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NEJM Study: Primary Care Clinicians Can Treat Hepatitis C as Effectively as Specialists Through New Delivery Model

June 1, 2011 | News Release

University of New Mexico's Project ECHO poised to spread best practices, eliminate barriers to treatment and improve health care quality across the United States.

RWJF Grant Supports Innovative Telehealth Model for Bringing Specialty Care to Rural and Underserved America

August 20, 2009 | News Release

New Mexico's Project ECHO offers solution to health care worker shortage while improving health outcomes for poor patients with serious chronic diseases.

Hospitals That Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Without Federal Help

October 26, 2009 | News Release

First national look at electronic health records in hospitals that serve the poor shows effect of lagging adoption rates on quality.

Finding Answers Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Evaluate Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups

October 19, 2009 | News Release

Seven grants given to organizations with demonstrated abilities to develop and test interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

RWJF Selects 15 Hospitals to Participate in National Quality Improvement Collaboratives

August 25, 2009 | News Release

Part of RWJF's "Aligning Forces for Quality" program, the efforts focus on improving quality of cardiac care for African-American and Hispanic patients, and more effective language services for patients who speak little English.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Institute of Medicine Launch Unprecedented Initiative on the Future of Nursing in America

July 14, 2009 | News Release

Committee led by Donna Shalala and Linda Burnes Bolton to develop blueprint for expanded access to quality care through better use of nurses.

Universal Health Symbols Provide Direction for Many in Hospitals

December 26, 2005 | News Release

New symbols remove language barriers, provide better access to care.

Significant Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives Living in Urban Areas Go Unmet

November 1, 2007 | News Release

Urban Indian Health Commission reveals that urban Indians face a high incidence of heart disease, diabetes and depression, yet have minimal access to quality health care.

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

April 7, 2008 | News Release

The Fix? A Major Overhaul of Medicare.

For Major Food and Beverage Companies, Healthier Products Yield Healthier Profits

October 13, 2011 | News Release

Companies that sell more better-for-you foods and beverages deliver better business results.

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