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

November 1st, 2011
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The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...

November 1st, 2011
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The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

November 1st, 2011
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Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...

November 1st, 2011
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Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

October 19th, 2011
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The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions designed to encourage greater coordination an...

October 13th, 2011
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A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
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According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

October 3rd, 2011
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The study concludes that more widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in amb...

October 1st, 2011
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This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...

October 1st, 2011
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Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

October 1st, 2011
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The new Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide released by WHO Patient Safety in Octo...

October 1st, 2011
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In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nati...

October 1st, 2011
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The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

October 1st, 2011
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n response to growing interest from the hospital community in better understanding and improving ...

October 1st, 2011
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A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...

September 8th, 2011
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Hospitals across the region are seeing more people with different languages, cultural sensitiviti...

July 27th, 2011
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Drug prescriptions need to accurately identify the medications that prescribers intend for pharma...

July 1st, 2011
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The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to red...

January 1st, 2011
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This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...

January 1st, 2011
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