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May 8, 2013 | Feature
Newly released federal data shows pricing for common inpatient procedures varies greatly, and allows consumers to see how hospital charges in their area compare nationally and regionally for the same procedure.
March 8, 2012 | Issue Brief
Pubic reporting is supposed to better the quality of health care and lower costs by making information about health care providers more transparent. However, it's unclear whether the strategy has impacted consumer choices.
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
The authors of this brief conclude that until consumers realize the tremendous variations in the quality of hospitals and physicians, quality reporting will largely serve as a way to motivate providers to improve their performance.
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief highlights two report card initiatives for hospitals and primary care physicians that can be considered success stories.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Tanya Ott, a traditional public radio station journalist, and Connie Kohler, Dr.P.H., a professor who produces radio soap operas for an African-American audience, teamed up to take on the stigma and social cost of mental illness in the Bible Belt state of Alabama.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV) built on the awareness of an audience drawn to a previous NHPTV project, the 2004 broadcast of a program called "The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's," and its related outreach throughout the state.
June 23, 2009 | Toolkit
Want to improve your community or organization's efforts but don't know where to start? The Community Tool Box may be the answer.
April 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 2006, the National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Medicine sponsored four public workshops across the country to engage key policy-makers and stakeholders in a discussion of the state of emergency care in the United States.
National Program
To support radio stations that demonstrate how community-centered journalism can address local health care issues.
August 1, 2012 | Report
A broad overview of RWJF’s chronic illness-related programs--their outcomes and their impact on the systems of care for persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Until health care delivery is treated like a science with goals, measures of quality, and systems to collect data and monitor improvements, the U.S. will not be able to effectively improve patient care and safety, according to this essay.