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November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report
During 1995 and 1996, researchers at the Barents Group conducted an external evaluation of the Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) initiative as part of an overall Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) review of HCFO. (See Grant Results on the program.)
May 6, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University Of Illinois at Chicago Institute of Government and Public Affairs explored the effects of changes in Medicare reimbursement on hospital use of nursing resources and patient outcomes.
May 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Experts estimate that by 2020 almost half of all Americans will have a chronic illness and 24 percent will have more than one. But how prevalent are chronic conditions today? This study addressed that question using the 1998 Medical Expenditure Pane ...
January 31, 2012 | Issue Brief
Medicare is experiencing a new form of accountability with the establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), networks of physicians and providers who earn annual bonuses for containing costs and delivering quality care to their patients.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model for delivering enhanced primary care that relies on a team-based approach to coordinate, track, and improve care and focuses on orienting doctors’ offices more toward patients’ needs. The PCMH make ...