May 1, 2013
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Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
April 29, 2013
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Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
April 19, 2013
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Program Result
Formerly incarcerated men, most of them Black, are drawing on the package of housing, employment and support services provided by Better Futures Minnesota in the Twin Cities to help turn their lives around. Some of the men tell their stories here.
April 19, 2013
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Program Result
Better Futures Minnesota provides an integrated package of housing, employment, health care, and community support to men with a history of substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, incarceration, and homelessness.
April 18, 2013
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Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
April 1, 2013
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Journal Article
An expansive body of literature reflects the state of the science—and the increased importance of INQRI’s goal to measure and enhance nursing’s contribution to the quality of patient care.
April 1, 2013
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Journal Article
Read the perspectives of principal investigators from INQRI-funded implementation sites: strategies, challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
March 13, 2013
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Issue Brief
All too often, the weakest link in a patient’s care is the transition from one setting to another. To overcome these challenges, AF4Q communities are defining the obstacles to improving care transitions and designing initiatives to combat them.
March 5, 2013
Almost one in five elderly patients released from a hospital is back within 30 days, and more than one in three are back within 90 days. Although some readmissions are part of a patient’s treatment plan, many are avoidable.
March 4, 2013
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Story
Interdisciplinary team improves care process and likelihood of full recovery.