In the News

What Do Hospital Workers Think About EHRs?

September 20, 2024

According to recent research authored by Westat staff, the way hospital workers view the safety of electronic health records (EHRs) varies based on their staff…

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

What database helps researchers ID variables affecting health?

Enhancing AHRQ’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Database

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

How can we monitor quality at long-term and acute care facilities?

Improving oversight of long-term care facilities

Expert Interview

Real-World Data: The Benefits, Limitations, and Future

May 12, 2023

With the right expertise and techniques applied, real-word data can answer emerging research questions.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

What can improve physician and patient access to NCI-sponsored clinical trials?

Helping NCI’s Cancer Trials Support Unit

National Institute of Mental Health

What treatments help young people in the early stages of psychosis?

Creating and coordinating the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) National Data Coordinating Center (ENDCC) to accelerate science and improve treatment

Press Release

Westat to Continue Support of NCI’s Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU)

August 30, 2022

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU) IDIQ contract 75N91022D00009 to…

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TOPMed ACC Awarded to Westat

August 26, 2021

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded Westat the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Administrative Coordinating Center (ACC) contract. The TOPMed Program…

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Ethics and Informatics in the Age of COVID-19

August 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic response in the U.S. has exposed significant gaps in the way we collect and use personal health information to affect clinical and…