IHS News
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Cindy Parks Thomas, PhD'00, chaired a panel discussion at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Professor Cindy Parks Thomas, PhD’00, chaired a panel discussion on Addressing Special Populations with Complex Clinical and Social Needs at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
The 9th Annual Stanley Wallack Memorial Lecture was held on March 27, 2025 with special guest speaker Sarah Emond, MPP'09
Sarah leads the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a leading non-profit health policy research organization, as President and Chief Executive Officer. Sarah is a graduate of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, where she earned a Master of Public Policy degree with a concentration in health policy. Sarah discussed "How Employers can Save the Health Care System."
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.
