Articles by Steven C. Martino, PhD

Development of a Medicare Plan Dashboard to Promote Health Equity
BySteven C. Martino, PhD,Megan Mathews, MS,Megan K. Beckett, PhD,Denis Agniel, PhD,Katrin Hambarsoomian, MS,Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH,Sierra Collins, MHA,Denise D. Quigley, PhD,Biayna Darabidian, BA,Marc N. Elliott, PhD Health plans use data to decide on quality improvement initiatives. Having a dashboard that characterizes how equitably plans are serving their enrollees would promote health equity.

Poor Self-rated Mental Health and Medicare Beneficiaries’ Routine Care-Seeking
BySteven C. Martino, PhD,Ron D. Hays, PhD,Katrin Hambarsoomian, MS,Amelia M. Haviland, PhD,Robert Weech-Maldonado, PhD,Joshua Breslau, PhD, ScD,Nate Orr, MA,Sarah Gaillot, PhD,Marc N. Elliott, PhD Efforts are needed to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries with poor mental health receive regular routine care, which may be facilitated by having a personal doctor.

The Development of a Patient-Reported Functional Limitations Index
ByMegan Mathews, MA,Denis Agniel, PhD,Marc N. Elliott, PhD,Steven C. Martino, PhD,Paul Guerino, MS,Nate Orr, MA,Judy H. Ng, PhD,Megan K. Beckett, PhD We describe an easy-to-interpret, patient-reported Functional Limitations Index that can be used to monitor care of patients along the disability continuum.

Using "Roll-up" Measures in Healthcare Quality Reports: Perspectives of Report Sponsors and National Alliances
ByJennifer L. Cerully, PhD,Steven C. Martino, PhD,Lise Rybowski, MBA,Melissa L. Finucane, PhD,Rachel Grob, PhD,Andrew M. Parker, PhD,Mark Schlesinger, PhD,Dale Shaller, MPA,Grant Martsolf, PhD, MPH, RN This study identifies practices and perceptions around public reporting of “roll-upâ€