Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Consumer Engagement
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An Overview of Final Regulations Implementing HITECH's Meaningful Use Provisions and Their Implications for Regional Collaboratives
November 1, 2010 | Report
The analysis describes the major elements of the EHR incentive programs and their implications for regional health care collaboratives.
Improving Quality Health Care
October 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
Recommended Reading The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States There is an emerging consensus in the health policy community that informed and engaged consumers have a vital role to play in improving the quality of care that ...
Using Systematic Measurement to Target Consumer Activation Strategies
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A review of literature finds consumers' levels of engagement in their own health care can be measured by a patient activation measure (PAM), which can predict the success of health care self-management strategies. Individual, group and community health care should be tailored to increase each consumers' PAM.
Development of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM)
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
There is wide agreement that patients who are informed, active participants in their own care have better outcomes, and their health care is apt to cost less. This article describes the development of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), the first ...
Beyond Competition
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice report Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition (2004) recommends a number of market-based reforms to improve the quality of care and reduce the trend in health benefit spending. The authors ...
Consumer Driven Health Care
January 27, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper analyzes the evolution of consumer-driven health care in terms of its original vision, its subsequent implementation, and the transformations it has endured as it moves into its second decade.
Consumer Guides for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance are Updated and Posted Online
March 22, 2010 | Program Result
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute updated the guides for 15 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.
How Patients Make Health Care Choices: Choosing a Primary Care Physician
June 30, 2009 | Story
Half of all consumers rely on word-of-mouth recommendations.
Experts Identify Ways to Spur Consumer Engagement in Health Care
October 25, 2007 | Story
Findings Outlined in a New Series of Briefing Papers Sponsored by RWJF and AcademyHealth.
How Physician Compare Could Help Consumers
September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Related websites Physician Compare Mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Physician Compare website was created to allow consumers to compare physicians based on quality of care. In addition to information such as specialty, location, ...