January 1, 2008
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Program Result
Pacific Business Group on Health researchers examined how consumers use patient ratings of physician quality to make selections of personal physicians.
April 1, 2008
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Program Result
Researchers at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, R.I., carried out a pilot study to examine the efficacy of a motivational interviewing intervention for adolescent smokers.
June 4, 2008
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Toolkit
Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.
August 22, 2008
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Program Result
Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors.
August 1, 1998
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Program Result
From 1994 to 1996, researcher teams at the University of Virginia and the Primary Care Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) at the New England Medical Center conducted two distinct but parallel studies.
November 1, 1998
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Program Result
Stanford University School of Medicine adapted MULTIFIT to the care of patients with congestive heart failure, diabetes and hypertension.
May 1, 1997
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Program Result
The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority created the Resident Education and Assistance Program to address problems of undiagnosed substance abuse among elderly residents living in subsidized public and private housing.
April 17, 2008
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Story
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