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2012 President's Message
In "The Push for the Summit: Creating Health Care's New Terrain," we now set our sights on frontiers and summits yet to come.
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Policy Options to Improve Discharge Planning and Reduce Rehospitalization
January 19, 2011 | Commentary
Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.
Nurses Transforming Care
November 1, 2009 | Commentary
In this Foreword, president-CEOs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement review the success of Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) and call on national health care leaders and policy-makers to heed the insights of the insights of TCAB to leverage the skill and energy of nurses to improve patient care.
The Development of TCAB
November 1, 2009 | Commentary
In this editorial appearing in a special supplement to the American Journal of Nursing, two nursing leaders of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) initiative review the program's history.
Who Is Accountable for Racial Equity in Health Care?
February 20, 2008 | Commentary
De facto racial segregation is a widespread characteristic of the U.S. health care system. This commentary reviews the economic circumstances facing health care providers that treat African-American patients. The author describes models for providing assistance to underfunded organizations.
Some Reflections on a Few of the Pitfalls in the World of Foundation Grant Making
November 1, 2007 | Commentary
This professor and former foundation executive suggests a new, simpler way to select grantees under the call-for-proposals model.