Moving evidence into action

A review commissioned by AcademyHealth finds that most efforts to decrease low-value care focus more on the reduction of certain tests and treatments, rather than on assessing unintended consequences, listening to patients and providers, and measuring outcomes.

Health Data Leadership Institute speaker Laura L. Adams reflects on the barriers to better health data sharing, calling for stakeholders to find the will and the way to advance data sharing.

Cross-state analysis is often hindered by data sharing challenges. A new Medicaid Distributed Research Network seeks to advance knowledge through the use of a Common Data Model.