by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 16, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction People seek, share, and receive health information from a wide variety of sources, such as health care professionals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, family and friends, media, educational materials, advertisements, and the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 9, 2021 | News
The National Academy of Medicine and the Wellcome Trust serve as Administrative Secretariat for a G20 High Level Executive Panel that today released a report titled A Global Deal for Our Pandemic Age. NAM President Victor J. Dzau served as advisor to the panel, whose...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction When Social Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care: Five Plus Five [1] (SDoH 101) was published in 2017, the social determinants of health (SDoH) were emerging as an important topic in health care. Since that time, our nation has experienced the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction and Rationale Suicide rates have risen among young people ages 18–25 in the United States over the past ten years (see Figure 1) [1]. Mental health concerns are on the rise as well, with more teens and young adults experiencing challenges such as...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 7, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has stressed the U.S. health care system in an unprecedented manner, highlighting both the system’s resilience...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 26, 2021 | News
WASHINGTON – In response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the American health system, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has convened experts in 9 sectors of health, health care, and biomedical research to review how each sector responded to COVID-19,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 25, 2021 | News
Washington, DC – An expert panel convened by the National Academy of Medicine’s Leadership Consortium for a Value & Science-Driven Health System has published a communication proposing priority opportunities for CMS’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 24, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> COVID-19 has redefined the patient-provider experience. Panicked patients now struggle in solitude to deal with the mental and physical ramifications of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 17, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction Clinicians—who consist of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals involved in direct caregiving—are the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 17, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> Introduction and Sector Overview In contrast with other high-income countries, health care insurance and payment in the United States is highly fragmented....
