January 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
RWJF's grant to the Institute for Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers supported a special three-part installment of "Caucus" entitled "New Jersey's Health Care Crisis."
February 1, 2002
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Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2000, researchers at the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, a nonprofit affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association, identified areas of New Jersey with barriers to primary care access.
February 1, 2002
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Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1997, staff from the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission developed and fielded a survey to measure Medicaid recipients' satisfaction with their medical care.
September 1, 2002
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Program Result Report
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Policy and Program Evaluation organized a conference on strategies to improve population health through the reallocation of national spending on health, education, and other concerns.
September 23, 2002
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News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.
December 31, 2002
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Story
The shortfall is a demographic phenomenon. Nurses are growing older. The average age of a nurse in the United States is 44, and many nurses are expected to retire within the next decade, or soon thereafter.
July 11, 2007
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Story
R³ program—Renewal, Resilience and Retention for Nurses—are similar to another prominent RWJF initiative to improve nurse retention.
December 3, 2007
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Story
"The students are exposed to a variety of diverse populations, which promotes their learning and personal growth. And many Ohioans receive dental care that they otherwise would do without."
June 4, 2008
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Story
A team was assembled to develop an initiative to improve nurse recruitment and retention, including internal and external recruitment strategies, comprehensive training, and a mentoring program for new ED nurses.
August 25, 2003
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Program Result Report
Linda Bergthold, PhD, and researchers at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., surveyed health plan medical directors in 48 states about medical necessity decision making. The study provides input for policy-making at the state and national levels.