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Piloting a New Data Analysis Method to Help Advance Patient-Focused Drug Development Research for Alzheimer’s Disease

For her MPH internship at Biogen, Isha Mehta MPH '19 explored how racial and ethnic diversity impacts Alzheimer’s disease, in an effort to help create and deliver medications that are more beneficial to patients.

Dartmouth Study Examines Association Between Care Management and Outcomes Among Patients in Medicare ACOs

A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that Accountable Care Organization (ACO)-reported care management and coordination activities were not associated with improved outcomes or lower spending for patients with complex needs. 

Dartmouth Institute Study Finds Downside Risk Contracts Still Less Common for ACOs

The new study, published in Health Affairs, shows that while the number and variety of contracts held by Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have increased dramatically in recent years, the proportion of those bearing downside risk has seen only modest growth.

MPH and MS Capstones Generate a New Set of Data-Driven Solutions to Transform the Future of Public Health

As part of their capstone work, students design research proposals, conduct health policy reviews and analyses, and design intervention proposals and quality improvement projects.

Jennifer Esposito, MS’98

Natalie Anderson, MPH'20

Shashi Shankar, MPH'13

“I’ll always be grateful for my TDI experience—it honestly changed the course of my life.”

The Dartmouth Institute’s Class of 2019 'Called to do Great Things' in Healthcare

Congratulations to our 2019 MPH, MS, and PhD graduates!

Dartmouth Institute Study Reveals How ACOs Use Home Visits to Improve Care and Reduce Hospital Use

The study, led by Taressa Fraze, PhD, offer new details about how Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are using home visits to improve care management and identify patient needs while aiming to reduce costs. The study was part of a broader research effort at Dartmouth focused on how ACOs care for patients with complex clinical and social needs.

Geisel Researchers to Receive $2.6 Million Award to Study Pediatric Hospital Admissions

Dartmouth Institute Associate Professor JoAnna Leyenaar is leading team of Geisel researchers on a PCORI-funded project to compare the effectiveness of direct admission and admission through emergency departments (EDs) for hospitalized children.