6 Ways for Health Systems to Participate in Value-Based Transformation
Health System Integration Leader for Honor Health and Health Datapalooza co-chair Kelsey Mellard highlights six ways health systems can move toward value-based practices.
Connecting Medicaid and Public Health Officials to Increase Immunization Rates
AcademyHealth and the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition announce a partnership to improve vaccination rates of low-income children and pregnant women.
Health Data Security and Risk: An Overview of What Lies Ahead
In concert with National Cybersecurity Month, Christine Sublett of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force describes how our nation’s information infrastructure is evolving.
Bridging Health Equity from Priority to Reality
To help guide the field with the latest research for advancing health equity, Health Services Research (HSR) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) are partnering to publish a Theme Issue on Health Equity.
Read on Washington: October 13 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
Dr. Lisa Simpson reflects on what has happened, and what has not, in Washington over the last two weeks.
Real-World Data, Real-World Evidence and Real-World Action
The real-world evidence trend is pushing the field to refine data into tools that impact policy and practice. AcademyHealth’s open access journal eGEMs provides an important vehicle for illuminating real-world solutions to real-world problems.
The Storytelling Superhero
“If your research was a superhero, what would its special power be?”
RTI and AcademyHealth Partner to Advance Evidence on Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support
eGEMs, AcademyHealth’s open access journal, will launch a new special section to help disseminate research findings.
Read on Washington: October 2 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
After a busy week in Washington, this regular advocacy-related review of events in D.C. takes a moment to acknowledge the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas.
(published at 11:35 a.m., Oct. 2)
(published at 11:35 a.m., Oct. 2)
Improving Health Care by Building Trust and Respect for Patients
Recent study findings, highlighted this week in Health Affairs, find that consumers rely on sources outside the traditional health care system when making decisions about their health. A new call for proposals seeks to build the evidence base on building trust within the health care system.