Mathematica Policy Research Working Papers RSS Feedhttps://mathematica.org/For more than 35 years, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., has been known for its high quality, objective research to support decisions about our nation's most pressing social policy problems.enMathematica Policy Research. All rights reserved. 2014https://mathematica.org/-/media/internet/logo.png?h=68&w=208Mathematica Policy Research Working Papers RSS Feedhttps://mathematica.org/60{4C9BEF5E-9FA8-45C8-BE41-54756BB10036}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/comparative-case-study-analysis-of-five-clinical-practice-guidelines-in-anesthesiologyComparative Case Study Analysis of Five Clinical Practice Guidelines in AnesthesiologyWe conducted a cross-case analysis of five Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), evidence-based recommendations that influence clinical practice, with a goal of reducing patient harm and improving patient outcomes. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:23:00 Z{C71D456B-BF9F-4026-988E-1A8107DF4764}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/multilevel-regression-with-poststratification-for-the-analysis-of-sms-survey-dataCalibrated Multilevel Regression with Poststratifiction for the Analysis of SMS Survey DataThe authors discuss the advantages and limitations of applying multilevel regression with poststratification to data collected through SMS surveys. Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:00:00 Z{CE776E05-8038-4020-AB5D-083B0586A485}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/segmentation-screening-tool-to-identify-health-related-decision-making-audience-segmentsSegmentation Screening Tool to Identify Health-Related Decision-Making Audience SegmentsHealth communication and intervention activities aim to support a range of health-related behaviors. The Segmentation Screening Tool was developed to identify audience segments for assessment of health-related decision making and to support the development of customized activities.Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:58:00 Z{FCF269DC-6265-46FA-A2D7-CE7F21C95050}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/wp-trends-in-ssdi-benefit-receipt-are-more-recent-birth-cohorts-entering-sooner-and-receivingTrends in SSDI Benefit Receipt: More Recent Birth Cohorts are Entering Sooner and Receiving Benefits LongerWe provide the first publicly available statistics on the extent to which recent successive birth cohorts enter Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and on cross-cohort trends in the average number of years of SSDI benefit receipt among all individuals of a given birth cohort.Thu, 30 May 2019 04:00:00 Z{52003A38-6B5F-44BE-A9AF-1F1CFFFB8306}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/community-colleges-and-the-new-era-of-work-and-learningCommunity Colleges and the New Era of Work and LearningThis working paper describes the new credentialing market and discusses the potential for community colleges to be key players in it.Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:39:00 Z{DD506308-6BE1-4F3F-B75D-EB193B7FC1F8}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/nudging-parents-to-choose-better-schools-the-importance-of-school-choice-architectureNudging Parents to Choose Better Schools: The Importance of School Choice ArchitectureThis study reports on a factorial experiment using Bayesian hierarchical analysis to test the effects of different ways to present school information to low-income parents choosing schools for their children.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:00:00 Z{C61E6B4D-E71B-4741-B12B-C978D6D29BCF}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/can-more-teachers-be-covered-the-accuracy-credibility-and-precision-of-value-added-estimatesCan More Teachers Be Covered? The Accuracy, Credibility, and Precision of Value-Added Estimates with Proxy Pre-Tests Value-added models used for evaluating teachers typically rely on controls for previous-grade student achievement to isolate teachers’ contributions to students’ current achievement.Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:25:00 Z{F0ADD98D-8527-4AD5-8E54-D261E653776C}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/challenges-in-adolescent-reading-intervention-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trialChallenges in Adolescent Reading Intervention: Evidence from a Randomized Control TrialThis study presents findings on the implementation and impacts of Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) in Oakland, California, where the school district conducted the nation’s first randomized controlled trial of LLI in secondary grades.Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:30:00 Z{58782FCD-F93D-4EDB-B20F-89F81D44DC84}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/beyond-treatment-versus-control-how-bayesian-analysis-makes-factorial-experiments-feasibleBeyond "Treatment versus Control": How Bayesian Analysis Makes Factorial Experiments Feasible in Education ResearchResearchers often wish to test a large set of related interventions or approaches to implementation. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:34:00 Z{E503C1D9-9ED7-417D-8F9D-DDD23340E7AA}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/participant-driven-delivery-of-integrated-social-services-building-a-model-and-examining-itsParticipant-Driven Delivery of Integrated Social Services: Building a Model and Examining Its ImplementationThis study uses survey data to examine participant-driven integration of social service delivery. Results suggest that such delivery includes (1) partnerships to offer variety in services in multiple program areas and (2) goal setting as a mechanism for integrating and customizing services.Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:14:00 Z{909D9F2A-5FC1-4F3F-AD63-FA9D70DEB7B2}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/population-segmentation-and-targeting-of-health-care-resources-findings-from-a-literature-reviewPopulation Segmentation and Targeting of Health Care Resources: Findings from a Literature ReviewThis paper examines published and gray literature describing how health care organizations both segment their HNHC populations into subgroups and target care management and other resources to subgroups. Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:43:00 Z{EF91EFAB-15D3-4F69-896A-B042652EEF5A}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/shopping-for-schools-mapping-choice-architecture-in-the-education-marketplaceShopping for Schools: Mapping Choice Architecture in the Education MarketplaceSchool shopping websites are a critical source of information for school choice. This paper analyzes 14 prominent sites, documenting key design elements that make up the “choice architecture” within which choice policies play out.Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:29:00 Z{B4F3A3EF-599B-43C6-A875-D93806150703}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/collective-action-in-games-as-in-life-experimental-evidence-from-canal-cleaning-in-haitiCollective Action in Games as in Life: Experimental Evidence from Canal Cleaning in HaitiThis paper explores the impact of farmers’ exposure to a collective action dilemma in a framed public goods game on their real-world contributions to a public good. Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:38:11 Z{D9B23729-51BC-44AC-9732-423ED187F3D1}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/wp-the-characteristics-and-experiences-of-english-learner-students-with-disabilities-in-secondaryThe Characteristics and Experiences of English Learner Students with Disabilities in Secondary School: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012This research compares English learner students with disabilities to other students with disabilities and other English learners in secondary school on measures linked to post–high school outcomes, using the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012.Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:53:00 Z{38F127BF-7F49-4794-807D-B7A3AC395DA3}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/gender-gaps-in-time-use-and-earnings-whats-norms-got-to-do-with-itGender Gaps in Time Use and Earnings: What's Norms Got to Do With It?This research assesses the extent to which norms related to behaviors at home and work and to parenting might affect gender differences in time allocation, earnings, and employment.Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:24:44 Z{00B09009-914B-4C99-86A8-5FE3E00A86CF}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/improving-the-outcomes-of-youth-with-medical-limitations-through-comprehensive-trainingImproving the Outcomes of Youth with Medical Limitations Through Comprehensive Training and Employment Services: Evidence from the National Job Corps StudyAnalysis of National Job Corps Study data shows larger earning impacts for youth with medical limitations compared to others, and a reduced reliance on disability benefits. The Job Corps program warrants greater attention as an option for improving the adult outcomes of youth with disabilities. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:54:54 Z{307D565F-1BF1-4EB8-8080-718473EC884E}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/how-learning-about-ones-ability-affects-educational-investments-evidence-from-the-advanced-placementHow Learning About One's Ability Affects Educational Investments: Evidence from the Advanced Placement ProgramIn 2013, students who scored high enough on the PSAT received a message about their potential to succeed in Advanced Placement coursework. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:25:40 Z{4A4B6E2D-970C-4E66-9BA5-F41260209985}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/the-labor-market-consequences-of-receiving-disability-benefits-during-childhoodThe Labor Market Consequences of Receiving Disability Benefits During ChildhoodThis paper explores the causal impact of receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits during childhood on labor market earnings and SSI benefit receipt in adulthood. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:00:00 Z{5FB0E02B-2DF1-456F-8EA3-55495AACEBC5}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/the-return-motivations-of-legal-permanent-migrants-evidence-from-exchange-rate-shocks-and-immigrantsThe Return Motivations of Legal Permanent Migrants: Evidence from Exchange Rate Shocks and Immigrants in AustraliaWhy do legal permanent migrants return to their home countries? This paper uses exogenous exchange rate shocks arising from the 1997 Asian financial crisis to distinguish between theories of what motivates Australian immigrants to return to their home country.Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:32:27 Z{848D4B9E-0BD1-4C81-91ED-1277B777A467}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/family-structure-and-reproduction-of-inequality-a-decomposition-approachFamily Structure and Reproduction of Inequality: A Decomposition ApproachParents’ socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly correlated with the family arrangements in which children are raised, with children in higher-SES households more likely to be raised by both parents. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:52:25 Z{F8BC5671-66F0-4BBE-B7F0-C831BF54E6D5}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/do-employers-value-return-migrants-an-experiment-on-the-returns-to-foreign-work-experienceDo Employers Value Return Migrants? An Experiment on the Returns to Foreign Work ExperienceWhat is the value of return migrants and the foreign experience they bring to domestic employers? This paper describes an experiment conducted in the Philippines, in which over 8,000 fictitious resumes were randomly assigned varying lengths of foreign work experience and were sent to online job ads.Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:50:51 Z{EEA6E24D-9BF1-409F-92F6-0AE29CAB5892}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/whats-the-secret-ingredient-searching-for-policies-and-practices-that-make-charter-schoolsWhat's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools SuccessfulThis paper summarizes research on charter school impacts on achievement, and examines which factors and policies are most strongly associated with successful charter schools. Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:11:28 Z{23864ABE-140C-4B65-8D1B-A88D49F8494A}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/do-principals-professional-practice-ratings-reflect-their-contributions-to-student-achievementDo Principals' Professional Practice Ratings Reflect Their Contributions to Student Achievement? Evidence from Pennsylvania's Framework for LeadershipWe examined Pennsylvania’s Framework for Leadership (FFL), a tool for measuring and evaluating principals’ professional practices. Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:43:04 Z{FB9C3CA0-4629-4636-AA52-6D7C13DF2D52}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/market-signals-evidence-on-the-determinants-and-consequences-of-school-choice-from-a-citywideMarket Signals: Evidence on the Determinants and Consequences of School Choice from a Citywide LotteryIn this paper, we estimate school-choice preferences revealed by the rank-ordered lists submitted by more than 22,000 applicants to a citywide lottery for more than 100 traditional and charter public schools in Washington, DC.Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:47:00 Z{8E13D145-6F7D-4042-9F6B-874A2CBB704E}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/medicaid-managed-long-term-services-and-supports-themes-from-site-visits-to-five-statesMedicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Themes from Site Visits to Five StatesTo understand the growth and diversity of Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs, we visited five states in Summer 2014: Arizona, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin. This paper presents themes related to design, implementation, oversight, and improvement of MLTSS.Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:43:00 Z{5ABF9423-FCB1-4848-B491-2250CF1336AE}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/the-educational-and-behavioral-impacts-of-the-ewing-marion-kauffman-charter-schoolThe Educational and Behavioral Impacts of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter SchoolThe Kauffman School is a public charter school that serves students from low-income neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri. This report evaluates the effectiveness of the school at improving student achievement, attendance, and suspension outcomes during its first three years of operation.Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:29:52 Z{50915E1A-3223-42B8-B71D-64E789667339}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/social-enterprises-doing-good-while-doing-businessSocial Enterprises: Doing Good While Doing BusinessEmployment social enterprises incorporate a business mission of financial viability into a transitional jobs model structured to help individuals with employment barriers gain unsupported employment.Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:36:24 Z{C1C4216B-D08F-408F-B6BD-F16A3F536B40}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/teacher-and-teaching-effects-on-students-academic-behaviors-and-mindsetsTeacher and Teaching Effects on Students' Academic Behaviors and MindsetsA growing body of evidence has identified a range of academic behaviors and mindsets other than test scores as important contributors to children’s long-term success. The authors extend a complementary line of research focusing on the role that teachers play in developing these outcomes. Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:52:21 Z{D8835946-AD27-4302-8B4B-7ACFCCF1CACF}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/employment-eligibility-service-system-working-paper-38The Employment/Eligibility Service System: A New Gateway for Employment Supports and Social Security Disability BenefitsThe authors propose to modernize the gateway to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program in a manner that addresses two systemic problems with the economic security system for workers who experience threats to work because of medical conditions.Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:01:00 Z{BC0D75A1-ACA0-4C39-B7E4-5226EB110EF5}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/what-works-for-whom-a-bayesian-approach-to-channeling-big-data-streams-for-policy-analysisWhat Works for Whom? A Bayesian Approach to Channeling Big Data Streams for Policy AnalysisIn the coming years, public programs will continuously capture even more and richer data than they do now, including data from web-based tools used by participants in employment services, from tablet-based educational curricula, and from electronic health records for Medicaid beneficiaries, for example.Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:13:05 Z{D0C19D07-09B6-4125-9FE3-91B2E0F3C472}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/reimagining-accountability-in-k12-education-a-behavioral-science-perspectiveRe-Imagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science PerspectiveThe policy debate on accountability in education can be informed by the literature from behavioral science, which makes clear that accountability comes in many forms and that it can produce positive or negative effects. Wed, 13 May 2015 17:36:59 Z{0B3A66F4-682C-4C2C-B95B-ADD40F613531}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/crime-and-parenthood-factors-affecting-the-outcomes-of-adolescents-with-and-without-disabilitiesCrime and Parenthood: Factors Affecting the Outcomes of Adolescents With and Without DisabilitiesDespite increased prevalence among youth with disabilities, parenthood and crime did not appear to affect education or employment outcomes any more than these factors affected the outcomes of youth without disabilities.Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:41:08 Z{75EFF9DB-7C78-4225-9EE8-695662248AFB}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/data-and-decision-making-same-organization-different-perceptions-wpData and Decision Making: Same Organization, Different PerceptionsPerceptions of how organizations use data to make decisions differ greatly among staff in nonprofit organizations who are in a position to use data to make decisions and between those staff and staff at a funder that provides technical assistance to improve data driven decision making (DDDM).Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:36:58 Z{37F4AB94-FB04-4CC1-945C-B04DCABD3B98}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/working-paper-building-the-employment-and-economic-selfsufficiency-of-the-disadvantagedBuilding the Employment and Economic Self-Sufficiency of the Disadvantaged: The Potential of Social EnterprisesThis study provides some of the first evidence on the impacts, costs, and benefits of social enterprises, using information from seven organizations that intentionally hire individuals with severe employment barriers.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:12:25 Z{A11AB111-AC3A-4978-85E0-A736FBAF92AC}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/is-school-value-added-indicative-of-principal-qualityIs School Value Added Indicative of Principal Quality?Using data on elementary and middle school math and reading outcomes for Pennsylvania students, this working paper found that school value-added provides little useful information for comparing the general leadership skills of different principals when these comparisons include some principals who are in their first three years at their current positions.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 Z{99636FF1-A263-41F5-AD8F-1A1BCD53AC85}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/how-early-adopting-hospital-systems-view-the-business-case-for-health-information-exchangeHow Early Adopting Hospital Systems View the Business Case for Health Information ExchangeThis paper summarizes information learned from interviews with six hospital-based systems that are in the forefront of health information exchange efforts with external providers.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:08:00 Z{80FBBEB5-DD50-4DBA-B6C5-1E4D8B401FB1}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/how-do-test-scores-at-the-floor-and-ceiling-affect-value-added-estimatesHow Do Test Scores at the Floor and Ceiling Affect Value-Added Estimates?Some educators are concerned that students with test scores at the bottom or top of the test score distribution will negatively affect the value-added estimates of teachers of those students.Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:56:30 Z{3CD8CEE9-C481-4AF5-A406-F839C2FF92CB}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/risk-factors-associated-with-disability-following-work-related-injuriesRisk Factors Associated with Disability Following Work-Related InjuriesThis study uses a previously untapped database—administrative data on claims filed under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act—to show how risk factors underlying disability following a work-related injury differ across groups defined by demographics, employment characteristics, and injury type (that is, injury or illness). Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:38:00 Z{4623B3B7-2E15-4403-BE21-E387862129BC}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/supplying-disadvantaged-schools-with-effective-teachers-experimental-evidence-on-secondary-mathSupplying Disadvantaged Schools with Effective Teachers: Experimental Evidence on Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For AmericaTeach For America (TFA) is an important but controversial source of teachers for hard-to-staff subjects in high-poverty U.S. schools. We present findings from the first large-scale experimental study of secondary math teachers from TFA.Fri, 30 May 2014 12:56:00 Z{D0308F91-2778-4DA1-80AB-A7BB62E38F59}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/transition-counts-identifying-transition-age-youth-with-disabilities-using-public-surveysTransition Counts: Identifying Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities Using Public SurveysThis paper provides a framework to categorize disability definitions for the purpose of interpreting disability prevalence estimates of transition-age youth (ages 16 to 24) with disabilities. Thu, 24 Apr 2014 04:00:00 Z{CFE561A4-B192-4B7E-AFB6-4F9180060014}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/charter-high-schools-effects-on-longterm-attainment-and-earningsCharter High Schools' Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings (Working Paper)This working paper discusses a new analysis, using data from Florida and Chicago, suggesting that charter high schools are not only increasing postsecondary educational attainment but may also boost students' long-run earnings.Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:00:00 Z{EBA34433-B930-4274-B3CE-5DA6DE60DB0D}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/working-paper-staffing-a-lowperforming-school-behavioral-responses-to-selectiveStaffing a Low-Performing School: Behavioral Responses to Selective Teacher Transfer IncentivesThis working paper examines behavioral responses to an incentive program that offers high-performing teachers in 10 school districts across the country $20,000 to transfer into the district's hardest-to-staff schools.Mon, 30 Dec 2013 05:00:00 Z{A3DF4AF2-7765-4D27-AB91-39C1AFE32360}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/returntowork-outcomes-among-social-security-disability-insurance-program-beneficiariesReturn-to-Work Outcomes Among Social Security Disability Insurance Program Beneficiaries Follows a sample of SSDI beneficiaires for five years to determine how certain factors help or hinder return to work. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:00:00 Z{C3AFA28F-BA41-491A-B884-410F4CE9C793}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/the-earnings-consequences-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-on-people-with-disabilitiesThe Earnings Consequences of the Americans with Disabilities Act on People with DisabilitiesTo improve labor market outcomes of people with disabilities, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Immediately following enactment, the wages of people with disabilities decreased, but longer-term wage consequences have not been studied. Sat, 30 Nov 2013 05:00:00 Z{3F875DF6-9953-4C72-B9E5-7C39DACEDD04}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/sensitivity-of-teacher-valueadded-estimates-to-student-and-peer-control-variablesSensitivity of Teacher Value-Added Estimates to Student and Peer Control Variables This working paper examines the sensitivity and precision of teacher value-added model (VAM) estimates obtained under model specifications that differ based on whether they include student-level background characteristics, peer-level background characteristics, and/or a double-lagged achievement score. It also tests two model variations not previously evaluated—replacing classroom average peer characteristics with teacher-year level averages, or allowing for variation in the relationship between current and lagged achievement scores based on student demographic characteristics—to determine whether they affect the VAM estimates.Sat, 30 Nov 2013 00:00:00 Z{7F1382D0-1D9A-40D9-B2AA-D7D09FAA8213}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/elementary-school-data-issues-implications-for-research-using-valueadded-modelsElementary School Data Issues: Implications for Research Using Value-Added Models This working paper compares teacher/student links that have undergone a roster confirmation process—whereby teachers verify the subjects and students they taught—to teacher/student links from unconfirmed administrative data. Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:00:00 Z{5FFCEC12-789C-4566-9E27-D8CF2A7CE93C}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/accounting-for-coteaching-a-guide-for-policymakers-and-developers-of-valueadded-modelsAccounting for Co-Teaching: A Guide for Policymakers and Developers of Value-Added ModelsThis working paper outlines four options available to policymakers for addressing co-teaching in a value-added model: the partial credit method, the teacher team method, the full roster method, and the full roster-plus method. Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:00:00 Z{27980555-1027-4FA9-B4FD-FA54B5A263D0}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/replicating-experimental-impact-estimates-with-nonexperimental-methods-in-the-context-of-control-crossoverReplicating Experimental Impact Estimates with Nonexperimental Methods in the Context of Control Crossover Ideally, nonexperimental methods that aim to replicate the results of rigorous randomized experiments focus on the intent to treat (ITT) experimental impact estimate, the most causally rigorous measure.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:00:00 Z{E703EEA3-252E-43D3-9FEE-791E5B7B8585}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/how-does-a-value-added-model-compare-to-the-colorado-growth-modelHow Does a Value-Added Model Compare to the Colorado Growth Model? This working paper compares teacher evaluation scores from a typical value-added model with results from the Colorado Growth Model (CGM) and finds that use of the CGM in place of a value-added model depresses the evaluation scores for teachers with more English language learner students and increases the evaluation scores for teachers of low-achieving students.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 Z{22EEF23E-AFE0-4096-9C53-A9454343180F}https://www.mathematica.org/en/publications/do-financial-incentives-increase-the-use-of-electronic-health-records-findings-from-an-experimentDo Financial Incentives Increase the Use of Electronic Health Records? Findings from an ExperimentThis working paper reviews impacts of the Electronic Health Records Demonstration implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, finding that moderate incentive payments did not lead to universal electronic health record (EHR) adoption and use in a two-year time frame. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:00:00 Z