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New Law Enacts Recommendations of Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking

AcademyHealth member and health economist Sherry Glied provides an overview of a new law that will both facilitate health services research and offer new opportunities for this research to influence policy.

Posted Jan 31, 2019 By Sherry Glied, Ph.D.

Topics Research Ethics & Governance Using Health Data

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The Healthy Marketplace Index: Furthering Transparency to Improve our Understanding of Commercial Healthcare Markets Across the Country

A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, examined relative healthcare prices across the U.S. and found widespread healthcare price variation across metro areas.

Posted Nov 19, 2018 By Bill Johnson, Ph.D., Kevin Kennedy, BS , Niall Brennan, B.A., M.P.P., Sally Rodriguez, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Paying for Care Costs & Payments

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Making Valuable Data Available to Researchers is a Critical Step in Moving Data to Action

When it comes to harnessing the power of data for tangible change, challenges range from the cultural to the technical. This post focuses on a new opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that addresses perhaps the most critical step in this effort: data access.

Posted Nov 15, 2018 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Data Sources

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Health Data for Action 2018 Applicant Webinar

This webinar provided information about the second call for proposals for Health Data for Action, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program.

Date & Time November 9, 2018 1:30-3:00 pm

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Data Sources

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AcademyHealth and HIMSS Join Forces to Leverage Health and Health Care Data to Support Changes in Policy and Practice

New collaboration will power a year-round suite of activities and outreach focused on advances in digital health applications, data resources, and evidence to improve health and health care

Posted Oct 11, 2018 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Health Datapalooza

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Think You’re Saving Money by Cutting Corners on HIPAA? You’re Wrong

Marty Puranik, CEO of Atlantic.Net, an AcademyHealth organizational affiliate, assesses compliance with data privacy and security regulations and outlines methods to cut costs associated with compliance.

Posted Oct 10, 2018 By Marty Puranik

Topics Using Health Data

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Leveraging Patient Insights to Improve Genetic Test Reports

Interview with eGEMs author Jessica Goehringer about her new paper.

Posted Oct 4, 2018 By Jessica Goehringer

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Using Health Data eGEMs

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Enhancing Online Portals Using Patient-Centered Interface Design

Interview with eGEMs author Traber Giardina about her new paper.

Posted Sep 27, 2018 By Dr. Traber Giardina

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Using Health Data eGEMs

Past Event

2018 Health Data Policy and Strategy Orientation

A deep-dive into all aspects of health data policy and strategy designed for professionals in emerging data-centric roles.

Date & Time September 26-27, 2018 Location AcademyHealth, Washington D.C.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data

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Accelerating Knowledge and Competencies to Harness Data to Drive Health Care Transformation

Turning data into knowledge and action requires more than artificial intelligence and massive processing capacity. AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson highlights some of the other keys to harnessing data for health care transformation, many of which will be discussed at this week's Health Data Policy and Strategy Orientation.

Posted Sep 25, 2018 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care