Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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The Value of Personal Health Records and Web Portals to Engage Consumers and Improve Quality
July 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The use of patient-facing health information technology (HIT) platforms, such as personal health records (PHRs) and web portals, holds the promise of engaging patients in their own health care with the ultimate purpose of improving overall quality a ...
Early Lessons From Four 'Aligning Forces for Quality' Communities Bolster the Case for Patient-Centered Care
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
The practice of patient-centered care remains in its developmental stages—hampered, in part, by limited evidence of its effectiveness.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Patient Experience
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Greater use of patient-centered medical home processes were not associated with patients’ perception of care according to this study.
Core Operations for AF4Q Consumer Engagement Staff
July 1, 2012 | Toolkit
Meaningfully engaging consumer leaders in the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative helps ensure the community's patient, caregiver, and consumer needs are met. Meaningful consumer engagement (CE) is a term often used when describing multi-s ...
Expanding "Hot Spotting" to New Communities
January 1, 2012 | Video/Presentation Material
What We're Learning about Coordinating Health Care for High-Utilizers.
Defining and Targeting Health Care Access Barriers
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Health Care Access Model defines taxonomy and presents a framework for classifying and reporting health care access barriers associated with health care disparities.
Chronic Care
February 1, 2010 | Report
A 2010 update of the RWJF’s 2002 chartbook, Chronic Care: Making the Case for Ongoing Care examines the impact of chronic conditions on individuals and their caregivers, as well as the inadequacies of the U.S. health care system to meet their needs.
Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey is part of a suite of resources on patient experience designed by AF4Q to assist community health collaboratives.
Driving Health Care Transformation in Communities Across America 2012
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
16 communities. 37 million people. One goal.