Rachel Harrington

Researcher focused on healthcare quality & equity. Dog mom, hockey fan, @PSOP_UIC PhD. Opinions are my own. (she/her)

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

With the focus on social needs screening/intervention as path towards equitable health, incl quality measurement, how do we grapple with this data? What role do social care data standards play? #ARM23's got you - 8:30, rm611. Bonus, you get to hear @Adrianna_Nava's take!

[Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA @GilbGonzales]

Happy pride from LGBTQ+ health policy and health services researchers (and their allies) at @AcademyHealth!! #ARM23 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Interested in applying qual & quant research methods to state/ federal health policy? How about directly shaping how our health care system approaches care quality? Come see me, @Adrianna_Nava & @PBuchongo to learn about opportunities @NCQA! (1130-1pm Rm 3B #arm23)

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

And if your instinct is "that's not my area of work", if your field is health care research, yes it is.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Plug for #ARM23 panel Monday @ 1pm "Measuring Structural Racism: Update on Frameworks and Approaches in #healthequity Research". Talk about a necessary conversation & natural follow up to so many of the measurement sessions so far.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Plug for #ARM23 panel Monday @ 1pm "Measuring Structural Racism: Update on Frameworks and Approaches in #healthequity Research". Talk about a necessary conversation & natural follow up to so many of the measurement sessions so far.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Plug for #ARM23 panel Monday @ 1pm "Measuring Structural Racism: Update on Frameworks and Approaches in #healthequity Research". Talk about a necessary conversation & natural follow up to so many of the measurement sessions so far.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Discussing strategies to mitigate bias in AI - don't assume everyone's on the same page about evaluating algorithm fairness! @ElleLettMDPhD : "We need fairness to be a shared value, so we can innovate around it." #ARM23

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

@WillBleser @AcademyHealth @DukeMargolis @CMSinnovates @CMSGov @OHAOregon @BCBSMA @MWFriedberg @Payment_Network Of course. And glad I caught an action shot of some great moderating!

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Packed house for #ARM23 session on advancing #healthequity through value based payment. Federal, state, and payor dialog highlighting the need for humility - we don't know what will work yet & must evaluate/adapt informed by communities.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

@NCQA is showing up for #ARM23 !
Today (Sun): me @ 1:45pm equity policy strategies & impact
Mon: CRO Job Fair @ 11:30am
Mon: @PBuchongo @ 2:45pm social drivers & DRRP
Tues: @Adrianna_Nava @ 8:30 social care data standards
Tues: @EricSchneiderMD & @CBlaumMD pt centers outcomes

[Bianca Frogner, PhD @biancafrogner]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @AcademyHealth for updating their Code of Conduct to include ways to report concerns and with consequences for inappropriate behavior. Please take the time to read the code, one we should all abide to make sure everyone has a good time at #ARM23!

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

@AkreEllesse Another impressive element: to do this work, the team updated the Nat Survey Healthcare Care Orgs & Systems questions. We often resign ourselves to data limitations. What an example of pushing change to support patient-centered, intersectional research. https://t.co/2pyLaD4dcQ

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Highlight from #ARM23
@AkreElesse: in nat primary care survey, 90% collect race/ethnicity data, 29% use that data to evaluate outcomes. The tip of this work's insight, also looks at key supportive services, SOGI. 🔥 If we want more equitable PC we have to flip this script.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Oof Twitter fail first thing, study led by @AkreEllesse !

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Amazing day @theNAMedicine #pophealthrt panel on approaches to #equity measurement. From theory to methods to policy & practice, so much #healthcarequality can center and build on. Everything will be posted online https://t.co/UL5WOaZtPk

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Exciting #AMCPNexus panel on "Best Practices in Addressing Health Disparities" with speakers from @TakedaPharma @Humana @DukeMargolis & @NCQA 's Amelia Bedria talking programs and actions to improve equitable data, health care & outcomes

[Miguel Hernán @_MiguelHernan]

Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.

A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is now available👇
https://t.co/bRPFYaAhSb

Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.

Enjoy the #WhatIfBook.
Also, it's free.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

And critically, the framework then translates each of these domains into a concise set of measures that can be implemented for accountability and quality improvement.

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

Incredibly excited to share the launch of this framework. It reflects a new way of thinking about equity in quality measurement, shaped by perspectives across the healthcare eco-system.

[NCQA @NCQA]

Today @NCQA and @CHCFNews launch a new framework for advancing health equity – centered #qualitymeasurement and accountability, for a focus on @MedicaidGov. https://t.co/SyA8G9HAaS

[Rachel Harrington @rl_harrington]

If "what's measured, matters", this framework says: equitable SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS matter, equitable ACCESS matters, equitable CLINICAL CARE matters, equitable EXPERIENCE matters, equitable STRUCTURES matter, and patient WELL-BEING matters.