Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Physician Practices and Readiness for Medical Home Reforms
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Nearly half of all physician practices are not prepared to adopt the medical home model of care.
Medical Homes a Long Way Off for Majority of Nation's Patients
October 17, 2011 | Story
Nearly half of physician practices do not meet national "medical home" care standards, according to a study conducted by RWJF alumni and other scholars.
Will the Patient-Centered Medical Home Transform the Delivery of Health Care?
August 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
New policy paper sees potential in patient-centered medical home model but urges patience.
Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Projects
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
As the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model emerges as a key vehicle to improve the quality of healthcare and to control costs, many Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) communities are implementing pilot programs that promise to reinvigorate pr ...
Examining Critical Health Policy Issues Within and Beyond the Clinical Encounter
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This essay examines the role of the patient in the U.S. health care system. The authors discuss the transformation of the patient from a passive follower of medical authority into an active consumer in today's health care system.
Patient-Centered Medical Homes
September 14, 2010 | Issue Brief
Patient-centered medical homes are regarded as a promising approach to delivering higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care, but more research is needed before widespread adoption of the model.
Michigan Project Creates Screening System and Develops and Tests Quality Measures for Home-Based Medicaid Patients
May 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
The University of Michigan conducted development and evaluation work on the Michigan Managed Long-Term Care Initiative, which allows eligible adults to receive Medicaid-covered services in their homes.
Better Jobs Better Care: Building a Strong Long-Term Care Workforce
April 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Better Jobs Better Care supported changes in long-term-care policy and provider practices to reduce high vacancy and turnover rates among the paraprofessionals who provide direct care to older adults and to improve the quality of that care.
Pennsylvania: Forming Regional Coalitions in a Large State
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).