In an exclusive briefing hosted by AcademyHealth and the Friends of AHRQ, AHRQ Director Robert Valdez discussed the Agency’s priorities on health services research, patient safety, and technological integration in health care.

This one-hour session hosted by the Research Community on High-Value, Equitable Care explored how current initiatives are addressing issues of equity and value in health care. Elizabeth Cope, Vice President, Health Systems Improvement at AcademyHealth, moderated the webinar.

Oral health remains siloed in education, research, clinical care, advocacy, and policy. At the 2024 Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore this June 29-July 2, the Oral Health Interest Group will meet to discuss strategies for better integrating oral health into health services research (HSR).

Following CMS announcement of data access restrictions in February, AcademyHealth launched an aggressive, and successful, advocacy effort to support the needs of researchers and patients.

ARM 2024 Theme Leader Christine Von Raesfeld highlights sessions to attend in her theme Individuals Living with Disability or Other Complex Conditions.

This year’s honorees highlight work related to health equity, health system reforms, and access to care. The awards include a new Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award, which recognizes organized groups within health services and policy research (HSR) that have created a more diverse, inclusive, just, and welcoming experience and sense of community for their employees and/or members.

This month’s “Read on Washington,” available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on appropriations, congressional pressure on VA’s electronic health record (EHR), new federal funding opportunities, and more.