The Use of BMI in the Clinical Setting
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Definitions of overweight and obesity are based on percentile cutoff points. This article explores both strengths and limitations of body mass index (BMI) for this use.
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Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Patients with chronic disease often have comorbid illness that presents challenges to achieve optimal control.
In the Media: New Books for Nurses’ Summer Reading Lists
June 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Summer’s here, and so is murder and mayhem—at least in the pages of a trio of newly released books about nurses.
A Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Initiative to Transform Education for Chronic Illness Care in Resident Continuity Practices
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The national and California Chronic Care Collaboratives implemented the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in teaching hospitals in the U.S. and California. This report, from a supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine, describes educational changes and improvements in clinical outcomes.
Assessing Chronic Illness Care Education (ACIC-E)
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Modest improvement was shown in all areas of chronic care education measured.
Enhancing Health Care Quality with Complexity Science
November 10, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Plexus Institute supported two networks of scholars and clinicians to raise awareness about complexity science and develop strategies for using it to address key challenges in health care.
Issues and Implications of Screening, Surveillance, and Reporting of Children's BMI
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In January 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) convened a forum of researchers and practitioners working on the issue of childhood obesity to discuss the issues related to surveillance, screening and reporting of children's BMI. The authors of this article sought to capture the most salient points raised during the discussion.
Cancer Survivor Updates Her First Book to Reflect Changes in Treatment Options
October 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Natalie Davis Spingarn - a 25-year survivor of cancer, an activist in the field of cancer survivorship and a medical journalist - wrote a revised edition of a book, Hanging in There: Living Well on Borrowed Time.
Survey Finds N.J. HMO Patients More Satisfied with Physical, Versus Behavioral, Health Care
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services surveyed patients who belong to New Jersey health maintenance organizations and use behavioral health services, to assess the use and quality of those services.
Making a Business Case for Improving Clinical Care Management of Chronic Illnesses
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm based in Falls Church, Va., assessed the strategies that medical groups, managed care organizations and other health care organizations use to improve the quality of their clinical care.