State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Activities
The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group is holding two meetings in 2006:
State Health Research and Policy Interest Group 2006 Policy Breakfast
Tuesday, February 7, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund
The Policy Breakfast offers participants an opportunity to improve skills in providing research to state health decision-makers. The program focuses on how researchers and policymakers interact at different times during the policymaking process, as well as on effective communication strategies for researchers and policymakers seeking to improve health system performance in their states.
To generate a high level of discussion and participation during the meeting, a background paper will be made available to participants prior to the meeting. The paper will outline the chronological framework describing the phases during which research is used by policymakers.
The following are the panelists for the Policy Breakfast:
Jack Meyer (Moderator)
President
Economic and Social Research Institute
Allyson Hall
Director of Research
Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured
Richard Kronick
AcademyHealth/NCHS Fellow
National Center for Health Statistics
On sabbatical from University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Scott Leitz
Director, Health Policy Program
Minnesota Department of Health
There is no fee for this program but registration is required. To register, please send an email to shrp@academyhealth.org and provide the name, address, phone, and email of each attendee. Note: Registration for the National Health Policy Conference is not required for this event.
http://www.academyhealth.org/nhpc/shrpmeeting.htm
State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting
Saturday, June 24, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Submission Deadline: February 15, 2006
This meeting’s program will be formed from a Call for Papers that offers researchers, policymakers, and practitioners the opportunity to share recent state-level research that emphasizes the unique challenges of working within a state policy and political environment. Papers that demonstrate innovative approaches to addressing state policy research needs, sound applied policy research methods, effective strategies for collaborating with state agencies and policy decision makers, and promising communication tools are being sought.
Abstract examples include, but are not limited to:
· Analysis of alternative Medicaid reimbursement strategies for community-based long-term care options
· Simulations of alternative approaches to increasing health insurance coverage among the uninsured
· Effective strategies for communicating or translating complex health services research into policy options, especially options that have been adopted by state policy makers
· Innovative application of national data sets or creation of new local data sets to meet the policy information needs of one or more states
· Efforts or strategies to evaluate the quality of care among hospitals, practitioners, and/or other providers
· Simulations and/or evaluations of the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act on states
· Evaluation of state programs to increase the efficiency, quality, and/or safety of health care delivery
· Measuring the impact of innovative information technologies on increased health care access, utilization, and/or outcomes among state residents or underserved subpopulations
· Innovative applications for linking state datasets to assess and improve health care efficiency, service coordination, and continuity of care
http://www.academyhealth.org/interestgroups/shrp/callforpapers.htm
Additional Opportunities to Share Your Research
(1) AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting: State Health Initiatives Theme
June 25-27, 2006
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle
Call for Abstracts Deadline: January 13, 2006
http://www.academyhealth.org/arm/index.htm
(2) The Journal of Health Services Research (HSR) Special Issue
State-Level Health Service Delivery, Access, and Practice: Improving Research and Policy
Call for Papers and Abstracts Deadline: February 15, 2006
http://www.hret.org/hret/publications/call.html
