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January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
During 1997 and 1998, researchers at Boston University School of Public Health examined the short- and long-term impact that conversions of hospitals from nonprofit to for-profit status have on their communities.
April 1, 1999 | Program Results Report
From 1995 to 1997, researchers at the Massachusetts Health Research Institute determined the size of this gap and whether it represented a potential revenue source to finance care for the uninsured.
October 3, 2005 | Program Results Report
From September 1997 through January 2003, researchers at Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Cambridge, Mass., studied how a change in ownership from nonprofit to for-profit status ("conversion") affected hospitals' provision of community benefits, financial performance and relationships with other health care providers.
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The author reviewed Paul Starr's 1982 book The Social Transformation of American Medicine (TSTAM). Starr's focus in TSTAM was the corporatization of medical care which he posited would involve: change from nonprofit and public hospitals to private a ...
July 14, 2008 | Program Results Report
Faculty at Emory University convened a symposium to explore the potential benefits to academic institutions as they increasingly develop new commercial ventures, and the potential threats they face to their integrity and their academic mission.
July 31, 2000 | Program Results Report
From 1997 to 1999, efforts by coalitions of businesses, health systems and providers in Muncie, Ind. Topeka, Kan. and Milwaukee worked to improve local health care using the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.
June 21, 2013 | Program Results Report
Researchers working through Extending the Cure published reports and journal articles on antibiotic resistance, proposed solutions, and disseminated findings. The project framed the challenge as one of safeguarding an essential social resource.
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video/Infographic
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenges our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
National Program
Program, co-sponsored with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to address long-standing under-representation in the health professions of certain racial/ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
November 12, 2012 | Report
In this statement presented by 25 national health organizations, a set of principles are presented which represent their commitment to conserving and replenishing antibiotic resources.