IHS News
New Research Q&A: People with Disabilities Less Likely to Receive Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Cindy Parks Thomas, PhD’00, and Professor Sharon Reif, PhD’02, discussed their findings and policy recommendations with Heller Communications.
The Institute on Healthcare Systems Announces new Postdoc
The Institute on Healthcare Systems is pleased to announce their new Postdoc on Health Care Policy and Value Based Payment. Erin Britton joined us on August 1st. Erin joins us from Virginia Commonwealth University and her research areas include statistics, economics, epidemiology and valuation research.
New grant approved by the Macy Foundation
The Macy Foundation board unanimously approved funding for the implementation of the Relating Across Differences - An Improvement Process for Clinical Units project. The project will be led by Jody Hoffer Gittell, PhD, Olawale Olaleye, PhD, and Anthony Suchman, MD, MA.
Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care complete merger
In the Boston Herald, Stuart Altman says the merger could decrease total health care spending in the state while improving quality and access to care, particularly for vulnerable and underserved populations.
