Standardized Performance Measurement and Reporting in Emergency Departments (EDs)

April 1, 2010 | Issue Brief

RWJF Urgent Matters Initiative shows progress in developing standardized performance measurement and reporting in EDs.

Human Capital News Roundup: Emergency department ‘sticker prices,’ longevity among women, asthma control, and more.

March 8, 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.

EHR “Alerts” Increase Use of Interpreters

St. Mary's hospital used its EHR system to increase the use of qualified interpreter services during admission from 44 percent to 73 percent over seven months, and during discharge from 26 percent to 60 percent.

Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department (ED) Crowding

February 1, 2010 | Issue Brief

Issue brief from RWJF-supported Urgent Matters Learning Network signals a promising future.

Duration of Resuscitation Efforts and Survival After in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

September 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study demonstrates that clinical practice still varies greatly concerning the most beneficial duration of resuscitation efforts after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Using the Get With The Guidelines—Resuscitation registry, this study including 64, ...

Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This issue of Legal Notes explains the Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and its implications for regional health care quality improvement collaboratives.

Readmission Rates Tell Only Part of the Story

January 22, 2013 | Story

Study by RWJF Clinical Scholars finds many patients visit emergency departments after discharge, revealing possible flaw in the way new federal incentive programs assess hospital care.

Glucose Variability and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized

July 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Critically ill patients (other than heart attack patients) may be more susceptible to the effects of fluctuating glucose levels.

Human Capital News Roundup: Senior housing, trauma care nurses, conflict of interest disclosures, and more.

August 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: José A. Pagán, PhD, recipient of an RWJF Inves ...

Urgent Matters

National Program

Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.