Altarum Institute studied the feasibility of designing a Web-based data system that could be used during a disaster to track and maintain the dispensing of medication to patients being treated for opioid dependence.
Altarum Institute has been at the forefront of research for the Department of Defense in developing nationwide drive time profiles that can quickly answer questions concerning the adequacy of beneficiary access to TRICARE provider networks comprised of thousands of providers across the United States.
For the past 10 years, Altarum Institute has supported the health information technology (HIT) portfolio management activities of the Military Health System.
In collaboration with Texas A&M University, Altarum Institute helped the U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research to improve the content, quality, and outcomes associated with combat casualty care data collection and management.
Altarum Institute is responsible for conducting the first-ever national, independent evaluations of two major block grant programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant.
Altarum Institute is leading the development of two regional health information exchanges in the state of Michigan, HealthCurrent in south central Michigan and Southeast Michigan Health Information Exchange (SEMHIE) in southeastern Michigan.
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant Program (ECCS) is a system-building initiative that provides funding to 47 states and five jurisdictions to help them plan and begin implementation of comprehensive early childhood systems covering health, mental health, early care and education, family support, and parenting education.
In a study for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau, Altarum Institute evaluated the experiences of Ryan White CARE Act grantees as they modified services to recruit and retain HIV-infected people of color into care.
In a study conducted for the Office of Population Affairs, Altarum Institute evaluated HIV prevention activities in Title X family planning clinics to determine which were most effective, identify available resources, and disseminate information about successful approaches.
Altarum Institute worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services MCHB to develop a 5-year plan for evaluating all MCHB-funded activities. We analyzed previous MCHB program evaluations, developed a logic model to guide future evaluations, and developed a strategic plan to determine evaluation priorities.
The MCFAS was developed by Altarum to forecast eligible beneficiaries and TRICARE enrollees throughout the 6-year planning and budgeting period used by the Department of Defense Military Health System.
Working with the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Altarum Institute facilitated an innovative collaboration of active military, veteran and academic medical centers in a clinical trial of ways to manage chronic diseases.
Altarum Institute is demonstrating that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) principles in health care, when applied rigorously and throughout an entire organization, have a positive impact on productivity, cost, quality, and timely delivery of services.
Altarum Institute has developed the Health Care Requirements Analysis (HCRA) tool for forecasting the health care needs of local populations. These analyses are used in turn by facility planners to design and build health care facilities and systems to meet those needs.
Altarum Institute supports the work of the American Health Information Community (AHIC), chartered to promote the use of health information technologies, through the coordination and facilitation of numerous expert in-person and Web-based meetings.
Altarum Institute provided logistics and planning support to the National Health Information Infrastructure Conference, a Secretarial Summit on Health Information Technology.
Altarum Institute manages the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Information Resource Center for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Altarum Institute has been involved in several projects to assess and promote nutrition education programs targeting low-income families, including those eligible for the Special Supplemental Program for WIC.
