Help us lead the change that’s needed to transform healthcare
The Dartmouth Institute has long been at the forefront of health systems research, addressing the problems of access, cost, and quality for the benefit of people everywhere.
The COVID-19 crisis exposed and exacerbated the inequalities within the U.S. healthcare system. At the time, I had my mind set on directly pursuing a career in medicine, but I knew that if the goal were to become the best healthcare provider I could possibly be, I had to learn more about the complex and uneven healthcare system in the U.S. I knew of no better place to do that than here at The Dartmouth Institute.”
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
The Dartmouth Institute is renowned for its Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. Initiated in 1996 by John “Jack” Wennberg, MD, MPH, the Atlas revealed widespread and unwarranted variations in health care practice, outcomes, and spending, and demonstrated that higher spending does not always lead to better care. Our insights continue to inform policy makers, systems leaders, and healthcare providers.
U.S. healthcare delivery is highly segregated, one of many manifestations of systemic racism in our country. One-quarter of providers are responsible for the medical care delivered to three-quarters of Black Americans. With the Dartmouth Atlas’ repository of Medicare fee-for-service claims data, we can explore how changes in Medicare financing policy over the past 25 years have impacted this segregation.”
Helping Kids in Distress
JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, MPH, PhD, noticed when the hospital beds began to fill with different sorts of kids. They came to the emergency department not with stomachaches and respiratory illnesses, but with anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. She decided to do something about it.
