality Care Measures for Insured Individuals in Massachusetts Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Obstetrics & Gynecology: September 2021 - Volume 138 - Issue 3 - p 398-408 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004505	DPH-related project

David Auerbach, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission	Out-of-Network “Surprise Billing” in Massachusetts: Estimating the Prevalence and Financial Impact.	Health Services Research	Huang, Y., Nasuti, L. and Auerbach, D. (2021), Out-of-Network “Surprise Billing” in Massachusetts: Estimating the Prevalence and Financial Impact. Health Serv Res, 56: 12-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13729	Health Policy Commission-related project

Gary Young, Northeastern University	Patterns of patient discontinuation from buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: A study of a commercially insured population in Massachusetts	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	Mahmudul Hasan, Noor-E-Alam, Prathamesh Mohite, Saiful Islam, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Alyssa Peckham, Leonard Young, Gary J. Young, Patterns of patient discontinuation from buprenorphine / naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder: A study of a commercially insured population in Massachusetts, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 131,2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108416.	DPH-related project

Naomi Bardach, University of California, San Francisco	Weekend Versus Weekday Asthma-Related Emergency Department Utilization	Academic Pediatrics	Talia Mahony, Valerie S. Harder, Nikkolson Ang, Charles E. McCulloch, Judith S. Shaw, Robert Thombley, Michael D. Cabana, Lawrence C. Kleinman, Naomi S. Bardach, Weekend Versus Weekday Asthma-Related Emergency Department Utilization, Academic Pediatrics, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.09.005.	IMPLEMENT Aim 1 (New pediatric quality measures for sickle cell disease, asthma and suicidality)

Gary Young, Northeastern University	A machine learning based two-stage clinical decision support system for predicting patients’ discontinuation from opioid use disorder treatment: retrospective observational study	Boston Medical Center (BMC) Medical Informatics and Decision Making	Hasan, M.M., Young, G.J., Shi, J. et al. A machine learning based two-stage clinical decision support system for predicting patients’ discontinuation from opioid use disorder treatment: retrospective observational study. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 21, 331 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01692-7	DPH-related project

Summer Hawkins, Boston College	ACA and Medicaid Expansion Increased Breast Pump Claims and Breastfeeding for Women with Public and Private Insurance	Women's Health Issues	Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Krisztina Horvath, Alice Noble, Christopher F. Baum, ACA and Medicaid Expansion Increased Breast Pump Claims and Breastfeeding for Women with Public and Private Insurance, Women's Health Issues, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2021.10.005.	Impact of the ACA on preventive health services

Summer Hawkins, Boston College	Impact of Medicaid Eligibility Changes on Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use in Massachusetts and Maine	Medical Care	Lydia Pace, Indrani Saran, Summer Hawkins: Impact of Medicaid Eligibility Changes on Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use in Massachusetts and Maine. Medical Care. 2021.	Impact of the ACA on preventive health services

Summer Hawkins, Boston College	Associations between insurance-related affordable care act policy changes with HPV vaccine completion	Boston Medical Center (BMC) Public Health	Summer Hawkins, Krisztina Horvath, Jessica Cohen, Lydia Pace, Christopher Baum: Associations between insurance-related affordable care act policy changes with HPV vaccine completion. BMC Public Health. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10328-4	Impact of the ACA on preventive health services

Alexander Y. Walley, Sara Lodi, Yijing Li, Dana Bernson, Hermik Babakhanlou-Chase, Thomas Land, Marc R. Larochelle, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Boston University	Association between mortality rates and medication and residential treatment after inpatient medically managed opioid withdrawal: A cohort analysis	PubMed Central® (PMC)	Alexander Y. Walley, Sara Lodi, Yijing Li, Dana Bernson, Hermik Babakhanlou-Chase, Thomas Land, Marc R. Larochelle: Association between mortality rates and medication and residential treatment after inpatient medically managed opioid withdrawal: A cohort analysis: PMC, August 1, 2021.	DPH-related project

Leila Agha, Dartmouth College, National Bureau of Economic Research	Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks	White Paper	Agha, Leila, Keith Marzilli Ericson, Kimberley H. Geissler, and James B. Rebitzer. "Team Relationships and Performance: Evidence from Healthcare Referral Networks." January 28, 2021	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Mark Shepherd, Myles Wagner, National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard University	Reducing Ordeals through Automatic Enrollment: Evidence from a Subsidized Health Insurance Exchange	White Paper	Shepherd M, Wagner M: Reducing Ordeals through Automatic Enrollment: Evidence from a Subsidized Health Insurance Exchange, March 31, 2021	Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments

