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A Nationwide Survey of Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects :: The Commonwealth Fund - May 01, 2010

This paper explores 26 demonstration projects testing the patient-centered medical home concept, in the interests of developing comparative research... read more

AHRQ Resources on System Design :: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - March 01, 2010

This AHRQ web site offers research, resources, and tools on health care system design, especially as they relate to quality and cost.... read more

Accountability Measures? Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement :: The Joint Commission - June 01, 2010

This article, authored by Joint Commission President Marc Chassin, outlines the organization's plans for further developing and standardizing quality measu... read more

Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) :: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - June 10, 2010

Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) aims to lift the overall quality of health care in 17 targeted U.S. communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities an... read more

CDC to track state efforts to prevent chronic disease :: Government Health IT - July 15, 2010

The article details the Centers for Disease Control's recently announced three-year initiative to track chronic disease prevention measures by individual s... read more

Care Transitions ProgramSM :: Eric A. Coleman, MD - June 06, 2007

A program to support patients and families, increase health care providers skills; use HIT to promote information exchange; implement system level interven... read more

Checkpoint: Wisconsin Hospitals Accountable for Quality :: Wisconsin Hospital Association - May 01, 2010

This web site allows Wisconsin consumers to compare hospitals in a variety of key performance indicators, including how hospitals provide recommended care ... read more

Colorado Children's Healthcare Access Program: Helping Pediatric Practices Become Medical Homes for Low-Income Children :: The Commonwealth Fund - June 01, 2010

This report explores an effort in Colorado to develop medical homes by connecting families with pediatric practices, community organizations, government ag... read more

Complications from surgery; Florida hospitals join forces to cut readmissions :: Orlando Sentinel - July 18, 2010

The article details a comprehensive effort by the Florida Hospital Association and the American College of Surgeons to track readmission rates tied to post... read more

Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Health Care-Acquired Infections :: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - August 08, 2008

A list of AHRQ research initiatives on health care-acquired infections.... read more

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