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March 12, 2012 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2002, researchers with the RAND Corporation assessed the quality of care delivered to a large sample of patients living in 12 U.S. communities. This work provided the first national snapshot of health care quality in the United States.
March 12, 2012 | Program Result
That Americans get only half of recommended care is not an easy message to deliver - or for people to receive. RAND researchers undertook an intensive communications campaign in hopes that their "bad news" would spur changes in health care policy.
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
James C. Robinson, PhD, professor of health economics at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote the book, The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Competition and Innovation in Health Care, published by the University of California Press in 1999.
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
In San Francisco, the use of health impact assessments has not only produced evidence to inform health policy decision-making but has also contributed to the political conditions needed to achieve optimal population health.
March 19, 2012 | Program Result
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
December 1, 2011 | Program Result
Community Oriented Correctional Health Services expanded its juvenile offender program to an additional site and negotiated for a third. The program connects juvenile offenders with health services during and after detention.
October 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) tests innovative strategies for improving health care at the community level. These snapshots of success highlight one activity from each of the original 14 AF4Q communities and outline the steps involved, lessons learned and results of the activity.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the impact of various outreach strategies on enrollment of children in California public health insurance programs.
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief highlights two report card initiatives for hospitals and primary care physicians that can be considered success stories.
August 8, 2011 | Video/Story
Aligning Forces for Quality takes root in Humboldt County, Calif.