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October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
In communities nationwide, AF4Q alliances are developing interventions and pilot-testing techniques to improve the way ambulatory care is delivered and fundamentally changing their local health systems.
March 1, 2012 | Report
This Aligning Forces for Quality report shares experiences of five communities that engage consumers to improve ambulatory care. Despite different approaches, these projects demonstrate that consumer engagement in quality improvement is important in moving toward a high quality, patient-centered care health care system.
December 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
The National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) provides information about physician practices in the Albuquerque region.
October 1, 2009 | Survey/Poll
As part of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) evaluation efforts, evaluators conducted the National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) in AF4Q sites between March 2010 and August 2010. The NSSMPP, funded by the Robert ...
August 1, 2010 | Report
This research summary highlights Minnesota Community Measurement's efforts to incorporate systematic data collection in physician practices to reduce disparities and improve quality.
July 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This report details comprehensive information on the many choices Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) communities have when determining how best to display information.
December 1, 2005 | Program Results Report
Two competing hospital organizations - Memorial Health University Medical Center and St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital System - helped develop and support a health center and related shelter clinics.
August 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
From 1991 to 1998, researchers from the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, studied the care of schizophrenia patients who are covered by Medicaid in New York State.
January 13, 2011 | Program Results Report
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers created a citywide care management system, working with high emergency room and hospital users, providing transitional primary care aimed at moving patients to an appropriate primary care setting.
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.