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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.
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.
September 11, 2013 | Journal Article
Individual financial incentives (but not practice-level or combined) resulted in greater hypertension care, yet the effect of the incentive was not sustained after a washout period a new study finds.
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.
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.
July 5, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines geographic variations in the cost of treating 10 conditions.
July 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Effective health policies and allocation of public health resources can substantially improve public health. In this study, the authors review articles published in 2008 surrounding measurement issues for public health policy and present a set of recommendations for future emphasis.
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
This sidebar tells how Louise Iacovetto, age 88, benefits from a senior wellness class, part of Aging Well, a program run by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association of Steamboat Springs.
June 17, 2013 | Report
Research shows that when communities have access to affordable, healthy foods, residents purchase and consume healthier foods over time.
June 10, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project promotes performance measurement as a tool to increase the transparency and accountability of the health care system, and advocates for more input from health care consumers and purchasers.