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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, July 30, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
QUALITY OF CARE
High-Value Care Every Time: Recommendations From The National Quality Task Force
By Ayesha D’Avena, Shantanu Agrawal, and Kenneth W. Kizer
While much remains to be achieved, the historical progression of the quality movement is encouraging. Building on the foundation of Crossing the Quality Chasm, the National Quality Task Force has identified five strategic objectives to normalize high-value, person-centered care for every person, everywhere, every time. Read More >>
COVID-19
The Care We Need: Getting From Here To There
By Carolyn Clancy
While we have made much progress in improving the safety of care that we provide patients, especially in reducing health care–acquired infections and medication errors, there is still much more to learn
and implement. Read More >>
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MONTHLY GRANTWATCH ROUND-UP
Comparison of SDOH-Related Investments By Texas And California Medicaid Health Plans
By Shao-Chee Sim, Jeremy Cantor, Nicole Giron, Carolyn Wang Kong, Kay Ghahremani, and Jamie Dudensing
(7/27/20)
Given the important role of Medicaid health plans in California and Texas in addressing the health and social needs of large enrollee populations and the plans' interest in advancing the social determinants of health (SDOH) agenda in both states, two foundations sought to better understand the plans' investments in improving SDOHs. The authors compare results from surveys in California and Texas—the two most populous states in the US. Read More >>
How Is Rural
Philanthropy Responding To COVID-19? Under The Radar.
By Allen Smart (7/9/20)
Rural COVID-19 cases are growing at a quicker rate than urban cases are, and COVID-19's effects in rural areas are disproportionately on communities of color. With fewer nonprofit and governmental resources available now, rural funders are particularly vital because of their role in immediate response to COVID-19 and also because of their helping rural communities to face the longer-term consequences. Examples of private and government funding in response to this crisis are included. Read More >>
Transforming Health Care Measurement By Partnering With Patients And Caregivers
By Hala Durrah, Karen Frazier, Stephen Hoy, Mary Lavelle, Dilani Logan, and Ellen Schultz (7/6/20)
In a high-performing health care system, measurement drives progress toward safe, effective, efficient, timely, equitable, and patient-centered care. It identifies priority areas for improvement, promotes accountability, and more. However, to make sure that measurement reflects what patients say they want and need, researchers
must partner with patients and caregivers and value their experiences, these authors say. They describe foundation-supported work to put patient-centered measurement into practice in the real world. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
GRANTWATCH
Funders Support Mental Health Care: COVID-19 And Before
By Lee L.
Prina
The July 2020 GrantWatch column focuses on foundation activities related to mental health—including a few related to COVID-19. Here are some examples. The Ethel and James Flinn Foundation is funding free virtual behavior therapy and counseling for Detroit, Michigan, residents affected by COVID-19. The Bipartisan Policy Center has launched a Behavioral Health Integration Task Force funded by three foundations. And the California Health Care Foundation announced an online training program to "nearly double" the pipeline of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in that state. In the
column's Key Personnel Changes section, read about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's new vice president for policy. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Missing Voices In Rural Health
One in five rural Americans is a person of color or an Indigenous person. Rural communities, not those mostly populated by white men, are often the ones facing the biggest health risks. This Health Affairs Blog post by Katy Backes Kozhimannil and Carrie Henning-Smith covers the missing voices in America’s rural health narrative.
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