Access to Big Data: A Catalyst for Policy Change
RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 19 new studies
States Identify Top Medicaid Policy Areas for Future Multi-state Data Analysis
Results from an AcademyHealth investigation highlight four shared Medicaid policy priorities across 22 states: substance use disorder, behavioral health integration, maternal mortality, and social determinants of health.
Pre-Pregnancy Care for Women with Diabetes is Critical, but Inadequately Delivered
AcademyHealth members Cassondra Marshall and Laura Britton highlight their recently published commentary in Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation about how health systems can better support diabetes-specific preconception care.
Cross-state Medicaid Data Provides New Insights into the Opioid Epidemic
The University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Kaiser Family Foundation leveraged the AcademyHealth’s Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network to profile the epidemic in six states along several measures not available in public data.
The Secret to Bringing Researchers, Tech, and Policymakers Together
Co-located Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference co-chair Melinda Buntin emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions in the second of a series of blog posts prior to the February meeting.
How to Become a Data Viz Wiz: Taking your Data Visualizations to the Next Level
AcademyHealth staff member Angel Han shares tips for creating interactive data visualizations of trends in health services research using the National Library of Medicine’s HSRProj database.
Final Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Package Is Good News for HSR
Package funds AHRQ and reauthorizes PCORI for 10 years.
Focus on Patients is a Key to Reducing Low-Value Care
AcademyHealth staff reflect on the continuing need to advance research on low value care, following a Health Affairs blog post urging a focus on vulnerable populations in broader efforts to reduce low-value care.
Challenges in Health Data Do Not Exist in a Vacuum
Co-located Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference co-chair Niall Brennan highlights the importance of diverse perspectives to solve our most pressing health care challenges in the first of a series of blog posts prior to the February meeting.
Mastering Health Care Improvement: Lessons Learned from AcademyHealth Delivery System Science Fellows
2018 AcademyHealth Delivery System Science Fellows outline the benefits of the fellowship for both students and host sites.