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Upcoming Event

2020 Health Policy Orientation

Behind the scenes of decision-making in Washington.

Date & Time April 27-29, 2020 Location AcademyHealth Office, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Research Ethics & Governance Building Healthy Communities Delivering Better Care

Upcoming Event

2020 Health Datapalooza

The gathering place for people and organizations creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice.

Date & Time February 10-11, 2020 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Using Health Data Data Sources Data Sharing

Publication

Research Provides Critically Needed Evidence on Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

AcademyHealth awarded one of its 2019 Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award to a body of work that extends far beyond standard evaluation to provide empirical guidance on many issues from risk adjustment to unintended impacts to importance of participation.

Posted Jan 21, 2020

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

Upcoming Event

2020 National Health Policy Conference

Join the nation’s leading health care decision makers and policy leaders for an extensive overview of the nation’s health policy agenda.

Date & Time February 10-11, 2020 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Research Ethics & Governance Building Healthy Communities Paying for Care Delivering Better Care

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Upcoming Event

2020 National Health Policy Conference

Join the nation’s leading health care decision makers and policy leaders for an extensive overview of the nation’s health policy agenda.

Date & Time February 10-11, 2020 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Research Ethics & Governance Building Healthy Communities Paying for Care Delivering Better Care

Upcoming Event

2020 Health Datapalooza

The gathering place for people and organizations creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice.

Date & Time February 10-11, 2020 Location Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

Topics Using Health Data Data Sources Data Sharing

Upcoming Event

2020 Health Policy Orientation

Behind the scenes of decision-making in Washington.

Date & Time April 27-29, 2020 Location AcademyHealth Office, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Research Ethics & Governance Building Healthy Communities Delivering Better Care

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Blog Post

Learning from Past Progress to Advance the Future of Digital Health

Ashish Atreja reflects on advances in digital health and identifies trends to watch for the future in this third of a series of blog post prior to Health Datapalooza and the National Health Policy Conference.

Posted Jan 24, 2020 By Ashish Atreja, M.D., M.P.H., FACP

Topics Using Health Data National Health Policy Conference Health Datapalooza

Blog Post

Don’t Blame Your Audience if They’re Not Leveraging Your Data

In the first of a two-part series, guest author and data strategist Andy Krackov outlines practical tips on making sure your data is noticed by the right people.

Posted Jan 22, 2020 By Andy Krackov

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Using Health Data

Blog Post

Access to Big Data: A Catalyst for Policy Change

RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 19 new studies

Posted Jan 15, 2020 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data