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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December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of health care providers (for example, primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals) operating as a single entity with collective responsibility for patient care.
September 1, 2011 | Report
The economic downturn and disproportionate fallout on the tourism, real estate and construction sectors has affected Miami more than many metropolitan areas across the country.
August 1, 2011 | Report
Largely stable over the last three years, the Syracuse health care market continues to grapple with the challenge of finding the right level and mix of hospital capacity.
July 1, 2011 | Report
After more than a decade of rapid population growth and a thriving economy, Phoenix's once-booming health care market has recently adopted a more cautious outlook.
March 1, 2011 | Report
Located in geographically isolated mid-Michigan, the Lansing metropolitan area is a highly insular health care market, resistant to entry by outsiders.
February 1, 2011 | Report
In a market already notable for high rates of physician employment, the two largest hospital systems in Greenville and neighboring Spartanburg have continued to greatly increase employment in recent years.
June 28, 2010 | Journal Article
Defensive medicine in the form of unnecessary tests and procedures by physicians costs an estimated $60 billion annually. This study assessed physicians' beliefs to determine to what extent they practice defensive medicine in order to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
August 7, 2009 | Video
The RWJF story is told through the eyes and voices of the people with whom we work most directly.
January 1, 2008 | Book
This report provides a blueprint for a national clinical effective assessment program.
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
If doctors are rewarded for cost savings, does quality suffer as a result? This study shows the two are not mutually exclusive. Findings suggest that improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes saves money.