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Charting a Path for the Nursing Profession to Advance Health Equity: Where Does the Evidence Lead?

An upcoming AcademyHealth webinar provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a research team generated evidence in real time for the NAM report on the Future of Nursing

Posted May 18, 2022 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Delivering Better Care Health Equity

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Improving Health Equity in Medicaid: Five Recommendations for Measuring and Interpreting Racial Disparities in Health Care

The sixth post in AcademyHealth’s Medicaid Health Equity series summarizes five recommendations for researchers to measure and interpret racial disparities in health care more accurately.

Posted May 6, 2022 By Rachel Campbell-Baier , Susan Kennedy, M.P.P., M.S.W.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Health Equity Analytic Tools Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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Prepare for Gathering In Person with These Tips

In the lead up to AcademyHealth’s 2022 co-located Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference taking place in-person April 4-5, check out these tips for easing back into gathering in person.

Posted Mar 16, 2022

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development

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Youth, Families, and Patients should be fairly compensated for working on research studies

Having a diverse community of stakeholders who work as partners on research studies makes research more relevant to the people the findings affect. Adequately compensating stakeholders for their knowledge and lived experiences helps ensure that they are valued.

Posted Mar 16, 2022 By Charlene Shelton, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

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Strategies to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity of Patients in Research Governance

A PCORI-funded learning network recently outlined key challenges and promising practices for improving the diversity and inclusion of patient representatives in research governance.

Posted Mar 1, 2022 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Prashila Dullabh, M.D., Michelle Johnston-Fleece, M.P.H., Claudia Grossmann, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Research Ethics & Governance Patient & Consumer Engagement Health Equity

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A Research Roadmap to Advance Contraceptive Access Policy

The Coalition to Expand Contraceptive Access led a collaborative process to create a Priority Roadmap for Policy-Ready Contraceptive Research that positions health services researchers to carry out impactful projects that advance sexual and reproductive health equity.

Posted Feb 16, 2022 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Lisa Stern , Nikita Malcolm

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Research Ethics & Governance Health Equity

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The Value of Patient-Driven Research and Ways to Sustain It

A PCORI-funded learning network recently developed an action-oriented, step-by-step roadmap to help patient-driven research communities define their value.

Posted Feb 11, 2022 By Gretchen Williams Torres, M.P.P., Prashila Dullabh, M.D., Claudia Grossmann, Ph.D., Michelle Johnston-Fleece, M.P.H.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement HSR Resources & Methods

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Health Services Research Journal Commentary Outlines AcademyHealth’s DEI Efforts

A commentary authored by AcademyHealth leadership in Health Services Research journal highlights AcademyHealth’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and our approach for higher impact, more equitable health services research.

Posted Jan 18, 2022 By Christina Tudor

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development Health Equity

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New research on the evolving nature of the health services research workforce

AcademyHealth member Bianca Frogner, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlighted data on the health services research (HSR) workforce and how the field has evolved over the last five years. Her findings were recently published in the journal Health Services Research.

Posted Jan 11, 2022 By Bianca Frogner, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development Using Health Data

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Health Services Research in the Real World & Learning Health System Science

Addressing real-world challenges in health care requires adaptable and applicable designs and research methods. AcademyHealth’s LHS Interest Group offers a forum for shared learning through webinars and a community of practice.

Posted Dec 20, 2021 By Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A., Sarah Greene, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development