National Care Coordination Academy: July 26, 2021
After this session, participants will understand the key aspects of reaching out to state legislators to impact policy, articulate the link of the care coordination work and the funding mechanisms needed to make this work sustainable, and recognize mechanisms to concisely present data on care coordi [...]
The Eye of the Beholder: A Discussion of Value and Quality From the Perspective of Families of Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
There is broad agreement that increasing the cost-effectiveness and quality of health care services, thereby achieving greater value, is imperative given this country’s current spiraling costs and poor health outcomes. However, how individuals or stakeholder groups define value may differ signific [...]
Research
We use a wide array of methods to conduct and apply innovative, evidence-based research in the health care and social service arenas. This work informs funding and policy decision making on the local, state, and federal levels, to promote health and social service systems that improve health, well-b [...]
Astraea Augsberger
Astraea Augsberger, PhD, is Associate Professor at Boston University School of Social Work where she teaches courses in clinical social work practice, child policy and research methods. She received her MSW and Ph.D. from Columbia University School of Social Work. She has 15 years of clinical and re [...]
Lenette Azzi-Lessing
Lenette Azzi-Lessing returned to higher education after more than 25 years’ experience as a social worker, administrator, and policy advocate. Her work focuses on improving the wellbeing and life chances of vulnerable, young children and their families, those living in poverty and those involved i [...]
Thomas Byrne
Thomas Byrne, PhD, MSW is an associate professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. His work focuses broadly on the causes, consequences and policy responses to homelessness and housing insecurity. He is also affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where he has conduc [...]
Margaret (Meg) Comeau
Meg Comeau, MHA is a senior project director at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH). She is a nationally recognized expert on the impact of Medicaid and federal health care reform for children with special health care needs, medically complex conditions, and disabilities. S [...]
Bronwyn Keefe
Dr. Keefe is a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work. She is also the Director of Boston University’s Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER). Dr. Keefe has many years of experience in research, evaluation, and project leadership. She h [...]
Margaret Lombe
An expert in social work and global health equity, Dr. Lombe is part of the macro practice department at BUSSW and, in addition to her professorship, is faculty director for the BRIDGE Program, BUSSW’s innovative pre-MSW program for immigrants and refugees designed to promote access and equity in [...]
Betty J. Ruth
Betty J. Ruth is Clinical Professor at Boston University School of Social Work, where she is the longtime Director of the Boston University MSW/MPH Program. An experienced educator with expertise in public health social work (PHSW), inter-professional education, professional ethics, and profession [...]
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