Dr. Rachel Hogg-Graham is a current health services researcher and Assistant Professor in the Health Management and Policy department at the University of Kentucky's College of Public Health, focusing on cross-sector collaboration and the integration of health care delivery systems with public health and other community organizations to address population health goals.
Dr. Hogg-Graham serves as a PI on an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) funded K-award examining models of public health, social services, and hospital integration as a mechanism for addressing the social determinants of health that contribute to hospitalizations and readmissions.
Dr. Hogg-Graham is an MPI on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded study looking at Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO) efforts in Kentucky to build partnerships with community-based organizations and to address unmet social needs in enrollees. This project's Study Advisory Board (SAB) has played a critical role by bringing together representatives from KY Medicaid MCOs, the KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services, advocacy groups, and community partners.
Going forward, Dr. Hogg-Graham wants to continue expanding her collaborative research focused on the relationship between cross-sector collaboration and improved health outcomes and well-being. Her goal is to break the silos, and to identify new strategies for building strong and effective partnerships that will make a positive impact on population health.
Dr. Hogg-Graham wants to further research and understand how organizations are working together to build an infrastructure that effectively moves individuals through a broader system of care to inform future multisector strategies for improving population health.
