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Delivering Better Care

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.

Past Event

Webinar: Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems 2021 Applicant Information Session (Part 2)

This “office hours”- style session provided an opportunity for open Q&A about the 2021 call for proposals under the Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantmaking program managed by AcademyHealth.
Date & Time June 7, 2021, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Location Online
Blog Post       New Research Looks at the Priorities and Pitfalls of Defining Network Adequacy Standards to Improve Veterans’ Access to Timely, High-Quality Care

New Research Looks at the Priorities and Pitfalls of Defining Network Adequacy Standards to Improve Veterans’ Access to Timely, High-Quality Care

This ‘plain language summary’ reviews recent research on how Veteran’s Affairs might ensure adequate access to high quality care via network adequacy standards. Network adequacy standards are common in the commercial market, where states regulate commercial insurers provider network. However, the regulations vary from state to state and the VA is a national system.
Posted May 18, 2021 By Kristin Rosengren
Publication

New Issue Brief Examines Polysubstance Use Disorders in Four State Medicaid Programs

With funding from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), AcademyHealth and collaborators conducted an analysis of four states participating in the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN). This brief examines polysubstance use disorders in those state Medicaid programs, which have implications for Medicaid expenditures and the way states design delivery systems for this vulnerable population.
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Blog Post       Reflecting on the Current and Future State of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement

Reflecting on the Current and Future State of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement

A panel of experts shared their insights on the shifting dynamics in pediatric care and research and discussed how performance measurement and improvement in pediatric care can be further advanced to improve overall outcomes