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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HCCI Expands Access to Data, Announces New Pricing Policy

Niall Brennan of Health Care Cost Institute, an AcademyHealth Organizational Affiliate, announces a new data access and pricing policy to enable robust research needed for informed debate on reform and innovation in the health care system.

Posted Nov 1, 2017 By Niall Brennan, B.A., M.P.P.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Data Sources Costs & Payments

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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.

Posted Oct 30, 2017 By Kelsey Mellard, M.P.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Data Sharing Building Healthy Communities Health Datapalooza

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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.

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

Topics Delivering Better Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Building Healthy Communities News

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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.

Posted Oct 18, 2017 By Christine Sublett, M.A., CISSP, CIPT, CRISC, CGEIT

Topics Using Health Data Data Sources Building Healthy Communities

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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.

Posted Oct 16, 2017 By Andrew Shin, JD, MPH, Jay D. Bhatt, DO, MPH, MA, FACP, Patrick Romano, MD MPH FACP FAAP

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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.

Posted Oct 13, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy Advocacy

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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.

Posted Oct 12, 2017 By Paul Wallace, M.D.

Topics Using Health Data

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The Storytelling Superhero

“If your research was a superhero, what would its special power be?”

Posted Oct 10, 2017 By Robin Weinick, Ph.D., Dr. Joshua E. Richardson

Topics ARM

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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.

Posted Oct 3, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Using Health Data News

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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)

Posted Oct 2, 2017 By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy Advocacy