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November 13, 2012 | Presentation Material
Health spending has grown faster than the economy fordecades, resulting in growth of the health care share of national economic output (gross domestic product [GDP]) from about 7 percent in 1970 to about 18 percent today. This inexorable increase in ...
April 30, 2010 | Presentation Material
The Economic Aspects of Obesity Conference, held at Louisiana State University on November 10-11, 2008, brought together leading researchers in the field of childhood obesity and provided an opportunity for them to highlight new developments in this field.
July 1, 2009 | Presentation Material
RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America hosts a webinar focused on creating healthier homes and communities by improving the built environment and integrating safety and wellness into all aspects of the community.
June 30, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow presents several case studies about payment reform that rely on measuring and reporting performance information and rewarding health care providers for quality improvement efforts.
January 1, 2007 | Presentation Material
Examples of technology assessment, especially the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom were examined and shown to have important characteristics for a successful technology assessment initiative in the United States.
March 1, 2007 | Presentation Material
This paper calls for national organizations dedicated to performance measurement, best practices and provider incentives as a part of reform.