Past Events

This webinar featured the work of 2023-2024 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Virginia LeBaron.

How can you prepare to navigate the new Congress and Administration? Find out how federal priorities and leadership changes will shape health services research, and how you can most effectively remain an advocate for evidence-informed health policy through these federal changes.

The Health Equity Interest Group and Women and Gender Health Interest Group, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, invited attendees to their inaugural event in the Future of Health Equity Webinar series.

A webinar featured parent partner perspectives on their levels of engagement with the systems of care that support their children with medical complexity (CMC).

AcademyHealth members got an inside look at where the field was headed by joining us for AcademyHealth’s 2024 Meeting of Members.

A recent webinar showcased the experiences of two grantees who participated in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) initiative.

In today's fast-paced health services environment, knowing how to use data and AI is crucial for driving impactful research and improving patient outcomes. However, many professionals lack the skills and knowledge to effectively integrate AI into their work, missing out on opportunities to innovate and elevate their research practices. 

Join AcademyHealth and the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health as we unveil key findings from the 2023 Salary and Compensation Survey.

During this one-hour webinar, the ongoing challenges of misinformation as well as innovative approaches to reduce its impact on public health are discussed.

AcademyHealth members had the opportunity to explore visual abstracts and learned how to make complex research easier to understand, more engaging, and accessible to more people.

This one-hour session hosted by the Research Community on High-Value, Equitable Care explored how current initiatives are addressing issues of equity and value in health care. Elizabeth Cope, Vice President, Health Systems Improvement at AcademyHealth, moderated the webinar.

Your work matters. Do the right people know? This online course is designed to help researchers sharpen their communication skills and grab the attention of health system leadership, media, policymakers, funders, and other end users.

AcademyHealth members had the opportunity to share with with AcademyHealth's new CEO, Dr. Aaron E. Carroll, what is important to them.

This 90-minute session provided an overview of the initiative and its five Demonstration Sites working to improve models of care for CMC.

Dive deep into the possibilities of AcademyHealth’s new Salary Comparison tool – a member’s only benefit.

This webinar provided information about a call for proposals, supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, designed to bolster our understanding of diagnostic equity.

Attendees explored the future of health services research with a comprehensive research agenda focused on advancing high-value, equitable health care.

This webinar shared priority research topics, data and methods considerations, and recommendations for the health services research (HSR) field to analyze the impact of the Dobbs decision on reproductive health, equity and society, and the conduct of policy-relevant research.

The Medicaid Data Learning Network (MDLN) has developed a TAF Analysis Reporting (TAR) Checklist, recommending a series of items that should be reported in analyses of TAF to ensure that TAF-derived research is both high quality and reproducible.

Academy Health and the Weitzman Institute co-hosted a national webinar to announce the rollout of a three-part policy brief series titled “Barriers and Opportunities for Improving Dental Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Outcomes for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

The Medicaid Data Learning Network (MDLN), in collaboration with the AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group, hosted a virtual panel of experts to speak to the pros and cons of three Medicaid claims data sources: state Medicaid Claims, T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAF), and All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs).

AcademyHealth Members got an inside peak on leading issues in the field of health services and health policy research and initiatives impacting the field.

This 90-minute webinar showcased the progress of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) initiative. It featured five grantees who were working to help primary care practices implement effective nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence (UI) in women.

This 60-minute webinar focused on the fundamental steps for getting started with TAF and best practices for efficiently working with the data.

This webinar had a panel of experts where they explored the impact on the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Health Services Research workforce and learn practical strategies on how to advocate within your organization.

This webinar provided information about the 2023 Call for Proposals under the Health Data for Action program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program managed by AcademyHealth.

This members-only interactive event highlighted how the AcademyHealth's Career Center is a great resource for members to use.

An upcoming members-only event will showcase expert panelists as they discuss the state of Long-Term Services and Support program design and the best way to infuse equity into your work.

An upcoming webinar will provide information about a 2023 call for proposals designed in partnership with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support research on pre-hospital diagnostic delay.

This webinar offered an opportunity to hear from three eminent LHS research leaders who have led different training initiatives, and also included an overview of the recent LHS Interest Group Challenge Contest.

AcademyHealth Members got an inside peak on leading issues in the field of health services and health policy research and initiatives impacting the field.

This members-only interactive event highlighted best practices for disseminating published work to achieve greater impact and visibility.

This webinar introduced the Managing Urinary Incontinence initiative, the newest addition to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) EvidenceNOW portfolio, which will increase effective nonsurgical treatment for urinary incontinence among women.

