The UW ASPIRe Lab disseminates our work through academic journals and conferences as well as through venues targeted at policymakers and clinical stakeholders.
Featured Publications & Presentations
Recent Publications
- Prusynski RA, D’Alonzo A, Johnson M, Mroz T, Leland N. Differences in home health services and outcomes between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. JAMA Health Forum. 2024;5(3):e235454.
- Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Mroz TM. Staffing Trends for Non-Nursing Occupations in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States between 2018-2022. Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, November 2023.
- Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Rundell SD, Pradhan S, Mroz TM. Is More Always Better? Financially Motivated Therapy and Patient Outcomes in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Aug 3:S0003-9993(23)00428-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.07.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37541357.
- Brown, C., Mroz, T.M., Canter, B. et al. Current Evidence on the Impact of Medicare Payment Policy on Stroke Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-023-00420-8
- Prusynski RA, Humbert A, Leland NE, Frogner BK, Saliba D, Mroz TM. Dual impacts of Medicare payment reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Dec 26. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18208. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36571515.
- Mroz TM, Dahal A, Prusynski R, Skillman SM, Frogner BK. Variation in Employment of Therapy Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities Based on Organizational Factors. Med Care Res Rev. 2021 Feb;78(1_suppl):40S-46S. doi: 10.1177/1077558720952570. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
- Prusynski RA, Leland NE, Frogner BK, Leibbrand C, Mroz TM. Therapy Staffing in Skilled Nursing Facilities Declined after Implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Oct;22(10):2201-2206. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 May
Conference Presentations
- June 2022: Tracy Mroz presented on Home Health agency closures during implementation of the Patient Driven Groupings Model and the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network (LeaRRn) Virtual Institute on Rehabilitation Payment Models.
- November 2022: Cait Brown presented on delivery of speech language pathology services in Skilled Nursing Facilities at the 2022 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention.
- February 2023: Rachel Prusynski presented on the dual impacts of Medicare payment reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy staffing at the 2023 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting.
- June 2023: ASPIRe lab participated in multiple poster and podium presentations at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.
- Tracy Mroz and Rachel Prusynski presented at the 2023 AHCA/NCAL Delivering Solutions Convention in Denver, Colorado, as invited speakers for the Rehabilitation Therapy Program.
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