Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

RWJF video details three perspectives on the need for cost information

An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that p...

In the wake of more widespread use of health IT, the Department of Health and Human Services aske...

Reducing postoperative complications could reduce costs associated with readmissions by millions ...

The IOM's Roundtable on Health Literacy brings together leaders from the federal government, foun...

This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models th...

The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

The eighth biennial survey of ACPE members identifies key trends and factors driving today's phys...

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions designed to encourage greater coordination an...

A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

The study concludes that more widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in amb...

This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...

The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of public and private employers who purchase health care for mor...

Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

The new Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide released by WHO Patient Safety in Octo...

In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nati...

The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

The business adage "what gets measured gets managed" applies in health care. Two projects focus o...

The focus of this edition of the Economic Outlook is the physician preference market. The content...

n response to growing interest from the hospital community in better understanding and improving ...

This report outlines promising provisions in the Affordable Care Act to achieve improved health a...

The Rand Health Insurance Experiment found that patients had little or no control over their hea...

The rate of "mortality amenable to health care" that is--deaths that are considered preventable w...

While many hospital and health systems have already implemented evidence-based medicine and proce...

A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

Reining in health care costs has become a central policy challenge for government and a pressing ...

Hospitals across the region are seeing more people with different languages, cultural sensitiviti...

Drug prescriptions need to accurately identify the medications that prescribers intend for pharma...

The report provides a scientific base and practical guidance fo rengaging public health professio...

This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a "natural experiment" t...

The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to red...

This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...

This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...

This report discussses the Center for Disease Control's involvement with Prevention Research Cent...

This report discusses the process of conducting a Health Impact Assessment and proposes a busines...

The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients'  Wishes and Accou...

A report based on an invitational forum held on March 13, 2009, sponsored by Medically Induced Tr...

The report recommends improved ways in which primary care practices should be paid for delivering...

W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...

The model described in this white paper represents IHI's best current assessment of the component...