Building off of the first webinar in this series, this webinar featured presentations from three additional winners of AcademyHealth’s 2022 Health Equity DataJam.

This webinar featured the work of 2021-2022 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Virginia Sun, who presented findings from her project on NIH-funded studies focused on cancer and aging.

This upcoming webinar featured a panel of champions and experts representing AcademyHealth, Georgetown Center for Children and Families and the InCK Marks Child Health Equity Leadership Group discussing short reflections and responses.

This webinar featured presentations from three winners of AcademyHealth’s 2022 Health Equity DataJam.

This webinar featured a timely discussion among some of our nation’s pioneer leaders in health care safety research and policy.

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Trust, highlights the importance of building trust for an effective health care system and strengthening the evidence base on trust and trust-related issues in health care.

This webinar featured presentations and a discussion among the members of the research team coordinated by AcademyHealth that supported the 2021 report Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).

Join this members-only webinar with our partners at Health Services Research and get tips and strategies to become a high-level reviewer for a leading journal.

This webinar provided information about the 2022 call for proposals under the Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantmaking program managed by AcademyHealth.

A Virtual Health Datapalooza Pre-Conference Event.

A Virtual Pre-National Health Policy Conference Event

Attendees got an inside look on leading issues in the field of health services and health policy research, and the pressing advocacy initiatives impacting the field.

Attendees of this session heard about the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCORI) funding priorities and learned what it takes to submit effective research proposals.

This webinar covered the impact of price transparency reporting thus far. Panelists discussed what additional efforts are necessary to provide consumers with accurate information to make more informed decisions.

AcademyHealth’s four official journals provided a members-only, insider’s look into what it takes for researchers to increase their publishing success rate.

This webinar discussed states’ use of disadvantage indices to inform their COVID-19 vaccination efforts and surface lessons learned and questions for evaluation.

Approaches to anti-racist research design, analysis, and dissemination. Session recordings are now available.

This “office hours” style session provided information about the 2021 PTEC Health Inequities Research Grant Program, managed by AcademyHealth, that seeks to support research that identifies disparities in health care and proposes data-driven solutions.

This “office hours”- style session provided an opportunity for open Q&A about the 2021 call for proposals under the Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantmaking program managed by AcademyHealth.

This members-only event featured an engaging conversation with Mark E. Miller, Executive Vice President of Health Care at Arnold Ventures and AcademyHealth’s CEO, Lisa Simpson, about the health care research priorities of Arnold Ventures and what it takes to submit effective research proposals.

This webinar was part of series which seeks to promote serious evidence-based discussions related to costs, value, and allocation of health care spending.

This webinar provided information about the 2021 call for proposals under the Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantmaking program managed by AcademyHealth.

In this interactive, members-only event, AcademyHealth staff, Lauren Adams, Director of Communications and Public Relations, and Angel Han, Research Associate, provided practical guidance for delivering effective and engaging virtual presentations.

During this webinar, a panel of experts shared their insights on the shifting dynamics in pediatric care and research.

In a members-only, interactive Zoom discussion, Dr. Elizabeth Yano discussed how to navigate the challenges embedded researchers encounter in a real-life health system setting.

This webinar is part of a series, Re-designing for a High-Value, Equitable Health Care System in the Time of COVID.

Second of a two part series, this webinar provided information about the 2020 call for proposals under the Health Data for Action program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program managed by AcademyHealth.

First of a two part series, this webinar provided information about the 2020 call for proposals under the Health Data for Action program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program managed by AcademyHealth.

This webinar featured the work of 2019-2020 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Shellie Ellis. She presented findings from her project on mapping the capacity of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program to conduct cancer care delivery research in rural communities in the U.S.

AcademyHealth hosted a webinar for the Research Community on Low-Value-Care on designing an equitable, high-value health care system.

This webinar served as an overview of predictive analytics methods for public health and health services and policy researchers.

This webinar served as a preview of the Health Care Cost Institute's expanded commercial claims dataset and its availability for research.

During this webinar, participants explored how the current pandemic and ongoing racial injustice contributes to housing inequity.

This webinar provided historical and contemporary examples of how racial injustice shapes health inequities.

This webinar, hosted by West Virginia and Maryland researchers, focused on cross state analysis for SUD 1115 demonstration evaluations.

This webinar served as a brief overview of the IMD 1115 demonstration.

This introductory seminar explored effective search, communication, and dissemination strategies and provided an overview of resources publicly available through the National Library of Medicine for public health and health services and policy researchers to use in their work.