Evan Matros, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Variation in Payment per Work Relative Value Unit for Breast Reconstruction and Nonbreast Microsurgical Reconstruction: An All-Payer Claims Database Analysis	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Shamsunder MG, Sheckter CC, Sheinin A, Rubin D, Berlin NL, Mehrara B, Matros E. Variation in Payment per Work Relative Value Unit for Breast Reconstruction and Nonbreast Microsurgical Reconstruction: An All-Payer Claims Database Analysis, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: March 2021 - Volume 147 - Issue 3 - p 505-513 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007679	The impact of reimbursement on variations in breast reconstruction utilization and quality across hospitals, physicians and payers in the state of Massachusetts

Theodoros V. Giannouchos, PhD, MS, University of Utah	Emergency Department Utilization by Adolescents Experiencing Homelessness in Massachusetts	Medical Care	Giannouchos, Theodoros V. PhD, MS, Gary, Jodie PhD, RN; Anyatonwu, Sophia MPH; Kum, Hye-Chung PhD, MSW, Emergency Department Utilization by Adolescents Experiencing Homelessness in Massachusetts, Medical Care: April 2021 - Volume 59 - Issue - p S187-S194 doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001436	CHIA Data applied for through AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database

Guneet K. Jasuja PhD, Boston University School of Public Health	Homelessness and Veteran Status in Relation to Nonfatal and Fatal Opioid Overdose in Massachusetts	Medical Care	Jasuja, Guneet K. PhD; Bettano, Amy MPH; Smelson, David PsyD; Bernson, Dana MPH; Rose, Adam J. MD, MSc, FACP; Byrne, Thomas PhD; Berlowitz, Dan R. MD, MPH; McCullough, Megan B. PhD; Miller, Donald R. ScD/ Homelessness and Veteran Status in Relation to Nonfatal and Fatal Opioid Overdose in Massachusetts, Medical Care: April 2021 - Volume 59 - Issue - p S165-S169 doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001437	DPH-related project

Adrianna McIntyre, Mark Shepard, Myles Wagner, Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research	Can Automatic Retention Improve Health Insurance Market Outcomes?	White Paper	McIntyre A, Shepard M, Wagner M. Can Automatic Retention Improve Health Insurance Market Outcomes? January 8, 2021	Comparing Health Insurance Types and Understanding Churn: Evidence from Longitudinal Analysis and Natural Experiments

Conor Ryan, University of Minnesota	How does Insurance Competition Affect Medical Consumption?	White Paper	Ryan, Conor. How does Insurance Competition Affect Medical Consumption? January 9, 2021.	Competition and Insurance Benefit Design

Eric O Mick, Matthew J Alcusky, Nien-Chen Li, Frances E Eanet, Jeroan J Allison, Catarina I Kiefe, Arlene S Ash, University of Massachusetts	Complex Patients Have More Emergency Visits: Don't Punish the Systems That Serve Them	Medical Care	Mick EO, Alcusky MJ, Li NC, et al. Complex Patients Have More Emergency Visits: Don't Punish the Systems That Serve Them. Medical Care. 2021 Apr;59 (4):362-367.	High Intensity ED Use in Massachusetts

Kimberley H. Geissler, Michael I. Cooper, John E. Zeber. University of Massachusetts	Association of Follow-Up After an Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness with Utilization Based Outcomes	Journal of Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	Geissler KH, Cooper MI, Zeber JE. Association of Follow-Up After an Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness with Utilization Based Outcomes. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 2021 Jan 12:1-1.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Kimberley Geissler, Benjamin Lubin, Keith M. Ericson., University of Massachusetts	The association of insurance plan characteristics with physician patient-sharing network structure	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	Geissler KH, Lubin B, Ericson KMM. The association of insurance plan characteristics with physician patient-sharing network structure. Int J Health Econ Manag. 2021 Feb 26.	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Hafsatou Diop, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Optimizing the control group for evaluating ART outcomes: can outpatient claims data yield a better control group?	Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics	Stern JE, Liu CL, Cui X, Gopal D, Cabral HJ, Coddington CC, Missmer SA, Hwang SS, Farland LV, Dukhovny D, Diop H. Optimizing the control group for evaluating ART outcomes: can outpatient claims data yield a better control group? J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Feb 19.	DPH-related project

Investigator and Organization	Article Title	Publication	Full Citation	Data Application

Laura G. Burke, Austin Frakt, and E. John Orav, Harvard School of Public Health, Xiner Zhou, University of California Davis, Katherine Boyle, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana Bernson and Maria-Elena Hood, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Thomas Land, University of Massachusetts Medical School	Trends in opioid use disorder and overdose among opioid‐naive individuals receiving an opioid prescription in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2014	Addiction	Burke LG, Zhou X, Boyle KL, Orav EJ, Bernson D, Hood ME, Land T, Bharel M, Frakt AB. Trends in opioid use disorder and overdose among opioid‐naive individuals receiving an opioid prescription in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2014. Addiction. 2020 Mar;115(3):493-504.	DPH-related project

