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NORC at the University Chicago

Megan Skillman

Senior Research Scientist
Public Health
Megan is a qualitative and mixed-methods researcher who designs and leads evaluations, landscape assessments, and portfolio analyses for federal, nongovernmental, and private foundations.

Megan is a senior research scientist with over 15 years of experience in public health and health services research. Her research focuses on patient-centered outcomes research and patient engagement, public health system capacity, and health care transformation through value-based payment models. She is a mixed-methods researcher who specializes in designing and analyzing large qualitative datasets to describe complex programs with many grantees or awardees.

Megan has supported work for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and private foundations. She recently served as an evaluation lead supporting CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Center on an evaluation of a large-scale grant program designed to strengthen the capacity of the nation’s governmental public health system, with the goal of improving community health outcomes. She has also supported evaluations of CMMI Health Care Innovation Awards and Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.

Prior to joining NORC, Megan was director of coding at the Public Health Advocacy Institute where she had a focus on tobacco control.

Project Contributions

Patient-Driven Research Community Learning Network (PDRC LN)

A learning network to enhance and sustain PDRCs, who enable research that is a priority to the communities they serve.

Funder:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Assessing the Impact of Injury Control Research Centers

A pilot study to assess the impact of injury control research on training, outreach, and partnerships

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Patient-Driven Research Community Learning Network

A learning network to enhance and sustain PDRCs that enable research prioritized by the communities they serve

Funder:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Providing research, monitoring, and evaluation services to support CDC’s legacy Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS)

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Assessment of User Experiences During Phase 3 of PCORnet®

Exploring the experiences of PCORnet® users, potential users, and Network Partners to inform future enhancements to the Network

Client:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Evaluation of the ACO REACH Model

Evaluating the ACO REACH model that is transitioning Medicare from fee-for-service to value-based care

Client:

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Evaluation of the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model

Assessing CMS’s innovative ACO model to improve outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries

Client:

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

PCORI Engagement Award Public Input Analysis Project

Analyzing input from prior awardees and the public to guide future PCORI engagement opportunities.

Client:

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Improving Health Through Quality Improvement

Helping ensure health quality in Medicare and Medicaid services

Client:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health

Adoption and Impacts of Innovations in Primary Care Transformation - Lessons from Initiatives Tested by the Center for Medicare ＆ Medicaid Innovation

The shifting focus of health care from volume to value and the resources dedicated to testing new health care payment and delivery models call for an understanding of the conditions or mechanisms that drive successful implementation and achievement of improved cost, quality and health.

Client:

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Studying Factors and Contexts for Engaging Diverse Research Partners

Generating knowledge on engaging underrepresented racial & ethnic groups in research to advance health equity

Client:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

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