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April 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Clinical Scholar Zachary Meisel writes about the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference’s “Life After HITECH: Health IT Policy 2.0” session and the electronic health records debate.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) teams summarize their work to close the gaps in measuring quality of nursing care.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
Developing and promoting a rapid-learning health system, in which health information in large databases is analyzed to improve health care - the work of Lynn Etheredge and the Health Insurance Reform Project at George Washington University.
January 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
January 16, 2013 | Program Result
Staff at Archimedes, Inc. created ARCHeS, an Internet-based system allowing users to simulate health interventions and long-term clinical trials within hours by providing them with access to data on patients, diseases, treatments, and costs.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spurred adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, through such measures as financial incentives to providers through Medicare and Medicaid and regional extension centers, which provide ongoing technical assistance to practices.
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created under the Affordable Care Act, will reward participating accountable care organizations that succeed in lowering health care costs while improving performance. Depending on how the organizations perform o ...
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
September 17, 2012 | Program Result
From late 2008 through 2011, the team from the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) built a biorepository to support studies of genetic and environmental contributors to many common diseases.