Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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A Healthier America 2013
January 29, 2013 | Report
New report from Trust for America's Health provides high-impact recommendations to the public health community to make prevention a priority.
Public Reporting on Quality and Costs
March 8, 2012 | Issue Brief
Pubic reporting is supposed to better the quality of health care and lower costs by making information about health care providers more transparent. However, it's unclear whether the strategy has impacted consumer choices.
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory
February 1, 2011 | Interactive
An interactive repository of public reports that measure the quality and cost of care physicians and hospitals provide.
Going Digital While Remaining on the Radio
June 18, 2012 | Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, National Public Radio expanded its on-air and online reporting on health and health care, and its use of podcasts and social media extended the reach of that reporting.
An Overview of Final Regulations Implementing HITECH's Meaningful Use Provisions and Their Implications for Regional Collaboratives
November 1, 2010 | Report
The analysis describes the major elements of the EHR incentive programs and their implications for regional health care collaboratives.
Mind the Gaps
June 15, 2011 | Toolkit
Primer examines three quality improvement strategies and the performance areas that must be measured to ensure their success.
Addressing Mental Illness in the Bible Belt
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Tanya Ott, a traditional public radio station journalist, and Connie Kohler, Dr.P.H., a professor who produces radio soap operas for an African-American audience, teamed up to take on the stigma and social cost of mental illness in the Bible Belt state of Alabama.
Television Series Highlights the Plight of Frail Elders
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV) built on the awareness of an audience drawn to a previous NHPTV project, the 2004 broadcast of a program called "The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's," and its related outreach throughout the state.
Pharmaceutical Company Payments to Physicians
March 21, 2007 | Journal Article
This study sets out to determine the accessibility and quality of the data available in two states where payment information is made available to the public, Vermont and Minnesota.
ER of Tomorrow: Institute of Medicine Sponsors Regional Public Workshops on Major Issues Facing Emergency Care
April 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 2006, the National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Medicine sponsored four public workshops across the country to engage key policy-makers and stakeholders in a discussion of the state of emergency care in the United States.