RWJF Scholars Team Up to Improve Access to Specialty Care
January 3, 2011 | Story
Clinical Scholars launch Project Access-New Haven, a nonprofit group that enhances access to specialty care for low-income, uninsured patients.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...
Neurocritical Care Program Improves Outcomes for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries
March 4, 2013 | Story
Interdisciplinary team improves care process and likelihood of full recovery.
Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform
September 1, 2007 | Report
This paper suggests that major health reform must address poor quality amid rampant expense, with greater reliance on technology assessment and cost effectiveness.
New on RWJF.org
November 22, 2010 | Story
Learn about the Initiative on the Future of Nursing's new Web site and Campaign for Action, a senior nursing student who participated in Project L/EARN, and more.
Creating and Sustaining Change
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
At the midpoint of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the authors report on the learnings and challenges experienced in the initiative thus far.
Getting the Structure Right for Community-Wide Healthcare Improvement
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Multi-stakeholder regional alliances have generally been successful with public reporting, but they have struggled with quality improvement. Regional health information exchanges have generally not used multi-stakeholder governance and have often be ...
Lessons for Reducing Disparities in Regional Quality Improvement Efforts
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Regional efforts to improve quality of care face particular challenges when addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health. Diverse populations have different needs and barriers, and the same quality improvement (QI) intervention can affect them ...
The Imperative to Promote Collaborative Consumer Engagement
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Achieving a meaningful definition and shared understanding of consumer engagement is a critical step in making real progress as the nation works to transform its health care system to make care more efficient, affordable, effective, and patient-cent ...
That Was Then, This Is Now
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A focus on multi-stakeholder coalitions as a platform for change is not a new concept; however, it has rarely been supported, tested, and refined to the extent that the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) communities have done. This is a singular ach ...