Mark Gritz, PhD

Professional Titles

• Head, Division of Health Care Policy and Research
• Director of Operations, Farley Health Policy Center
• Director of Operations, Adult & Child Center for Outcomes Research & Delivery Sciences

Research Interests

My research interests are focused on designing and conducting economic analyses and evaluations of innovations to improve the economic outcomes, health and well-being of economically-disadvantaged populations. My current work focuses on healthcare value and its association with socio-economics factors with an eye towards rapidly responding to research and policy analysis needs in Colorado.

Publications

• Boggs E, Misky G, Scarbro S, Gritz M, Tipirneni R, Lindrooth R. Disparities in postdischarge follow-up and risk of readmission between Medicaid and privately insured patients. J Hosp Med. 2024 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39164869
• Kwan BM, Dickinson LM, Dailey-Vail J, Glasgow RE, Gritz RM, Gurfinkel D, Hester CM, Holtrop JS, Hosokawa P, Lanigan A, Nease DE Jr, Nederveld A, Phimphasone-Brady P, Ritchie ND, Sajatovic M, Wearner R, Begum A, Carter M, Carrigan T, Clay B, Downey D, Koren R, Trujillo SA, Waxmonsky JA. Comparative Effectiveness of Patient-Driven versus Standardized Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov;39(15):2970-2979. PubMed PMID: 38943014
• Cost of Implementation Report for Innovative Implementation of a Robust Executive Function Intervention Delivered in Schools, available at https://www.pcori.org/sites/default/files/PCORI-Cost-of-Implementation-Report-Anthony.pdf
• Summers Holtrop J, Kramer E, Gritz M, Suresh K, Perreault L, Dickinson LM, Tolle L, Williams J, Smith P. Baseline Characteristics of PATHWEIGH: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Study for Weight Management in Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2023 Jan 1;21(Suppl 1). PubMed PMID: 38226961
• Haemer M, Tong S, Bracamontes P, Gritz M, Osborn B, Perez-Jolles M, Shomaker L, Steen E, Studts C, Boles R. Randomized-controlled trial of a whole-family obesity prevention and treatment intervention designed for low-income Hispanic families: HeLP the healthy living program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Dec;135:107359. PubMed PMID: 37852530
• Holtrop JS, Connelly L, Gomes R, Fitzpatrick L, Rubinson C, Dolor RJ, Gritz RM, Luo Z, Jortberg B, Nederveld A. Models for Delivering Weight Management in Primary Care: Qualitative Results from the MOST Obesity Study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Aug 9;36(4):603-615. PubMed PMID: 37385720
• Perreault L, Suresh K, Rodriguez C, Dickinson LM, Willems E, Smith PC, Williams J Jr, Gritz RM, Holtrop JS. Baseline Characteristics of PATHWEIGH: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Study for Weight Management in Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2023 May-Jun;21(3):249-255. PubMed PMID: 37217322
• Garbin AJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Gritz RM, Tucker CA, Bade MJ. Long-Term Career Earnings in Academia Might Offset the Opportunity Cost of Full-Time PhD and Postdoctoral Education for Physical Therapists Who Hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. Phys Ther. 2023 Apr 4;103(4). PubMed PMID: 37128811
• Orth LE, Feudtner C, Kempe A, Morris MA, Colborn KL, Gritz RM, Linnebur SA, Begum A, Feinstein JA. A coordinated approach for managing polypharmacy among children with medical complexity: rationale and design of the Pediatric Medication Therapy Management (pMTM) randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Apr 29;23(1):414. PubMed PMID: 37120509
• Ozoor M, Gritz M, Dolor RJ, Holtrop JS, Luo Z. Primary care provider uptake of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in Medicare patients, 2013-2019. PLoS One. 2023;18(3):e0266217. PubMed PMID: 36961786
• Suresh K, Willems E, Williams J, Gritz RM, Dickinson LM, Perreault L, Holtrop JS. An Assessment of Weight Loss Management in Health System Primary Care Practices. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Feb 8;36(1):51-65. PubMed PMID: 36460354
• Health Care Utilization of Young Adult Health First Colorado Members by Lived Experience Emancipating from Foster Care and Medical Complexity; James Kaferly, MD; Carter Sevick MS; Rebecca Orsi, PhD; Patrick Hosokawa, MS; Susan Mathieu, MPP; De’Janae’ Guillory-Williams, MPH; R. Mark Gritz, PhD
• Health Care Expenditures of Young Adult Health First Colorado Members by Lived Experience Emancipating from Foster Care; James Kaferly, MD; Carter Sevick MS; Rebecca Orsi, PhD; Patrick Hosokawa, MS; Susan Mathieu, MPP; R. Mark Gritz, PhD
