ICHPS 2027 Invited Proposal Please click the link to complete this form.

(2) If you have ideas related to the role of #statsky, #AI, #realworlddata, or #digitalhealth in policy, we’d love to see them! Please share with your networks. #hpsr #hspr @drjwolfson.bsky.social @jaredhuling.bsky.social @mboudreaux.bsky.social @amstatnews.bsky.social @enar-ibs.bsky.social

International Conference on Health Policy Statistics The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.

Reminder to #hpss #hpsr #hspr #episky #statsky #AIsky #RWDsky that the #ICHPS2027 proposal deadline is approaching. Submit a workshop or session idea. @csmarcum.bsky.social and @cynthiarudin.bsky.social are our keynote speakers!

Artificial intelligence for health policy and systems research: From experimentation to application On 25 February, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, in collaboration with AcademyHealth, convened a global webinar to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping health poli...

In a webinar with @academyhealth.bsky.social, experts shared real-world examples – from machine learning in systematic reviews to AI-enabled analysis of national health data.

So, how should AI in #HPSR be governed and applied responsibly?

Read more: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

2027 International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS) For over 25 years, the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS), organized by the Health Policy Statistics Section of the ASA, has played a vital role in the dissemination process ...

#ICHPS2027 is now accepting proposals for invited workshops and sessions. Come join us in Annapolis. The deadline to submit your proposal is March 31, 2026. The theme is Evidence-based Policy in Action: Statistics, AI, and Digital Health in Practice. #hpss #hspr #hpsr #statsky #AIsky #RWD

Health Care Systems Scholars Program - NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Program Overview The Health Care Systems Scholars Program is a 1-year mentored experience designed to support immersion of mid-career investigators (MD, PhD, or equivalent) within a health care system...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory annouces a Request for Applications for the 2026 Health Care Systems Scholars Program. Learn more here! #geronsky #hpsr #hpss #hspr

We've extended the deadline to 23 February and would love to hear examples of how you're using #AI in any aspect of #HPSR.

Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes Update | ResDAC In February 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to change how researchers access Medicare and Medicaid data to better protect controlled unclassified information. ...

#CMS has postponed the #VRDC requirement indefinitely. This is big for the CMS and #NIH data use agreement. #rstats #statsky #hpss #srms #hspr #healthecon #hpsr #healthpolicy #geronsky #federalstatistics

AI is more than a writing assistant. In #HPSR it can support agenda-setting, analysis, synthesis and policy engagement in new ways.

We want to hear real examples – especially from LMICs: successes, lessons... what did not work.

👉 Share your experience: ahpsr.org/ai-crowdsour...

Are you using #AI to innovate how you approach #HPSR? We'd love to hear examples!

Please respond (you can use a regular form if the AI chatbot isn't your style) by 16 February.

✨ Thinking ahead to HSR2026 ✨
What do you hope to leave the Symposium with?

🔹 New collaborations?
🔹 Practical tools or skills?
🔹 Policy influence?
🔹 Fresh perspectives?

Tell us in the comments 👇

#HSR2026 #HealthSystems #HPSR

How is AI really being used in #HPSR?

The Alliance is launching a global crowdsourcing exercise on AI in HPSR – part of our wider AI for HPSR initiative.

🎙️ Speak
💬 Chat
📝 Submit a form

⏰ Deadline: 16 Feb 2026
🔗 ahpsr.org/ai-crowdsour...

Medicare Advantage is Commercial #Medicare. #CMS #HPSS #HSPR #HPSR #geronsky #statssky

I sadly will not attend #ARM2026 (limited civil service travel). If you want to nominate a colleague for any awards for health services, policy, and systems research, check this out and name someone! #hspr #hpsr #hpss

Kim, Theresa - Profile - NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

3. Applicants must have completed all PhD requirements prior to starting work. Applications will be considered as they arrive. Start date is flexible. Best of all, I'd be your program officer. #geronsky #statssky #hpss #hspr #hpsr #clinicialtrials

Honouring Professor Dame Anne Mills and her lasting contributions to the Alliance and the field of HPSR On 2 December, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) hosted a valedictory lecture by Professor Dame Anne Mills, marking more than four decades of her leadership in health economics ...