This webinar looked at global and national perspectives to explore the results of using well-being metrics.

The webinar builds upon a SAMHSA-funded collaborative project with AcademyHealth, NRI and the National Council for Behavioral Health.

This webinar explored the health impacts of jails and prisons on individuals and communities.

This webinar discussed the health care spending debate in the United States.

This webinar, hosted by Manatt, focused on CMS expectations and critical considerations for community engagement demonstrations.

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Low-Value Care, focused on linking diverse data sets and the potential for using data linkages in studying and addressing low-value care.

This webinar explored the connection between housing and health.

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Low-Value Care, focused on the process of removing care that has been identified as low-value from practice.

With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AcademyHealth hosted this invitational meeting of experts on the barriers to patient centered care.

This webinar focused on the efforts of states to reform the financing of long-term services and supports and provided an in-depth look at different state approaches.

This webinar provided a brief history of 10 years of the Pediatric Quality Measurement Program (PQMP) and its advances into quality improvement.

In this webinar, we explored key findings from the JPMorgan Chase Institute's Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending report.

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Low-Value Care, discussed the unique needs of the senior population when it comes to low-value care.

A unique glimpse of the year ahead—based on the progress made thus far in 2018.

This webinar provided information about the second call for proposals for Health Data for Action, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program.

An overview of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care.

This new webinar series seeks to promote serious evidence-based discussions related to costs, value, and allocation of health care spending.

As part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project Research Insights, managed by AcademyHealth, this webinar highlighted insights from specific states’ experiences with personal responsibility provisions in Medicaid and the national implications of these experiences.

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Low-Value Care, focuses on the potential for using data from electronic health records (EHRs) for low-value care research.

This webinar features the work of 2017-2018 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Larissa Nekhlyudov, M.D., M.P.H., who will present on her project on developing a framework for quality measurement in cancer survivorship care that may be used to drive research, policy, and clinical care in diverse settings.

This introductory seminar developed with support from the National Library of Medicine reviews data visualization use in communicating research, different approaches, and best practices.

Sponsored by the Long-Term Quality Alliance, AcademyHealth’s Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Group designed a webinar to provide a national overview of Managed Long-Term Services and Supports programs and an update on the state of the knowledge base on the effectiveness of these programs.

The webinar provides a brief overview of AcademyHealth’s 2017 Concordium Meeting and features the work of two awardees, who present on their innovative electronic health data projects focusing on health, housing, and school-based health.

AcademyHealth’s annual Meeting of the Members webinar.

With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AcademyHealth hosted this expert meeting to explore research priorities related to the evaluation of Section 1115 Medicaid demonstrations and Section 1332 state innovation waivers.

This webinar provided information about a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation call for proposals for research studies examining how to build trust and mutual respect to meet vulnerable patients’ health care needs.

During this webinar, panelists provide an overview of new research on the effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment on health care utilization for senior dual eligibles in the state of Maryland and found that participation in SNAP reduces health care costs for low-income older adults.

This webinar provides a review of trends in statistical methods used in public health, resources for the effective use of public health data, and implications for training needs in the public health workforce.

AcademyHealth, in partnership with the ABIM Foundation, has developed a set of priorities through engagement of multi-stakeholder groups to develop, test, and use measures of low-value care that are sensitive to patient’s values. This webinar encompases a discussion of the rationale and scope of the project, the prioritization methods, and implications of the prioritization endeavors for low-value care measurement

This webinar provides information about a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program: Health Data for Action.

From AcademyHealth's Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Group and sponsored by the Long-Term Quality Alliance.

With a new administration in the White House, it’s important to understand what factors will drive the 2017 health care agenda.

In this webinar for mentors presents skills to facilitate mentorship with students and colleagues, which includes how to proactively engage with mentees and diversifying student populations.

This webinar presents strategies for fostering and sustaining long-term mentoring relationships, which includes finding a mentor, building a relationship, and knowing when to engage and seek advice.

Academyhealth's Annual Meeting of Members webinar

In this webinar hosted by the IRGNI IG, Diana J. Mason, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, moderates and provides an overview of the Edge Runner program and its relevance to building a COH among individuals, families and communities.

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This free webinar addressed the potential policy responses to the growth of narrow network plans and identified where more evidence is needed, to inform researchers and decision makers.

This webinar examined what research tells us about the implications of provider concentration and integration, and included presentations from policymakers in two states that have adopted innovative policy approaches.