Ashwini Ranade BDS, MPH, PhD, Gary J. Young PhD, John Griffith PhD, Raul Garcia DMD, Astha Singhal PhD, Jean McGuire PhD, Northeastern University	Changes in Dental Benefits and Use of Emergency Departments for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions in Massachusetts	Public Health Reports	Ranade, Ashwini, Gary Young, Raul Garcia, John Griffith, Astha Singhal, and Jean McGuire. “Changes in Dental Benefits and Use of Emergency Departments for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions in Massachusetts.” Public Health Reports (1974-) 135, no. 5 (2020): 571–77	Oral health services and oral-systemic health connections

Elena Prager, PhD, Northwestern University	Healthcare Demand under Simple Prices: Evidence from Tiered Hospital Networks	American Economic Journal: Applied Economics	Prager, Elena. Healthcare Demand under Simple Prices: Evidence from Tiered Hospital Networks. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 12, no. 4 (2020): 196–223.	The Effect of Limited and Tiered Provider Networks on Utilization, Quality, and Cost of Care

Monica Bharel, Dana Bernson, Abigail Averbach, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Using data to guide action in response to the public health crisis of opioid overdoses	NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery	NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery	DPH-related project

David Goodman, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice	Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas	Hospital Pediatrics	House SA, Singh N, Wasserman JR, Kim Y, Ganduglia-Cazaban C, Goodman DC. Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Dec;10(12):1059-1067	A Population-Based Study Assessing Regional Variation in Newborn Care and Outcomes, Including the Risk of NICU Admission

Evan Matros, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York	Impact of Physician Payments on Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: An All-Payer Claim Database Analysis	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Panchal H, Shamsunder MG, Sheinin A, Sheckter CC, Berlin NL, Nelson JA, Allen R Jr, Rubin D, Kozlow JH, Matros E. Impact of Physician Payments on Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: An All-Payer Claim Database Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Feb;145 (2):333-339.	The impact of reimbursement on variations in breast reconstruction utilization and quality across hospitals, physicians and payers in the state of Massachusetts

Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School	Psychiatrist Participation in Private Health Insurance Markets: Paucity in the Land of Plenty	Psychiatric Services	Benson NM, Myong C, Newhouse JP, Fung V, Hsu J. Psychiatrist Participation in Private Health Insurance Markets: Paucity in the Land of Plenty. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 Dec 1;71 (12):1232-1238.	The Effects of Provider Supply and Insurance Benefit Design on Medical Care Use and Outcomes

David Cutler, National Bureau of Economic Research	Primary care quality and cost for privately insured patients in and out of US Health Systems: Evidence from four states	Health Services Research	Zhou RA, Beaulieu ND, Cutler D. Primary care quality and cost for privately insured patients in and out of US Health Systems: Evidence from four states. Health Serv Res. 2020 Dec; 55 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):1098-1106.	Clinical and Economic Performance of Health Systems

Vicki Fung, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School	The impact of funding for federally qualified health centers on utilization and emergency department visits in Massachusetts	PLoS	Myong C, Hull P, Price M, Hsu J, Newhouse JP, Fung V. The impact of funding for federally qualified health centers on utilization and emergency department visits in Massachusetts. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 3;15(12)	The Effects of Provider Supply and Insurance Benefit Design on Medical Care Use and Outcomes

Stephen Kissler, Monina Klevens, Michael Barnett, Yonatan Grad, Massachusetts	Distinguishing the roles of antibiotic stewardship and reductions in outpatient visits in generating a five-year decline in antibiotic prescribing	Clinical Infectious Diseases	Kissler SM, Klevens RM, Barnett ML, Grad YH. Distinguishing the roles of antibiotic stewardship and reductions in outpatient visits in generating a five-year decline in antibiotic prescribing. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 16:	DPH-related project

Cecilia S. Lee, MD, MS, University of Washington	Predictors of narrow angle detection rate — a longitudinal study of Massachusetts residents over 1.7 million person years	Eye	Lee CS, Lee ML, Yanagihara RT, Lee AY. Predictors of narrow angle detection rate—a longitudinal study of Massachusetts residents over 1.7 million person years. Eye. 2020 Jun 3:1-7.	Retrospective Analysis of Ocular Data from the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis

