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Are Nurse Practitioner Students Learning About Medicare Fraud?

Are Nurse Practitioner Students Learning About Medicare Fraud?

Can Social Media Help Us in Advancing Our Agenda?

Can Social Media Help Us in Advancing Our Agenda?

AANP 2018 Health Policy Conference

AANP 2018 Health Policy Conference

Will Having More Nurse Practitioners in Elected Office Facilitate Our Agenda?

Will Having More Nurse Practitioners in Elected Office Facilitate Our Agenda?

The home care conversation we're not having.

Canadians are deluding themselves about the quality and true costs of home care, even as governments shift more of seniors’ care away from institutions, said experts at the recent Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy conference. ![Figure][1]</img> Governments have been keen to

The Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health: Partnerships and Innovation in Systems of Care

Thirty years ago, the annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference began as an activity of the federally funded Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health (RTC) at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The RTC's goal was to develop new knowledge through research and the dissemination of empirically based information about child mental health service systems: the nascent concept of systems of care (SOC; Stroul & Friedman, 1986). The convening, later more widely known as the “Tampa Conference,” aimed for researchers, evaluators, and policymakers to jointly examine and creatively solve the issues facing the country's most challenged children and their families.

AANP 2016 Health Policy Conference Registration Open!

AANP 2016 Health Policy Conference Registration Open!

The academic and health policy conference on correctional health: evaluation of its academic and scientific impact

BackgroundThere is limited research and research dissemination on the care of detained persons, often due to barriers to conducting research in correctional settings. Additionally, while concerns exist about the quality of care delivered to inmates, only a small number of academic health science centers provide health care services behind bars. To strengthen the field of academic criminal justice health (ACJH), the Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health (AHPCCH) was launched in 2007. Objective: To assess the merits of the conference as a stimulus to advance the field of ACJH.MethodsTwo hundred ninety-one individuals were identified who had presented at the AHPCCH and/or had received a conference attendance scholarship between 2011 and 2013. A web-based survey assessed: networking opportunities; motivation to disseminate or continue in this field; scholarly outputs; clinical practice changes; clinical guidelines development; curriculum/training opportunities; and a climate assessment at participant’s home institution in support of their work.ResultsWith a 56 % response rate, the majority felt that the conference: provided encouragement and confidence to continue their work; validated their identity as a contributor in the field; and provided valuable feedback on their work. 86 % reported that the conference provided numerous networking opportunities. Most respondents reported that the conference provided new ideas for research and/or academic efforts and 62 % reported motivation to expand their scholarly work. Most also indicated that their choice to work in criminal justice health was respected at their home institution, with 64 % identifying collaborators with similar content interest/expertise and 66 % reporting opportunities to advance available as a result of their work. However, 70 % do not receive institutional funding during periods when their own extramural funding is low and 59 % were not part of an ACJH research core.ConclusionsThe majority of presenters and scholars felt that the conference fulfilled professional development opportunities needed in the field. Moreover, the conference generated new ideas for research and/or academic efforts. Thus, the AHPCCH is a valuable opportunity for researchers, policymakers and clinicians to network, share and improve upon their work, generate research ideas and, ultimately, validate criminal justice health as an academic field of study.

AANP 2015 health policy conference registration open

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: March 2015 - Volume 27 - Issue 3 - p 121 doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12256

AANP 2015 health policy conference registration open

AANP 2015 health policy conference registration open

AANP 2015 health policy conference registration open

AANP 2015 health policy conference registration open

Unaddressed Implications of Technology in Global Health

This is the introduction piece for the 9th San Diego Health Policy Conference, with papers by Tom Kubic, John Theriault, Tim Mackey, Jim Balcius, and Bryan A. Liang.

