January 1, 2007
|
Book
One of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's priorities is improving the quality of care delivered to people with chronic illnesses. In this chapter, freelance journalist Irene Wielawski, a frequent contributor to the Anthology series, explores a Foundation-supported initiative called Improving Chronic Illness Care, a pioneering effort spearheaded by Edward Wagner, M.D., of the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle to provide medical care for chronically ill people, whatever their condition.
January 1, 1997
|
Book
This Anthology chapter presents findings from the Foundation's attempt to learn more about chronically ill people and the service arrangements for them. The study focuses on a single community, Springfield, Mass.
January 1, 2000
|
Book
Since 1987, RWJF has supported a series of programs to test the usefulness of adult day care and then to promote its replication. This chapter presents a history of the three distinct investments made by the Foundation on this topic.
January 1, 2000
|
Book
This chapter of the Anthology takes a look at the Program on Chronic Mental Illness a national program designed to better coordinate mental illness care services for people with chronic mental illness.
January 1, 2009
|
Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Alexis Levy, a communications associate at the Foundation, reports on the development and execution of the Foundation's efforts to reduce childhood asthma.
January 1, 2002
|
Book
An examination of the Foundation's consumer choice programs and preliminary lessons learned from each.
January 1, 2000
|
Book
One of the Foundation's targets in the chronic care area is increasing the capacity of communities to meet the supportive care needs of chronically ill people. This chapter of the RWJF Anthology examines assisted living,
January 1, 2007
|
Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Alper discusses the Foundation's Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly that allowed nursing home patients with state-approved private long-term care insurance policies to be eligible for Medicaid.
January 1, 1999
|
Book
This chapter of the Anthology by Lisa Lopez, a freelance writer specializing in health care, analyzes the strategies and accomplishments of two significant investments by the Foundation to improve the way services for chronically ill people are organized and delivered