• Psychotropic Medication Use Among Young Adult Health First Colorado Members: Differences in Utilization Between Youth Emancipating from Foster Care and their Peers; Liza M. Creel, PhD, James Kaferly, MD, Carter Sevick MS; Rebecca Orsi, PhD; Patrick Hosokawa, MS; Susan Mathieu, MPP; De’Janae’ Guillory-Williams, MPH; R. Mark Gritz, PhD
• Suresh K, Holtrop JS, Dickinson LM, Willems E, Smith PC, Gritz RM, Perreault L. PATHWEIGH, pragmatic weight management in adult patients in primary care in Colorado, USA: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial. Trials. 2022 Jan 10;23(1):26. PubMed PMID: 35012628
• Jones CD, Thomas J, Ytell K, Roczen ML, Levy CR, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Gritz M. Is Health Information Exchange Participation Associated With Hospital Readmissions From Home Health Care?. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Jan;23(1):170-173.e2. PubMed PMID: 34480865
• McQueen RB, Gritz M, Kern D, Bemski JL, Shelton I, Meyer M, Kluger BM. Cost and Return on Investment of a Team-Based Palliative Care Program for Parkinson Disease. Neurol Clin Pract. 2022 Dec;12(6):429-437. PubMed PMID: 36540151
• Suresh K, Willems E, Williams J, Gritz RM, Dickinson LM, Perreault L, Holtrop JS. An Assessment of Weight Loss Management in Health System Primary Care Practices. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36460354
• Nederveld AL, Gurfinkel D, Hosokawa P, Gritz RM, Dickinson LM, Phimphasone-Brady P, Waxmonsky JA, Kwan BM. The Psychosocial Needs of Patients Participating in Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Dec 23;35(6):1103-1114. PubMed PMID: 36460349
• Alishahi ML, Sevick C, Mathieu S, Everhart R, Gritz M. No-Show Rates for Telemedicine Versus In-Person Appointments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Medicaid Populations. J Ambul Care Manage. 2022 Oct-Dec 01;45(4):332-340. PubMed PMID: 36006390
• Makic MBF, Stevens KR, Gritz RM, Wald H, Ouellet J, Morrow CD, Rodrick D, Reeder B. Dashboard Design to Identify and Balance Competing Risk of Multiple Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 May;13(3):621-631. PubMed PMID: 35675838
• Huebschmann AG, Trinkley KE, Gritz M, Glasgow RE. Pragmatic considerations and approaches for measuring staff time as an implementation cost in health systems and clinics: key issues and applied examples. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Apr 15;3(1):44. PubMed PMID: 35428326
• Suresh K, Holtrop JS, Dickinson LM, Willems E, Smith PC, Gritz RM, Perreault L. PATHWEIGH, pragmatic weight management in adult patients in primary care in Colorado, USA: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial. Trials. 2022 Jan 10;23(1):26. PubMed PMID: 35012628
• Jones CD, Thomas J, Ytell K, Roczen ML, Levy CR, Jordan SR, Lum HD, Gritz M. Is Health Information Exchange Participation Associated With Hospital Readmissions From Home Health Care?. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Jan;23(1):170-173.e2. PubMed PMID: 34480865
• Luo Z, Gritz M, Connelly L, Dolor RJ, Phimphasone-Brady P, Li H, Fitzpatrick L, Gales M, Shah N, Holtrop JS. A Survey of Primary Care Practices on Their Use of the Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obese Medicare Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep;36(9):2700-2708. PubMed PMID: 33483811
• Gritz, RM; Furniss, A; Sevick, C. A Cost Comparative Analysis of Electronic Consultations for Health First Colorado Members, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, January 2021
• Alishahi, M; Sevick, C; Mathieu, S; Gritz, RM. Health care costs among children and youth in foster care and a matched comparison group of Health First Colorado Members, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Alishahi, M; Kaferly, J; Mathieu, S; Sevick, C; Hosokawa, P; Orsi, R; Gritz, RM. Top Diagnoses of Emergency Department Visits among Children in Foster Care and among a Matched set of Children not in Foster Care in Colorado, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Gritz, RM; Hosokawa, P; Sevick, C; Alishahi, M; Orsi, R; Kaferly, J; Mathieu, S. Utilization of Emergency Department Services by Children and Youth in Foster Care with Health First Colorado Insurance Coverage, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Kaferly, J; Mathieu, S; Hosokawa, P; Sevick, C; Alishahi, M; Orsi, R; Gritz, RM. Behavioral and Physical Health Complexities of Children and Youth in Foster Care with Health First Colorado Coverage, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Kaferly, J; Mathieu, S; Hosokawa, P; Sevick, C; Alishahi, M; Orsi, R; Gritz, RM. Behavioral and Physical Health Complexity at Foster Care Entry Compared to Complexity Six Months After Foster Care Entry, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Gritz, RM; Mathieu, S; Alishahi, M; Gilchrist, E; Gold, S; Sevick, C; Thomas, J. The Impact of Telemedicine Policy Changes on Health First Colorado Utilization and Costs, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2021