The future of health IT innovation and informatics: a report from AMIA's 2010 policy meeting

While much attention has been paid to the short-term impact that widespread adoption of health information technology (health IT) will have on the healthcare system, there is a corresponding need to look at the long-term effects that extant policies may have on health IT system resilience, innovation, and related ethical, social/legal issues. The American Medical Informatics Association's 2010 Health Policy Conference was convened to further the national discourse on the issues surrounding these longer-term considerations. Conference participants self-selected into three broad categories: resilience in healthcare and health IT; ethical, legal, and social challenges; and innovation, adoption, and sustainability. The discussions about problem areas lead to findings focusing on the lack of encouragement for long-term IT innovation that may result from current health IT policies; the potential impact of uneven adoption of health IT based on the exclusions of the current financial incentives; the weaknesses of contingency and risk mitigation planning that threaten system resilience; and evolving standards developed in response to challenges relating to the security, integrity, and availability of electronic health information. This paper discusses these findings and also offers recommendations that address the interwoven topics of innovation, resilience, and adoption. The goal of this paper is to encourage public and private sector organizations that have a role in shaping health information policy to increase attention to developing a national strategy that assures that health IT innovation and resilience are not impeded by shorter-term efforts to implement current approaches emphasizing adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records.

Public–private partnerships in global health

This issue of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology includes the papers from the seventh Annual San Diego Health Policy Conference, ‘Public–Private Partnerships in Global Health’, held on 25 March 2011. The San Diego Heath Policy Conference is sponsored by the Institute of Health Law Studies California Western School of Law, in collaboration with the San Diego Center for Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Partnership for Safe Medicines. The event drew both national and international participants with industry representatives, health-care providers, public health officials, law enforcement personnel, attorneys, military representatives, academics and policy experts coming together to assess the role and potential of private–public partnerships in global health activities.

Health services research and public health research in Europe: stay married or file for divorce?

Health services research (HSR) is ‘the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies and personal behaviours affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care and ultimately our health and well-being’.1 HSR is ‘complementary to, and partly overlaps, with public health research, even if “health” itself is not always the topic of study or even among the set of variables taken into account’.2 A recent European Commission funded project ‘HSR Europe’ has contributed to the identification of research priorities in various targeted areas of HSR: (i) health-care systems; (ii) health-care organizations and service delivery; (iii) health technology assessment; and (iv) benchmarking and performance indicators. In addition, this project focuses on capacity building for HSR, the organization of the HSR community in Europe and the relationship between research and policy.3 The question of capacity building for HSR and the organization of the HSR community in Europe is also a topic of recurrent debate at annual meetings of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) section HSR. As European health services researchers, we observe our American counterparts with certain envy. The American Academy of Health is a large professional society for HSR and health policy analysts, with two official journals ( Health Affairs and Health Services Research ), an Annual Research Meeting hosting 2400 attendees, and an annual National Health Policy Conference (http://www.academyhealth.org). Within a few European countries, there are professional …

Medicare chief touts safety, innovation initiatives

A major push for patient safety is brewing at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency’s chief said February 7 at the National Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. “There are lots of areas for improvement, but safety is the flagship” of the health care

Infectious Disease in Correctional Health Care: Pursuing a Research Agenda

A 2-day academic and health policy conference on correctional health was held in March 2007. During this conference, several intensive workshops were conducted with the goal of bringing together correctional health experts, clinicians, and researchers to identify important research areas that require investigation to improve inmate health. This article summarizes the focused discussion on infectious diseases. Results of this workshop suggested that research is needed on testing procedures (HIV and HCV), sexual behavior and risks during incarceration, the use of existing clinical data (secondary analyses), and evaluation of corrections-specific education materials on HIV and HCV. Finally, a forum for correctional health researchers to share study findings and to develop multisite research relationships is urgently needed.

Assessing the capacity of the health services research community in Australia and New Zealand

BackgroundIn order to profile the health services research community in Australia and New Zealand and describe its capacity, a web-based survey was administered to members of the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) and delegates of the HSRAANZ's Third Health Services Research and Policy Conference.ResultsResponses were received from 191 individuals (68%). The responses of the 165 (86%) who conducted or managed health services research indicated that the health services research community in Australia and New Zealand is characterised by highly qualified professionals who have come to health services research via a range of academic and professional routes (including clinical backgrounds), the majority of whom are women aged between 35 and 54 who have mid- to senior- level appointments. They are primarily employed in universities and, to a lesser extent, government departments and health services. Although most are employed in full time positions, many are only able to devote part of their time to health services research, often juggling this with other professional roles. They rely heavily on external funding, as only half have core funding from their employing institution and around one third have employment contracts of one year or less. Many view issues around building the capacity of the health services research community and addressing funding deficits as crucial if health services research is to be translated into policy and practice. Despite the difficulties they face, most are positive about the support and advice available from peers in their work settings, and many are actively contributing to knowledge through academic and other written outputs.ConclusionIf health services research is to achieve its potential in Australia and New Zealand, policy-makers and funders must take the concerns of the health services research community seriously, foster its development, and contribute to maximising its capacity through a sustainable approach to funding. There is a clear need for a strategic approach, where the health services research community collaborates with competitive granting bodies and government departments to define and fund a research agenda that balances priority-driven and investigator-driven research and which provides support for training and career development.

