Patient Involvement Improves Research
A patient offers his viewpoint on what’s standing in the way of patient centered care in the U.S., emphasizing the need for patients and researchers to work together.
Literature Review Reveals Four Key Barriers to Patient Centered Care
Produced under the Optimizing Value in Health Care program, administered by AcademyHealth, this paper outlines the following barriers to patient centered care: missing information, inadequate trust, organizational culture, and alignment of incentives.
Supporting Patient-Centered Research
AcademyHealth recently submitted comments supporting PCORI reauthorization, in this post, guest author, Dr. Terri Finkel highlights the value of PCORI-supported network PEDSnet.
The Role of Medicaid Engagement and Education Efforts in Improving Delivery of PrEP Intervention Services
This issue brief, commissioned by AcademyHealth, identifies ways the Medicaid program can educate patients and providers to improve the use of PrEP medication and clinical services.
Culture of Health Innovator’s Work on Black Mothers’ Health Featured in Health Affairs
Joia Crear-Perry’s work on improving black mothers’ health was voted best Snapshot of Innovation at the March 2019 Sharing Knowledge to Build a Culture of Health conference held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with AcademyHealth.
Nothing About Us Without Us: How Can Researchers Respond to Teens’ Concerns about Mental Health?
In the second of a two-part blog series marking National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of researchers respond to youth advocates’ thoughts on the mental health needs of adolescents.
Building a Safety Net for Teen Mental Health: Youth Advocate Perspectives
In the first of a two-part blog series marking National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of youth advocates share their thoughts on the mental health needs of adolescents and how researchers can support them.
Delivery of Patient Centered Care in the U.S. Health Care System: What is standing in its way?
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AcademyHealth hosted this invitational meeting of experts on the barriers to patient centered care.
Engaging Consumers and Patients to Accelerate Alternative Payment Models and Benefit Designs
Anne Gauthier and Karen Adams of MITRE, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, highlight opportunities to improve care quality and reduce cost by involving consumers in designing alternative payment models.
Five Recommendations for How Implementation Science Can Better Advance Equity
Implementation researchers, practitioners, and funders considered how to better support equitable implementation and outcomes. They make five recommendations from changing how we talk about implementation science to how we execute it and who we engage along the way.