Why We Need Less Data and More Story in the Evidence We Present
In the second of a two-part series, guest author Andy Krackov discusses visualizing your findings in ways that are accessible to a broader audience.
How Clinicians, Patients, and Policymakers can Reduce Harmful Overmedication in Older Americans
Shannon Brownlee and Judith Garber of AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, Lown Institute, highlight key recommendations to eliminate medication overload in older adults.
Embedded Pragmatic Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease: Difficult to Define and Implement, but Desperately Needed
Embedded Pragmatic Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease: Difficult to Define and Implement, but Desperately Needed
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.
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.
Access to Big Data: A Catalyst for Policy Change
RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 19 new studies
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.
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.
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.
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.