Presentations and News | CHRT Impact & Publications

Publications

January 7, 2025

CHRT staff discuss Michigan's crisis continuum of care with MI Mental Health

MI Mental Health, Second Wave Media

Brianna Nargiso

February 10, 2025

When Doctors ask patients about social needs, do they know where to send patients for help?

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Jennie Scheerer (MPH, MPP), Marissa Wade (PhD, MS), Melissa Riba (MS)

February 18, 2025

85% of Michigan physicians blame admin burden for rising stress and burnout

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Jennie Scheerer (MPH, MPP), Marissa Wade (PhD, MS), Melissa Riba (MS)

May 20, 2025

Access to health care in Michigan: A brief for legislators

The Center for Health & Research Transformation (CHRT)

Nailah Henry (MPH), Samantha Iovan (MPH), Joshua Traylor (MPH)

July 31, 2025

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Michigan: Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Services

Michigan Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

October 8, 2025

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)

The Center for Health & Research Transformation (CHRT)

Samantha Iovan, MPH and Joshua Traylor, MPH

October 8, 2025

The 340B Drug Pricing Program in Michigan

The Center for Health & Research Transformation (CHRT)

Nailah Henry, MPH and Joshua Traylor, MPH

October 10, 2025

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Michigan: Early Results

Michigan Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Melissa Riba, MA, Jonathan Tsao, MPH, Jennie Scheerer, MPH/MPP, Jaque King, MPP, Marissa Wade, PhD, Sheritha Rayford, MPH

October 15, 2025

Incorporating Community Voice into a Statewide Initiative, Experiences from the Field

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Janan Saba Landsiedel, MPH, PMP, Sharon Kim, MPA, Joshua Traylor, MPH

November 5, 2025

Health System Transformation Through EMS Data Integration - for Policy Makers

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Samantha Iovan

December 9, 2025

Maternal Mortality in Michigan

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Holly Quivera Teague (MPH), Jennie Scheerer (MPH, MPP), Joshua Traylor (MPH)

Presentations

January 15, 2025

Michigan Medicaid 101

Institute for Public Policy and Social Research

"Nancy Baum Melissa Riba"

February 5, 2025

Modeling one county’s mental health crisis system for adults and children

Community Mental Health Association of Michigan

Nailah Henry

March 12, 2025

Breaking barriers: The power of asking in healthcare

Healthology Symposium

Sharon Kim

April 30, 2025

Lessons from a community advisory board: Partnering to improve race and SOGI data collection in the community

Nailah Henry

CHRT News

January 7, 2025

Michigan building a better crisis continuum for mental health care

Common Ground

January 14, 2025

Washtenaw County leads the way with ADAPTS mental health model

Common Ground

January 14, 2025

ADAPTS project in MI Mental Health

February 18, 2025

CHRT staff discuss Michigan's crisis continuum of care with MI Mental Health

February 18, 2025

CHRT Policy Fellowship equips health nonprofits to be advocates

February 18, 2025

CHRT welcomes new board member, bids farewell to departing leaders

April 1, 2025

Transportation is a cornerstone of healthcare access, but we've got to coordinate

April 1, 2025

CHRT welcomes 2025 Health Policy Fellowship cohort

April 1, 2025

CHRT Launches Five New Projects in Mental Health, Community Violence, and more

April 2, 2025

Celebrating New Promotions and Team Members at CHRT!

July 27, 2025

Introducing CHRT's 2025 summer interns: Samikshya Satpathy and Rebecca Copeland Intern, Aashritha Murali

July 30, 2025

Thank you to the experts who made this year's Health Policy Fellowship a success

July 31, 2025

Interview with John Rodriguez, CHRT's new communications manager

September 24, 2025

Policies, programs, and research shaping maternal mental health care

Concentrate

October 16, 2025

CHRT launches four new projects advancing health systems, aging services, and pandemic preparedness

December 17, 2025

Policies, programs, and research shaping maternal mental health care

Model D

CHRT Projects

Evaluating and communicating about Washtenaw County’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection (LEADD) program

Melissa Riba, Marissa Rurka Wade, Jonathan Tsao, Jadrienne Horton, Erin Spanier

Aligning Medicaid beneficiary needs with mental health service delivery standards

Nancy Baum

Promoting social, behavioral, and economic research on COVID-19

Erin Spanier

Combatting misinformation in the public health sphere

Shaina Tinsey, Cleoniki Kesidis

Evaluating Collaborative Care Use through Claims Data Analysis

Jaque King

Partnership to Align Social Care (P2ASC) Community Care Hub Issue Brief

Joshua Traylor and Jennifer Black

Evaluation of Michigan’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

Sheritha Rayford Melissa Riba Jonathan Tsao

Social determinants of health strategic plan

Samantha Iovan Joshua Traylor

Promoting health by identifying and addressing the social needs of patients in five Michigan counties

Sharon Kim Samantha Iovan Nancy Baum Melissa Riba Jonathan Tsao Erin Spanier Ayşe G. Büyüktür

Coordinating medical care and social services for residents with complex needs and reducing health disparities

Sharon Kim Janan S. Landsiedel Ayşe G. Büyüktür

Strategic planning for long-term care and MI Health Link’s transition to an integrated D-SNP

Nancy Baum, Jaque King, Abigail Lindsay

State of Michigan Aging Needs Assessment

Nancy Baum

Physician Organization of Michigan ACO (POM ACO) MSSP Strategy Support

Samantha Iovan

Understanding health disparities through improving EMS data

Samantha Iovan, Nailah Henry, Erica Matti

NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission

Nancy Baum

Providing backbone support to the Washtenaw Health Initiative

Matt Hill, Joshua Traylor, Erin Spanier, Erin Horne, Deana Smith, Abdullah Hashsham

Health education opportunities for Michigan legislators and legislative staff, Phase II

Samantha Iovan, Nancy Baum, Nailah Henry

Applying complex systems modeling to understand and strengthen Washtenaw County’s local acute mental health crisis care system

Nancy Baum

Educational opportunities for Michigan legislators and legislative staff

Nancy Baum Nailah Henry Holly Quivera Teague

Washtenaw County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage implementation

Nancy Baum Nailah Henry Matt Hill Erin Spanier Dana Elobaid

Lessons learned from the Pfizer Foundation’s community health innovation grant program for infectious disease control in underserved communities

Sheritha Rayford, Melissa Riba, Marissa Rurka Wade, Jadrienne Horton

Health policy fellowship for Michigan-based researchers, nonprofit leaders, and policymakers

Nancy Baum, Nailah Henry, Marianne Udow-Phillips, Joshua Traylor, Holly Quivera Teague