American Institutes for Research

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations with expertise in a range of topic areas including: education, health, international development, social development, and workforce.
 
AIR’s Health and Social Development Program (H&SD) promotes overall well-being, including physical, social, emotional, and mental health; prevents illness, injuries and violence; and provides better, and more efficient health care for children, youth, families and older adults. AIR conducts and applies research to develop improved healthcare services, systems, and structures that improve health and affordability of care. Its Center for Patient & Consumer Engagement  aims to advance the knowledge and practice of patient and consumer engagement in health care.
 
AIR’s H&SD Program assisted the Aligning Forces for Quality Alliances with their work in engaging both employers and health care consumers in efforts to improve health care quality.

Leads: 

Kristin Carman
Thomas Workman

Products: 
Insights from the Field: How Reports on Health Care Cost, Resource use, and Quality Can Better Serve Local Physician Organizations
Strategic Guidance: Practical Approaches for Engaging Employers in Community Alliances
Best Practices for Engaging Consumers in Organization Leadership: Lessons Learned from Aligning Forces for Quality Communities
The Employee Health Communication Toolkit
How to Report Cost Data to Promote High-Quality, Affordable Choices: Findings from Consumer Testing
Engaging Consumers in Payment Reform Efforts That Impact Care Delivery Practices
First Steps in Engaging Employers in Innovative Payment Strategies: Lessons from Wisconsin
Shared Decision-Making and Benefit Design: Engaging Employees and Reducing Costs for Preference-Sensitive Conditions