Special Symposium: Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
July 1, 2012 | Feature
While the need to address disparities in care is well known, few strategies for reducing disparities have been studied systematically.
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Health Leads: Treating the Cause Not the Illness
August 10, 2011 | Story
For families that struggle to meet basic needs like adequate food or housing, clinical care is only part of the solution.
Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey is part of a suite of resources on patient experience designed by AF4Q to assist community health collaboratives.
Advancing Primary Care
August 9, 2012 | Report
New insights into the inner workings of America's primary care practices, including areas of strength and critical areas for growth.
New on RWJF.org
December 18, 2011 | Story
Read about the RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program, see what's new on the RWJF Human Capital blog and the Initiative on the Future of Nursing website, and more.
The Aligning Forces For Quality Experience
June 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Aligning Forces for Quality is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's signature effort to improve the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care, and provide models for national reform.
Early Lessons From Four 'Aligning Forces for Quality' Communities Bolster the Case for Patient-Centered Care
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
The practice of patient-centered care remains in its developmental stages—hampered, in part, by limited evidence of its effectiveness.
Chronic Illness and Patient Satisfaction
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Providers who treat patients with chronic conditions can achieve high patient satisfaction.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Patient Experience
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Greater use of patient-centered medical home processes were not associated with patients’ perception of care according to this study.
Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives Needed Now More Than Ever
September 1, 2012 | Story
Directors of four regional health improvement collaboratives supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF’s) Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, summarize their common vision, and describe how commitments are being shaped and i ...