• Alishahi, M; Sevick, C; Thomas, J; Klopfenstein, K; Gritz, RM. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Health Care Cost & Utilization for Health First Colorado Members, Report to the Colorado Department of Human Services, September 2021
• Reeder B, Makic MBF, Morrow C, Ouellet J, Sutcliffe B, Rodrick D, Gritz M, Wald H. Design and Evaluation of Low-Fidelity Visual Display Prototypes for Multiple Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Comput Inform Nurs. 2020 Nov;38(11):562-571. PubMed PMID: 32826397
• Ritchie ND, Sauder KA, Gritz RM. Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: where are the suppliers?. Am J Manag Care. 2020 Jun 1;26(6):e198-e201. PubMed PMID: 32549070
• Ritchie ND, Holtrop JS, Gritz RM, Sauder KA, Durfee MJ, Dickinson LM, Kaufmann PG. Enhanced Enrollment in the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Increase Engagement and Weight Loss for the Underserved: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Jun 1;9(6):e15499. PubMed PMID: 32476659
• Kwan BM, Dickinson LM, Glasgow RE, Sajatovic M, Gritz M, Holtrop JS, Nease DE Jr, Ritchie N, Nederveld A, Gurfinkel D, Waxmonsky JA. Correction to: The Invested in Diabetes Study Protocol: a cluster randomized pragmatic trial comparing standardized and patient-driven diabetes shared medical appointments. Trials. 2020 Feb 18;21(1):195. PubMed PMID: 32070389
• Kwan BM, Dickinson LM, Glasgow RE, Sajatovic M, Gritz M, Holtrop JS, Nease DE Jr, Ritchie N, Nederveld A, Gurfinkel D, Waxmonsky JA. The Invested in Diabetes Study Protocol: a cluster randomized pragmatic trial comparing standardized and patient-driven diabetes shared medical appointments. Trials. 2020 Jan 10;21(1):65. PubMed PMID: 31924249
• Gritz RM, Sevick C, Thomas J, Furniss A. Analysis of Employment and Health Insurance Coverage of Health First Colorado Clients. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz RM, Sevick C, Thomas J, Furniss A. Characteristics and Experiences of Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) Members Applying and Effectuating Coverage under Connect for Health Colorado (C4HCO) Plans. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz, RM. Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative: Colorado Practice Transformation Network: Healthcare Cost Savings Report. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Alishahi M, Thomas J, Sevick C, Gritz RM. Co-Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Health First Colorado by County. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services
• Alishahi M, Kaferly J, Mathieu S, Sevick C, Hosokawa P, Orsi R, Gritz RM. Top Diagnoses of Emergency Department Visits among Children in Foster Care and among a Matched set of Children not in Foster Care in Colorado. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz RM, Hosokawa P, Sevick C, Alishahi M, Orsi R, Kaferly J, Mathieu S. Utilization of Emergency Department Services by Children and Youth in Foster Care with Health First Colorado Insurance Coverage. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Alishahi M, Sevick C, Mathieu S, Gritz RM. Health care costs among children and youth in foster care and a matched comparison group of Health First Colorado Members. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Kaferly J, Mathieu S, Hosokawa P, Sevick C, Alishahi M, Orsi R, Gritz RM. Behavioral and Physical Health Complexities of Children and Youth in Foster Care with Health First Colorado Coverage. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Kaferly J, Mathieu S, Hosokawa P, Sevick C, Alishahi M, Orsi R, Gritz RM. Behavioral and Physical Health Complexity at Foster Care Entry Compared to Complexity Six Months After Foster Care Entry. Report prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Research
• Roark C, Case D, Gritz M, Hosokawa P, Kumpe D, Seinfeld J, Williamson C, Libby AM. Nationwide Analysis of Hospital-to-Hospital Transfer in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Requiring Aneurysm Repair. J. of Neurosurgery. Forthcoming
• Ritchie, ND; Kaufmann, PG; Gritz, RM; Sauder, KA; and Holtrop, JS. “Pre-sessions to the National Diabetes Prevention Program may be a Promising Strategy to Improve Attendance and Weight Loss Outcomes” American Journal of Health Promotion. 2018: 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118786195.
