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Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

Blog Post An Epidemic Within a Pandemic (and Vice Versa)

An Epidemic Within a Pandemic (and Vice Versa)

Two massive global public health problems exist simultaneously, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19, both with no effective medical treatments. AcademyHealth members Jill Harrison and Rosa Baier reflect on the urgent need to generate high-quality evidence about non-drug interventions to inform clinical and policy decision making about dementia care that works in this new context.
Posted May 20, 2020 By Jill Harrison, Ph.D., Rosa Baier, M.P.H.
Topics Delivering Better Care Public & Population Health
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Learning from COVID-19—Is HSR Up to the Task?

AcademyHealth staff and leaders reflect on insights about the current state of the health services research field, highlighting what it has to offer and how it can best help in the responses to a global health crisis.
Posted May 18, 2020 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H., Harold S. Luft, Ph.D., Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A., Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Hospitals & Health Systems Public & Population Health
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Medicaid Expansion Enrollees in Michigan Make Gains in Employment Prior to Implementation of State’s Work Requirement

Employment and student activities increased among Michigan Medicaid expansion enrollees, outpacing employment gains among the state’s general population during the same time period.
Posted May 14, 2020 By Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., Erin Beathard, M.P.H., M.S.W., Susan Dorr Goold, M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.
Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid
Blog Post Surge in Policies Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in Response to COVID-19 Provide an Important Research Opportunity

Surge in Policies Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in Response to COVID-19 Provide an Important Research Opportunity

Several states recently expanded scope of practice regulations for nurse practitioners to meet the increased demand for care during the coronavirus pandemic. In this post, AcademyHealth members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues contextualize these policy changes and provide recommendations for future health services research.
Posted May 5, 2020 By Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. , Allison Norful Ph.D., R.N., ANP-BC, Kathryn Connell, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N.
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care Paying for Care
Blog Post The Community Guide: What Works, Saves Resources, and Signals the Need for More Research

The Community Guide: What Works, Saves Resources, and Signals the Need for More Research

The Community Guide is a collection of evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) that communities can use to protect and improve their population’s health.
Posted Apr 22, 2020 By Krista Hopkins Cole, M.P.H., Julie Zajac, M.P.H., Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation HSR Resources & Methods Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health