Groundbreaking research and articles by Pioneer grantees
Dr. Daniel J. Morgan, a researcher on the RWJF-funded Extending the Cure project, tells us what it’s like to face superbugs in the health care system and points out the critical role that hospitals can, and should, play in the effort to stop them.
Annals of Internal Medicine: This article could help drive a culture of more transparency between patients and providers, enabling two-way communication that levels the proverbial playing field.
Read more about the No. 2 Most Influential Research Article of 2012
American Journal of Preventive Medicine: Virtual "cybercycling" may produce a beneficial cognitive effect over and above traditional exercise.
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May 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
In July 2011, O'Reilly Media convened a two-day meeting of leaders in health care and technology to generate new ideas and collaborations on health and health care. The meeting focused on brainstorming and group problem solving.
November 10, 2009 | Program Result Report
Can the emerging technology of reality mining - which involves inferring human relationships and behavior by measuring physical and social activity - be used to improve public health and medicine?
August 9, 2012 | Journal Article
Mobile phones, and smartphones in particular, have the potential to support chronic disease prevention and management in daily life. For example, mobile health (mHealth) applications can help people manage their diabetes, assist in smoking cessation ...
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Many industries have lowered costs and improved quality through investments in information technology. The health care sector, however, has been slow to follow suit.
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Using an online survey, researchers examined social networks of people, including the change in the number of close social contacts, tie strength or closeness; and the number of interconnections between contacts, how they are related to each other, ...
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Approved in November 2008 by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) board of directors, the Program Requirements for Fellowship Education for the Subspecialty of Clinical Informatics document details the knowledge and skills to be mastered in fellowship education.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in March 2007 for the development of two required documents for the creation of clinical informatics as a medical subspecialty. This paper examines both the context and purpose of the documents, as well as their role in AMIA's structure.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Core Content for Clinical Informatics document outlines four major areas of knowledge and understanding: common vocabulary and environmental understanding, clinical systems, information systems, and management skills to lead through system changes.
October 28, 2012 | Journal Article
The Pioneer Portfolio is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s innovation arm, committed to harnessing a pipeline of ideas to serve the social good.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
Developing and promoting a rapid-learning health system, in which health information in large databases is analyzed to improve health care - the work of Lynn Etheredge and the Health Insurance Reform Project at George Washington University.