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Marriage Equality & Health: Importance and New Threats to Obergefell v. Hodges

AcademyHealth member Gilbert Gonzales highlights the impact of marriage equality for LGBTQ+ health and equity, as well as other health disparities that need to be addressed by the field.

Posted Jun 29, 2022 By Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., M.H.A.

Topics Health Equity Access to Care Delivering Better Care

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Lack of Data Puts Gender Diverse Populations at Risk of Poor Health Outcomes

AcademyHealth Member and 2021 Delivery System Science Fellow Abby Mulcahy emphasizes that health services researchers focusing on gender diverse populations are still largely focused on detecting disparities over meaningful interventions.

Posted Jun 23, 2022 By Abby Mulcahy, Ph.D.

Topics Health Equity Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

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Sessions Highlight Importance of Addressing Structural Racism to Improve Care and Policy Approaches

Co-lead for the Annual Research Meeting (ARM) Structural Racism, Disparities, and Equity in Health theme J’Mag Karbeah spotlights the vast number of sessions and presentations under this theme on the impact of structural racism on health inequities, health care access, and patient quality of care.

Posted Jun 2, 2022 By J'Mag Karbeah, M.P.H.

Topics Delivering Better Care Health Equity ARM

Past Event

Webinar: Building the Evidence Base for Trust Research in Health Care

This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Trust, highlights the importance of building trust for an effective health care system and strengthening the evidence base on trust and trust-related issues in health care.

Date & Time May 25, 2022, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Delivering Better Care

Publication

AcademyHealth Announces the Best of 2022 Annual Research Meeting

Research nominated as the best abstract for each theme from the 2022 Call for Abstracts explores topics related to patient and consumer needs, Medicaid access and coverage, COVID-19, and more.

Posted May 24, 2022

Topics HSR Workforce Development HSR Resources & Methods Public & Population Health Health Equity Using Health Data Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Access to Care Delivering Better Care Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities

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Charting a Path for the Nursing Profession to Advance Health Equity: Where Does the Evidence Lead?

An upcoming AcademyHealth webinar provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a research team generated evidence in real time for the NAM report on the Future of Nursing

Posted May 18, 2022 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Delivering Better Care Health Equity

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Improving Health Equity in Medicaid: Federal Priorities, Challenges, and Opportunities

The final post of the Health Equity Meeting blog series explores federal priorities and initiatives undertaken by the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation targeted towards advancing health equity in Medicaid.

Posted May 16, 2022 By Elizabeth McAvoy, Madelyn Mustaine

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Delivering Better Care Using Health Data

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Conference Highlights Opportunities for a More Equitable, Just Health Care System

The 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference featured issues related to health care organization and delivery and how those aspects affect quality and outcomes, with an emphasis on advancing equity.

Posted May 2, 2022 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Delivering Better Care Health Equity Hospitals & Health Systems Health Datapalooza National Health Policy Conference

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Moving Towards Equitable Innovation: Lessons Learned from AcademyHealth’s 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference

At AcademyHealth’s 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference, panelists discussed how they are leveraging new data techniques, as well as community and patient perspectives into design, interoperability, and data sharing decisions to improve overall health outcomes.

Posted Apr 29, 2022 By Rachel Campbell-Baier

Topics Health Equity Using Health Data Delivering Better Care National Health Policy Conference Health Datapalooza

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AcademyHealth, ABIM Foundation name University of Michigan’s Jodyn Platt as a Senior Scholar in Residence

Providing scholarly guidance to the recently created Research Community on Trust, the new scholar will help to raise visibility of the trust agenda, including writing on emerging issues in trust and health care.

Posted Apr 13, 2022 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Hospitals & Health Systems Delivering Better Care News