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.
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.
RTI and AcademyHealth Partner to Advance Evidence on Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support
eGEMs, AcademyHealth’s open access journal, will launch a new special section to help disseminate research findings.
Research Finds Most Youth Prefer Face-to-Face Support for Mental Health
While technology can be a viable avenue for youth to receive mental health support, it is not the sole solution to connecting this population with personalized resources.
RWJF Building Trust and Mutual Respect CFP Applicant Webinar
This webinar provided information about a 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation call for proposals for research studies examining how to build trust and mutual respect to meet vulnerable patients’ health care needs.
Webinar: Measuring Low-Value Care: Priorities for Patient-Centered Metrics
AcademyHealth, in partnership with the ABIM Foundation, has developed a set of priorities through engagement of multi-stakeholder groups to develop, test, and use measures of low-value care that are sensitive to patient’s values. This webinar encompases a discussion of the rationale and scope of the project, the prioritization methods, and implications of the prioritization endeavors for low-value care measurement
Improving Health Care for Rural Veterans
The Summer 2017 edition of VA FORUM highlights research pointing to advances in addressing the unique needs of rural Veterans.
What Physician and Hospital Qualities Do Consumers Value?
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantees examine how consumers are navigating the healthcare system, with a particular focus on their experiences, preferences, and values.
Health Affairs' July Issue: Advanced Illness & End-Of-Life Care
The July 2017 issue of Health Affairs contains a collection of papers about advanced illness & end-of-life care.
Milbank Quarterly: The Current Political Climate
The June 2017 issue of Milbank Quarterly features op-ed assessments of the current political environment’s impact on the public’s health and papers on the latest evidence on issues from genetic testing to financing long-term services and supports.