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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Step by Step toward Medical and Addiction Care Integration
In a recent review of care integration models, AcademyHealth member John O’Brien and colleagues found similarities on issues related to culture change, data sharing, and payment models.
Be a Storytelling Superhero Because Evidence Matters
Catherine Hersey and Shellery Ebron, both of AcademyHealth organizational affiliate RTI, describe key takeaways from last June’s Annual Research Meeting with a focus on the importance of using stories to make research findings relatable to diverse audiences across a variety of settings.
Opening Up Access to Research Findings
In celebration of international Open Access Week, editor of eGEMs’ section Better Decisions Together Jessica S. Ancker highlights progress in breaking down paywalls to make sure that research is available to everyone.
New Data Provides Updated Snapshot of Health Services & Policy Research Workforce
AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson highlights October’s special issue of “HSR: Health Services Research,” an official journal of AcademyHealth, which focuses on the scope and characteristics of the health services research workforce.