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The explosion of health-related data has created new opportunities to understand how health care is delivered, paid for and preserved. Health services evidence helps us understand how to identify, validate, share and analyze data to improve health.

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Reproductive Justice and Community-Engaged Research in Understanding the Impacts of Dobbs

On March 6, reproductive health and justice experts shared their thoughts on the role of health services research in examining the wide-ranging impact of the Dobbs decision. These are Dr. Monica McLemore’s remarks on the importance of community-engaged approaches to conduct this research.
Posted Mar 18, 2024 By Monica McLemore, Ph.D., M.P.H, RN
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Documenting the Ripple Effects of Dobbs on Health, Equity, and Health Services Research

The aftershocks of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue to reverberate through the U.S. health care system. This brief and accompanying research agenda highlight priority research topics, methods, and recommendations for health services research to examine these wide-ranging implications on reproductive health care, health equity, and beyond.
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Documenting the Ripple Effects of Dobbs on Health, Equity, and Health Services Research: Executive Summary

The aftershocks of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue to reverberate through the U.S. health care system. This brief and accompanying research agenda highlight priority research topics, methods, and recommendations for health services research to examine these wide-ranging implications on reproductive health care, health equity, and beyond.
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Reproductive Health and Health Services Research Partnerships Are Critical to Understand the Full Impact of the Dobbs Decision

HSR can play an important role in uncovering the impacts of the Dobbs decision on the health care system and health equity, and will be most effective in partnership with community voices and reproductive health researchers. A new brief shares an initial research agenda and an upcoming webinar provides an opportunity for further reflection and discussion.
Posted Mar 1, 2024 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H.
Blog Post       Examining EHR Availability and Patient Access: Our NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge Experience

Examining EHR Availability and Patient Access: Our NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge Experience

2022 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge winners used publicly available data to explore patterns in electronic health record availability and access, and how social determinants of health may impact access.
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Introducing a Framework to Understand Economic Impacts on Patients and Caregivers

Working in close partnership with patients, caregivers, researchers, and practitioners, Innovation and Value Initiative and AcademyHealth developed a new framework to recognize the broad health care economic impacts on patients and caregivers and aid researchers in addressing health disparities and creating value for patients and systems.