Seeking Environmental and Policy Solutions to Address Latino Childhood Obesity
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Latino researchers, communities, and policy-makers are helping reshape the nation’s health system and improve community health.
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Disruptive Innovation In Integrated Care Delivery Systems
October 1, 2011 | Report
What it takes to be an innovative, high-performing health system today.
Sentara Healthcare
October 1, 2011 | Report
This paper focuses on Sentara Healthcare headquartered in Norfolk, Va. Sentara's mission is "to improve health every day" by offering health care at all levels, ranging from community health and primary care to hospital and nursing home services.
Grand Valley Health Plan
April 1, 2011 | Report
Grand Valley Health Plan has served the greater Grand Rapids, Mich,, area for nearly 30 years as a regional, for-profit integrated delivery system, specializing in primary care with a guiding focus on wellness and prevention.
Group Health Cooperative
February 1, 2011 | Report
Group Health (GH) serves 600,000 members through its health plan. It has 1,000 employed physicians, 60 percent of whom are specialists, with the rest in primary care.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
December 1, 2010 | Report
In this case study, the authors summarize the most important lessons in the case of Presbyterian Healthcare Services.
Lancaster General Health
September 1, 2010 | Report
Lancaster General Health does not own a payor, but it operates as a clinically integrated delivery system with Lancaster General Hospital as its keystone.
HealthPartners
August 1, 2010 | Report
Disruptive innovations in health care have the potential to decrease costs while improving both the quality and accessibility of care. This first case study focuses on HealthPartners, America's largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization.
Health Care Financing and Organization Grant Recipient Works to Understand What the Uninsured Pay for Hospital Services
October 7, 2011 | Story
A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.
Reflections on Fifty Years of Medical Sociology
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior has released a supplemental issue detailing 50 years of research into the social dimensions of health care. Topics include: bioethics, disparities in access to care and the cultural definition of illness.