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New Study Finds That ACOs Are Struggling to Integrate Social Services with Medical Care

New findings from a Dartmouth Institute-led study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, show that despite effort and attention on the part of some healthcare providers to better address their patients’ social needs—such as transportation, housing, and food—little progress is being made to integrate social services with medical care.

Dartmouth Institute Professor Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Ellen Meara, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and an adjunct professor of economics at Dartmouth College, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Dartmouth Institute Study Examines Prevalence of Screening for Social Needs Among Physician Practices and Hospitals

A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that most U.S. physician practices and hospitals report screening patients for at least one social need, a trend that is expected to increase in the future, and that practices that care for disadvantaged patients report higher screening rates.

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.

Study Finds that Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy Lowers Risk of Preterm Births

Dartmouth Institute Associate Professor Samir Soneji is the lead author on a new study that addresses the important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth.

Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non–VHA Hospitals in Most Healthcare Markets

The Dartmouth Institute Honors the Legacy of Professor Lisa Schwartz

The Dartmouth Institute honors the legacy of Professor Lisa Schwartz whose pioneering research helped improve the communication of medical information to physicians, policymakers, media, and the public.

Professor Ellen Meara Appointed to Endowed Professorship

Ellen Meara, PhD, has been named to the Peggy Y. Thomson Professorship in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences.

Recent Survey Provides an Updated National Estimate of Doctors’ Financial Ties to Industry

Dartmouth Institute physician-researchers Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin were part of a team that conducted a national survey of internal medicine doctors to better understand the effects of changes in gift and payment policies from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to physicians implemented in 2013.