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Read more…The report focuses on five key priority areas:
PRIORITY 1: Make substantial and sustained investments in a more effective public health system including a highly-skilled public health workforce.
PRIORITY 2: Mobilize an all-out effort to combat racism
Read more…This is the second in a series of issue briefs from the National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH) on key SDOH-related issues that have been exacerbated during COVID-19. This brief explores how the public health sector is
Read more…The 10 Essential Public Health Services provide a framework for public health to protect and promote the health of all people in all communities. To achieve equity, the Essential Public Health Services actively promote policies, systems, and overall
Read more…Released by The Social Progress Imperitive, the 2020 Social Progress Index results, which provide a comprehensive picture of the lived experience of more than 7 billion people across 163 countries. For the first time ever, the index measures social p
Read more…Introduction:
COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health crisis. As the disease continues to spread through communities across the U.S. and abroad, information about the illness continues to evolve. To slow the spread, public health officials are tur
Read more…The COVID-19 pandemic has shed more light on the pressing need for health information technology (HIT) interoperability.
With a surge in patients at hospitals and emergency rooms, providers and support staff are constantly under stress with limited t
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The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed VA facilities and community providers for usage of health information exchanges (HIEs) in their respective communities and to identify any barriers that may impede the use of HIEs.
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The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color in the United States and immense vulnerabilities in lower-income countries has revealed a global health reality that is often overshadowed by decades of progress in overall glo
Read more…The University of Pennsylvania's Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP) released a tool kit that provides a model for integrating data with an intentional focus on racial equity.
Summary:
Data sharing and integration commonly drives decisio
Read more…The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently released a road map that includes numerous evidence-based actions that would assist in the approach to how the United States tackles COVID-19, both immediate and in the long-term.
Preamble:
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Read more…Health systems are ever-changing for different reasons. In the publication titled "The Value of Health Policy" the authors explain how developing and adopting a policy is an approach that can assist in managing these changes.
Abstract:
Health systems a
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The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) represents the world’s leading academic general internists, dedicated to creating a just system of care in which all people can achieve optimal health. SGIM recognizes that to achieve this visi
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, data has never been more salient. COVID has generated new data demands and increased cross-sector data collaboration. Yet, these data collaborations require careful planning and evaluation of risks and
Read more…The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently released an issue brief that provides “principles aimed at guiding the efforts of state and local officials to create an equitable and lasting post-pandemic recovery.” The principles shared by RWJF i
Read more…The Stewards of Change Institute (SOCI) has just released an important new Issue Brief titled “Interoperability Insights: Demonstrating the Need and the Benefits of Connecting Health and Human Services.” This SOCI Issue Brief uses the Integrated Care
Read more…A research team from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy released a report that provides steps to improving interoperability and exchange of key data as it relates to COVID-19 containment.
The workgroup that developed this report was guided by
Read more…"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the MITRE Corporation and OCHIN, developed a SMART on FHIR app that serves as a dashboard or summary for managing chronic pain and pain-related treatment within the electroni
Read more…"In 2016, AHRQ launched a program of grants and contracts aimed at helping health care providers move patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence into practice through clinical decision support (CDS). AHRQ advances the science of CDS by suppor
Read more…This noninvasive nonpharmacological therapy review compares noninvasive nonpharmacological therapies with placebo, exercise or nonopioid drugs for the most common musculoskeletal chronic pain conditions. AHRQ shared that the purpose of this review is
Read more…The Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain report compares prescribed systemic opioids with placebo, other opioids, and non-opioid drugs or noninvasive nonpharmacologic therapy for any chronic pain conditions. AHRQ shared that the purpose of this review
Read more…This report looks at nonopioid pharmacologic treatmeants by comparing oral, or topical nonopioid drug therapy with placebo, or other drug(s) from another class. AHRQ shared that the purpose of this review is to "evaluate the benefits and harms of non
Read more…Well-being in the Nation (WIN) offers a set of common measures that were co-developed with over 100 organizations, federal agencies, and local communities.
