The Future of AI in Healthcare Delivery and Equity
As the United States aims to develop effective solutions for emerging healthcare issues, AI shows promise in playing a pivotal role despite remaining obstacles.
New Companion Guide Released for the Beta Version of AcademyHealth’s Interactive Tool to Reduce Racial Bias in Big Data Studies
Outlining actionable strategies and helpful resources, this Guide can be used independently or in tandem with the Interactive Tool to Reduce Racial Bias in Big Data Studies to help users mitigate the risk of perpetuating racial bias through their research.
Medicaid Research Agenda and Toolkit Help Measure the Impact of Post Covid Condition (PCC) on Medicaid-enrolled Populations
A new Health Affairs blog highlights AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute’s engagement with state-university partnerships comprised of Medicaid policymakers and researchers to develop a post-COVID Medicaid research agenda and toolkit to help measure the impact of Post-COVID Condition (PCC) on Medicaid-enrolled populations.
How policymakers can advance access to maternal health care in rural settings by supporting rural health care centers and providers
The United States has a maternal health crisis that disproportionately impacts patients in rural areas. Policymakers can address these disparities by enabling better access to care and supporting workforce development in rural communities.
What's Your "Street Race?" The Supreme Court Must Clearly Define Race, Racism and Antiracism Before Ruling on Equal Protection Cases
Building on her remarks at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Dr. Nancy López reflects on the recent Supreme Court decision making four recommendations to advance equity in higher education.
Harnessing Our Passion for Better Health, Evidence and Facts, and Courage to Stand Up to Power
Lisa Simpson, AcademyHealth President and CEO, opened the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting with the following remarks, encouraging attendees to be guided by three core passions in their work to achieve impact and drive change.
What Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard Has to Say About Disparities Research
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision has much to say about the integrity of federal race/ethnicity data and the future of relying on such data in disparities research and, ultimately, civil rights enforcement.
How the SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions Could Impact Health Services Research
AcademyHealth board member Atul Grover reflects on the recent Supreme Court decision that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration in the admissions process, and the implications this has for medical school administrations and the health care workforce overall.
AcademyHealth Staff Highlight Anti-racist Approaches to Informatics in Newly Published JAMIA Article
AcademyHealth Senior Scholar Jodyn Platt, AcademyHealth Vice President Elizabeth Cope and colleagues highlight the need for anti-racist expertise in informatics and proposes the use of the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) as a powerful framework to tackle racism in digital forms.
Is the health equity movement having an impact on the Biden-Harris Administration’s approach to health data?
Top health data experts held an exclusive conversation with AcademyHealth's organizational members on the status, challenges, and opportunities for stakeholder engagement with the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempt to make health data more equitable.