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Research

NIHCM Foundation has accepted entries for its Fourteenth Annual Health Care Research Award.  Entries are currently being reviewed by an independent panel of judges.  Winners will be announced June 16th and posted on our website.

The Fourteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award

To encourage outstanding work from researchers furthering innovation in healthcare policy and management, the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Research and Educational Foundation recognizes excellence in original and creative research with a $10,000 award.

Definition:

Recognizing outstanding work from researchers furthering innovation in health care financing, delivery and organization or the implementation of health care policy

Award and Prize:

A $10,000 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, DC on June 16, 2008.

Selection criteria:

1. Originality and creativity of the research
2. Impact that the research may have in advancing the public policy debate or improving health care delivery and management
3. Relevance to one or more of the subject areas (health care financing, delivery and organization and/or the implementation of health care policy)

Eligibility:

1. Articles must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or similar quality publication between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
2. Applications are encouraged from authors in diverse fields, including economics, health policy, political science, public health, etc. and from individuals in non-academic settings, such as research firms and policy organizations.
3. All research articles must address some aspect of health care financing, delivery, organization or the implementation of health care policy.

Application process and rules:

1. Entries must be postmarked by February 29, 2008.  
2. Entries must include TWO copies EACH of:
   1. Completed ENTRY FORM
   2. Clear copy (8.5 x 11 inches) of the published research
   3. A written description of how the article is relevant to the subject areas and its impact; length not to exceed 100 words 
3. A ten dollar ($10.00) handling fee is required (check payable to NIHCM Foundation)
4. Limit of two (2) entries per author
5. Entries can also be submitted electronically to .  The entry fee check should be mailed separately to NIHCM Foundation.
   

The winning entry will be selected by an independent panel of health care researchers:

Entries should be submitted to:

Nancy Chockley, President and CEO
NIHCM Foundation
1225 19th Street, NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036

Contact NIHCM:

Main number: 202-296-4426
Fax: 202-296-4319
Email:

NIHCM Foundation's Thirteenth Annual Health Care Research Award

NIHCM Foundation's Thirteenth Annual Health Care Research Award was presented at a dinner in Washington, DC on May 14, 2007. The award included a $10,000 prize.  Articles eligible for the competition were published between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.

Nancy Chockley, President and CEO of NIHCM Foundation, also announced a new award to be given out in 2008 for excellence in broadcast journalism, recognizing the contributions of both radio and television reporting.

Congratulations to our 2007 Winners:

M. Kate Bundorf and Mark V. Pauly. Is Health Insurance Affordable for the Uninsured. Journal of Health Economics, 25, 2006.

2007 Finalists

Armstrong, E., Carpenter, D., and Hojnacki, M., "Whose Deaths Matter? Mortality, Advocacy and Attention to Disease in the Mass Media", Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 31(4), August 2006.

Bazzoli, G., Lindrooth, R., Kang, R., and Hasnain-Wynia, R., "The Influence of Health Policy and Market Factors on the Hospital Safety Net", Health Services Research, 41(4), August 2006.

Bundorf, M.K., and Pauly, M., "Is Health Insurance Affordable for the Uninsured", Journal of Health Economics, 25, 2006.

Gillies, R. et. al, "The Impact of Health Plan Delivery System Organization on Clinical Quality and Patient Satisfaction", Health Services Research, 41(4), August 2006.

Marquis, S., and  Buntin, M., "How Much Risk Pooling Is There in the Individual Insurance Market", Health Services Research, 41(5), October 2006.