Publications
Care Delivery Material
Video
Video for the the SHIFT-Care Challenge: Opioid Use Disorder Initatives. The SHIFT-Care Challenge invests funds for competitively-selected Massachusetts providers to promote sustainable, transformative care models that reduce avoidable acute care utilization.
Care Delivery Material
Foreword and final report by Brandeis University evaluating the Health Policy Commission's SHIFT-Care Challenge: Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) in the Emergency Department
Care Delivery Material
Overview of SHIFT-Care Investment Program: Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) cohort outcomes and successes, featuring nine hospital awardees and their work initiating medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for patients in the ED and supporting ongoing engagement in treatment to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable acute care utilization.
Care Delivery Material
Spotlight on efforts to reduce stigma around Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Health Harrington Hospital
Care Delivery Material
Spotlight on two health system efforts to forge medical-legal partnerships to address patients' health related social needs
Care Delivery Material
Case study of the Pediatric Physician's Organization at Children's and their utilization of telehealth in response to rising behavioral health needs
Care Delivery Material
Care Delivery Material
Annual Cost Trends Report
In this annual report for 2021, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.
Video
This HPC Short evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits and whether the decrease in visits was due to avoiding needed care, patients finding care elsewhere, or patients needing less care.