Albuquerque Coalition 4 Healthcare Quality Joins Effort to Dramatically Improve the Quality of Health Care

April 28, 2009 | News Release

Initiative puts Albuquerque at forefront of health quality reform movement.

Avoidable Hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County Fall by Nearly 3,000 for Patients with Common Cardiovascular Conditions, Saving More than $20 million

January 30, 2013 | News Release

Avoidable hospitalizations in Cuyahoga County, Ohio—one of RWJF’s Aligning Forces for Quality communities—fell by nearly 3,000 for patients with common cardiovascular conditions, saving more than $20 million in health care costs.

$19-Billion stimulus infusion good start, but researchers warn steep climb ahead to get hospitals to go digital.

March 25, 2009 | News Release/Video

Contrary to conventional wisdom, only a tiny fraction of U.S. hospitals have full health information technology (HIT) systems in place to improve how they deliver care, says the New England Journal of Medicine in the March 26 online edition.

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release

Central Indiana Selected To Participate in National Initiative to Improve Quality of Health Care

April 28, 2010 | News Release

Central Indiana joins 16 other select regions that are coordinating efforts to improve the quality of health care at hospitals and in doctors’ offices.

Chronically Ill Patients Get More Care, Less Quality, Says Dartmouth Atlas

April 7, 2008 | News Release

The Fix? A Major Overhaul of Medicare.

Dartmouth Atlas Project Finds Access and Use of Primary Care Does Not Guarantee Better Health Outcomes

September 9, 2010 | News Release

Medicare patients receive care and outcomes of widely varying quality; where you live has a greater influence on the care you receive than the color of your skin

Dartmouth Atlas Project Finds Substantial Variation in Joint Replacement Surgery

April 15, 2010 | News Release

Hip, knee and shoulder replacements are rising significantly for Medicare patients; Rates among regions vary by 10 times for shoulders, four times for hip and knees

Demands on Nurses Grow as Hospital Quality Improvement Activities Increase

March 20, 2008 | News Release

Nurses are pivotal to quality improvement efforts, but shortages could curtail involvement.