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March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative grantees will present their research translating a transitional care nursing intervention for people with serious mental illness for patients in public managed care on March 27, 2013.
January 10, 2013 | Story
Phone calls from nurses reduce readmissions.
October 2, 2012 | Story
Geriatrician Eric Coleman Credits RWJF Clinical Scholars Program's Focus on Becoming a 'Change Agent'
April 7, 2011 | Story
As the first components of the new health care reform law begin to take shape, a new and very different world appears on the horizon for health care workers in many parts of the system.
September 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center hosted a conference to develop research and policy agendas for improving the quality of care for persons who are transferred from one medical setting to another.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Standardized forms were created by the hospital for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED).
July 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
What he needed was transitional care – he needed a nurse to meet with him during a hospitalization to devise a plan for managing chronic illnesses and then follow him into his home setting. He needed a nurse to identify reasons for his instability, ...
September 1, 2011 | Report
First report on recent trends in the effectiveness of care coordination for Medicare patients discharged from hospitals shows stagnant national performance and variations in care.
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
April 11, 2008 | Program Results Report
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center examined the effects of five HMO case management programs on patients' compliance with discharge services and use of acute care services.