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February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center expedited the care of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) III patients by effectuating a reduction left without being seen rates and overall time to provider.
September 11, 2013 | Journal Article
A pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive program targeting the proportion of patients achieving measures of preventive services resulted in modest improvements in cardiovascular care.
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Stony Brook University Medical Center developed and implemented a standardized process with tracking and accountability for emergency department (ED) consult requests.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site Under the Full Capacity Protocol, when the emergency department (ED) is no longer able to evaluate and treat patients in a timely fashion due to lack of space, patients awaiting admission are transferred to a ...
April 11, 2012 | Program Results Report
The Alzheimer's Association and the National Chronic Care Consortium partnered to develop and demonstrate a model of integrated health care and supportive services for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
July 26, 2011 | Journal Article
This article used the implementation of calorie labeling in fast food restaurants to show that while calorie labeling was associated with a reduction in calories purchased at some major chains, overall, the average number of calories purchased did not change in fast food restaurants.
May 3, 2011 | Program Results Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
April 12, 2011 | Story
What factors are associated with the clustering of fast food restaurants close to schools? Are they more likely to cluster around schools serving minority or poor children? Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D., set out to find some answers.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of consumer awareness of calorie information in New York City fast-food chains found that prominently posting calorie information in restaurants increases the number of people who report seeing the information and using it in their food choices.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this commentary, Frieden provides an action framework for preventing childhood obesity.