Summary
January 1, 2008 | Book
This report provides a blueprint for a national clinical effective assessment program.
Quality of Care
Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
January 1, 2007 | Book
The Dartmouth Atlas Project began in 1993 as a study of health care markets in the United States, measuring variations in health care resources and their utilization by geographic area. More recently, the Dartmouth Atlas has expanded to report on resource use, utilization and spending among patients at specific hospitals. In offering comprehensive data for comparison and continuous information on spending, resource inputs, utilization and outcomes, the Atlas gives those who use, provide, pay for and make policy about America's health care system the opportunity to compare the efficiency of states, regions, individual hospitals and associated physicians in treating chronically ill patients.
Improving Quality of Care
October 1, 2007 | Book
This chapter chronicles RWJF's efforts to improve the quality of medical care from the 1970s to present day.
For the Public's Health
April 11, 2012 | Issue Brief/Book
A three-part series of reports from the IOM providing guidance to public health leaders and other stakeholders to inform efforts to address the nation's health challenges.
Routine Monitoring of Critically Ill Patients
January 1, 2011 | Book
Intensive care units are places where patients are monitored routinely. This information provides important information to patients' health care providers in severe situations. This chapter examines reasons for, measurement of, and methods and tools available for several routine monitoring strategies.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
January 1, 2007 | Book
One of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's priorities is improving the quality of care delivered to people with chronic illnesses. In this chapter, freelance journalist Irene Wielawski, a frequent contributor to the Anthology series, explores a Foundation-supported initiative called Improving Chronic Illness Care, a pioneering effort spearheaded by Edward Wagner, M.D., of the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle to provide medical care for chronically ill people, whatever their condition.
Resources
July 13, 2009 | Book
Important research and Web links about nursing.
Improving Quality Through Nursing
January 1, 2004 | Book
Linda Aiken then addresses the role of nursing in providing quality health care, the impending gap between the need for nurses and the supply, the various ways that hospitals and other health organizations are reducing nurse staffing and increasing ...
Patient Safety and Quality
April 1, 2008 | Book
This handbook outlines evidence-based research to guide nurses in their efforts to improve patient safety and care. As the first line caregivers, nurses must be an integral part of improvements in patient care.
United States Falling Behind In Efforts to Curb Superbugs
September 27, 2011 | Book
A new online Web tool from ResistanceMap shows the latest regional and global trends in antibiotic resistance.