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23 Mar 2021
In the Field

Understanding Patients’ Feelings on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

Despite promising vaccine trial data, some individuals, particularly Black Americans and people living in rural areas, remain hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A nationally representative survey from the American Institutes for Research provides additional data on how the public feels about vaccine access, prioritization, and requirements.
Topic: 
Health, Chronic and Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
16 Mar 2021
In the Field

What Health Care Providers Should Know about Patients’ Hesitancy to Seek in-Person Care

Considering the decline in preventive care services and the continuing pandemic, it is important that health care providers ensure that their patients understand the continued need for preventive care and the efforts health care providers and systems have taken to make health care seeking behavior safe. Because they have likely established trust with their patients, providers are best positioned to communicate when a patient should receive in-person care or whether telehealth is sufficient; AIR’s survey provides further insights.
Topic: 
Health, Chronic and Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
4 Feb 2021
News Release

IMPAQ Health Experts to Present Virtually at Annual AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference and Health Datapalooza

Experts from IMPAQ, an affiliate of AIR will present during several sessions at AcademyHealth’s 2021 Virtual Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference, February 16-18, 2021. AcademyHealth is a leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research and the professionals who produce and use it.
14 Jan 2021
In the Field

How Willing Are People in the U.S. to Seek Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Besides the direct impact of COVID-19 on daily life, the pandemic has affected how individuals approach their personal health and well-being, including if and how they seek health care services.
Topic: 
Health, Chronic and Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
17 Dec 2020
Brief

Using Telehealth to Meet the Challenges of the Opioid Epidemic

COVID-19 dramatically accelerated the use of telehealth in behavioral healthcare, In the context of surging overdose-related mortality rates, the need to remove barriers to the equitable delivery of evidence-based care for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) in a telehealth setting has never been more urgent. Colleagues across AIR and IMPAQ collaborated on an issue brief to understand the pandemic’s impact on treatment approaches for OUD and what policymakers, providers, and stakeholders can do to ensure equitable and effective telehealth treatment with medications for OUD.
Topic: 
Health, Eliminating Health Disparities, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation, Redesigning Healthcare Delivery, Substance Use Disorders
Project

Investigating Health Care Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, rates for routine preventive care and chronic condition monitoring have dropped as efforts have increased to limit exposure and spread of the COVID-19 virus. Through administration of a national survey, researchers at AIR seek to understand and assess changes in individuals’ usage of medical and dental services before and after the public health emergency.
21 Apr 2020
Q & A

Meet the Expert: Yael Harris

Yael Harris leads research projects to advance access, quality, payment reform, and other policies to transform health care delivery. She is involved in a wide-ranging set of health-related projects, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Quality Indicators, the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Evaluation, and Project Talent. Learn more about her and her work in this Q&A.
Topic: 
Health, Eliminating Health Disparities, Healthcare Analysis and Evaluation, Health Cost and Coverage, Patient, Family, and Stakeholder Engagement, Patient-Centered Quality & Performance Measurement
Project

Analysis, Training, and Technical Assistance to States Participating in the Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program

AIR serves as one of five organizations under contract to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide analysis, training, and technical assistance to states and providers participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program authorized under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, or HITECH, Act.
Project

Welcome Baby

Welcome Baby, a Los Angeles County-based home-visiting program sponsored by First 5 LA, provides an opportunity for new parents to learn about early childhood development and obtain assistance on issues such as basic health care, insurance coverage, nutrition, breastfeeding, family violence, maternal depression, or improving home safety. First 5 LA contracted with AIR, and its partners at Georgetown University and Juárez & Associates, to conduct a longitudinal study of the program.
Project

Evaluations of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Programs in San Mateo County, CA

To help meet the needs of vulnerable residents, San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services engaged AIR to conduct research and evaluations to improve integrated behavioral health services and systems. AIR also is working closely with county personnel to develop specific steps to address findings of the analyses.