New Jersey Health Initiatives
November 22, 2011 | Program Results Report
New Jersey Health Initiatives supports innovative projects by nonprofit, community-based organizations to improve the health and health care of the state's residents.
Access and Barriers to Care
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The Problem of Limited Access for the Uninsured and Underinsured May Not Be So Bleak
October 18, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
We employed a case report approach to analyze the process by which CBPR was applied to the implementation of Project Access. This was important for two reasons: one was the realization that, as with all program interventions, the impact of this navi ...
Expanding the Safety-Net of Specialty Care for the Uninsured
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Project Access–New Haven used the principles of community-based participatory research to increase specialty care for vulnerable Latinos
Virtual Knowledge Network Enables Primary Care Providers to Offer Best Practice Care for Complex Diseases
May 16, 2011 | Story
Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in 2004 to leverage scarce specialist resources and expand access to treatment for patients with hepatitis C throughout New Mexico.
A Regional Health Collaborative Formed by NewYork-Presbyterian Aims to Improve the Health of a Largely Hispanic Community
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
NewYork-Presbyterian creates a Regional Health Collaborative linking patient-centered medical homes to providers and other community-based resources.
Time to Bring Designers to the Table: Thought's From Mayo's Transform Symposium
September 14, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
I'm just back from an exciting Mayo's Transform Symposium. Before saying anything about the conference, I need to mention that being a pedestrian in Rochester, MN may present a significant health danger. I'll have to remember that cars don't stop o ...
Nonfinancial Barriers to Care
September 2, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In a new study, RWJF Clinical Scholar Jeffrey T. Kullgren, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., and colleagues find that more U.S. adults postpone or go without medical care for nonfinancial reasons than for financial reasons. These barriers, such as inability to fi ...
Nonfinancial Barriers and Access to Care for US Adults
August 22, 2011 | Journal Article
Nonfinancial barriers—rather than affordability issues—are the most common reasons why adults do not get the health care they need.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Project ECHO
June 14, 2011 | Story
This disruptive model of health care education and delivery enables primary care doctors in underserved areas to provide top-quality care for complex conditions locally.