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Public Health Practice: Evaluating the Impact of Quality Improvement

September 30, 2013 | Program Results Report

Thirteen health departments implemented 32 quality improvement (QI) projects and worked with evaluators to assess the results, gather lessons, and build evidence on the use of QI in public health and as a tool to prepare for accreditation.

Staff at Dartmouth Medical School Develop Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE)

June 29, 2010 | Program Results Report

The SQUIRE guidelines for publishing research on quality improvement support complete, accurate, and transparent reporting, and are intended to speed development of the field.

New Measures to Gauge the Quality of Mammography Centers

July 27, 2009 | Program Results Report

During 2002 and 2003, researchers at the National Quality Forum were asked to facilitate the identification of topics for performance measure development useful for the consumer in selecting mammography centers.

Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse

April 28, 2010 | Program Results Report

Paths to Recovery: Changing the Process of Care for Substance Abuse Programs used process improvement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of substance abuse treatment at the provider level.

Pursuing Perfection: Raising the Bar for Health Care Performance

December 12, 2011 | Program Results Report

Most of the seven health care organizations in this RWJF national program made "tremendous progress" in improving the quality of their care, however none reached the goal of organizational transformation to a fundamentally new health care model.

Quality Improvement Training

December 9, 2011 | Program Results Report

Researchers at the Boston University School of Management Health Policy Institute helped RWJF's Human Capital Team advance its role in increasing the number of health care workers who are highly proficient in quality improvement.

The Instruction Manual for Designing Health Care Delivery in Battle Creek, Mich.

September 12, 2011 | Program Results Report

In Battle Creek, Mich., a health care system implements the Chronic Care Model throughout the community.

Active Living Research

August 28, 2013 | Program Results Report

Active Living Research is an ongoing program to identify environmental factors and policies that can substantially increase levels of physical activity and to provide policy-makers with evidence about how to create more activity-friendly communities.

Evaluating Quality Improvement Training Programs

August 26, 2013 | Program Results Report

Evaluating Quality Improvement Training Programs funded five evaluation projects to increase the understanding of what works in quality improvement training for health care professionals.

Measuring the Contributions of Nurses to High-Value Health Care

May 18, 2011 | Program Results Report

Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.

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