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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New Law Enacts Recommendations of Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking

AcademyHealth member and health economist Sherry Glied provides an overview of a new law that will both facilitate health services research and offer new opportunities for this research to influence policy.

Posted Jan 31, 2019 By Sherry Glied, Ph.D.

Topics Research Ethics & Governance Using Health Data

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AcademyHealth Members Examine Barriers to Telehealth and Opportunities to Expand Its Use

December’s issue of Health Affairs features 11 articles by AcademyHealth members on the theme of telehealth.

Posted Jan 30, 2019 By Emily Chun

Topics Delivering Better Care Building Healthy Communities Access to Care

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Engagement Science: A Look at Existing Evidence

In the fourth of a six-part series on engagement science, authors highlight how this growing field has already supported considerable scholarship with implications for formalizing engagement activities.

Posted Jan 29, 2019 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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AcademyHealth CEO Shares Three Hot Topics for the Health Policy Research Community in 2019

In 2019, three hot topics will continue to demand action and timely evidence will be needed, AcademyHealth President and CEO, Lisa Simpson discusses these hot topics and more.

Posted Jan 24, 2019 By Zenneia McLendon

Topics Paying for Care Hospitals & Health Systems Public & Population Health National Health Policy Conference

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Engagement Science: Factors Fueling the Need for Better Defined Engagement

The third of a six-part series on engagement science, this post describes the environmental and policy contexts that have shaped the emergence of this field.

Posted Jan 22, 2019 By Holly Peay, PhD, Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: An Overview of the Landscape of Engaged Research

In the second of a six-part series on engagement science, authors explore the landscape of engaged research and the evolution of a new field – dedicated to the study of engagement practice.

Posted Jan 15, 2019 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: Introducing Inclusive Research Practices & Potential Impacts

In this first of a six-part series that explores evidence-based engagement in health research, a group of researchers traces the emergence of engagement science.

Posted Jan 8, 2019 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Match Made in Health Care: Harnessing the Power of Partnerships

Meshie Knight of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, introduces a framework to engage payer/provider partners to help research findings reach the people who can drive change.

Posted Dec 20, 2018 By Meshie Knight, M.A

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Translation, Dissemination & Implementation

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New Research from AcademyHealth Members Examines Ways to Improve Patient Safety and Hospital Operations

November’s issue of Health Affairs featured 14 articles authored or co-authored by AcademyHealth members, including a personal perspective on maternal mortality.

Posted Dec 19, 2018 By Emily Chun

Topics Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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Thinking Big: Low-Value Care Beyond Choosing Wisely Lists

Despite growing knowledge, defining and measuring low-value care remains challenging. Recently published research highlights opportunity for progress in nonobvious low-value care.

Posted Dec 17, 2018 By Jose Benuzillo, M.A., M.S., Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Costs & Payments