Tips for Communicating Evidence to Policymakers
In the second of a two-part series, AcademyHealth member Beth Prusaczyk offers three tips to increase the likelihood your work will reach policymakers.
Reflections from Outside the Health Services Research Arena
AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson offers her thoughts on the value of spending time at events outside the typical health services research community.
A Little Known Channel for Getting Evidence to Policymakers
In the first of a two-part series, AcademyHealth member Beth Prusaczyk describes the Congressional Research Service and how policymakers rely on it for evidence relevant to policymaking.
5 Trends to Watch this #NationalHospitalWeek
Nothing About Us Without Us: How Can Researchers Respond to Teens’ Concerns about Mental Health?
In the second of a two-part blog series marking National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of researchers respond to youth advocates’ thoughts on the mental health needs of adolescents.
House Spending Bills Are Good News for HSR
Labor-HHS offers good news for HSR and AHRQ with a proposed increase of $20.2 million, the single largest increase in more than decade.
Building a Safety Net for Teen Mental Health: Youth Advocate Perspectives
In the first of a two-part blog series marking National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of youth advocates share their thoughts on the mental health needs of adolescents and how researchers can support them.
Strengthening the Pipeline for Clinician Health Service Researchers
AcademyHealth Education Council member Charlene Wong and colleagues outline three recommendations for expanding the workforce of clinicians who are also health services researchers.
Engaging Consumers and Patients to Accelerate Alternative Payment Models and Benefit Designs
Anne Gauthier and Karen Adams of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, highlight opportunities to improve care quality and reduce cost by involving consumers in designing alternative payment models.
Community of Practice Tackles Barriers to Increase Immunization Rates
Despite varied immunization policy landscapes across states, AcademyHealth identified three areas of opportunity including leveraging data, ensuring access & coverage, and enhancing provider/patient education and engagement.