Health Data, Policy and the Pursuit of Health Equity
Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference co-chair Shannon Sartin highlights the benefits of bringing data geeks and policy wonks together at next month’s virtual meeting.
AcademyHealth today announced the formation of an Advisory Group on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Services Research
The Advisory Group is providing strategic insights on how to develop continuity across AcademyHealth’s diversity, equity and inclusion activities. Members represent a variety of lived experiences, racial/ethnic identities, gender identities, geographies, organizational settings, areas of professional expertise, and career stages.
Shared Truth is Essential to Democracy
AcademyHealth condemns the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol last week. The riotous attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power is a threat to American democracy and an attack on our shared values.
JAMA Viewpoint Highlights Strategies to Address Misinformation in the Patient-Clinician Relationship
The spread of health misinformation, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, undermines trust in the patient-clinician relationship. JAMA Viewpoint authors, including AcademyHealth CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson, consider why misinformation spreads and strategies to address it.
Considering the Future Impact of COVID on Health Spending
As partners in the Going Below The Surface Forum, AcademyHealth and the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) consider the drivers of health spending in the United States through salons focused on challenging questions – which may not have immediate or universally accepted answers – as we attempt to push the conversation beyond the usual stakeholder posturing.
The Provider Perspective: Can Cost-of-Care Screening Work in Clinical Settings?
Medical care providers recognize the importance of discussing cost of care issues with their patients but have struggled to incorporate these conversations into clinical practice. This second of two posts focuses on integrating cost of care discussions into the clinical flow.
The Patient Perspective: Can Screening for Cost of Care Issues be Normalized?
This is the first of a two-part series focused on the importance of screening for and addressing cost of care issues for patients and caregivers. It addresses both the obstacles and opportunities for incorporating cost of care discussions into clinical practice.
How Cancer Changes You – and Doesn’t
AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson reflects on the 20-year anniversary of her cancer diagnosis.
Why Do We Meet? The Field Responds
AcademyHealth senior staff reflect on the results of a poll that reveal how AcademyHealth conferences and events foster community for the field.
The 2020s are Disrupting How We Think About and Do Research
AcademyHealth Vice President Michael Gluck examines the ways in which COVID-19 and other societal changes have disrupted traditional methods of HSR in favor of new innovations.