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As the premier health policy center in Arkansas, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is changing how communities address health improvement.
Data & Analytics
Policy Analysis & Development
Research & Evaluation
Health Innovation & Communications
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement is a nonpartisan, independent health policy center that serves as the principal health data, analytic, and policy development resource for public and private decision-makers in Arkansas. With federal, state, and philanthropic funding, ACHI’s mission is to improve the health of Arkansans through evidence-based policy support.
Data & Analytics
Our center is at the forefront of health data management and analysis, having hosted the Arkansas Health Data Initiative since 2003 and the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative, which supports the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), since 2015. We have built on these invaluable tools to integrate many additional public and private data sources, enabling the robust research and transparency needed to provide actionable information and insight to policymakers, clinical leaders, researchers, and the public.
What We Do:
Policy Analysis & Development
We harness data and research to help identify, develop, and support policies that improve the health of Arkansans. Our team works closely with partners and stakeholders, often serving as a convener to support a broad array of policy initiatives that seek to improve population health, healthcare coverage, access to care, healthcare quality and payment improvement, and other emerging issues.
What We Do:
Research & Evaluation
Our experienced and diverse team conducts rigorous, evidence-based research that uniquely contributes to the local and national understanding of individual health and our healthcare system performance. From statewide obesity research to evaluation of coverage in the state’s Medicaid expansion program, our findings spotlight Arkansas’s opportunities and challenges while informing national efforts to improve health.
What We Do:
Health Innovation & Communications
We strive to highlight successes in quality improvement, patient experience, and cost containment in the healthcare system and support local efforts to promote healthy choices and avoid negative health outcomes. By leading targeted programs, we engage with and mobilize local leaders to improve community health throughout the state.
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