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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.

Abt is proud to celebrate TJ Shumard, who has been named a 2026 IGNITE Powerful Leaders Igniting Digital Transformation Honoree.

Our experts will meet with federal leaders on practical AI adoption for government to create systems built to last beyond pilots.

Parental intent to vaccinate children younger than five has declined over time as parents were less likely to think the vaccine was effective and safe.

Abt explains how the Biden administration’s Initiative for Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness addresses findings from our study of homeless encampments.

Relying on both the public and private sectors is key for meeting women’s contraceptive needs in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Michael Plotzke is a senior health economist with expertise in the area of Medicare payment policy, the organization of healthcare providers and quality measurement. His work typically involves the analysis of large datasets such as Medicare claims, assessment and enrollment data. Dr. Plotzke serves as principal investigator for multiple projects with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  On the “Home Health Prospective Payment System and Hospice: Analysis Support and Monitoring” project, Dr. Plotzke leads a team of researchers in analyzing trends in Medicare hospice and home health usage and constructing large-scale payment reform options for both benefits.  Dr. Plotzke also leads the “Evaluation of the Medicare Care Choices Model” project that evaluates a new payment model for end-of-life care that is being tested with 141 hospice providers.  This project involves analysis of existing administrative data and collection of new data through surveys of caregivers, surveys of hospice providers and in-depth case studies of hospice providers participating in the model.

Nicole Keane, MSN, RN, CPHQ has an extensive clinical and research background in healthcare quality improvement, measure development, team-building and formative evaluation in post-acute and primary care settings. Her focus is providing technical assistance to healthcare systems and clinicians to drive quality improvement through learning and implementing the skills of measure development, implementation, benchmarking, analysis, and report writing.