Richard Paulsen, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Mahmudul Hasan, Noor-E-Alam, Leonard D. Young, Gary J. Young,	Patterns of buprenorphine / naloxone prescribing: an analysis of claims data from Massachusetts	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse	Paulsen R, Modestino AS, Hasan MM, Noor-E-Alam M, Young LD, Young GJ. Patterns of buprenorphine/naloxone prescribing: an analysis of claims data from Massachusetts. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse. 2020 Mar 3;46(2):216-23.	DPH-related project

Kia Smurawa, BS, Medical College of Wisconsin	Capsule Commentary on Young et al., Effects of Physician Experience, Specialty Training, and Self-Referral on Inappropriate Diagnostic Imaging	Journal of General Internal Medicine	Smurawa K. Capsule Commentary on Young et al., Effects of Physician Experience, Specialty Training, and Self-Referral on Inappropriate Diagnostic Imaging. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Feb 19:1-.	Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD dataset

Kimberley H. Geissler, Benjamin Lubin, Keith M. Ericson, University of Massachusetts	The association between patient sharing network structure and healthcare costs	PloS	Geissler KH, Lubin B, Ericson KM. The association between patient sharing network structure and healthcare costs. PloS one. 2020 Jun 22;15(6).	Effects of Utilization Patterns and Coordination of Care on Outcomes

Gary J. Young, J.D., Ph.D. , Stephen Flaherty, M.B.A., Ph.D. , E. David Zepeda, Ph.D. , Koenraad J. Mortele, M.D. , John L. Griffith, Ph.D., Northeastern University	Effects of Physician Experience, Specialty Training, and Self-Referral on Inappropriate Diagnostic Imaging	Journal of General Internal Medicine	Young GJ, Flaherty S, Zepeda ED, Mortele KJ, Griffith JL. Effects of physician experience, specialty training, and self-referral on inappropriate diagnostic imaging. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Jan 23:1-7.	Impact of alternative payment models on utilization of diagnostic imaging services in the APCD dataset

Prathamesh Mohite, Northeastern University	Leveraging Machine Learning Framework to Predict Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment Discontinuation	Master’s Thesis	Mohite P. Leveraging Machine Learning Framework to Predict Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment Discontinuation. Master’s Thesis, Northeastern University. 2020 May.	DPH-related project

Elena Prager, Northwestern University	Regulating Out-of-Network Hospital Payments: Disagreement Payoffs, Negotiated Prices, and Access	White Paper	Prager E, Tilipman N. Regulating Out-of-Network Hospital Payments: Disagreement Payoffs, Negotiated Prices, and Access. 2020 October	The Effect of Limited and Tiered Provider Networks on Utilization, Quality, and Cost of Care

Timothy Nielsen, MPH, Dana Bernson, MPH, Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, Sarah E. Wakeman, M, Amy M. Yule, MD, Pooja K. Mehta, MD, MSHP, Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Hafsatou Diop, MD, MPH, et al.	Maternal and infant characteristics associated with maternal opioid overdose in the year following delivery	Addiction	Nielsen T, Bernson D, Terplan M, Wakeman SE, Yule AM, Mehta PK, Bharel M, Diop H, Taveras EM, Wilens TE, Schiff DM. Maternal and infant characteristics associated with maternal opioid overdose in the year following delivery. Addiction. 2020 Feb;115 (2):291-301.	DPH-related project

Thomas Byrne ,Travis Baggett, Thomas Land, Dana Bernson, Maria-Elena Hood,Cheryl Kennedy-Perez, Rodrigo Monterrey, David Smelson, Marc Dones, Monica Bharel, Massachusetts Department of Public Health	A classification model of homelessness using integrated administrative data: Implications for targeting interventions to improve the housing status, health and well-being of a highly vulnerable population	PloS one	Byrne T, Baggett T, Land T, Bernson D, Hood ME, Kennedy-Perez C, Monterrey R, Smelson D, Dones M, Bharel M. A classification model of homelessness using integrated administrative data: Implications for targeting interventions to improve the housing status, health and well-being of a highly vulnerable population. PloS one. 2020 Aug 20;15 (8):e0237905.	DPH-related project

Lisa M. Lines, PhD, MPH, University of Massachusetts	Big Data and Predictive Modeling Using a Large Administrative Dataset to Understand Population-Level Changes in Emergency Department Use	SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health	Lines LM. Big Data and Predictive Modeling Using a Large Administrative Dataset to Understand Population-Level Changes in Emergency Department Use. SAGE Research Methods Cases. London: 2020.	High Intensity ED Use in Massachusetts

Schiff DM, Nielsen T, Hoeppner BB, et al.	Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Utilization of Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder in the Year Prior to Delivery in Massachusetts	JAMA Network Open	Schiff DM, Nielsen T, Hoeppner BB, et al. Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e205734. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.5734	DPH-related project