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Factors That Affect Opioid Quality Improvement Initiatives in Primary Care: Insights from Ten Health Systems

Factors That Affect Opioid Quality Improvement Initiatives in Primary Care: Insights from Ten Health Systems

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This study of an Opioid Quality Improvement Collaborative can help providers adopt CDC opioid guidelines and improve their prescribing practices.
Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

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Abt experts co-authored a study explaining how stakeholders—including individual citizens—can better estimate PFAS blood levels from water concentrations.
Medically-attended, Laboratory-confirmed Influenza During Pregnancy in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Influenza Seasons

Medically-attended Influenza During Pregnancy in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Influenza Seasons

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A new study shows that low influenza infection rates for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic were consistent with data for the general population.
Medicaid ACOs and Managed Care: A Tale of 2 States

Medicaid ACOs and Managed Care: A Tale of 2 States

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This report reviews the efforts of Massachusetts and Minnesota to blend their MCOs with an ACO approach to meet Medicaid’s goals.
PROMIS Global Health: Feasibility in Home Health

PROMIS Global Health: Feasibility in Home Health

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A study from Abt and CMS finds NIH’s PROMIS® Global Health survey effectively captures home health patients’ self-reporting regarding perceived overall health.
An Update on the Distribution, Bionomics, and Insecticide Susceptibility of Anopheles Stephensi in Ethiopia, 2018–2020

An Update on the Distribution, Bionomics, and Insecticide Susceptibility of Anopheles Stephensi in Ethiopia, 2018–2020

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Vector control policies will be improved thank to this study’s data on everything from the distribution to the insecticide susceptibility of An. stephensi.
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Mobile Crisis Response: Considerations for State Medicaid Agencies

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This paper from Abt explains how state Medicaid agencies can set up mobile crisis response (MCR) systems to help people with acute behavioral health needs.
The Association of Nursing Home Quality Ratings and Spread of COVID-19

The Association of Nursing Home Quality Ratings and Spread of COVID-19

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This report from Abt and CMS demonstrates that the Nursing Home Compare ratings tool can help identify nursing homes at greater risk of COVID-19.
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Factors Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases in Nepal: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Population-Based Study

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a serious and growing health issue in Nepal, but targeting risk factors can reduce the disease burden.
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Malaria Vector Species Composition and Entomological Indices Following Indoor Residual Spraying in Regions Bordering Lake Victoria, Tanzania

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The study found that indoor residual spraying was effective, and the findings can help guide Tanzania’s vector control strategy.