Delivering Better Care

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.

An AcademyHealth member’s perspective on her most memorable policy-oriented 2024 Annual Research Meeting sessions.

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.

Health Datapalooza advisory committee member Kistein Monkhouse previews three key topics relevant to patients that will feature at the Sept. 16-17 conference.

In the second of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Kelli Caseman with Think Kids to learn more about their project goals and findings during Disability Pride Month.

Following the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Oriaku Njoku, Executive Director of the National Network of Abortion Funds, reflects on a new era of reproductive health, rights, and justice and the role of Health Services Research.