November 13, 2012
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Program Result Report
From November 2010 through March 2012, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) conducted an evaluation of its regional improvement effort aimed at reducing unnecessary services and engaging physicians in improving efficiency of resource use.
March 19, 2012
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Program Result Report
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
March 12, 2012
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From 1997 to 2002, researchers with the RAND Corporation assessed the quality of care delivered to a large sample of patients living in 12 U.S. communities. This work provided the first national snapshot of health care quality in the United States.
March 12, 2012
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That Americans get only half of recommended care is not an easy message to deliver - or for people to receive. RAND researchers undertook an intensive communications campaign in hopes that their "bad news" would spur changes in health care policy.
September 12, 2011
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In North San Diego County, the Indian Health Council is using the Chronic Care Model to engage patients in their own care.
April 19, 2010
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The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
November 18, 2009
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Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.
November 13, 2009
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Faculty and residents at this large family practice center sought to improve the quality of care for diabetes patients while also educating its residents in how to provide quality, cost-effective care for patients with chronic illnesses.
December 17, 2008
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From 2004 to 2007, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) worked with groups of state Medicaid agencies and Medicaid managed care organizations to identify best practices to reduce disparities in care among racial and ethnic groups.
December 16, 2008
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In the early 2000s, hospitals began taking steps to improve their organizational culture. They aimed to address several challenges, including patient dissatisfaction, nursing shortages and poor financial performance.
