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The Gender Gap in Suicide Rates is Narrowing in the United States

In this Veterans Day post, Lauren Denneson, Claire Hoffmire, and AcademyHealth Board Member Elizabeth Yano highlight a growing need for suicide prevention efforts tailored to women veterans and announces a call for papers on the topic for a special supplement of Medical Care.

Posted Nov 11, 2019 By Lauren M. Denneson, Ph.D., Claire A. Hoffmire, Ph.D., Elizabeth M. Yano, Ph.D., MSPH

Topics Delivering Better Care Health Equity

Past Event

Webinar: The Power of PCORnet

The Health Information Technology Interest Group hosted a webinar series on research networks and their relevance for the AcademyHealth community.

Date & Time November 5, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Public & Population Health Delivering Better Care Data Sources

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The Power of Person-Generated Health Data: Five Ways to Improve the Care Experience

AcademyHealth and a group of diverse stakeholders are working to develop a unifying framework for using person-generated health data in shared decision-making.

Posted Oct 31, 2019 By Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

Past Event

2019 Health Policy Orientation

Behind the scenes of decision-making in Washington.

Date & Time October 28-30, 2019 Location AcademyHealth Office, Washington, D.C.

Topics Advocacy Research Ethics & Governance Building Healthy Communities Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

Addressing Teen Crises: A Challenge for Mental Illness Awareness Week

A new policy playbook identifies the top policy priorities to pave the way to a true safety net for adolescents in mental health crisis situations.

Posted Oct 10, 2019 By Denise Dougherty, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics Advocacy Delivering Better Care

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Reflections on the Flywheel Effect of Government on Digital Health Tech

In this interview with Greg Downing, CareJourney President Aneesh Chopra reflects on 10 years since the HITECH Act and offers his thoughts on the role of transparency, patient data access, and interoperability in delivering better care.

Posted Oct 9, 2019 By Aneesh Chopra, M.P.P., Gregory Downing, D.O., Ph.D.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

Publication

Advocates and Policy Experts Identify Priorities for Addressing Teen Mental Health Crises

This policy playbook outlines policy recommendations and advocacy strategies across seven domains identified by the National Summit for Policy & Action on Teen Mental Health Crises convened by AcademyHealth.

Posted Oct 08, 2019

Topics Advocacy Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

Addressing Low-Value Care: The Promise of Electronic Health Data

The wealth of new, electronic health data sources presents new opportunities for conducting research on and ultimately eliminating low-value care.

Posted Sep 23, 2019 By Marya Khan, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

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Adopting Clinical Analytic Tools in your Institution’s Health Information Management Strategy: Peril or Promise?

Health Data Leadership Institute speaker Rebecca Freeman provides first-hand reflections on the complexities of making something useable out of the data quagmire many find themselves standing in.

Posted Sep 20, 2019 By Rebecca Freeman, Ph.D., R.N., P.M.P.

Topics Using Health Data Hospitals & Health Systems Delivering Better Care

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Reflections on World Patient Safety Day: An Urgent Call for Radical Action

With medical errors causing more than 250,000 deaths annually, Karen Wolk Feinstein of the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, issues a call for change in four key areas to save lives and improve care.

Posted Sep 19, 2019 By Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D.

Topics Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement Costs & Payments