AcademyHealth provides information on the latest developments in the field of health services research (HSR). In this section you will find evidence and tools for understanding the HSR literature, making optimal use of existing methods and evaluating and using new methods for research.
Outlining actionable strategies and helpful resources, this Guide can be used independently or in tandem with the Interactive Tool to Reduce Racial Bias in Big Data Studies to help users mitigate the risk of perpetuating racial bias through their research.
Using an implementation science and policy frame, AcademyHealth member blogger Anton Avanceña recaps behavioral health presentations in the recent ARM in Seattle
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision has much to say about the integrity of federal race/ethnicity data and the future of relying on such data in disparities research and, ultimately, civil rights enforcement.
AcademyHealth student member discusses why she is excited to connect with Interest Group members at the 2023 Annual Research Meeting, and why you should be too!
AcademyHealth presents research nominated as the best abstract for each theme from the 2023 Call for Abstracts, exploring topics related to patient-centered research, mental health and substance use, women’s health, and more.
The Milbank Quarterly's centennial anniversary issue, The Future of Population Health: Major Challenges and Opportunities, honors the journal’s legacy by looking ahead. Articles examine climate change, policing as a social determinant of health, the next alternative payment models, and much more.
The Evidence Act is a great start towards increasing the production and use of evidence across government. But when it comes to the Department of Health and Human Services, it would be better for divisions like the National Institutes of Health to have their own central evaluation hub.
Rural health care systems have seen dramatic shifts in recent decades. This ‘plain language summary’ reviews recent research published in AcademyHealth’s official journal, HSR, which addresses the current state of rural hospitals and how new investments can prevent ongoing health disparities and reinvigorate the health of rural Americans.
