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NORC at the University Chicago
Yue is a health services researcher with expertise in quantitative methods.

Yue is a senior research scientist with over 15 years conducting quantitative research for health care and public health projects. Her expertise includes program evaluation, study design, data collection and management, data analytics, and statistical modeling. 

Currently, Yue serves as an advisor for the CMS ACO REACH evaluation, collaborating with a team of researchers to assess model’s impact on Medicare spending, utilization, and quality of care. She also leads the evaluation task for the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention and provides guidance on the AHRQ CUSP for Telemedicine and AHRQ Safey Program for HAI Prevention projects. Driven by a passion for improving population health and a strong foundation in biostatistics, Yue integrates methods, data, and analyses to support these projects.

Before joining NORC, she worked as a senior statistician in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago and as a public health analyst in a consulting firm. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Network Open, Health Services Research, Medical Care, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and Diabetes Care.

Project Contributions

Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Management and Evaluation

Ensuring states’ evaluations are scientifically valid and inform progress in meeting CMS goals

Client:

Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention

Scaling and evaluating an evidence-based approach to MRSA prevention in hospitals and long-term care facilities

Client:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Estimating Costs and Mortality of Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Quantifying the burden of hospital acquired conditions in America

Funder:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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

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

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)

The most comprehensive source of data on Medicare spending and the evolving needs of beneficiaries

Client:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Publications

Research Library & Findings