• Ritchie, ND; Gritz, RM. “New Medicare Diabetes Prevention Coverage may Limit Beneficiary Access and Widen Health Disparities” Medical Care. 2018 Nov; 56(11):908-911.
• Westfall, JM; Fernald, D; Ferrarone, P; Gritz, M; Holtrop, JS; Kwan, BM; Loskutova, N; Nease Jr., De; and Staton, EW. Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, January 2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-care/labtesting-toolkit.html
• Gritz, RM; and Sevick, C. Review of the Colorado Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program: Cost and Utilization Analysis Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, May 2018
• Gritz, RM; Brou, L; Ferrarone, P; Gilchrist, E; and Parnes, B. Review of the Colorado Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program: Local Environmental Scan, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, May 2018
• Gritz, RM; Brou, L; Ferrarone, P; Gilchrist, E; and Parnes, B. Review of the Colorado Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program: National Environmental Scan, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, May 2018
• Gritz, RM; Ferrarone, P; Gilchrist, E; Parnes, B; and Scheyer, K. Review of the Colorado Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program: Enrollment Process Review Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, May 2018
• Gritz, RM; Sevick, C; and Thomas, J. Patterns of Churn Among Commercial and Public Insurance Coverage and Across Eligibility Categories for Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) Clients, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2018
• Gritz, RM.; Wald, H; Makic, MB; Reeder, B; Stevens, KR; Ouellet, J; Drake, C; and Ferrarone, P. Identifying, Assessing, and Balancing Competing Risks of Multiple Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs), Report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, September 2018
• Gritz, RM; Sevick, C; Hosokawa, P; and Toth, J. Foster Care Analytics Project: Phase I Final Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, September 2018
• Assessment of Targeted Rate Increases by Colorado Medicaid for Ambulatory Surgery Center Services and Vision Services. R. Mark Gritz, PhD, Carter Sevick, MS, Judith Ouellet, MPH, AcademyHealth Annual Research Conference June 2018
• Kwan BM, Fernald D, Ferrarone P, Staton EW, Gritz M, Westfall JM. Adapting and Implementing Patient Safety Practices in Ambulatory Care: Workflows to Improve Safety and Efficiency in Laboratory Testing (WISE-LT). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017 Dec. 43 p.
• Gritz M. Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative: Colorado Practice Transformation Network: Preliminary Cost and Utilization Report. Aurora (CO); Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; 2017 Aug. 11 p.
• Gritz RM, Sevick C. Review of the Colorado Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program: Preliminary Cost and Utilization Analysis Report. Aurora (CO); Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; 2017 Jun. 11 p.
• Drazin A, Gritz RM, Clancy S, Fennell K, Yu E, Buller D, Cutter G, McLaughlin L, Myers V. Next Generation ACO Model Application Review Process Support: Next Generation ACO Applicant Summary Report-Year Three. Baltimore (MD); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations; 2017 Nov. 14 p.
• Drazin A, Gritz RM, Clancy S, Fennell K, Yu E, Buller D, Cutter G, McLaughlin L, Myers V. Next Generation ACO Model Application Review Process Support: Next Generation ACO Scoring Normalization Summary Report – Year 3. Baltimore (MD); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations; 2017 Sep. 25 p.
• Brega A, Hamer M, Gritz M. Making Patient Navigation and Understanding Easier: Developing Quality Improvement Measures: Final Measurement Set Report. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017 Aug. 64 p.
• Brega A, Hamer M, Albright K, Gritz M. Making Patient Navigation and Understanding Easier: Developing Quality Improvement Measures: Final Measurement Identification Report. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017 Jun. 100 p.
• Brega A, Hamer M, Albright K, Gritz M. Making Patient Navigation and Understanding Easier: Developing Quality Improvement Measures: Final Report. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017 Oct. 21 p.
• Gritz RM, Sevick C, Ouellet J. Assessment of Targeted Rate Increases by Colorado Medicaid for Ambulatory Surgery Center Physician Services, Eye Exams/Vision Services, and Private Duty Nursing. Denver (CO): Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; 2017 Aug. 52 p.
