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 News & EventsUpcoming Webinar: Effective Government & Private Sector Initiatives to Address Childhood ObesityNIHCM Foundation and WellPoint, Inc. will host a webinar, "Effective Government & Private Sector Initiatives to Addr... AcademyHealth to Host Health Policy OrientationAcademyHealth's annual Health Policy Orientation will take place in Washington DC on October 25-28, 2010. This event... Upcoming Webinar: Adolescent & Young Adult Health in the Post Reform EraNIHCM will host a webinar, "Adolescent & Young Adult Health in the Post Reform Era," on August 17, 2010 at 1:00... New Issue Brief on Perinatal Oral HealthNIHCM Foundation and the Children's Dental Health Project are pleased to announce the release of a new Issue Brief, "... Creating Healthy Opportunities: Conversations with Adolescent Health ExpertsNIHCM Foundation, in collaboration with the Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) initiative, is please... New Issue Brief on Maternal DepressionNIHCM Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a new Issue Brief, "Identifying & Treating Maternal Depressio... |
News RoomAcademyHealth to Host Health Policy OrientationAugust 9th 2010AcademyHealth's annual Health Policy Orientation will take place in Washington DC on October 25-28, 2010. This event gives participants an in-depth understanding of the formal and informal processes shaping the nation’s health policy agenda. With expert faculty members, group discussi... 2010 WINNERS NAMED IN HEALTH CARE JOURNALISM AND RESEARCH AWARDSMay 19th 2010The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the Sixteenth Annual Health Care Journalism and Research Awards. The contests are judged by independent panels of judges. The 2010 winners are:Television and Radio JournalismEditor: Anne Gudenk... Audio Archive-Preventing Prematurity WebinarApril 19th 2010NIHCM hosted a webinar, "Preventing Prematurity: Opportunities for Health Plans" on April 13th. The webinar convened health plans and leaders in the maternal and child health community who shared innovative programs and explored strategies to reduce preterm births and the associated costs.... Audio Archive- Identifying and Treating Maternal Depression WebinarDecember 9th 2009NIHCM Foundation hosted a webinar, "Identifying and Treating Maternal Depression: Strategies & Considerations for Health Plans" on December 9th. This webinar explored the prevalence of maternal depression and the current state of screening for perinatal and postpartum depression.... Audio Archive - Pediatric Mental Health Care WebinarNovember 5th 2008NIHCM Foundation hosted a webinar, "Pediatric Mental Health Care: Strategies to Integrate Early Identification and Treatment into Primary Care" on December 4th. This webinar explored the current state of mental health services delivered to children during primary care, including a di... Prevention of Adult Cardiovascular Disease among AdolescentsAugust 25th 2008NIHCM Foundation has released a new paper, Prevention of Adult Cardiovascular Disease among Adolescents: Focusing on Risk Factor Reduction. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most prevalent cause of mortality in the United States, contributing to more than half of all deaths – or more than 1.... Connecting the Electronic Dots Among Disparate Health ProvidersFebruary 25th 2008Barriers to sharing patient clinical data among unaffiliated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers remain high, with concerns about loss of competitive advantage and data misuse hindering provider and health plan willingness to contribute patient data to local health infor... Childhood Obesity: Harnessing the Power of Public and Private PartnershipsSeptember 10th 2007NIHCM Foundation co-authored a paper, Childhood Obesity: Harnessing the Power of Public and Private Partnerships, with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). The report presents three case studies in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Tennessee of collaborative obesity... RHIOs and the Value PropositionMay 1st 2007NIHCM Foundation staff co-authored a paper, RHIOs and the Value Proposition: Value is in the Eye of the Beholder, published in the Journal of AHIMA's March 2007 issue. This article, the cover story for the March 2007 issue, summarized issues related to the value proposition for stakeholders to p... Reducing Health Disparities Among ChildrenApril 1st 2007NIHCM Foundation released a paper, Reducing Health Disparities Among Children: Strategies and Programs for Health Plans, prepared following an October 2006 webinar on "Strategies & Challenges to Reduce Disparities and Ensure Culturally Competent Maternal & Child Health Care." ... Strategies & Challenges to Reduce DisparitiesDecember 1st 2006NIHCM Foundation hosted a Webinar, "Strategies & Challenges to Reduce Disparities and Ensure Culturally Competent Maternal & Child Health Care," on October 30, 2006. More information, including an archive of the webinar and copies of speaker presenta... Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent HealthNovember 1st 2006In September 2006, NIHCM Foundation won the Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) cooperative agreement, which is a 5-year cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Health Bureau (MCHB) to strengthen the leadership, capacity ... Closing the Gaps in Health Care for AdolescentsOctober 1st 2006NIHCM Foundation held a conference, "Closing the Gaps in Health Care for Adolescents," on January 10, 2006 in Washington, D.C., as part of its grant with HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Conference presentations and additional materials are available here. An overview paper pre... Expert VoicesDecember 1st 2005A new issue from NIHCM Foundation's series, EXPERT VOICES, which are essays by health care experts on trends, innovative ideas and research, is available to download. (.pdf format). The new issue was written by Judith Hibbard, DrPH, Professor, Department of Planning, Public Policy & Manageme... Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child HealthNovember 1st 2005In April 2005, NIHCM Foundation won the Improving Understanding of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Health Care Issues (IUMCH) grant, which is a 5-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Health Bureau (MCHB) to educate decision-makers about the complexi... Successes and Challenges in Prevention and PromotionOctober 1st 2005NIHCM Foundation held a forum, Women's Health: Successes and Challenges in Prevention and Promotion, on December 14, 2004 in Washington, DC. An Action Brief summarizing conference proceedings is now available. The conference featured representatives from the public and private sectors working on... Leadership Dialogues on Health Information TechnologySeptember 1st 2005NIHCM Foundation and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) co-hosted the second in a series of Leadership Dialogues on health information technology on April 5, 2005. The focus of the dialogue was the critical topic of how HIT adoption affects workflow in small physician practices, and i... Health Plans Emerging As Pragmatic Partners in Fight Against ObesityAugust 1st 2005NIHCM Foundation presents its latest report on obesity, "Health Plans Emerging As Pragmatic Partners in Fight Against Obesity." The paper describes cutting-edge obesity initiatives in health plans across the country and features essays on the obesity problem contributed by leading thinkers... New Developments in Policy and ProgramsJuly 1st 2005On May 13, 2004, NIHCM Foundation held a forum, "Children's Mental Health: New Developments in Policy and Programs." An Action Brief highlighting conference proceedings is now available. "Children's Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholde... Advancing Health Information TechnologyDecember 1st 2004NIHCM Foundation released an issue brief, Advancing Health Information Technology, in December 2004. The brief was prepared as a result of a dialogue convened through a partnership between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and NIHCM Foundation. Participants in this dialogue, the ... Children’s HealthSeptember 1st 2004ACTION BRIEFS for Children's Health: our most recent briefs on maternal and child health issues. Click Newsletter Archive to read the Action Briefs and Child Health Updates. |
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