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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May 21, 2013 | Report
In this issue paper, the authors give an overview of performance measurement in U.S. health care, and then make seven policy recommendations aimed at improving the performance measurement enterprise.
May 16, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
New York State Commissioner of Health Nirav Shah is the Billy Beane of health care. Let me explain.
May 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Widespread adoption of technological innovations has the potential to elevate and enhance nurses’ role in patient care. "We suggest that nurses should embrace rather than fear these innovations," the authors write.
May 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Supplemental nurses have similar levels of education and experience compared to permanent nurses, and tend to be slightly younger and more diverse.
May 8, 2013 | Story
National Nurses Week, Action Coalitions speak out, and more.
May 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nancy Ryan-Wenger was a lead investigator of the first-ever study to systematically elicit the views of hospitalized children and adolescents on the quality of their nursing care.
May 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Hospitals that have achieved "Magnet" recognition have lower mortality rates, according to research led by Matthew D. McHugh, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
May 6, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The theme of this year's National Nurses Week is delivering quality and innovation in patient care.
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
May 2, 2013 | Story
Kelly Devers, PhD, a Scholar in RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research program (1994-96), works at the Urban Institute, evaluating changes in the health care system that will save money and improve care, including the use of medical homes.