Project ECHO

Through Project ECHO, academic medical centers share specialized knowledge with local clinicians, bringing evidence-based medicine to everyday medical practice and dramatically expanding existing capacity to treat chronic conditions.

Ruth Murphey Parker, MD

January 24, 2013 | Story

Ruth Murphey Parker's research has focused predominantly in two areas: medical education and health services for under-served populations.

Improving the Quality of Senior Life

September 4, 2012

LIFE St. Francis was the first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) initiative in New Jersey. Christine Walley explains the program's development.

A Story from a Palliative Care Program for People Dying in Nursing Homes

May 15, 2008 | Program Results Report

If anything defines the transformation created by the palliative care initiative at the Pines it is the shift in the way staff members view their role in caring for patients, and the results of their greater involvement.

Community Partnerships for Older Adults

December 8, 2011 | Program Results Report

Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.

Study Counts Nation's Adult Day Centers, Comes up Short of What's Needed

April 23, 2004 | Program Results Report

For two years beginning in November 2000, staff at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine conducted a national study of adult day services.

The Swing-Bed Program

January 1, 2003 | Book

Formally called the Rural Hospital Program of Extended-Care Services, the goal of this program was to use excess hospital beds in rural areas to deliver long-term care for the frail and disabled.

Incubating Innovation in U.S. Health Care Policy

January 11, 2012 | Story

Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.

Health Care Financing and Organization Grant Recipient Works to Understand What the Uninsured Pay for Hospital Services

October 7, 2011 | Story

A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.

National Coalition to Address Eldercare Workforce Shortage

February 11, 2009 | Story

This alliance develops practical solutions to providing better training, supervision and compensation, while addressing clinician and faculty shortages to enable health care providers and caregivers better serve the unique care needs of older adults.