Promising Practices
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A collection of success stories on quality improvement from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.
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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Improving Health Care Quality and Equity: Considerations for Building Partnerships Between Provider Practices and Community Organizations
April 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
As many as 85 percent of primary care physicians (PCPs) feel that to achieve good health outcomes, it is as important to address patients’ resource and social constraints as it is to treat their medical conditions.
Aligning Forces for Quality
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Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature effort to lift the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities and provide models for national reform.
Expert Panel Review of Aligning Forces for Quality
November 1, 2012 | Report
This overview outlines three recommendations and the framework RWJF and the Aligning Forces national program office (NPO) developed to address how RWJF can best refine the AF4Q program for its final phase.
Do ACOs Raise Anti-Trust Concerns?
October 9, 2012 | Issue Brief
ACOs are promising vehicles for delivering health care more efficiently, but some insurers and regulators worry they could reduce competition and drive up prices.
Transforming Care at the Bedside (Phase 2)
December 1, 2012 | Report
This evaluation was of a program that sought to test the impact of rapid-cycle improvement efforts championed and carried out primarily by nurses on the quality of care in hospital medical/surgical units.
How Does Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Work?
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Medicare#25; Value-Based Purchasing Program, created under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to reward hospitals when they meet certain standards for delivering high-quality care to patients.
The State of Quality Improvement Science in Health
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This paper reviews the evolution of QI initiatives, the current evidence about whether QI interventions work, QI's promise for the future, and how to help it find success in health care.
Creating and Sustaining Change
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
At the midpoint of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the authors report on the learnings and challenges experienced in the initiative thus far.
Getting the Structure Right for Community-Wide Healthcare Improvement
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Multi-stakeholder regional alliances have generally been successful with public reporting, but they have struggled with quality improvement. Regional health information exchanges have generally not used multi-stakeholder governance and have often be ...