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Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…
Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

Evaluating the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model

Project
CMS launched the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model to address the gap between clinical care and community services in the health care system. The AHC Model is based on emerging evidence that addressing health-related social needs can improve…
Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

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Ascend Lot 1 – The UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) set out to invest £100 million in 11 countries in East and Southern Africa and South Asia to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling NTDs…
Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College

Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College

Publication
Abt’s Find the Fit study found the enhancements to the Department of Education’s Upward Bound program did not help students avoid undermatching.
Assessing FMLA: Results from 2018 Surveys

Assessing FMLA: Results from 2018 Surveys

Publication
56% of private workers are eligible for medical leave under the FMLA, and 95 percent of worksites reported positive or neutral perceptions of the law’s effects.
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Abt Conversations: Implementing Summer EBT—Tips from the Chickasaw Nation

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Abt’s René Nutter talks with Tyra Shackleford, Chickasaw Nation’s Summer EBT Manager, about what it takes for a successful Summer EBT implementation.
CDC Zika

CDC’s Zika Domestic Readiness Campaign

Project
After the initial 2016 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil and other countries, the public’s concern waned, and but the Zika virus still posed a threat to women who were pregnant or planning to become pregnant throughout the Americas. In the midst of a rapidly…
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Monitoring Flu Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women and Health Care Personnel

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Pregnant woman and health care personnel (HCP) need flu shots, yet coverage for these groups historically has been below national targets. Without shots, the groups’ health risks soar. Pregnant women who get the flu not only can contract severe diseases…
Updating AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS

Updating AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS

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Over the past 15 years, hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and students have been taught to use AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS concepts and tools to enhance the quality and safety of patient care. Evidence has steadily accumulated to show the positive…
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Moving at Mission Speed: How Abt’s AI Innovation Spike Delivers Practical Solutions

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Abt’s AI Innovation Spike brings technologists and subject matter experts together in rapid, collaborative sprints to prototype practical, mission-aligned AI solutions.