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March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative grantees will present their research translating a transitional care nursing intervention for people with serious mental illness for patients in public managed care on March 27, 2013.
January 10, 2013 | Story
Phone calls from nurses reduce readmissions.
October 2, 2012 | Story
Geriatrician Eric Coleman Credits RWJF Clinical Scholars Program's Focus on Becoming a 'Change Agent'
April 7, 2011 | Story
As the first components of the new health care reform law begin to take shape, a new and very different world appears on the horizon for health care workers in many parts of the system.
July 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
What he needed was transitional care – he needed a nurse to meet with him during a hospitalization to devise a plan for managing chronic illnesses and then follow him into his home setting. He needed a nurse to identify reasons for his instability, ...
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, nurse interventionists identified and documented medication discrepancies from two Inland Northwest hospitals. The researchers identified more system-level discrepancies than patient-level ones.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
General pediatricians and internists report multiple barriers to providing primary care to adults with childhood-onset chronic disease. Most believe it would be difficult for these patients to find an adult-focused provider to care for their needs.
October 4, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
June 16, 2009 | Journal Article
This brief reports on a study that extends previous analysis of the effects of prostate cancer treatments. Researchers compared prostatectomy, radiation, and brachytherapy and outcomes for urinary, sexual, and bowel function, and basic physical and mental function over 48 months.