Improving health care safety, quality, and value is national priority. At the 2024 Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore this June 29-July 2, the Improving Safety, Quality, and Value Theme Sessions will feature research focused on innovative approaches to advance quality of care in the U.S., from the application of novel technologies to payment reform.

Member Blogger Roshani Dahal explores the importance of timely networking for doctoral students during conferences and offers practical tips to make the most out of these valuable opportunities.

AcademyHealth, in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital, FamilyVoices, the University of California San Francisco, Patient Advocate Foundation, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, is leading a Coordinating Center to support five Health Resources & Services Administration (HSRA)-funded demonstration sites to optimize the health and well-being for children with medical complexity and their families while also achieving health equity for these populations.

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.