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Studies Point to Effective Policies in Fight Against Opioid Overdoses

New research presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting also reveal significant gender and racial disparities in patterns of opioid prescriptions for dental conditions.

Posted Jun 26, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems ARM News

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New Research Predicts Block Granting, Per Capita Caps Would Reduce Health Centers Capacity to Serve the Underserved

Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting also examine linkages between Medicaid and preventable hospitalization and health care quality.

Posted Jun 25, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid ARM News

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Research Examines Policy Effects on Minority Groups

Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shed new light on health disparities

Posted Jun 24, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Health Equity Building Healthy Communities ARM News

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Making Health Equity Matter: The Art of Crossing Over

Margo Edmunds, director of the AcademyHealth Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Minority Engagement in Health Services and Policy Research, highlights sessions on disparities and health equity at next week’s Annual Research Meeting during which attendees will have the chance to see the field from different perspectives.

Posted Jun 21, 2018 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Workforce Development Health Equity ARM

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Picking Up Speed: Digital Transformation Research #ARM18

Julia Adler-Milstein, one of the theme chairs for the Digital Technologies and Health track at this month’s 2018 Annual Research Meeting, highlights key themes including progress and challenges around interoperability, health IT’s impact on health care delivery and communication, the rise of consumer health IT solutions, and the latest research on telemedicine.

Posted Jun 18, 2018 By Julia Adler-Milstein, Ph.D.

Topics Using Health Data ARM

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After Progress in 2018, HSR Funding Falls Flat in the House Labor HHS Bill

AcademyHealth outlines concern about the effect flat or reduced funding will have on decision makers’ ability to make informed choices that ensure the best, safest care while addressing costs and protecting patient safety.

Posted Jun 14, 2018 By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy Advocacy

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Overcoming Challenges To Medicaid Investments In Social Determinants Of Health

Recent findings from AcademyHealth’s Payment Reform for Population Health Initiative, featured in Health Affairs yesterday, identify several strategies to leverage current Medicaid authorities to promote and provide prevention services.

Posted Jun 14, 2018

Topics Public & Population Health Building Healthy Communities Costs & Payments News

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Who’s using health data from your fitbit and smartphone?

Jessica Skopac and Susan Mbawuike of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, outline the importance of ethical standards for consumer-generated data use in healthcare in response to AcademyHealth's recent 2018 Health Datapalooza conference.

Posted Jun 13, 2018 By Susan Mbawuike, Jessica Skopac

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Data Sharing Health Datapalooza

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The Advocacy Portfolio: Building a foundation for physician advocacy in academia

Amidst a myriad of health policy changes, physician advocacy is now more relevant than ever. AcademyHealth member, Dr. Anita Shah and coauthor Dr. Abby Nerlinger highlight a tool for documenting a scholarly approach to advocacy.

Posted Jun 8, 2018 By Anita Shah, DO, MMS, MPH, Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH

Topics Advocacy Quality Improvement Health Equity Advocacy

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Taking action to put the patient at the center of the healthcare system

Responding to CMS Administrator Seema Verma’s remarks at Datapalooza in April, Kim Warren of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, highlights four areas where CMS action could expand patient access to data.

Posted Jun 6, 2018 By Kimberly Warren

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Data Sharing Health Datapalooza