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September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF’s) Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative is the largest privately funded community-based quality improvement initiative to date, providing funds and technical assistance (TA) to 16 multi-stakeholder ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The objective of this study was to identify barriers to stakeholder alignment and strategies used by 14 multi-stakeholder alliances participating in the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative to overcome these barriers.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The formative observations we present in this article, and the associated recommendations, are based on analysis of longitudinal evaluation data to date, including results from multiple surveys, qualitative analysis of key informant interviews, revi ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Relatively little has been written about the community-based reporting process and whether resulting reports add significantly to the amount and relevance of physician performance information available to consumers. This article contrasts the approa ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This paper examines the experience of 14 Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) alliances (data from additional alliances that joined the AF4Q initiative in 2009-2010 are not included in this analysis). This study’s target population included AF4Q allia ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Health care providers are increasingly engaging in a variety of quality improvement (QI) efforts, and have been encouraged to do so by the growing number of pay-for-performance programs and QI resources available. Some have suggested that in order t ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article provides a description of the research design, data, and limitations of the independent evaluation of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study provides insight into the potential of local community health information websites to cultivate and support consumer engagement through website positioning and content choices. These researchers systematically assessed website messaging, ...
October 28, 2010 | Story
Learn how to get involved with the Initiative on the Future of Nursing, to learn more about Fanning the Flame to Retain Boomer Nurses, and more.
September 22, 2010 | Story
Nine nurses named to magazine's list of 100 most powerful in health care.