Today in the Journal and on the Blog
 
 
 
 
The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Advertisement: IHI National Forum
TODAY ON THE BLOG

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

As Advancements In Treatment Drive A Newborn Screening Evolution, Will States And The Federal Government Be Able To Keep Up?
By Richard Hughes IV and
Alessandra Fix

To respond to advancements in science and technology, policy makers at the state and federal levels must allocate more resources to newborn screening programs, while working to identify and leverage systemwide efficiencies.
Read More >>
Order this month's issue, Military Health Systems
IN THE JOURNAL

MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM

Navy Medicine Introduces Value-Based Health Care
By Alee Hernandez, Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski, C. Forrest Faison III, and Michael E. Porter

In 2016 the surgeon general of the Navy launched a value-based health care pilot project to explore whether multidisciplinary care teams and measurement of outcomes could improve the readiness of active duty personnel and lower the cost of delivering care to them, their dependents, and local retirees. This article describes the formation of the project’s leadership structure, the selection of four conditions to be treated, the creation of the care team for each condition, the outcomes and costs measured, and the near-term changes in outcomes during the twelve-month pilot period. Read More >>
HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

PAST EVENT:  TELEHEALTH

The December 2018 issue of Health Affairs is dedicated to Telehealth, a broad range of technologies used to connect clinicians to each other and to their patients. Distinguished authors examine the broad reach of telehealth and also highlight significant areas of unrealized potential. Get caught up with the event:  slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.

Access the December PRINT or ONLINE issue.

Get event-specific emails delivered directly to your inbox.

A CLOSER LOOK—Maternal Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has the worst rate of maternal deaths of all countries in the developed world. Katy Kozhimannil's November 2018 Narrative Matters essay in Health Affairs outlines steps we can take to reverse the rise in maternal mortality.
 
 
 
 
About Health Affairs

Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday Update.  

Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.

Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States

Privacy Policy

To unsubscribe from this email, click here.                                                                                          I