Building Healthy Communities

Health is about more than health care. Where we live, work, and play affects our health. Health services research provides evidence on the factors that affect, and support, the health of communities.

Publication

Elements That Support Payment Reform for Population Health: Shared Data Collection, Analysis, and Evaluation

Sufficient data infrastructure across health systems and community social service providers support the management of a collaborative partnership’s community-wide population health improvement efforts.

Posted Dec 07, 2017

Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities Data Sharing

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Elements That Support Payment Reform for Population Health: Alignment of Resources

The need for alignment across sectors, cultures and goals is crucial to support a collaborative partnership’s community-wide population health improvement efforts.

Posted Dec 07, 2017

Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities

Blog Post

Learning from Each Other to Fill in Data Gaps and Achieve Better Outcomes

The education sector, the health sector, and many others have long realized that they need to work together for better outcomes. Sharing data between sectors can help, but it’s not easy.

Posted Nov 30, 2017 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D., FAMIA, Daniel Stein

Topics Using Health Data Data Sharing Building Healthy Communities

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6 Ways for Health Systems to Participate in Value-Based Transformation

Health System Integration Leader for Honor Health and Health Datapalooza co-chair Kelsey Mellard highlights six ways health systems can move toward value-based practices.

Posted Oct 30, 2017 By Kelsey Mellard, M.P.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Data Sharing Building Healthy Communities Health Datapalooza

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Connecting Medicaid and Public Health Officials to Increase Immunization Rates

AcademyHealth and the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition announce a partnership to improve vaccination rates of low-income children and pregnant women.

Posted Oct 27, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Building Healthy Communities News

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Health Data Security and Risk: An Overview of What Lies Ahead

In concert with National Cybersecurity Month, Christine Sublett of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force describes how our nation’s information infrastructure is evolving.

Posted Oct 18, 2017 By Christine Sublett, M.A., CISSP, CIPT, CRISC, CGEIT

Topics Using Health Data Data Sources Building Healthy Communities

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New Funding Awards Signal Promise for Future of Data-Driven, Multisector Efforts to Improve Community Health

Building on the last two years as part of AcademyHealth’s Community Health Peer Learning Program, communities in New Orleans and rural California are tackling new challenges with new funding.

Posted Sep 27, 2017

Topics Data Sharing Building Healthy Communities

Blog Post

Child Flourishing: Our Greatest Public Health Opportunity Needs a Policy Response

Posted Sep 5, 2017 By Christina D. Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH

Topics Building Healthy Communities

Publication

Striving Toward A Culture Of Health: How Do Care And Costs For Non-Medical Needs Get Factored Into Alternative Payment Models?

This report explores challenges and successes related to how health care purchasers, plans, and providers could support strategies for sustainable investment in non-clinical community-wide population health activities.

Posted Aug 23, 2017

Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

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2017 Annual Research Meeting: Day 2 Highlights

Posted Jun 26, 2017 By Zenneia McLendon

Topics HSR Workforce Development Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Delivering Better Care Building Healthy Communities ARM