Australia-New Zealand Health Services Research and Policy Conference, December 2001

Australia-New Zealand Health Services Research and Policy Conference, December 2001

Experts Don’t Expect Managed Care To Cure Recent Health Cost Spike

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Health Care EconomicsFull AccessExperts Don’t Expect Managed Care To Cure Recent Health Cost SpikeKate MulliganKate MulliganSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Mar 2002https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.37.5.0020There’s stormy weather ahead for the country’s health care system. In fact, Susan Dentzer, health care correspondent for “The News Hour” on PBS, likened the current situation to the plot of the movie “The Perfect Storm,” in which a number of conditions converge to create a devastating hurricane.Dentzer offered that analogy at a panel titled “The Economic and Political Winds Shaping the Future of our Health Care System” at the National Health Action 2002 conference sponsored by the health advocacy group Families USA. The conference was held in Washington, D.C., in January.She described the causes of the looming health care storm as a slowing economy exacerbated by the impact of the events of September 11, health care costs increasing at double-digit rates, transformation of federal and state budget surpluses into deficits, and increasing numbers of people without health insurance.Only two days earlier, discussants at the 2002 National Health Policy Conference, sponsored by Health Affairs and the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy (AHSRHP), sounded similar themes about a health care system in disarray.Policy analyst Gail Wilensky, former administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, told the conference attendees that 2002 might be called 1991 revisited. Predictions are, according to Wilensky, that if present trends continue, the country will be spending 16 percent to 17 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care by the end of the decade.Analysts made similar predictions in 1991, but the general economy expanded, and the growth in health care spending was partially contained by managed care practices.Today, according to Wilensky, the economy is floundering, and both the public and private sectors are backing away from managed care cost-containment measures.What’s Next?Bruce Bradley, director of Health Plan Strategy and Public Policy at General Motors Corporation, said the increase in health care costs is a “huge crisis” for corporations competing in the global marketplace.Insurance plans offered through General Motors cover over 1 million employees, retirees, and their families. The company spends about $4 billion a year on health care benefits.General Motors is looking at value purchasing and trying to measure quality and effectiveness. The company is a leader in The Leapfrog Group, a new organization founded by the Business Roundtable to reduce preventable medical mistakes by giving consumers the information they need to make informed health care choices.Helen Darling, president of the Washington Business Group on Health, also mentioned a trend toward getting consumers more involved in making cost-effective health care decisions. She cited results of a survey that showed 80 percent of employers plan to make greater use of Internet technology to administer benefits and distribute health care information.Employers will support “highly targeted” health care expenditures that promote productivity, but will insist on evidence of the efficacy of the initiatives, according to Darling.Consumer PowerJon Gabel, vice president of health systems studies at the Health Research and Educational Trust, agreed with Darling, saying “The era of heavily managed care is over, and the next stage is consumer-driven health care.”He thinks that consumers will have more power to design their own benefit packages by selecting among health coverage options and health care professionals. They will, however, pay a price for that new freedom. Deductibles generally will increase, and plans will become tiered, with consumers paying more if they want expanded choice of clinicians and coverage.Oregon’s Governor John Kitzhaber, M.D. (D), believes that after a period in which the country has been “lulled into complacency by the strong economy of the 1990s and by the short-term cost savings produced by managed care,” cost and access issues will again occupy the center of the national political stage.Transcripts from both conferences are available at www.kaisernetwork.org. ▪ ISSUES NewArchived