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It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...
This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...
This primer discusses community benefit laws across the United States, noting differences in fede...
Medicine involves decisions. But for Medicare patients with conditions for which surgery is an op...
Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...
Acute care hospitals have been establishing palliative programs at a rapid pace; the United States n...
Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...
This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patter...
Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adv...
The survey was sent by email to over 630,000 physicians (approximately 84 percent of all physicia...
How to solve the problem? Many practices have found the answer in the creation of high-functionin...
This report utilizes Dartmouth Atlas data to show differences in resource utilization among the 2...
This report provides a guide to conducting health impact assessments. It stresses the importance ...
Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...
In the fall of 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., conduc...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...
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...
The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...
Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...
In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nati...
A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN F...
This 46-page document reviews the history of Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives and consi...
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...