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.
Led by AcademyHealth and funded by The Donaghue Foundation, this final report outlines a collaborative process and research priorities for achieving health care that is both high value and equitable.
In this blog post, the fourth in a series on AcademyHealth’s collaborative effort to develop a research agenda for high-value, equitable care, consensus group member Somava Saha, reflects on the equity of our evolving research enterprise.
In this blog post, the third in a series on AcademyHealth’s collaborative effort to develop a research agenda for high-value, equitable care, Kevin Fiscella and Deniz Naghibi, authors of the accompanying literature review, share their thoughts and reflections on what is needed for attaining a high-value, equitable health care system.
In the second blog of AcademyHealth’s series outlining our collaborative process of developing a research agenda to advance high-value, equitable health care, patient advocate Tara Montgomery shares her perspective on the importance and impact of this work.
In the first blog of AcademyHealth’s series outlining our collaborative process of developing a research agenda to advance high-value, equitable health care, Consensus Group Co-chairs Elizabeth McGlynn, Ph.D. and Donna Cryer, J.D. lay the groundwork and share their perspectives on our collective efforts to ensure that research and health care prioritize both equity and value.
In the final post of a three-part blog interview series, April Joy Damian, Ph.D., M.Sc., Vice President and Director of the Weitzman Institute and Senior Scholar at AcademyHealth sheds light on how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are building trust with communities.
Following South Asian Heritage Month, a health policy intern and policy analyst from the Weitzman Institute teamed up to explore the disproportionate heart disease burden carried by those with South Asian ancestry and offer policy and lifestyle recommendations.
A growing evidence base supports the value of incorporating the patient perspective into research studies and as part of routine care using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The PROTEUS Consortium helps optimize the capture and communication of PROM data in research studies and clinical practice by providing free, publicly available, user-friendly tools and resources.
More than twenty new projects will use access to timely, relevant data to inform policies ranging from treatment of chronic and complex conditions, payment for health services, reproductive health, access to care and treatment, and more.