AIR Experts to Give Presentations on Health-Related Research During the Annual AcademyHealth Conference
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) June 05, 2015 -- Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will give a series of presentations during AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting June 13-16, 2014 in Minneapolis, including a panel presentation on the use of public deliberation to assess the public’s use of evidence in health care decision making.
The panel presentation, Results of the Community Forum Demonstration: Public Deliberation on the Use of Evidence in Societal and Personal Health Care Decisions, is scheduled for June 12, 4:30-6:00 p.m. CT at the Convention Center.
Funded by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Community Forum Project used public deliberation – a way to convene a diverse group of people to consider and weigh alternative views of complex issues – to collect informed public input. The study also compared the effectiveness of public deliberation methods.
The panelists and their subjects include:
Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Deliberation Methods for Gathering Input on Issues in Health: Findings from a Randomized Trial - Kristin L. Carman, Ph.D., Vice-President, Health & Social Development Program, AIR
Public Responses to the Use of Effectiveness Evidence: Values and Boundaries - Maureen Maurer, Principal Researcher, AIR
Deliberation as a Useful Method for Seeking Informed Input from Diverse Audiences - Grace Wang, Senior Researcher, AIR
Respondents:
Timothy Carey, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Erika Blacksher, University of Washington School of Medicine
Activities by AIR staff at the conference include:
Saturday, June 13th
12:00 p.m. - Health Economics Poster Session
The Effects of Applying Instrumental Variable Approach in Studies Using Non-Randomized Trial Data
Presenter: Jing Guo
12:00 p.m. – Quality and Value Poster Session
Developing and Applying a Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement in Practice and Research
Presenter: Heather Ma
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Advocacy Interest Group
Presenter: Kristin Carman and Tom Workman
Sunday, June 14th
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Panel
Effective Methods for Partnering with Patients in Research
Moderator: Shoshanna Sofaer
Panelist: Tom Workman
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Health Information Technology Poster Session
Barriers to Electronic Health Record (EHR) Adoption and Strategies for Overcoming Barriers: Lessons from the Regional Extension Center Program
Presenter: Brandy Farrar
Assessing the Value of the Regional Extension Center Program Model for the Widespread Diffusion of Electronic Health Records
Presenter: Brandy Farrar
Evaluation of the Regional Extension Center (REC) Program on Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Adoption and Meaningful Use (MU) Achievement among Primary Care Providers
Presenter: Grace Wang
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Consumer Choice and Behavioral Economics Poster Session
What Do Consumers Want When Selecting a Health Plan in the Health Insurance Marketplaces? Findings from Consumer Testing
Presenter: Kirsten Firminger
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. – Quality Measure Development, Public Reporting, and Consumer Perspectives
Consumers’ Perceptions of Health Care Efficiency Measures
Presenter: Emily Elstad
Monday, June 15th
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Presentation
Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement in Practice and Research
Presenter: Pam Dardess
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. – Measuring Safety, Quality, and Value Poster Session
Case Mix Adjustment of the Health Insurance Marketplace Survey
Presenter: Emily Elstad
Developing a Framework for Measuring Patient and Family Engagement in the Hospital Setting
Presenter: Rikki Mangrum
Measurement Properties of the Federally Sponsored Health Insurance Marketplace and Adult Qualified Health Plan Enrollee Experience Surveys
Presenter: Christian Evensen
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. – Methods Poster Session
Effect of Applying Instrumental Variable Approach on Studies Using Observational Data: An Example from EHR Promoting Program
Presenter: Jing Guo
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. – Coverage and Access Poster Session
Moving the Needle on Health Insurance Literacy
Presenter: Christopher Pugliese
Did Quantitative Assessment and Regulation of Network Adequacy in Medicare Advantage Improve Consumer Experience with Access to Care?
Presenter: Akash Desai
6:45 – 8:15 p.m. – Improving Safety, Quality, and Value Poster Session
Developing and Applying a Roadmap for Patient and Family Engagement in Practice and Research
Presenter: Pam Dardess
Tuesday, June 16th
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. – Innovations in Reducing Disparities and Achieving Health Equity
Recruiting Traditionally Underserved Health Insurance Marketplace Consumers for Survey Research: Which Contact Mode Yields the Highest Response?
Presenter: HarmoniJoie Noel
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Measuring Quality and Safety
Comparing Methods for Measuring Patient Priorities in Cancer Care
Presenter: Manshu Yang
For more information about the conference, visit http://arm.academyhealth.org/home.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit http://www.air.org.
Larry McQuillan, American Institutes for Research, http://www.air.org, +1 (202) 403-5119, [email protected]
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