Stroke Awareness Month: There's an App for That, Too

May 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post

May is Stroke Awareness Month, but only 38% of Americans know common stroke symptoms. New this year to help increase awareness is a free smartphone app from the American Stroke Association.

Nurse On-Call: The Boston Marathon Bombings

May 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

"I saw the worst and the best of humanity in one week," Carolyn Hayes writes. "I want to make sure my nurse colleagues know how proud I was to be among them and how grateful I am to be a nurse. That week, I was especially proud to be a Boston nurse."

Lessons from Boston: Providing Trauma Care

April 26, 2013 | Story

An RWJF Clinical Scholar shares lessons from the Brigham and Women’s ER on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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.

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.

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.

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.