State Reform Dominates Boston Health Care Market Dynamics
September 1, 2011 | Report
Study examines how Massachusetts' 2006 health reform law has affected the health care arena in Boston.
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Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care at High-Volume Hospitals
June 12, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the Urban Institute studied whether patients use high-volume hospitals for procedures and services where volume is associated with outcomes, and whether there are disparities between minorities and Whites in using such hospitals.
A Long and Winding Road
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Federally qualified health centers, community variation and prospects under reform.
Increasing Graduates Who Practice as Generalist Physicians in New York
July 1, 2003 | Program Result
The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences changed its curriculum to increase the number of graduates entering primary care residencies and ultimately practicing as generalist physicians.
Rapid Response Teams to Respond to Critical Care Situations
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital instituted rapid response teams to "rescue" patients before a crisis occurs.
Improving Patient-Staff Communication Through White Boards
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff placed white boards in all patient rooms, allowing nurses to outline patient goals and the plan of care for the day.
Hospitals Prefer In-House Solutions For Medical Interpreting
August 1, 1998 | Program Result
Helping Hands, Inc., a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine, piloted shared medical interpretation services for non-English speaking patients in health care institutions in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The great recession and passage of national health reform are together altering the calculus of employer approaches to offering health benefits, according to recent findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change's (HSC) visits to 12 nationally representative metropolitan communities.
Trying Out a New Model of Caring for People with Dementia
April 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Alzheimer's Association and the National Chronic Care Consortium partnered to develop and demonstrate a model of integrated health care and supportive services for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Health Tracking
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.