Dr. Hayley Germack is an Associate Director of Real World Value & Evidence at Janssen Scientific Affairs. She is a health services and policy researcher whose main research currently focuses on pulmonary arterial hypertension. She is the former Chair for the AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) and has been a member of AcademyHealth since 2012.

Authored by Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N.

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Nursing Health Services Researchers Stand Firm in the Fight for Racial Equity and Justice

Dismantling structural racism and charting a path toward achieving equity and justice in professional health services organizations remains a priority. Members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) propose sustainable, actionable steps to strengthen diversity and inclusivity of historically underrepresented experts in the field.
Posted By Michael Cary Jr., Ph.D., RN, Roy Thompson, Ph.D., M.S.N., C.C.N., R.N., Allison Norful Ph.D., R.N., ANP-BC, Allison Squires, FAAN, Ph.D., RN , Deonni Stolldorf, Ph.D., R.N., Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N.
Topics Health Equity
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Nursing Health Services Research: Developing an Agenda to Address the Nation’s Top Health Care Challenges in the 2020s

As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a spotlight on the critical role of nursing in health care delivery, members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) highlight key areas of focus to ensure nursing health services research is well-positioned to address the nation’s top health care challenges over the next decade.
Posted By Hilary Barnes, Ph.D., NP-C, FAANP, Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. , Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Peter I. Buerhaus Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, FAANP(h)
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Costs & Payments Delivering Better Care
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Surge in Policies Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in Response to COVID-19 Provide an Important Research Opportunity

Several states recently expanded scope of practice regulations for nurse practitioners to meet the increased demand for care during the coronavirus pandemic. In this post, AcademyHealth members from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues contextualize these policy changes and provide recommendations for future health services research.
Posted By Hayley Germack, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. , Allison Norful Ph.D., R.N., ANP-BC, Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N.
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care Paying for Care