Delivering Better Care

AcademyHealth and the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition announce a partnership to improve vaccination rates of low-income children and pregnant women.

eGEMs, AcademyHealth’s open access journal, will launch a new special section to help disseminate research findings.

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.

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.

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

The Summer 2017 edition of VA FORUM highlights research pointing to advances in addressing the unique needs of rural Veterans.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantees examine how consumers are navigating the healthcare system, with a particular focus on their experiences, preferences, and values.

The July 2017 issue of Health Affairs contains a collection of papers about advanced illness & end-of-life care.

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.

The June 2017 issue of HSR Journal features papers on quality and outcomes, insurance and payment reform, and access and utilization.