Health Policy and Regulation

Guide for Future Directions for the Addiction and OUD Treatment Ecosystem

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 5, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction The United States is in the midst of a multifactorial drug overdose and death epidemic. In 2020, over 80,000 deaths [15] in the U.S. were attributed to drug overdose, more than 50,000 of which were opioid-related. This is an increase of...

Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Health Settings Outside the Hospital and Clinic

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 30, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitoring, support...

Combatting the Stigma of Addiction – The Need for a Comprehensive Health System Approach

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 9, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  The opioid epidemic is raging within the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 40 states reporting increases in opioid-related overdoses and deaths. COVID-19 has disrupted health care services, disproportionately affecting already marginalized populations. Prior to...

The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples

by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 26, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of prescription and illicit opioid misuse, use disorder, and overdose. In 2018, nearly 47,000 Americans died from an overdose involving opioids [174]. In 2018, 10.3 million people aged 12 years...

Reimagining Nursing Homes in the Wake of COVID-19

by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 21, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>       The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected nursing home residents. According to a New York Times database, nursing homes account for 8...

Medical Surprise Anticipation and Recognition Capability: A New Concept for Better Health Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 30, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    ABSTRACT |  Predicting and preparing for the unforeseen is challenging. Medicine and health care are continuously changing based on science, technology, and regulation. This very process of change creates pathways for surprise and leaves us vulnerable to...

Trauma Caused by Injury or Abuse in Late Life: Experiences, Impacts, and the Federal Response

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Overview and Scope In light of population estimates and projections—both in the United States and around the world—forecasting an increase in the decades to come in the number of individuals ages 65 and older, it has become increasingly important for...

When Conscience Calls for Treatment: The Challenge of Reproductive Care in Religious Hospitals

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 30, 2018 | Commentary, Perspectives

  On January 18, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within its Office of Civil Rights. The purpose of the new division is to better enforce 25 existing federal statutes...

Redesigning Provider Payments to Reduce Long-Term Costs by Promoting Healthy Development

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 20, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  ABSTRACT | Cognitive, affective, and behavioral health (CAB) conditions are among the costliest and fastest growing in the United States. An array of interventions is demonstrated to be effective in preventing or mitigating these conditions and offers the...

The Interdependence of Families, Communities, and Children’s Health: Public Investments That Strengthen Families and Communities, and Promote Children’s Healthy Development and Societal Prosperity

by Laura DeStefano | Apr 9, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  ABSTRACT | Children’s development of cognitive, affective, and behavioral capacities is best promoted when the contexts that surround them are strong and healthy. Children are embedded in families, who are, in turn, embedded in communities. Policies or programs...