In this set of papers, American Enterprise Institute scholars consider various market-based approaches to reforming the fee-for-service Medicare program—the “800-pound gorilla of American health care.”
This report from Avalere Health closely examines the efforts of 18 diverse medical professional societies to identify potential cost-cutting measures, and notes trends across the groups' recommendations.
New health care delivery models that reward providers for coordinating and improving care hold promise to reduce costs when treating the sickest, costliest patients in the health care system, according to a study published in JAMA. Researchers from the Dartmouth Atlas Project and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice analyzed a similar model and found participants achieved significant savings and improved quality of care—especially for patients covered by both Medicare and Medicaid.
While the need to address racial and ethnic disparities in care is well known, few strategies for reducing disparities have been studied systematically. A supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine, organized by researchers at Finding Answers, offers organizations a new "roadmap" for reducing disparities.
The use of patient-facing health information technology (HIT) platforms, such as personal health records (PHRs) and web portals, holds the promise of engaging patients in their own health care with the ultimate purpose of improving overall quality and health outcomes. Several Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) alliances, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, indicated an interest in exploring how these tools may be implemented for specific projects within their communities.
According to a commentary released by the Journal of the American Medical Association, in order for the national implementation of health information technology (HIT) to be successful, more effective models of care must be identified—whether they be accountable care organizations (ACOs), patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), or some yet to be discovered entity—and the needs of patients and providers must be understood.
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September 1, 2006 | Program Result
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Medicine conducted a 10-year follow-up study of trends in the use of breast cancer screening in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada, which was begun in 1990.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Center for Applied Ethics and Professional Practice at the Education Development Center in Newton, Mass., published Innovations in End-of-Life Care, an online journal, bimonthly from January 1999 through June 2003.
January 12, 2004 | Program Result
From 1992 to 1998, Radio Bilingue used funds from RWJF and other sources to maintain a health desk and produce health programming and public service messages.
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center conducted a study to identify and describe the characteristics of exemplary clinical microsystems.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement prepared a statement of ethical principles for health-care workers that bridges disciplinary boundaries and provides a point of reference for all parties - doctors, nurses, other caregivers, managers and payers.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1998, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine convened the Sixth Annual International Cochrane Colloquium. View the grant results report from this colloquium.
February 1, 1999 | Program Result
The University of Maryland Baltimore County's Center for Health Program Development and Management contributed to the design, project management and evaluation of Maryland's High-Risk Patient Management Initiative.
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care documented the implicit criteria used to determine "medical necessity" related to mental health, and the influences of financial incentives and organizational arrangements on medical necessity decisions.
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
The University of Michigan Medical School compared the utilization of all diagnostic imaging and selected laboratory tests for patients from eight hospitals in Canada and the United States.