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    Tracy Mroz, PhD, OTR/L

    Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, UW School of Medicine
    Co-Director, ASPIRe Lab


    Biography:
    Dr. Tracy Mroz is an occupational therapist and UW Assistant Professor with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Mroz's research interests include health policy, delivery of rehabilitation services and outcomes for older adults, and home care. Tracy received her PhD in Health Services Research and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and completed her postdoctoral fellowship with the Group Health Research Institute.

    Publications/Presentations

    Authors Title Type Documents/Media
    Prusynski RA, Amaravadi H, Brown C, Leland NE, Saliba D, Frogner BK, Freburger J, Mroz TM Reductions in Therapy Provision in Skilled Nursing Facilities After Medicare Payment Reform and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Smith DJ, Dula C, Fite CM, Gattman NE, Mroz TM, Lee D, Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Trotter LJ, Yang B, Gregg E, Kett PM, Boyd K Washington State Long-Term Care Workforce Legislative Report PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Article
    Prusynski RA, Amaravadi H, Frogner BK, Mroz TM Impacts of Skilled Nursing Facility Change of Ownership on Staffing: A Staggered Difference-in-Difference Analysis PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Mroz TM, Dunlap BS, Frogner BK Economic Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers by Educational Attainment PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Prusynski RA, Mroz TM, Frogner BK Differences in Staffing for Non-Nursing Occupations Across U.S. Skilled Nursing Facilities During 2018-2023 PUBLICATION Full Report
    Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Rundell SD, Pradhan S, Mroz TM Is More Always Better? Financially Motivated Therapy and Patient Outcomes in Skilled Nursing Facilities PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Mroz TM Staffing Trends for Non-Nursing Occupations in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States Between 2018-2022 PUBLICATION Full Report
    Prusynski RA, Humbert A, Mroz TM Skilled Nursing Facility Changes in Ownership and Short-Stay Medicare Patient Outcomes PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Mroz TM, Frogner BK Medical Assistants’ Telehealth Roles and Skills in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic PUBLICATION Full Report
    Prusynski RA, Humbert A, Leland NE, Frogner BK, Saliba D, Mroz TM Dual impacts of Medicare payment reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Prusynski R, Frogner BK, Skillman SM, Dahal A, Mroz TM Therapy Assistant Staffing and Patient Quality Outcomes in Skilled Nursing Facilities PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Prusynski R, Leland N, Frogner BK, Leibbrand C, Mroz TM Therapy Staffing in Skilled Nursing Facilities Declined After Implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Mroz TM, Dahal A, Prusynski R, Skillman S, Frogner BK Variation in Employment of Therapy Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities Based on Organizational Factors PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Mroz TM, Frogner BK, Patterson DG The Impact Of Medicare’s Rural Add-On Payments On Supply Of Home Health Agencies Serving Rural Counties PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Amaravadi H, Frogner BK, Mroz TM, Prusynski RA Impacts of Skilled Nursing Facility Change of Ownership on Staffing: A Staggered Difference-in-Difference Analysis PRESENTATION
    Mroz TM, Dunlap B, Frogner BK Economic Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers by Educational Attainment PRESENTATION
    Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Mroz TM Staffing Variability for Non-Nursing Occupations across Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States from 2018-2023 PRESENTATION
    Prusynski RA, Frogner BK, Mroz TM Staffing Trends for Non-Nursing Occupations in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the United States between 2018-2022 PRESENTATION
    Pollack SW, Frogner BK, Mroz TM, Skillman SM Medical Assistants’ Telehealth Roles and Skills in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic PRESENTATION
    Espinosa C, Lucas T, Jones C, Kern L, Mroz TM, Arbaje A, Ankuda C, Feldman P, Thompson M, Shen M, Sterling M Understanding the Perspectives of Key Home Health Stakeholders Towards Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) in the United States PRESENTATION
    Mroz TM, Skillman SM, Dunlap B State Support for Community College and Impact on Diversity in Health Professions Programs PRESENTATION
    Mroz TM Home Health Agency Closures Following Implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model and Emergence of the COVID-19 Pandemic PRESENTATION
    Mroz TM, Skillman SM, Dunlap B State Support for Community College and Impact on Diversity in Health Professions Programs PRESENTATION
    Mroz TM, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Frogner BK Training Occupational Therapy Practitioners for the Behavioral Health Workforce PRESENTATION

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