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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October 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) tests innovative strategies for improving health care at the community level. These snapshots of success highlight one activity from each of the original 14 AF4Q communities and outline the steps involved, lessons learned and results of the activity.
October 1, 2012 | Report
Findings on employers’ familiarity with–and reactions to–concepts related to paying for care based on demonstrated achievement on quality.
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
May 31, 2012 | Story
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project transitions to a new home ... but the work to educate nurses to improve systems of care will continue.
June 25, 2009 | Report
This report highlights case studies from several communities and their successes with using EMRs for performance measurement and quality improvement.
July 1, 2009 | Story
The Ohio Family Physician profiles the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot and Co-pilot project in the Summer 2010 issue.
October 1, 2005 | Story
As an undergraduate at Yale University, Richard Payne, MD, MPH, completed a BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was awarded his MD from Harvard University in 1977.
March 25, 2010 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2009, RWJF expanded ACT into a program of its own: Achieving Competency Today. Six teaching hospitals participated, including the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
January 11, 2010 | Story
Community is among 50 sites making critical changes through national initiative to prevent obesity.
July 1, 2005 | Journal Article
This article assesses the effect of mandatory Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) enrollment on prenatal care use, smoking and birth weight for Medicaid-covered pregnant women.