Report Outlines Priorities for Trust Research
In a new report, AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation outline opportunities for building a research agenda on trust.
Advancing Trust Research to Improve Health and Well-Being
AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation partner to advance research to improve trust in the U.S. health care system.
Implementation Science: Taking a Comprehensive Approach to the Economic Evaluation of Health Interventions
Understanding the economic impact of health interventions is critical for developing effective programs that can be replicated in different settings. At the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, experts shared their top tips about evaluating the economics of a new or existing initiative.
Read on Washington: July 2021 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
This month’s “Read on Washington,” available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on appropriations bills, negotiations to expand Medicare, an executive order to combat drug and medical prices, VA mandates for COVID-19 vaccines, and more.
Research Suggests Urgent Care Centers Reduce Health Care Costs by Providing Alternative to Emergency Department
A new study published in HSR, an official journal of AcademyHealth, found that urgent care centers reduce costly emergency department (ED) visits, especially in areas with long ED wait times as well as among Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured.
Moving to Value-Based Care is a Marathon We’ve Barely Begun
This ‘plain language summary’ considers a recent commentary from Zirui Song, M.D., Ph.D., in HSR, an official journal of AcademyHealth, that offers a broad review of the state of the science on Accountable Care Organizations, including a brief discussion of three new studies also published in the August issue.
Preprints Make Research More Accessible, But Use Among Health Services Researchers is Low
Until recently, there were no preprint servers for medical and health sciences. In this post, Harlan Krumholz and Joseph Ross, co-founders of medRxiv, describe the benefits of preprints and highlight features of their preprint server for health sciences launched in June 2019.
Implementation Science: Effective, Engaging Strategies for Virtual Implementation Facilitation
COVID-19 forced virtual implementation strategies into the spotlight. In this blog post, as part of our series highlighting takeaways from the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, we explore opportunities and challenges of remote implementation facilitation and share best practices for effective engagement during and after the pandemic.
Lessons from COVID-19 for Designing More Equitable Research: An ARM 2021 Panel
Reflecting on a recent ARM session, Lessons from COVID-19 for Research on Social Determinants and Racial Disparities, this blog post highlights the potential for conducting more equitable research to improve community health.
Health System Leaders Focus on Equity, New Data Sources, and Collaboration for Care Improvement
Health system issues were featured at last month’s Annual Research Meeting (ARM) with a focus on equity, the impact of new data sources on decision making, and the need to advance the workforce.