Health System Performance

The Health Policy Unit conducts consultancies and research projects in collaboration with partners in the public and private sector, focusing on quality, cost, and value in health care.

Wisconsin Collaborative for HealthCare Quality
Leadership Team for Aligning Forces for Quality

Wisconsin Health Information Organization
Analyzing emerging data from Wisconsin’s all-payer claims database, and participating on its data user advisory committee

• Report: How do Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial Insurance Vary in Community-Level Performance? Using Claims Data from the Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) to Assess Variation in Population Health Processes, UW Population Health Institute. November 2011.
• Presentation: How do Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial Insurance Vary in Community-Level Performance?

Partnership for Healthcare Payment Reform
Participating in workgroups to advance pilot payment reform initiatives.

Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Leading the policy component to deploy the use of research in comparative effectiveness and outcomes for health systems improvement.

Medical Homes in Southeast Wisconsin
Evaluation of Wisconsin’s Medicaid/BadgerCare HMO Pilot of Medical Homes for High Risk Pregnant Women in Southeast Wisconsin.

WI Collaborative Diabetes Quality Improvement Project
Tracking progress on HEDIS® measures for comprehensive diabetes care from Wisconsin HMO Collaborators. Summarizing and reporting data for cardiovascular care, cancer screening, asthma care, arthritis, and tobacco control. Funded by CDC via WI DHS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.