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June 10, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project promotes performance measurement as a tool to increase the transparency and accountability of the health care system, and advocates for more input from health care consumers and purchasers.
May 30, 2013 | Program Result Report
The solicitation was a broad call for ideas from the field to rein in spending without jeopardizing patient care. RWJF selected 12 of the most novel ideas and those most likely to engender far-reaching change.
May 30, 2013 | Program Result Report
The RAND Corporation conducted two studies to evaluate different methods of creating profiles that compare physicians based on the cost of care they provide.
December 5, 2012 | Program Result Report
Prescription for Health developed innovative models to integrate counseling for tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol consumption into primary care. These models spread and became integrated into the national health care system after RWJF's funding ended.
November 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters developed and pilot tested certification exams for health care interpreters seeking professional certification in Mandarin and Arabic to help patients communicate with health professionals.
November 13, 2012 | 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.
September 17, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute furthered the development and pilot testing of its Prometheus bundled payment model. Researchers at RAND and the Harvard School of Public Health evaluated the initiative at three pilot sites.
September 4, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers for the Pacific Business Group on Health worked to develop an evidence-based method to score physicians on the quality of health care they provide and to develop a mechanism by which physicians could correct data on their performance.
August 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, and Mathematica Policy Research produced reports and journal articles on the adoption and use of electronic health record systems among physicians and hospitals.
July 4, 2012 | Program Result Report
Program Results Topic Summary: RWJF's Strategy and Direction to Improve Health Care Quality 1972 to 2006