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Get excited for all the opportunities to collaborate and have fun at D&I! In addition to exciting mainstage plenaries, poster sessions, and panels, #DIScience24 offers networking and connection points for attendees, including: -Pre-Conference Workshops -Fun Run -D&iTunes Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eX9PgWTw Request a song for D&ITunes here: https://lnkd.in/e8S37_tN

Join us on December 5th at 12pm ET for an insightful session focused on elevating care for children with complex medical needs. The Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) initiative, funded by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, brings together proven strategies for family and patient engagement and firsthand stories from families impacted by these efforts. This is your chance to gain valuable, practical knowledge that can directly enhance care coordination and patient outcomes. Register now to be part of this impactful conversation! https://lnkd.in/eEQjJypX

D&I is fast approaching! Join us in the D.C. area next month to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities. In addition to exciting mainstage plenaries, poster sessions, and panels, the conference offers networking and connection points for attendees, including: -Pre-Conference Workshops -Fun Run -D&iTunes See you December 8-11, 2024: https://lnkd.in/dhFfFdmS

What exactly is community-based system dynamics (CBSD)? And how is this methodology used in practice? This month, the Institute for Social Policy and Understand is featured in the AcademyHealth blog, in a blog post that explores how they implemented a CBSD approach in their recent RWJF grant that examined health inequities among the minoritized Muslim community in southeast Michigan. https://lnkd.in/enVKwHe2

Join AcademyHealth and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET for the webinar, "Exploring Unmet Patient and Caregiver Needs: Analysis of End-of-Life Inquiries to the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service." This webinar will feature the work of 2023-2024 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Virginia LeBaron, PhD, APRN, FAAN. Dr. LeBaron’s project provides a descriptive and exploratory network analysis of inquiries to the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (CIS) by patients and informal caregivers related to end-of-life care. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dvkb9vvu

There's still time to register for our upcoming webinar "Supporting Family Partners on their Engagement Journey - Early Lessons from the Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) Initiative." On December 5th at 12pm ET, join us to explore effective family and patient engagement approaches, share firsthand insights, and highlight the real-world impact of these efforts. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable knowledge to improve care for children with complex needs. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eEQjJypX

Funded by the Office of the Secretary Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (OS-PCORTF), which is supported by AcademyHealth, a new report points to the opportunity for better data about over a million Medicaid participants who self-direct their home and community-based services (HCBS) as well as the direct care workers providing these services. Examining the effectiveness of self-directed HCBS is critical to providing high-quality care for older adults, people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, and others. However, gaps in Medicaid data make it challenging to conduct comparative effectiveness research (CER) on this topic. This #OSPCORTF report assessed the potential of creating an auxiliary database using information from Financial Management Services (FMS) entities that contains individual-level identifiers for Medicaid recipients who self-direct their HCBS as well as information on the characteristics of direct care workers who provide these services. Creating and linking such a database with data housed within the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) could advance CER on a range of topics, such as: • Workforce issues • Utilization rates and costs • Health outcomes • Participant satisfaction, and more. Learn more in Feasibility of Obtaining Identifiers for Self-Directing Home and Community-Based Services Users in Medicaid Claims: https://lnkd.in/eQDQNFPh

“Looking ahead to SUPLN's next decade, we are poised to play an even more critical role in sharing information and best practices as university researchers assist states to weather policy changes, public health crises, technology advances, and the other unknowns in health care.” Read more from Alice Middleton of The Hilltop Institute at UMBC on our blog, which offers reflections on the past 10 years of state-university partnerships, the importance of cross-state interdisciplinary research, embracing AI, expanding geographic reach, and what’s next for SUPLN: https://lnkd.in/ewcCi64T

Reminder: Attend the 2024 AcademyHealth Meeting of Members Join AcademyHealth for the 2024 Meeting of Members, where you’ll gain exclusive insights into the future of the health services and health policy research field. During this webinar, you’ll have the chance to hear directly from AcademyHealth Board of Directors members as they discuss the organization’s current state and future direction, as well as an advocacy update following the election. You’ll also unlock the full potential of your AcademyHealth membership by learning how to maximize your benefits. Connect with fellow professionals, experts, and industry leaders, and discover valuable networking and engagement opportunities within the AcademyHealth community. Join us Monday, November 25, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET: https://lnkd.in/ewjdhijw

Read more on AcademyHealth’s commitment to advance evidence to inform policy and practice for better health and health care for all in light of the changing Congress and Administration. https://lnkd.in/eAddXVAJ