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March 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1996 to 2001, the Health Research and Educational Trust evaluated the first phase of its Community Care Network demonstration project.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1999, the New York State Department of Health, Albany, N.Y., made a number of grants to sites throughout the state to develop prospectively paid, integrated delivery systems of regional health care providers — i.e., provider-sponsored networks of hospitals, physician groups and other provider groups.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 1995-1997, David Blumenthal, M.D., Ph.D., and researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, evaluated the impact of a major component of managed care - the use of a primary care physician as a gatekeeper to authorize all health services of HMO members.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, New York, conducted an analysis of the impact of substance abuse on spending in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
November 1, 2001 | Program Result
Columbia University, New York, convened two seminars to help develop a dialogue between members of the business community and medical professionals on how they could work together to have a more positive impact on the quality of health care.
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. (now Harris Interactive Inc.), New York, carried out a 1995 survey of consumer perceptions of health system changes.
March 4, 2013 | Issue Brief
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform studies new ways to improve patient outcomes, while reining in costs.
March 26, 2013 | Grantee
Choosing Wisely is focused on encouraging physicians and patients to think and talk about medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances can cause harm.
January 16, 2013 | Issue Brief
The analysis focuses in on medically inappropriate and unnecessary services that drive up spending without making making patients better.
January 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
As the largest purchaser of health care in America, employers are paying a high price for poor-quality care. About 55 percent of Americans get health insurance through employers, and employers pay for nearly three-quarters of premiums. Improving the quality of health care could improve health while saving money.