Advancing Accreditation and Quality Improvement in Public Health Agencies

May 20, 2008 | News Release

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards third round of grants to improve the quality of public health.

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.

ARCHeS Health Care Simulator: Expanding Access of Powerful Simulator to Decision-Makers

October 29, 2007 | News Release

Via the Internet, ARCHeS will dramatically expand access to Archimedes, a powerful medical outcomes predictive model.

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

CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up To 62 Percent

March 20, 2009 | News Release/Video

"Positive deviance" efforts turn the tide on antibiotic-resistant infections.

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.