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Upcoming Event 2025 Annual Research Meeting

2025 Annual Research Meeting

Valuable Evidence. Vibrant Community. Vital Conversations.
Date & Time June 7-10, 2025 Location Minneapolis Convention Center | Minneapolis, MN
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Litigating Evidence and Preventative Care: Supreme Court Takes Up Braidwood

The Supreme Court will decide if the ACA's preventive care mandate, based on United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, is unconstitutional, potentially affecting millions' access to cost-free preventive services and restricting evidence-based policymaking. AcademyHealth’s advocacy team explains the case and why we have been supporting USPSTF on behalf of the field.
Posted By Josh Caplan, M.A., M.P.P., Madison Haiman, M.S.W.
Topics Advocacy Costs & Payments Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid
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Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research

In today's fast-paced health services environment, knowing how to use data and AI is crucial for driving impactful research and improving patient outcomes. However, many professionals lack the skills and knowledge to effectively integrate AI into their work, missing out on opportunities to innovate and elevate their research practices. 
Date & Time April 3-24, 2025 Location Virtual/Online
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Consistent Implementation of Health Information Technology in Community Mental Health Care Needs Stronger Policymaker Support

Community mental health agencies consistently lag in the implementation of health information technology (IT) resulting in fewer opportunities for care coordination and data sharing. Federal and state policy approaches can improve the expansion of electronic health records and health IT connecting community mental health care to the rest of the health system.
Posted By Sasha Zabelski, M.S.
Topics Advocacy Quality Improvement Delivering Better Care

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Field in Focus: Securing Funding - Strategies for Researchers

Available only to AcademyHealth members, this interactive session features a moderated discussion with a researcher, a private funder, and an experienced grant writer, providing diverse perspectives on the funding process.
Date & Time Thursday, March 13 I 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. ET Location Virtual
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AcademyHealth Town Hall Meeting

Join us for an exclusive AcademyHealth members-only town hall with President and CEO Aaron Carroll and Director of Advocacy Josh Caplan, where we will explore the pressing challenges currently affecting the health services and health policy research field and discuss strategies to navigate them.
Date & Time Wednesday, March 19, 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. ET

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What’s the Big LLM Deal? How AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs) are Changing the Field

Dr. Wilcox, one of the AcademyHealth’s Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research course instructors, shares his perspective on AI’s evolution, from the early days of Deep Blue to the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, and what it means for health research today.
Posted Mar 10, 2025 By Adam Wilcox, Ph.D.
Topics HSR Resources & Methods Research Ethics & Governance Using Health Data
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AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation Welcome Scholars in Residence to Explore Medical Debt and Trust in Health Care

Two new Scholars will explore the critical intersection of medical debt and trust in health care, joining AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation’s efforts to examine health system medical debt policies and practices, fill critical research gaps, and promote cultural and operational transformation within health systems.
Posted Mar 7, 2025 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Jessica Perlo, M.P.H.
Topics Building Healthy Communities