Delivering better care is a broad domain of research that includes assessing and improving the quality of care itself, expanding access to care, and understanding the many ways to organize and improve care in hospitals, health systems and other care settings.
Listening sessions hosted by the National Health Council and AcademyHealth elucidated challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing a quality diagnosis, shedding light on disparities in health outcomes. The findings emphasize the importance of addressing biases, economic obstacles, and discrimination to ensure accurate and timely diagnostic processes for all individuals.
Outgoing President and CEO, Dr. Lisa Simpson, reflects on her AcademyHealth tenure and the work that needs to be done to advance evidence into policy and practice.
As health care costs continue to rise and health disparities persist, the need to redesign our health care system to deliver better, more equitable care is paramount—and we must have a strong evidence base grounded in the needs of our communities to inform this work. In response to this urgent need, AcademyHealth launched a project in October 2021 with funding from The Donaghue Foundation to advance research on high-value, equitable care.
A new report from AcademyHealth Trust Scholars in Residence, Jody Platt, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Lauren Taylor, M.Div, M.P.H., Ph.D., illuminates the nuances of measuring trust in health care.
AcademyHealth Trust Scholars in Residence, Jody Platt, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Lauren Taylor, M.Div, M.P.H., Ph.D., present a compendium of measures on trust in health care
ARPA-H's latest program, HEROES, aims to establish an incentive-based model to completely change the health care paradigm and move us towards a system that truly rewards better health. Agency seeks letters of interest from potential performers until Feb. 29.
In this special edition newsletter, the Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute (ESHPI) proudly highlights projects, partnerships, and publications from 2023 and previews the Institute’s upcoming projects for 2024.
Thought leaders in philosophy, ethics, the arts, and community organizing come together in this four-part interview series to reflect on the role that trust plays in health care.