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The Revolving Door Syndrome: Patients Returning to Hospital Within Days of Being Released

February 11, 2013 | News Release

A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that hospitals and their community allies made little progress from 2008 to 2010 at reducing hospital readmissions for elderly patients.

Video Contest Winners Demonstrate How Better Care Transitions Can Prevent Readmissions

February 5, 2013 | News Release

Five innovative programs are the winners of the Transitions to Better Care video contest, showcasing stories of how care teams and patients have improved care transitions out of the hospital and reduced avoidable hospital readmissions.

Health Leaders Join Forces to Tackle National Problem of Hospital Readmissions

January 31, 2013 | News Release

Care About Your Care is a national conversation highlighting efforts to improve care transitions, reduce hospital readmissions, and lift overall quality of care.

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.

RWJF Twitter Campaign in January 2013 to Focus on Health Care Disparities

January 2, 2013 | News Release

Follow @FndgAnswers in January and receive a month of tips, tools and updates on the latest developments in disparities research, ACA implementation as it relates to disparities, and easy-to-adapt intervention models.

Foundation Announces $200,000 Developer Challenge

December 5, 2012 | News Release

Winning software developers will receive cash awards to create game applications to improve personal and community health.

Virtual Quality Improvement Collaborative Improves Quality and Safety in Hospitals

July 31, 2012 | News Release

Ninety percent of hospitals in prestigious Aligning Forces for Quality program avoided hundreds of readmissions, improved patient safety by addressing language barriers, and improved timely care in emergency departments.

Peter Orszag, Bill Frist Elected to Board of Trustees

July 25, 2012 | News Release

The two new Trustees draw praise for their "extensive knowledge and experiences."

Private Purchasers Of Health Coverage Join Forces to Align with Medicare's Shift to Value Purchasing

July 18, 2012 | News Release

Private Health Care Purchasers Follow Medicare’s Reform of How Benefits are Purchased

Nursing Experts Release Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement

July 11, 2012 | News Release

Nursing Alliance for Quality Care kicks off effort to put the patient relationship at the cornerstone of patient safety and quality.

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