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May 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
May is Stroke Awareness Month, but only 38% of Americans know common stroke symptoms. New this year to help increase awareness is a free smartphone app from the American Stroke Association.
May 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
One of the themes of TEDMED 2013 was the creative and thoughtful use of big data and small data to improve health and health care.
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 12, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New York University (NYU) College of Nursing is expanding its simulation program, which will enhance its interprofessional education efforts.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Understanding the impact of video games in improving health outcomes was the focus of this systematic review. They study examined a total of 195 health outcomes. Video games involving physical or psychological therapy were most frequently successful at achieving their purpose.
June 15, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The program generated a forum for faculty and students that spectacularly transformed the learning experience. Students learned new language and ways to think differently about problems and solutions. Students learned by doing and developed an unexp ...
April 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This approach was especially successful among African-Americans, who make up a large, and increasing, percentage of those in need of donated organs, but a relatively small portion of registered donors. Seventy-six percent of African-Americans who wa ...
October 27, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
By Roy L. Simpson, RN, C, FAAN, DPNAP, Vice President, Nursing, Cerner Corporation Technology erases the traditional boundaries of space and time, which allows nurses to access innovations in care, proven best practices and insights from academic re ...
June 23, 2011
The brisk pace of technological innovation is changing daily working life for health care providers and their patients. RWJF experts discuss what's new, what works and how to move forward.
April 21, 2011 | Story
A group of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars finds that rates of radical prostatectomies increase when hospitals invest in surgical robots.