Tips for Pitching Research to the Media
Dan Gorenstein, host and executive producer of the national health policy podcast Tradeoffs, highlights ways health policy researchers and academics can share their work with reporters.
Reflecting on the Current and Future State of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement
A panel of experts shared their insights on the shifting dynamics in pediatric care and research and discussed how performance measurement and improvement in pediatric care can be further advanced to improve overall outcomes
Trust-Building and Health Data Sharing across Stakeholder Groups: The Value of Convening
A report from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) found that a lack of trust was a key barrier to data sharing. Expert panelists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the National Partnership for Women and Families, PCORI, and the NAM delved into this topic at the recent Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference.
Researchers Consider Potential Links Between Digital Health and Low-Value Care
Members of an AcademyHealth thematic working group explore potential connections between digital health care strategies and low-value care. Authors identify three types of low-value care that digital health may generate, and offer policy solutions.
Want a Distinguished Career in Improving Health Care? Learn from One of the Best: Stephen Shortell
AcademyHealth and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration congratulate friend, colleague, and long-time member Steve Shortell on his induction into Modern Healthcare’s Hall of Fame.
Commentary Explores Opportunities to Advance High-Value Care in A Post-Pandemic World
Reflecting upon the 2019 Summit, “Imagining a World Without Low-Value Care: What Will it Take?” sponsored by AcademyHealth, the Donaghue Foundation, and the ABIM Foundation, in collaboration with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health and the Veterans Administration, a commentary published in the American Journal of Managed Care explores the main barriers preventing progress against low-value care and highlights promising solutions.
Report Reveals Successes and Gaps in Linking Data to Advance Maternal Health
Informed by discussant interviews, this report highlights themes in successful state-based maternal health data linkage initiatives, gaps in implementing such initiatives, and the status of current data linkages to address maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.
Experts in Child Health Services Research Reflect on 2020 and Look Ahead to 2021
Members of AcademyHealth’s Child Health Services Research Interest Group Advisory Committee reflect on five key areas of advancement of Child HSR during 2020, and consider the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children.
Leveraging Data Science to Address Health Impacts of Climate Change
At last month’s National Health Policy Conference and Health Datapalooza, keynote speaker Francesca Dominici highlighted the importance of data as a foundation for informed decision-making for both health and climate policy.
Lessons from the Field: Building Organizational Resiliency to Deliver High-Value Care in the Time of COVID
In a recent webinar for the Research Community on Low-Value Care, experts shared what their organizations have learned about building organizational resilience, recovery, and capacity during COVID-19. Speakers emphasized the need to re-design our health systems around high-value care, equity, and more stable payment structures.