"Explore these simple, powerful measures to understand the big picture of our well-being as a n
Read more…Earlier this year the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2020 -2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan draft. This draft provides an outline of federal health information (health IT) goals and objectives to ensure that people ha
Read more…There have been different regulatory issues that have put a burden on doctors and their patients. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report on how to ease those burdens. Within the report HHS provides examples of the
Read more…Are you interested in learning more about FAST? Take a look at the project page for the taskforce to review key accomplishments, coordination, and key deliverables.
"The FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) is an initiative led by the Office of the Nationa
Read more…Governments have an opportunity to partner with impact investors and philanthropists to turn emergency spending into long-term impact.
Vulnerable people have been the first to suffer from the pandemic, and they will be the last to recover. But in this
Read more…Public libraries provide their communities with credible, accurate and accurate information, and programs and services. Through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, OCLC and the Public Library Association (PLA) have conducted re
Read more…The goals of the InCK Model are to improve child health, reduce avoidable inpatient stays and out of home placement, and create sustainable Alternative Payment Models (APMs). The InCK Model will support states and local providers to conduct early ide
Read more…Those who suffer from opioid use disorder and have been incarcerated are more likely to die of an overdose after being released than the general public. There are evidence-based medications that exist that can help those with opiod use disorder and t
Read more…There is a large percentage of young children in the United States that have parents with earnings below the poverty level and this results in these children missing out on quality child. To combat this issue, Congress appropriated funds to expand ac
Read more…Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Prescription drugs, especially opioids, have been increasingly implicated in drug overdose deaths over th
Read more…The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (the Academy) to respond to the recognized need for a national resource and coordinating center for those interested in behav
Read more…Power-point presentation by Elisabeth Kato of AHRQ's Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement. Kato discusses program research to understand the nation's opioid crisis and various initiatives taken to address the crisis and how it impacts divers
Read more…Looking for additional information on preventing and addressing social stigma around the coronavirus? Check out a guide put forth by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and IFRC.
Read more…With the global spread of the Coronavirus countries are taking different steps to not only contain the virus but to mitigate the impact of this pandemic. The School of Public Policy out of Canada has put forth six steps that it believes the Canadian
Read more…This document reviews promising strategies that state Medicaid programs are adopting to address the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis, and specifically the opioid epidemic. The Toolkit identifies implementation strategies, action steps and examples
Read more…This toolkit, by the Topos Partnership for the Data Funders Collaborative, is intended to help communicators talk about and promote a wide range of data sharing, with broad audiences. The goal is to identify ways of creating more constructive and sup
Read more…This report by the Topos Partnership, is intended to help communicators talk about and promote a wide range of data sharing, with broad audiences. The goal is to identify ways of creating more constructive and supportive dialog with more people, and
Read more…As the impact of the opioid epidemic is felt in communities across the US, public libraries are choosing to be part of the community response. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in partnership with the Public Library A
Read more…In 2015, Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) conducted an environmental scan of the state of multi-sector data sharing initiatives aimed at improving community health. Monitoring and analysis is ongoing, but the initial findings show a vibrant and
Read more…Learning health systems (LHS) are one of the major computing advances in health care. However, no prior research has systematically analysed barriers and facilitators for LHS. This paper presents an investigation into the barriers, benefits, and faci
Read more…The AHRQ Academy developed the Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Playbook (referred to as the MAT for OUD Playbook), a practical guide for implementing MAT in primary care and other ambulatory care settings. While the Playbook aim
Read more…Policy Toolkit & Executive Summary: This toolkit provides information on housing market trends and research on the links between rising housing costs and poor health outcomes. It identifies strategies across six policy areas to help ensure that house
Read more…The legal term preemption may have little resonance outside of courts and legislative chambers. But what it describes — the invalidation of state law by federal law, or of local law by state law — has profound significance for public health.
Preemptio
Read more…Shared use agreements—also known as joint use agreements, memoranda of understanding, and contracts—allow public and private property owners to broaden access to their underutilized facilities for community use. Shared use agreements can be used in a
Read more…Networked approaches to tackling complex social challenges are not new, yet practitioners and researchers are continually working to share frameworks for how to support, fund, and sustain work that cuts across sectors. One powerful contribution to th
Read more…JJLN leaders are offering their best thinking to date and challenge the country to engage in dialogue around three questions: 1) Why is it important to create the ideal juvenile justice system? 2) What specifically would the ideal system include? and
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