Karen Swietek
Pronouns: She/Her
Karen’s research includes mixed-methods studies focused on primary care, behavioral health and chronic comorbidities, alternative payment and delivery models, and health equity.
Since joining NORC in 2011, Karen has worked on several multi-site evaluations for state and federal clients, including acting as the quantitative team lead for the Rhode Island 1115 Medicaid Waiver Evaluation and as a quantitative researcher for the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity and Community Health Model (ACO REACH) Model. Karen’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Health Services Research and the Journal of General Internal Medicine. She is a member of AcademyHealth and The American Society of Health Economists.
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Education
PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MPH
Tufts University
BA
Tufts University
Project Contributions
Publications
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AcademyHealth 2024 Annual Research Meeting
Event | June 17, 2024
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opens in new tab"Duration of Medical Home Participation and Quality of Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions."
Journal Article | August 24, 2021
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opens in new tab"Effect of Enhanced Primary Care for People with Serious Mental Illness on Service Use and Screening."
Journal Article | January 28, 2021
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opens in new tab"Medical Home Effects on Enrollees with Mental and Physical Illness."
Journal Article | September 10, 2020
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opens in new tab"Effect of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Racial Disparities in Quality of Care."
Journal Article | February 24, 2020
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opens in new tab"Do Medical Homes Improve Quality of Care for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions?"
Journal Article | November 15, 2018
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opens in new tab"Improving Causal Inference: Recommendations for Covariate Selection and Balance in Propensity Score Methods."
Journal Article | March 20, 2017
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opens in new tab"Evaluation of the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program: Final Report."
Project Report | November 17, 2015