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Monitoring Medicare’s Home Health, Hospice, and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Benefits
Project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health, hospice, home infusion therapy, home IVIG, and IRF benefits require constant monitoring of payment policy—and revisions, as needed—to ensure they are working as intended. This enables…
Reducing Early Childhood Obesity (RECO) Evaluation
Project
Many young children are overweight or obese, which can lead to poor health outcomes later in life as well as higher health care costs. First 5 LA, an independent county agency that helps prepare children for kindergarten during their first five years,…
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care
Project
EvidenceNOW, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is helping more than 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the U.S. use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans…
Lessons from the Window of Opportunity Housing Initiative
Publication
Abt evaluated the MacArthur Foundation’s WOO Initiative and found investments in individual entities support affordable housing preservation and development.
VOSViewer: A Network Mapping Tool for Analyzing Topics with a Substantive Knowledge Base
Publication
This brief by Abt Global discusses a preferred tools for processing large amounts of information in 21st century knowledge curation.
Estimating the Prevalence of ‘Doctor Shopping' for Prescription Drugs
Project
Misuse of opioid analgesics threatens public health and results in rising numbers of overdose deaths and admissions to emergency departments and treatment facilities. In the absence of adequate patient information systems, patients who engage in “doctor…
Success Boston: Evaluating Transition Coaching for College Success
Project
A 2008 report showed only 35 percent of Boston public school graduates who had enrolled in college had completed a postsecondary credential within seven years of graduation. To improve completion rates, the Boston Foundation, the city of Boston, Boston…
AI-Driven Efficiency in Public Service: A Q&A with Nora Connor
Blog
Government agencies can use artificial intelligence to make better decisions and be more efficient while using Abt’s tools to mitigate risk.
Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)
Project
Abt Global’s Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project was USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health. The five-year project, which ended in 2016, worked to involve nongovernmental organizations and for-profit…
Funding Model Helps Bangladesh Expand Primary Health Care
Impact Brief
Some municipalities fund primary health care services in urban areas of Bangladesh.