Quality Improvement

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.

Recent study findings, highlighted this week in Health Affairs, find that consumers rely on sources outside the traditional health care system when making decisions about their health. A new call for proposals seeks to build the evidence base on building trust within the health care system.

Retail health clinics are a growing care source now capable of treating the approximately 100 million Americans with diabetes, asthma, or hypertension. AcademyHealth student member Elizabeth Danielson highlights the need for research into cost and quality of this care.

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.

The June 2017 issue of HSR Journal features papers on quality and outcomes, insurance and payment reform, and access and utilization.

This article, written by EDM Forum participants and published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research in 2012, outlines findings from a needs assessment on developing new infrastructure for comparative effectiveness.