by Ike Evans | May 19, 2016 | Hogg Blog
Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) is the latest health and human services agency to face a public outcry over its management and performance. As reported in the Dallas Morning News and elsewhere, high staff turnover caused by overwhelming case loads and low pay...
by Hogg Staff | May 9, 2016 | Hogg Blog
Has there been conversation about mental health in this year’s presidential race? Sure. Has it been substantive and thorough? That’s open for debate. The remaining candidates have, for the most part, only scratched the surface of the issue, often treating it as part...
by Rick Ybarra | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Hogg Blog
There has been much discussion in health reform about using data to determine program effectiveness leading to improved population health. Questions like which programs work and which don’t, and which programs are making real impact, are being asked and answered...
by Ike Evans | Apr 4, 2016 | Hogg Blog
For an explanation of the PeerFest Online Symposium, see this blog post. Thanks to Laura Khalil, John King, Wendy Latham, Dan Oppenheimer and Flora Releford for their willingness to take part. To learn more about PeerFest 2016, visit www.peerfest.org. Question:...
by Rick Ybarra | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Hogg Blog
“The future ain’t what it used to be.” – Yogi Berra On that note, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently published an important brief highlighting exciting and innovative payment reform efforts designed to improve health care and lower costs in...
by Ike Evans | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Hogg Blog, Podcast
There is a wealth of research on the relationship between school discipline and academic achievement among school age children and adolescents. Studies show persistent racial disparities in the type, frequency and harshness of discipline meted out to students, and...
