Advancing Primary Care
August 9, 2012 | Report
New insights into the inner workings of America's primary care practices, including areas of strength and critical areas for growth.
Patient-centered Care/Family-centered Care
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Pay for Innovation or Pay for Standardization
February 1, 2009 | Report
This primer published by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) urges major reforms in the way Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans pay primary care physicians.
Lessons Learned
March 1, 2012 | Report
This Aligning Forces for Quality report shares experiences of five communities that engage consumers to improve ambulatory care. Despite different approaches, these projects demonstrate that consumer engagement in quality improvement is important in moving toward a high quality, patient-centered care health care system.
Project HealthDesign-- Phase II
October 19, 2011 | Report
Using new technologies such as smartphones and sensors, teams are designing applications that can be used by real people to improve their health, better engage in their health care and enhance patient-provider communication.
Lessons Learned in Performance Measurement
September 1, 2011 | Report
First report on recent trends in the effectiveness of care coordination for Medicare patients discharged from hospitals shows stagnant national performance and variations in care.
Ten Criteria for Meaningful and Usable Measures of Performance
September 1, 2011 | Report
Consumers, purchasers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders seek improved quality and affordability in our health care system.
Overview
April 22, 2011 | Report
Analysis explores implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Aligning Forces for Quality Physician Survey
April 22, 2011 | Report/Evaluation
This survey was developed by the National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) research team to assess the extent to which physician practices have adopted key components of the Chronic Care Model (CCM).
Talking about Health Care Payment Reform with U.S. Consumers
April 1, 2011 | Report
Report details research conducted to develop and test simple messages that explain the concepts of payment and delivery reform to consumers in ways they understand and support.
Talking with Physicians about Improving Payment and Reimbursement
April 1, 2011 | Report
Report details research conducted to develop and test simple messages that will help local AF4Q leaders begin discussions about payment and delivery reforms with physicians in their community.