Delivering Better Care

This rapid evidence review examines current evidence on opportunities and challenges for strengthening consumers’ engagement in their own health care.

While previous research suggests that people prioritize interpersonal aspects of care quality, new research finds they also value clinical aspects of quality. How highly people rate the importance of these two aspects varies depending on their health needs.

The Fall 2017 edition of VA FORUM highlights research on the role of nurses throughout the VA.

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.

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 provides information about a new 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.