June 1, 1999
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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1997 decision denying a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, discussion and decision-making on a range end-of-life issues passed to the individual states.
November 1, 1996
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The Boston University School of Management identified the issues that need to be examined in order to determine what organizational characteristics and policies are necessary for the provision of cost-efficient care by physicians.
September 1, 2000
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CareAmerica Health Plans, a for-profit health insurer in Southern California, launched its CareXchange SCB (Service Credit Banking) program in Glendale, Calif.
September 1, 2000
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The Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization developed and implemented a pilot service-credit-banking program in Mesa County, Colo., called the Time Bank.
March 1, 2004
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From 1998 to 2000, the Midwest Bioethics Center (now called the Center for Practical Bioethics) developed and led Compassion Sabbath, a multi-faith initiative to help clergy and religious leaders develop tools for addressing the spiritual needs of seriously ill and dying persons in Greater Kansas City.
April 1, 2003
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In 1999, the Center to Improve Care of the Dying at George Washington University brought 40 physicians and clergy members together at a conference meant to address areas of common interest concerning the interfaith and interdisciplinary importance of end-of-life care.
September 5, 2008
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The Council of State Governments sponsored a conference and published a guide for state officials about chronic illness and disease management.
December 4, 2009
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The Center for Health Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture developed an Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification program, to accredit design professionals who use evidence-based design for new hospitals.
December 1, 2003
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In 2002, the Association of Health Care Journalists created a guide for reporters and editors on how to report, write and edit stories focusing on the quality of health care.
March 19, 2012
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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.
