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March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper from the Urban Institute on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) places new emphasis on measuring patients' experiences of care and using that information to improve care.
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.
March 13, 2013 | Issue Brief
All too often, the weakest link in a patient’s care is the transition from one setting to another. To overcome these challenges, AF4Q communities are defining the obstacles to improving care transitions and designing initiatives to combat them.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief offers a snapshot of physicians’ views on having access to this kind of information themselves and having this information available to the public.
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey is part of a suite of resources on patient experience designed by AF4Q to assist community health collaboratives.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Increased investments in transparency—particularly of health care cost and resource use information—are meant to address the challenges of rising costs and inefficient care.
September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Related websites Physician Compare Mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Physician Compare website was created to allow consumers to compare physicians based on quality of care. In addition to information such as specialty, location, ...
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
16 communities. 37 million people. One goal.
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
Publicly reported performance data have motivated health care providers to improve their care, led employers to change purchasing habits, and have become more accessible to consumers.
July 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The use of patient-facing health information technology (HIT) platforms, such as personal health records (PHRs) and web portals, holds the promise of engaging patients in their own health care with the ultimate purpose of improving overall quality a ...