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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Moving Health Care Data Collection into the Electronic Realm

For more than 30 years, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has collected, analyzed and disseminated data on health care utilization in the United States, including the National Health Care Surveys, a family of surveys of health care providers in inpatient, ambulatory, and long-term care settings. NCHS is now bringing this family of surveys into the electronic realm.

Posted May 17, 2017

Topics Advocacy

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Electronic Health Data and Methods Journal Relaunches on New Platform

AcademyHealth's open access journal, eGEMs, publishes research on the use of health data to improve health and health care

Posted May 17, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

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AcademyHealth Welcomes New AHRQ Director Khanna

This morning in an email to staff, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Acting Director Dr. Sharon Arnold announced that Mr. Gopal Khanna is joining the agency today as its new director.

Posted May 9, 2017

Topics Advocacy

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Health Datapalooza Covered Health IT from Every Angle

The meeting brought together more than 1,200 attendees representing diverse perspectives on creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice.

Posted May 8, 2017 By Raj Sabharwal, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Health Datapalooza

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Read on Washington: May 5 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson

Since members of Congress have been channeling much of their time energies toward the final fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill, appropriations will be the predominant focus of this week’s advocacy update – though I do have some news regarding possible changes coming to the National Institutes of Health’s grants policies as well!

Posted May 5, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy

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Data Nerds Unite – Across Sectors – to Improve Community Health

The All In: Data for Community Health National Meeting was held April 19-21, 2017, bringing together more than 270 local collaboratives, community partners, subject matter experts, and invited guests to celebrate achievements and share learnings.

Posted May 2, 2017

Topics Using Health Data Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

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Data Privacy and Security at Health Datapalooza – Start with Access and Trust

Several sessions at the meeting focused on issues of data privacy and security.

Posted Apr 28, 2017 By Raj Sabharwal, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Health Datapalooza

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Fifth Annual Health Data Liberator Award Honors Work to Increase Patients’ Access to Their Medical Record

OpenNotes initiative recognized at Health Datapalooza for efforts encouraging health care providers to share their visit notes with patients.

Posted Apr 27, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Using Health Data Health Datapalooza

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Narrow networks can be a real problem for kids

Narrow networks are a real concern in the ACA marketplaces, but much more for kids than many think.

Posted Apr 26, 2017 By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

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Weekly Read on Washington: April 21 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson

Members of Congress will return to Washington on Monday after a two week April recess. While recess typically means quieter times on the advocacy front, the work in Washington continues.

Posted Apr 21, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy