2021 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)

Join RTI International researchers at the 2021 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) being held virtually June 14-17. ARM draws policy analysts, clinicians, researchers, community members and others to learn about new research and to discuss the latest issues in health policy and health services research.

Be sure to catch one of the posters or presentations being delivered by RTI researchers, including:

Monday, June 14

12:45 PM EDT - Late-Breaking Session: Health Insurance Coverage and its Impacts: High-Risk Populations and COVID (Podium)

• Anupa Bir 

1:45 PM EDT - Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Late-Stage Cancer Patients with Uncontrolled Symptoms in the Electronic Health Record (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Lisa DiMartino from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Thomas Miano from RTI International, Kathryn Wessell from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Buck Bohac from NC TraCS Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Laura Hanson from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:45 PM EDT - An Overview of the Telehealth Implementation Support Tool for Jails Seeking to Implement or Expand Virtual Services (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Saira Haque 

• Co-Authors: Nick Richardson from RTI International

Tuesday, June 15

12:00 PM EDT - Unpacking Complex Interventions That Successfully Manage Care for High-Need, High-Cost (HNHC) Patients: A Realist Review (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Eva Chang from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Rania Ali, Julie Seibert, and Nancy Berkman from RTI International

12:00 PM EDT - Reviewing the Effectiveness of Interventions Targeting High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Systematic Review (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Eva Chang from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Rania Ali, Julie Seibert, and Nancy Berkman from RTI International

12:00 PM EDT - The Effect of COVID-19 on Orthopedic Surgeon Practice Consolidation (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Fang He from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Kristen Henretty from RTI International

12:00 PM EDT - Data Correction in the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program: An Exploratory Analysis of Organizational Differences in Data Correction and Potential for Gaming Quality Measure Rates (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Lauren Campbell from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Laura Smith, Tara McMullen, Qinghua Li, Andrea Ptaszek from RTI International and Tara McMullen from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

12:00 PM EDT - The Anticipated Impact of the Interrupted Stay Policy Under the New Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on Stays Included in Quality Measures in the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Lauren Campbell from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Laura Smith, Tara McMullen, Qinghua Li, Andrea Ptaszek from RTI International and Tara McMullen from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

12:00 PM EDT - Estimated Impact of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program on Patient Care, QALYs, and Medical Costs (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Benjamin Yarnoff from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Kincaid Lowe Beasley, Mark Rivera, Aysha Rasool, and Sallyann Coleman King from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Laurel Bates, Amanda Honeycutt, Naomi Buell from RTI International.

Wednesday, June 16

12:15 PM EDT - Trends in Utilization and Outcomes among Assisted Living Facility Residents (Podium)

• Matt Toth 

1:15 PM EDT - Baseline Expenditures and Utilization of Navigation-Eligible Medicare FFS Beneficiaries in the Accountable Health Communities Model (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Will Parish from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Yiyan Liu from Boston Scientific, James Derzon from RTI International, Susan Haber, Lucia Rojas Smith, and Jeanette Renaud from RTI International

1:15 PM EDT - Characteristics and Health Related Social Needs of Beneficiaries Screened, Eligible, and Navigated By the Accountable Health Communities Model (Poster)

• Co-Author and Presenter: Jeanette Renaud from RTI International

• Co-Authors: Olivia Berzin, Susan Haber, James Derzon, Lucia Rojas Smith, Will Smith from RTI International, Yiyan Liu from Boston Scientific, Laura Gottlieb from UCSF Center for Health and Community, and Danielle Hessler from UCSF School of Medicine

2:15 PM EDT - Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Coverage, Quality, and Health Outcomes (Podium)

• Nadya Belenky 

Thursday, June 17

11:00 AM EDT - Disseminating Evidence: Findings People Can Use (Podium)

• Chair: Jane Chang from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Discussant: Lauren McCormack from RTI International

• Speakers: Peter Jeppson from the University of New Mexico, Steven Gregg from the National Association for Continence, Meera Viswanathan from RTI International, and Linda McWhorter from Widener University