Bringing Innovative Technology to Healthcare…What about HIPAA?
In this blog post, former Director of the Office of Policy in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Jodi Daniel shares some key thoughts around HIPAA and innovative health care technology.
Bridging the Divide: Using Data Sharing to Bring Collaborators Together
This installment of the Payment Reform for Population Health blog series focuses on the value of data sharing as a driver for collaboration – both internally and across sectors.
Weekly Read on Washington: March 31 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
As we continue to recognize health services research’s increasingly relevant place in the world of Washington, I wanted to begin weekly advocacy updates for our members – to let you know what we’re hearing and to provide you with our “read” on the state of affairs.
President’s Proposed Cuts for Fiscal Year 2017 Provide Continued Cause for Concern
Having now seen the president’s budget proposals for fiscal year 2017 and 2018, AcademyHealth remains highly troubled about what they mean for public health and health research.
Bridging the Divide: The Sweet Spot in Health Care and Public Health
This first installment of the Payment Reform for Population Health blog series focuses on how health care delivery systems can collaborate with multiple sectors to support community health improvement.
We have to make policy line up with the changes we'd like to see
If we want to see research implemented well in the real world with effects we can see, we need to focus on making policy consistent with the studies we do, focusing on the populations where the benefits will likely be seen.
Post-Acute Care and Beyond: A Personal and Professional Introduction
A personal perspective highlights the patient and family experience with post-acute care services and puts current research needs in context.
Carrying the Banner for Health Services Research in the March for Science
AcademyHealth is proud to be an official partner for the March for Science, and we will be marching alongside our colleagues in the broader scientific community on the 22nd in honor of our mission to improve health and the performance of the health system by supporting the production and use of evidence to inform policy and practice.
Explaining the growth in Medicare Advantage
We've entered an era in which predicting Medicare Advantage growth has become difficult and more speculative.