Publications
DataPoints Series
Part two of this DataPoints focuses on shifts in site of care delivery in recent years and on spending and out-of-pocket spending by site of care, comparing urgent care centers, retail clinics, physician offices, hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), and emergency departments (EDs).
DataPoints Series
Part one of this DataPoints focuses on the recent landscape of these alternative care sites, including trends in the number of sites; location by region and community income; and services, hours, and electronic health record systems used.
Care Delivery Material
Spotlight on efforts to reduce stigma around Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Health Harrington Hospital
Annual Cost Trends Report
In this annual report for 2022, 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.
Conference Submission
Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2022, examining decreases in potentially avoidable emergency visits among children and adults between March 2019 and September 2021
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
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
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
Conference Submission
Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2022, examining the persistence of coding intensity in Massachusetts