Sharing Nursing's Knowledge: What's in the Latest Issue
October 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The monthly Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge e-newsletter will keep you up to date on the latest nursing news, research and trends.
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Human Capital News Roundup: Voter ID laws, bloodstream infections, allergic reactions, and more.
September 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: The Associated Press reports that “as many as ...
An RWJF Investment that Helped to Seed the Quality Revolution
September 11, 2012 | Story
Susan Elster tells how an RWJF investment made it possible for Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) champions to aim for continuous improvement in the pursuit of perfection.
Learning Accountability for Patient Outcomes
July 14, 2010 | Commentary
In this commentary, Dr. Pronovost calls for greater accountability for patient safety within the U.S. health care system. He emphasizes the role of teamwork in reducing CLABSI and other preventable infections.
Young Epidemiology Scholar Third-Place Winner Bevin Cohen, 2004
August 27, 2012 | Story
In high school Bevin Cohen compared the hand-hygiene practices of two hospital neonatal intensive care units. After winning high honors in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the project nudged her toward a career in public health.
C. diff Infections: Worse Than We Thought
August 21, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Extending the Cure Director Ramanan Laxminarayan examines the dangers of antibiotic overuse.
Which MRSA is it?
March 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
A policy brief from RWJF grantee Extending the Cure discusses the responses to community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Can Economics Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis?
July 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Brian Quinn weighs in on Extending the Cure Project Director Ramanan Laxminarayan’s suggestion that we view antibiotics effectiveness as a natural resource.
A Matter of Life and Death
July 26, 2012 | Story
The Economics of Antibiotic Resistance
Managing Partially Protected Resources Under Uncertainty
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This economic analysis looks at the management of partially protected resource pools. The authors compare price- and quantity-based instruments to determine which instrument more efficiently regulated congestion spillovers between resource pools.