AcademyHealth Blog

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.

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Learning from Past Progress to Advance the Future of Digital Health

Ashish Atreja reflects on advances in digital health and identifies trends to watch for the future in this third of a series of blog post prior to Health Datapalooza and the National Health Policy Conference.

Posted Jan 24, 2020 By Ashish Atreja, M.D., M.P.H., FACP

Topics Using Health Data National Health Policy Conference Health Datapalooza

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Don’t Blame Your Audience if They’re Not Leveraging Your Data

In the first of a two-part series, guest author and data strategist Andy Krackov outlines practical tips on making sure your data is noticed by the right people.

Posted Jan 22, 2020 By Andy Krackov

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Using Health Data

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Access to Big Data: A Catalyst for Policy Change

RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 19 new studies

Posted Jan 15, 2020 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data

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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.

Posted Jan 13, 2020 By Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W.

Topics Using Health Data Data Sharing Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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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.

Posted Jan 7, 2020 By Cassondra Marshall Dr.PH., M.P.H. , Laura E. Britton, Ph.D., R.N.

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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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.

Posted Dec 19, 2019 By Melinda B. Buntin, Ph.D.

Topics National Health Policy Conference Health Datapalooza

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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.

Posted Dec 18, 2019 By Angel Han, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Using Health Data

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Final Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Package Is Good News for HSR

Package funds AHRQ and reauthorizes PCORI for 10 years.

Posted Dec 17, 2019 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy

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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.

Posted Dec 16, 2019 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Delivering Better Care Costs & Payments

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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.

Posted Dec 12, 2019 By Niall Brennan, M.P.P.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Health Datapalooza National Health Policy Conference