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We're bummed @AcademyHealth #ARM18 is over, so we wanted to share our #policypics from our booth! We asked you what you were excited to talk about at #ARM18 and here are some of your pics! #maternalhealth #opioids #Medicaid #VUHealthPolicyPhD 
.@allenlgifford gives an interesting overview of the early days of VA QUERI program at #arm18. Emphasis was disease areas, one-way translation, & problems of getting clinicians to adhere to guidelines. Evolution since then reflects developments in broader implementation science.
Through time, it became clear that the pipeline was more complex, less linear - and the implications more interesting and relevant to wider stakeholder groups. #arm18
Research by an embedded anthropologist within the program itself helped to shed light on the challenges of combining the agenda of different stakeholder groups #arm18. Publication: jstor.org/stable/44127808
Inequalities in life expectancy at the US county level are stark. There is a TWENTY YEAR difference in LE between Oglala Lakota, SD (67yrs) and Summit, CO (87yrs). @IHME_UW at #ARM18 (thread)
These inequalities are rising, particularly among older adults.
Free health care data 1/x: Interested in health care workforce? You can get salaries by occupation and state, etc, from US Bureau of Labor Statistics bls.gov/ooh/healthcare… #ARM18 #ARM2018
Free health care data 2/x: Where are the health care professional shortage areas? CMS has the data: cms.gov/Medicare/Medic… #ARM18 #ARM2018
Free health care data 3/x: Need to adjust for local costs of wages? Can get weekly earnings by metro area from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics @BLS_gov here
