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Engagement Science: An Overview of the Landscape of Engaged Research

In the second of a six-part series on engagement science, authors explore the landscape of engaged research and the evolution of a new field – dedicated to the study of engagement practice.

Posted Jan 15, 2019 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: Introducing Inclusive Research Practices & Potential Impacts

In this first of a six-part series that explores evidence-based engagement in health research, a group of researchers traces the emergence of engagement science.

Posted Jan 8, 2019 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Match Made in Health Care: Harnessing the Power of Partnerships

Meshie Knight of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, introduces a framework to engage payer/provider partners to help research findings reach the people who can drive change.

Posted Dec 20, 2018 By Meshie Knight, M.A

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Translation, Dissemination & Implementation

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New Research from AcademyHealth Members Examines Ways to Improve Patient Safety and Hospital Operations

November’s issue of Health Affairs featured 14 articles authored or co-authored by AcademyHealth members, including a personal perspective on maternal mortality.

Posted Dec 19, 2018 By Emily Chun

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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Thinking Big: Low-Value Care Beyond Choosing Wisely Lists

Despite growing knowledge, defining and measuring low-value care remains challenging. Recently published research highlights opportunity for progress in nonobvious low-value care.

Posted Dec 17, 2018 By Jose Benuzillo, M.A., M.S., Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Costs & Payments

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Baloney, Balderdash, and Bogus Science: Detecting BS in Health Care

In a recent report, AcademyHealth members highlight 10 major forms of “BS” in health care today.

Posted Dec 6, 2018 By Zenneia McLendon

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

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The Healthy Marketplace Index: Furthering Transparency to Improve our Understanding of Commercial Healthcare Markets Across the Country

A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, examined relative healthcare prices across the U.S. and found widespread healthcare price variation across metro areas.

Posted Nov 19, 2018 By Bill Johnson, Ph.D., Kevin Kennedy, BS , Niall Brennan, B.A., M.P.P., Sally Rodriguez, MPH

Topics Using Health Data Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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Making Valuable Data Available to Researchers is a Critical Step in Moving Data to Action

When it comes to harnessing the power of data for tangible change, challenges range from the cultural to the technical. This post focuses on a new opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that addresses perhaps the most critical step in this effort: data access.

Posted Nov 15, 2018 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Data Sources

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Ensuring Oral Health During Pregnancy: The Science and the Stories

Hyewon Lee, 2017 AcademyHealth Delivery Systems Science Fellow, discusses the importance of oral health during pregnancy and early childhood.

Posted Nov 12, 2018 By Hyewon Lee D.M.D., M.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Access to Care

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New Study Finds Immigrants Pay More in Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits

In the first study to look at immigrants’ role in financing private health insurance, findings contradict assertions that people born in the US are systematically subsidizing the medical care of immigrants.

Posted Oct 31, 2018 By Leah Zallman, M.D., MPH.

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM