Delivering better care is a broad domain of research that includes assessing and improving the quality of care itself, expanding access to care, and understanding the many ways to organize and improve care in hospitals, health systems and other care settings.
Global health conversations usually ask what developing countries can learn from wealthier ones. But decades of doing more with less have made many resource-constrained health systems quiet innovators—offering lessons in workforce strategy, data use, and research-to-practice speed that developed systems are only now catching up to. The author has made this post available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; all three versions appear below.
AcademyHealth’s new resource offers a clear picture of the collective impact of dismantling the only federal agency focused on health services research.
In Work Interrupted: Voices from the Field, Dr. Debra Houry reflects on what happens when the work that defines you is suddenly upended. For many in health care and public health, work is inseparable from identity, so when it’s disrupted, the loss extends far beyond a title,
From generating stronger evidence to helping policymakers use it and accelerating the adoption of proven innovations, AcademyHealth's new Signature Program Centers address critical gaps across the evidence-to-impact continuum. Learn how these centers will help the field achieve greater reach, relevance, and real-world impact.
Your product works. So why isn't it scaling? Health data products don't usually fail because the technology is bad. They fail because implementation was treated as an afterthought. This free guide explains what's actually going wrong and what a decades-old research discipline says about fixing it.
In an unprecedented move raising urgent concerns about the future of preventive care in the United States, the leadership of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has been removed, threatening the independent, evidence-based process that ensures millions of Americans can access life-saving screenings and services at no cost.
Medicaid work requirements set by HR 1 take effect on January 1, 2027, with exceptions for beneficiaries considered medically frail. A recent JAMA Health Forum paper authored by Medicaid Medical Directors outlines crucial clinical considerations for states implementing these exemptions.
Adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, such as deaths related to pregnancy, preterm births, and low birthweight births, continue to disproportionately impact Black, American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) birthing people, leaving many in search of additional support. Colleagues from AcademyHealth’s Project DREAM break down what doula care is, how it can offer additional support, and how birthing people can access doula care in their communities.
This environmental scan highlights how hospitals are addressing medical debt, identifies key gaps in evidence and reporting, and outlines strategies and opportunities for a more just and patient‑centered financial landscape.
Researchers from Planned Parenthood investigated the experiences of people traveling for abortion care from states with abortion restrictions or bans to Illinois, where abortion is legal, after Dobbs.