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May 21, 2013 | Report
In this issue paper, the authors give an overview of performance measurement in U.S. health care, and then make seven policy recommendations aimed at improving the performance measurement enterprise.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
One Florida county increased immunization rates through a quality improvement initiative.
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.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The reliability of individual primary care physician profiles was the focus of this study.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an effort to evaluate quality improvement (QI) programs, self-reported versus externally rated measures of QI success led to different results. This study suggests that, ideally, evaluations of QI efforts should use externally rated measures.
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.
September 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Foundations are unique institutions there are very few requirements to provide information about how money is spent yet private foundations often exist to improve the public good.
September 28, 2011 | Program Results Report
The High-Value Health Care Project, an initiative of the Quality Alliance Steering Committee, promoted a comprehensive, uniform national approach to measuring the performance of the health care system, to foster transparency and improve quality.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article discusses the current impasse in the field of quality measurement and what is needed to overcome this deadlock.