Author Archives: Noha Sherif, Nan Tracy Zheng, Qinghua Li, Franziska Rokoske

About Noha Sherif, Nan Tracy Zheng, Qinghua Li, Franziska Rokoske

Nan Tracy Zheng, PhD, a senior research analyst in RTI International’s End-of-Life, Palliative, and Hospice Care program, has 10 years of experience in health services research, health policies, and program evaluation regarding the elderly. Her current research focuses on (1) quality of care for the elderly across the spectrum of care such as post-acute care, long-term care, and end-of-life care; and (2) health services utilization and care processes. Dr. Zheng currently serves as Associate Project Director of the project under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop, implement, and maintain the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. She also leads the analyses under the evaluations of the CMS Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents and the Financial Alignment Initiative to evaluate the impact of the demonstrations on quality of care. Dr. Zheng was the lead analyst of the study conducted for the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission on the effect of the gap between Medicare cost sharing amounts and Medicaid payments on use of primary care services among Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible beneficiaries.