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October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines challenges to the success of health alliances between insurers, providers, hospitals and patients. While health alliances hold potential to improve health care for chronic conditions, health alliances struggle to achieve meaningful change in a short period of time.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Public health information systems such as immunization registries are an essential component of the information infrastructure and will allow assessment of the impact of changes in health care on the population as a whole.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents an empirical method of classifying and comparing public health delivery systems based on key elements of their organizational structure.
October 1, 2009 | Commentary
This foreword to a special issue on public health systems research discusses the history and evolution of the field. The author describes the function of the AcademyHealth Interest Group of Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) and provides a definition of public health systems research.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article provides a history of health services research focused on public health and summarizes the current state of the field.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary provides an overview of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's investment in public health services and systems research. It examines the current state of the field and identifies future challenges.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents a taxonomy of tasks, knowledge and resources that can be used as a common standard to document the work of local health departments. A standardized system is necessary to compare and evaluate the work of health departments on a national scale.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents a framework developed from a series of qualitative interviews on how to measure the value of public health services. Assessing the value of different public health services may have implications for how to best solicit and utilize funding, but little is known about how to best measure value.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines public health systems in eight rural communities. It provides insight into the relationship between social network structure, state governance, community size, health domain and health status.
February 16, 2010 | Video
In new video, RWJF President and CEO and Wisconsin health leaders detail how county rankings can help improve the health of communities.