This week, we're celebrating Professor Dame Anne Mills, whose vision and leadership helped shape the field of #HPSR – and the early foundations of the Alliance.

Grateful to her for the rigour, insight and global partnerships she championed.

More > ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

Happy #Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. "If you need #healthcare, too bad. Go drive 2 hours to the nearest VA instead." --Johnson and Thune
#hpss #hspr #hpsr #ACA #Medicaid

I make my statement in my personal capacity at 4:30. It frightens me that health policy and health systems are not priorities when we told our leaders we need a fighting CR to keep the ACA afloat. #hspr #hpsr #hpss #shutdown

Democrats are the origami party. All they do is fold.

What do Democrats and oxytocin have in common? Let down.

Democrats hard at work. Caving.

#memeMonday #makenoise #hspr #hpsr #hpss #ACA

#HPSS and #HPSR, submit your abstracts to @academyhealth.bsky.social #ARM2026 in Seattle, WA.

From local insights to global learning: Strengthening immunization through health policy and systems research The Alliance recently organized two workshops to facilitate cross-country learning for two ongoing immunization strengthening initiatives. These two programmes of work leverage health policy and syste...

From Karachi to Cairo, research teams are applying #HPSR to strengthen immunization.

🧩 Vaccine uptake initiative
🧩 Big Catch-Up case studies

Themes: learning, communication & partnerships.

More info > ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

The latest episode of The Alliance Lift features Kumanan @rasanathan in conversation with @jarottingen on the future of global health and the role of #HPSR.

🎧 Watch, listen or read: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

📄 Read their Nature Medicine comment: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

WEBINAR: The state of health policy and systems research: priorities, methods and impact Health policy and systems research is a broad field with great potential to inform some of the biggest challenges facing health systems today – from collective challenges like climate change or pandem...

📢 Webinar: The state of #HPSR – priorities, methods & impact
🗓️ 29 Sept | 13:00–14:30 CET

Alliance & HSG are convening an interactive session to shape a 3-paper series on the future of HPSR.

Register to join > ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/eve....

🚨New episode of the Alliance Lift.🎧

Kumanan Rasanathan speaks with @jarottingen.bsky.social, CEO of @wellcometrust.bsky.social & former Alliance Board Chair, on his journey to #HPSR and the future of global health.

Read, listen, watch 👉 ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

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Current study from ReBUILD: Embedding Social Network Analysis in Health Systems Resilience Research

A cross-country case study using #SNA to study a theory-informed resilience research question

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#HPSR @ighd.bsky.social

Photo showing a Nepali man pondering a wall where lots of post-its have been placed. One says 'waste management not prioritised'

Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia & Central America - a paper
ReBUILD team & colleagues share insights on doing embedded #HPSR in learning sites - the pros & cons
www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/le...
@herdintl.bsky.social

Bethesda Declaration Roundtable Support Join us in rallying to support the Bethesda Declaration signers and standing up for the NIH! On June 9th, NIH workers released the Bethesda Declaration, an open letter signed by hundreds of current a...

@aaronecarroll.bsky.social and @academyhealth.bsky.social , will you support us #NIH signers of the #BethesdaDeclaration on Monday at 4:30 PM at the NIH visitors center? I work on Dr. Bhattacharya's portfolio, and even that does not help me right now. #FEDStrong #NIHStrong #hpsr #hpss

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: StARS Learning Collaborative - LINKAGE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Please join Susan Siford and Irim Azam as they present the NIA LINKAGE program and share how organizations can use this tool to enhance data integration.

Dr. Joseph Gaugler of the University of Minnesota and the State #Alzheimer's Research Support (StARS) Center invite you to join a free upcoming to learn about #LINKAGE, a data use agreement between #NIH and #CMS, 7/22/2025 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET. #geronsky #rstats #statssky #hpsr #hpss

🎙️Great new podcast series from our partners,
@herdintl.bsky.social

This episode features @shophika.bsky.social talking about resilience and Nepal's health system... 👇

#HPSR

⚡ Energized by the 28th #APO Board Meeting in New Delhi, India!

This year’s conversations set a bold path forward which centered on regional collaboration, evidence uptake and strengthening the #HPSR ecosystem in Asia Pacific.