Browsing A. All Hilltop Institute (UMBC) Works by Title
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Academic Detailing: A Review of the Literature and States’ Approaches
(The Hilltop Institute, 2009-12-18)To follow up on a previous study, Hilltop surveyed the literature to understand the current status of legislation among states regarding academic detailing/prescriber education (AD), as well as to describe existing efforts. ... -
Addendum to Analysis of Options to Ensure Continuity of Care: A Report to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Board of Trustees
(The Hilltop Institute, 2012-12-17)This document provides additional analysis requested by the Continuity of Care Advisory Committee and public stakeholders and serves as an addendum to the Committee’s report, Analysis of Options to Ensure Continuity of Care. -
Adult Dental Coverage in Maryland Medicaid
(The Hilltop Institute, 2016-02-01)Hilltop provided this report to the Maryland Dental Action Coalition (MDAC) to examine the cost and policy implications of expanding adult dental coverage under Maryland Medicaid. Currently, Maryland is among 15 states ... -
Advancing Health Equity through the CHNA/Implementation Strategy Process
(The Hilltop Institute, 2014-06-24)Hilltop Hospital Community Benefit Program Director Gayle D. Nelson, JD, MPH, was part of a panel that presented at an Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) webinar on June 24, 2014, titled Community ... -
The Affordable Care Act: New Options for Providing Long-Term Services and Supports
(The Hilltop Institute, 2011-05)Many of the opportunities made available by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can be leveraged to work together and to build on existing initiatives. The result can be a strengthened infrastructure for service provision and a ... -
Aligning Hospital Community Benefit, Collaborations, Community Health, and Housing
(2015-11-06)On November 6, 2015, Hilltop Hospital Community Benefit Program Director Gayle D. Nelson, JD, MPH, gave this presentation and participated in a panel discussion at a session titled Health and Housing: Collaboration and ... -
All in This Together: Public Health and Community Benefit
(The Hilltop Institute, 2012-06-27)Hilltop Interim Executive Director Michael A. Nolin, MA, made a presentation at the American Public Health Association’s midyear meeting on June 27, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The session, titled All in This ... -
Alternative and “Off-Label” Uses of Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid
(The Hilltop Institute, 2010-11-10)Abrams presented a poster on another study, entitled Alternative and “Off-Label” Uses of Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid, which used Medicaid administrative data from a single state (Maryland) and year (7/2000 to ... -
An Analysis of Medicaid Costs for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury While Residing in Maryland Nursing Facilities
(The Hilltop Institute, 2008-12-19)The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), on behalf of Maryland’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration, requested that The Hilltop Institute conduct a study to provide a better understanding of ... -
Analysis of Options to Ensure Continuity of Care: A Report to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Board of Trustees
(The Hilltop Institute, 2012-12-06)The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012 requires the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) to conduct a study and report findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on “the establishment ... -
An Analysis of Selected Mental Health Conditions among Maryland Full-Benefit Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries
(The Hilltop Institute, 2016-02-16)At the request of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), The Hilltop Institute conducted a series of analyses on the health care utilization of Maryland’s full-benefit Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible ... -
Analysis of the Maryland American Indian Health and HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment
(Maryland AIDS administration, 2004-05)On behalf of the Maryland AIDS Administration, The Hilltop Institute (as the Center for Health Program Development and Management) conducted a needs assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Maryland American ... -
April 15 is the day tobacco companies pay $9 billion for tobacco illnesses, but is it enough.
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Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors: An Examination of Health Disparities in Hypertension and Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Baltimore, Maryland. An Urban Health Documentary
(Center for Health Program Design and Management and Institute for Racial and Ethnic Health Studies, 2003-06-27)In this study, members of four racial and ethnic groups in Baltimore shared their experiences in living with hypertension and diabetes. Participants identified environmental, social, and behavioral barriers to attaining ... -
Background on the Medicaid Program: Requirements/Restrictions
(The Hilltop Institute, 2005-08-17)This presentation provides background information on the Medicaid program as the federal Medicaid Commission prepared to address its mandate. The presentation covers the Medicaid state plan, flexibility under the state ... -
Balancing LTC: Can More Home and Community-Based Support Save Money While Improving Care
(The Hilltop Institute, 2010-06-28)Charles Milligan participated in a roundtable at the 2010 AcademyHealth Research Meeting on June 28, 2010, in Boston, Massachusetts. His presentation gave an overview of Hilltop’s research on cross-payer effects for ... -
Building Research Collaborations with State Health Policymakers
(The Hilltop Institute, 2012-06-24)Hilltop Interim Executive Director Michael A. Nolin, MA, was a panelist in a special session at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting on June 24, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. This special session, Building Research ... -
Cervical Cancer Screening and Gynecologic Visit Rates for Medicaid Enrollees with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
(The Hilltop Institute, 2010-11-10)Hilltop Senior Research Analyst Michael Abrams, MPH, gave this presentation at the 138th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting held November 6 through 10, 2010, in Denver, Colorado. Cervical Cancer ... -
Chairman's Mark and Proposed Amendments
(The Center for Health Programs Development and Management, 2006-11-16)The Center for Health Program Development and Management has been providing strategic and analytical support to the federal Medicaid Commission and assisting with preparation of the Commission’s final report. On November ... -
Changing Interagency Service Delivery Systems to Help Older Public Housing Residents Access Services to Assist Them to Age in Place (Service Access for Elders in Public Housing - SAEPH)
(Maryland Department of Aging, 2004-02)The (ASPE Track 2) planning project, referred to as Service Access for Elders in Public Housing or SAEPH, addressed issues that affect the quality of life of elderly residents of an urban public housing complex. A SAEPH ...