Reports

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

As described in this report, the project was aimed at developing a core survey that has the sensitivity to capture change over time in nursing homes' level of automation and, whether fielded in conjunction with the NNHS or through other means, will provide a valuable snapshot of nursing home HIT use while establishing a baseline from which to track future growth.

This chartbook examines the combination of chronic conditions and functional limitations as a potentially better predictor of high health care utilization. [51 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report reviews important lessons learned from the experience of network-enabled health IT adoption among federally funded health centers. It reviews challenges and opportunities associated with adoption of health IT, perceived costs and benefits and the experiences of providers working to leverage health IT to improve quality and efficiency of care.

Introduction Section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act authorizes evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded by the Act.  Section 241(b) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and to the House Energy and Commerce Committee summarizing the findings from the

The full report is available as PDF only   Presented to: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

This is the final report produced under this project and includes an executive summary at the beginning of the report. The report summarizes and synthesizes all of the information obtained under the literature review, the site visits, and the National Symposium on the Health Needs of Human Trafficking Victims, and draws upon the issue briefs produced under this project. [74 PDF pages]

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs provide critical income support for those who meet eligibility requirements.

In recent years, the Federal government has made increasingly significant investments in early childhood care and education research.

Washington, DC By: National Center for Children in Poverty Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University and Abt Associates Inc.

Authors: Heather J. Clawson ICF International Nicole M. Dutch ICF International Amy Salomon Advocates for Human Potential Lisa Goldblatt Grace Consultant, Advocates for Human Potential My Life My Choice Project

Final Report to:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

State newborn screening (NBS) programs for heritable diseases and conditions provide vital health information that enables prevention and early detection of rare genetic conditions. Information management of the screening laboratory test orders and the reporting of laboratory is substantial challenge based on a variety of factors.

  Web-based Information Exchange and Information Services Concept to Support the Exchange of Newborn Screening Information Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 1, 2009

The 2008 User Study provides an updated snapshot of awareness and use of Healthy People three-quarters of the way through the decade, allowing for an assessment of whether use is changing over time; identifying barriers to use of Healthy People among state, local and tribal health organizations; and offering insight to assist HHS in preparing the next iteration of national hea

An American Indian/Alaska Native Suicide Prevention Hotline: Literature Review and Discussion with Experts Prepared by: Peggy Halpern Ph.D, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation November, 2009

This exploratory study provides background information pertaining to an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Suicide Prevention Hotline.

Authors: Sharon Vandivere and Karin Malm Child Trends Laura Radel  

The purpose of this project is to continue the ASPE bundling research in the area of Medicare post acute care using the 2006 Medicare post acute episode file developed in the previous analysis.

Adoption USA presents findings from the first nationally representative survey of adoptive parents in the United States. About two percent of U.S. children joined their families through adoption.

Final Report Prepared for Susan Bogasky Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 443F5 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201

This paper is the third in a series on SNPs and their relationship to Medicaid. In the second paper of the series, we identified all states which had some kind of contractual relationship with SNPs prior to MIPPA, and classified those relationships into broad categories.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This paper outlines the specific data elements that long-term care insurance participating in a State Partnership for Long-Term Care must provide to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This system of records is required by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Federal regulations supporting these data requirements were published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2008.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State Long-Term Care Partnership Insurer Reporting Requirements: Version 1.3 Form Approved OMB No: 0990-0333Expiration Date: 12/31/2011

This report is a summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop held by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the National Cancer Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Office of the National Coordination for Health Information Technology on October 15, 2009.

Identifying Opportunities To Maximize the Utility of Genomics Research Data Through Electronic Health Information Exchange Meeting Summary Andrew Dorfmann and Jessica Nadler 10/15/2009

This report examines trends in the provision of post-acute care to beneficiaries with diagnoses indicating a need for complex medical care for the years 1998-2006, with special attention to changes in care provided by long-term care hospitals and hospital-based skilled nursing facilities.

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Tto understand better the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) mandate for state Special Needs Plans (SNPs) contracting, it is important to understand the current status SNP contracting with state Medicaid agencies for their dually eligible members.

This white paper originated in the fall of 2008 from work carried out by the Pathology Electronic Reporting Taskforce (PERT) of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Under contract support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the PERT was tasked to propose electronic implementations of the CAP Cancer Committee's reporting templates.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF The Mental Health of Vulnerable Youth and their Transition to Adulthood: Examining the Role of the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Runaway/Homeless Systems August 2009

This comprehensive review of current literature on human trafficking into and within the United States focuses on surveying what the social science or other literature has found about the issues of identifying and effectively serving trafficking victims. A more specific focus concerns the phenomenon of “domestic trafficking” (trafficking involving U.S.

By: Heather J. Clawson, Nicole Dutch, Amy Solomon, and Lisa Goldblatt Grace

Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

This paper reports the results of a survey of state TANF rules regarding the treatment of unrelated cohabitors in households containing TANF units. The research focused primarily on identifying differences in how the eligibility of a family is treated depending on the household adult(s) relationship to the children, and, to the extent it matters, marital status.

Cohabitation and Marriage Rules in State TANF Programs by: Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University Robert T. Reville, RAND Corporation Anne E. Winkler, University of Missouri, St. Louis Jane McClure Burstain, RAND Corporation August, 2008 Revised, February 2009 Presented in Fulfillment of HHS-100-02-001, Task Orders 1 and 2

Contents Data Health Insurance Dynamics Obtaining Coverage: Transitions out of the Uninsured State Changing and Losing Coverage: Transitions into the Uninsured State Conclusion Policy Impl

By: John L. Czajka and James Mabli Mathematica Policy Research

Seeking greater understanding of the ownership structures of nursing homes, ASPE contracted with Harvard Medical School to study the trends in organizational structures of nursing homes and their impact on quality of care. This current work builds on previous research funded by ASPE.

This mostly qualitative study identified key usability and utility components of a personal health record (PHR) being used by an elderly population living in South Carolina.