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Voices from the Field: Culturally Appropriate Services to Support Healthy Mind, Body, Spirit

In the first of a two-part series, this post highlights the work of Native American Connections to provide culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing, and community development services.

Posted Aug 2, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Health Equity

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Widening Our Lens: Researchers Challenge Narrow Definitions of Value

Presentations at this year’s Annual Research Meeting underscored the importance of looking beyond the numbers to assess value, both in terms of the ultimate cost/benefit of an intervention as well as the factors that we assume influence value.

Posted Jul 31, 2018

Topics Costs & Payments Public & Population Health Costs & Payments ARM

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AcademyHealth 2018 Annual Research Meeting Opening Remarks by Dr. Lisa Simpson

The following remarks were delivered by AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP, at AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting on Sunday, June 24, during the opening welcome.

Posted Jul 24, 2018

Topics ARM

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Spurring Innovation: The Role of Child Health Policy

Posted Jul 19, 2018 By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP, Debbie I. Chang, M.P.H.

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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AHRQ Clearinghouse Shut Down Direct Result of Previous Cuts, Sequestration and Caps

Today marks the end of funding to support the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Guideline Clearinghouse. AcademyHealth’s statement on the shut down notes it is a direct result of years of budget stagnation and cuts.

Posted Jul 16, 2018 By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy Advocacy

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Opportunities to improve care coordination and patient engagement among Medicaid beneficiaries

Highlighting research presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in June 2018, Rebecca Bruno of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, points to solutions for addressing social determinants of health and improving health outcomes and reduced costs of care for the Medicaid population.

Posted Jul 16, 2018 By Rebecca Bruno

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health Quality Improvement ARM

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Is Trust the Missing Piece from the Health Care Cost Puzzle?

New research from Ishani Ganguli of Harvard Medical School examines the factors that can influence health care costs for high-cost patients and reveals a complex relationship between trust, patient activation and cost.

Posted Jul 10, 2018

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Costs & Payments

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New Research Emphasizes Patients’ Role in Designing & Testing New Information Tools

The first papers published in the ongoing section, Better Decisions Together, in AcademyHealth’s open access, peer-reviewed journal eGEMs highlight work to advance patient-centered clinical decision support.

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

Topics Delivering Better Care Using Health Data News eGEMs

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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