Health Policy in 2022: A Preview of State and Federal Policy Priorities
A Virtual Pre-National Health Policy Conference Event
Research Outlines Promising Practices for Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees via Managed Care
Effective social determinants of health programming requires flexibility, agility, and a continuous improvement mindset to transition to whole-person care.
Shortening the Evidence to Policy Pipeline at the Veterans Administration: Honoring Dr. Tom Edes
Members of the AcademyHealth Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Interest Group honor Thomas Edes, M.D. with the Roger C. Lipitz Leadership Award, noting his contributions to the field and work addressing aging and disability care needs within the Veterans Administration.
Implementation Science: Incorporating Participatory System Dynamics to Identify and Address Barriers to Change
In order for health interventions to be effective, stakeholders must understand the deeply rooted systemic problems responsible for bottlenecks and miscommunications. The final blog in our series on implementation science examines how the study of participatory system dynamics can give implementation teams more insight into the root causes of health system pain points.
Implementation Science: Leveraging User-Centered Design to Improve Experiences with Health Interventions
User-centered design helps make health interventions more engaging and effective for both patient participants and health care staff. How can implementation teams leverage user-centered design to achieve better outcomes?
Research Suggests Urgent Care Centers Reduce Health Care Costs by Providing Alternative to Emergency Department
A new study published in HSR, an official journal of AcademyHealth, found that urgent care centers reduce costly emergency department (ED) visits, especially in areas with long ED wait times as well as among Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured.
Moving to Value-Based Care is a Marathon We’ve Barely Begun
This ‘plain language summary’ considers a recent commentary from Zirui Song, M.D., Ph.D., in HSR, an official journal of AcademyHealth, that offers a broad review of the state of the science on Accountable Care Organizations, including a brief discussion of three new studies also published in the August issue.
Health System Leaders Focus on Equity, New Data Sources, and Collaboration for Care Improvement
Health system issues were featured at last month’s Annual Research Meeting (ARM) with a focus on equity, the impact of new data sources on decision making, and the need to advance the workforce.
For-Profit Hospitals Have Significant Potential to Impact Population Health and Serve as Anchors in their Communities
Given their location in counties with high economic and health needs, for-profit hospitals have significant potential to impact population health if they are successfully incentivized to engage in population health improvement.
New Special Issue Highlights Role of Embedded Research in a Learning Health Care System
In a special issue of Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, authors reflect on ways to increase the impact of research by leveraging embedded research to better align researchers and health systems.