• Drazin A, Gritz RM, Clancy S, Fennell K, Yu E, Buller D, Cutter G, McLaughlin L. and Myers V. Next Generation ACO Model Application Review Process Support: Scoring Normalization Report. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 29 p. Contract # HHSM-500-2014-00040I:HHSM-500-T0001. Supported by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Drazin A, Gritz RM, Clancy S, Fennell K, Yu E, Buller D, Cutter G, McLaughlin L. and Myers V. Next Generation ACO Model Application Review Process Support: Next Generation ACO Applicant Summary Report-Year Two . Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 12 p. Contract # HHSM-500-2014-00040I:HHSM-500-T0001. Supported by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Kwan B, Hamer M, Bandle B, and Gritz RM. HealthiER Final Cost and Utilization Evaluation Report. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 12 p. Contract #G877. Supported by The Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York
• Wald H, Drake C, Makic MB, and Gritz RM. A Patient-Specific Approach to Balancing Competing Risks of Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Final Report. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 32 p. Contract # HHSP233201500025I:HHSP23337001T. Supported by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Gritz RM. CDPHE NDPP Economic Assessment Tool Specifications and Requirements Document: Second Edition. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 21 p. Supported by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Gritz RM, Sevick C, Meyer M, and Hamer M. The Impact of Increased Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services on Access to Care for Medicaid Clients in Colorado: Final Report. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 60 p. Contract # UHAA 20160000000000005211. Supported by Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz RM and Meyer M. Potential Claims Based Measures of Overuse and Low-Value Care. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 23 p. Contract # UHAA 20160000000000005211. Supported by Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz RM, Sevick C, Meyer M, and Ouellet J. Characteristics of Colorado’s Medicaid Expansion Clients and Comparisons of Care Utilization Experiences: Final Report. Aurora (CO): University of Colorado; 2016. 48 p. Contract # UHAA 20160000000000005211. Supported by Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Gritz RM, Hamer M, Sevick C, Meyer M, and Zerzan J. The Impact of Increased Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services on Access to Care for Medicaid Clients in Colorado. Poster Session presented at Academy Health 2016 Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 25 - 28; Boston MA
• HealthiER Year 2 Evaluation Report, Report to the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, May 2015.
• Gritz, R.M. CDPHE NDPP Economic Assessment Tool Specifications and Requirements Document, Report to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, May 2015.
• Hamer, M., Sevick, C., and Gritz, R.M., The Impact of Increased Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services on Access to Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Colorado: Proposed Measures of Access to Care Using MMIS Data, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, May 2015
• Gritz, R.M., and Jones, W. Independent Evaluation of Patient Navigator and Community Health Worker Program Components: Cost Analysis, Report to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch, June 2015.
• Richard, A., Meyer, M., Wald, H., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Gritz, R.M., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Gap Analysis Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Wald, H., Richard, A., Meyer, M., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Gritz, R.M., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Referral Review Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Wald, H., Richard, A., Meyer, M., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Gritz, R.M., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Clinical Quality Standards Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Gritz, R.M., Richard, A., Meyer, M., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Wald, H., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Regulatory Framework Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 201
• Gritz, R.M., Richard, A., Meyer, M., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Wald, H., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Cost Containment Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Gritz, R.M., Richard, A., Meyer, M., Stahl, K., Smith, M., Steward, L.J., and Wald, H., Colorado Hospital Back Up Program Review: Monitoring and Tracking System and Notification Tool Design Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Hamer, M., Sevick, C., and Gritz, R.M., The Impact of Increased Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services on Access to Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries in Colorado: Final Data Analysis Report, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, June 2015
• Gritz, R.M., Hamer, M., and Sevick, C., The Impact of Increased Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services on Access to Care for Medicaid Clients in Colorado: Summary of Results for First 18 Months of Increased Payments, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, November 2015
• Meyer, M., and Gritz, R.M., Clinical Review of Primary Care Package Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, November 2015
• Making Patient Navigation and Understanding Easier: Developing Quality Improvement Measures: Measurement Identification and Validation Plan
• HealthiER Year 1 Evaluation Report, Report to the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, May 2014.
• Funding Options for Medical Assistance (MA) Sites: Implementation Plan for Recommended Funding Option, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, November 2014.
• Funding Options for Medical Assistance (MA) Sites: Final Report on Funding Options, Report to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, November 2014.
• Roark, C; Case, D; Gritz, M; Hosokawa, P; Kumpe, D; Seinfeld, J; Williamson, C; Libby, A. “Nationwide analysis of hospital-to-hospital transfer in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring aneurysm repair” Journal of Neurosurgery, In press.