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
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