Project ECHO

Through Project ECHO, academic medical centers share specialized knowledge with local clinicians, bringing evidence-based medicine to everyday medical practice and dramatically expanding existing capacity to treat chronic conditions.

Californian Works to Keep Older Adults Safe Whether at Home or in Nursing Homes

October 17, 2012 | News Release

RWJF honors Kathi Toepel with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.

Chronic Kidney Disease and Use of Dental Services in a United States Public Healthcare System

April 2, 2012 | Journal Article

As several studies have shown, an association between periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), regular dental care may be an important strategy for reducing the burden of CKD.

Carl Ebert, DDS

March 1, 2002 | Story

In 1991, Dr. Ebert finally found a way to bring his dreams to fruition, when he discovered an organization that could provide him with enthusiastic support - Apple Tree Dental of Minneapolis.

Postdischarge Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors and the Likelihood of Early Hospital Readmission Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

Older Americans are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital quickly if they live alone, lack self-management skills, have limited education, or do not receive the help they need for daily living functions, according to analysis of recent Medicare data.

PACE Summit Develops Action Plan to Serve Rural Elderly

March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The National PACE Association, along with the National Rural Health Association, convened the Rural PACE Summit. PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a service delivery model that integrates medical and social services.

Item and Scale Differential Functioning of the Mini-Mental State Exam Assessed Using the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) Framework

November 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Survey items or multiple-item scales on statistical analyses can produce misleading results when the probability of an individual endorsing an item or category is influenced by an individual's membership in a particular group. In the present study t ...

Use of Preventive Services by Men Enrolled in Medicare +Choice Programs

May 1, 2004 | Journal Article

This study examined the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on use of preventive services (prostate-specific antigen testing, colorectal cancer screening, and influenza vaccination) among elderly men enrolled in two Medicare+Choice healt ...

Geriatric Patients Improve as Much as Younger Patients from Hospitalization on General Psychiatric Units

October 1, 2004 | Journal Article

The current study compared geriatric and younger adult psychiatric patients on outcomes such as improvement in symptoms, length of stay (LOS) in the hospital and readmission rates after one year.

Sociodemographic Differences in Use of Preventive Services by Women Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans

October 1, 2004 | Journal Article

The current study examined the role of demographic and socioeconomic factors, such as race, wealth, and income, on older adults' use of preventive health services. The study participants were 2,968 women 65 years of age and older enrolled in two Med ...