Publications

This 2019 chartpack is one in a series of regularly reported updates on the impact of opioid use on acute care hospital utilization in the Commonwealth.

This brief is the third in a series of resources that the HPC issued regarding the landscape of certified Massachusetts ACOs based on the information submitted by applicants for ACO Certification, combined with other publicly available information. The purpose of this policy brief is to provide an overview of the risk contracts and performance management approaches of Massachusetts ACOs.

These profiles provide a high-level snapshot of Targeted Cost Challenge Investments program awardees, the care model they implemented, and the goals of their initiatives.

This report and interactive map analyzes the statewide availability of health care providers serving patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in the Commonwealth.

The Tele-Behavioral Health Implementation Guide includes insights and practical tips from providers, including the HCII Telemedicine Pilot awardees, on how to successfully implement tele-behavioral health services. The guide focuses the implementation considerations of workflow, data and measurement, workforce, and technology.

The ACO Profiles provide a snapshot of each HPC-certified ACO, using non-confidential information submitted to the HPC through ACO Certification and other public data. This edition of the Profiles include the ACOs certified by the HPC in 2017 and 2018.

In this annual report for 2018, 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.

In this ninth DataPoints issue, the HPC presents OPP data from 2014 through 2017 to show trends over time with an emphasis on internal appeals and external reviews related to behavioral health treatment.

This brief is the second in a series of resources that the HPC issued regarding the landscape of certified Massachusetts ACOs based on the information submitted by applicants for ACO Certification, combined with other publicly available information. The purpose of this policy brief is to provide an overview of how ACOs manage population health.

This fact sheet outlines the awardees and the workplan for the SHIFT-Care Challenge.