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April 17, 2013 | News Release
RWJF announced that Patricia A. Gabow, MD, a national leader in hospital reform and public health care delivery, has joined its Board of Trustees.
September 26, 2012 | Journal Article
Using observation units in hospitals to provide care to certain patients can be more efficient than admitting them to the hospital and can result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs.
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
It is well documented that racial and ethnic minority populations disproportionately use hospital emergency departments for safety-net care. But what is not known is whether emergency department crowding is disproportionately affecting minority popu ...
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The emphasis that hospitals place on cutting-edge technology and niche specialty services to attract physicians and patients has set the stage for health care's most recent competitive trend: an increased level of targeted, geographic service expansion to "capture" well-insured patients.
May 25, 2012 | Program Result
More and more hospitals are adopting palliative care programs through the work of the Center to Advance Palliative care, which also has led to the National Quality Forum's consensus practices and the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification Program.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
After adjustment for a hospital’s case-mix, the rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) vary considerably. Urban hospitals and those that treat more Blacks have higher rates, while larger hospitals have lower rates, raising troubling equity conce ...
April 1, 2011 | Report
The second in a series of issue briefs published by The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), takes a closer look at three aspects of community benefits affected by §9007 of the ACA, "Additional Requirements for Nonprofit Hospitals."
January 25, 2012 | Program Result
One casualty of Hurricane Katrina was the hospital known as "Big Charity" - which had provided care to thousands of uninsured New Orleans' residents. LSU Health Care Services Division is using "evidence-based design" to plan a new top-tier hospital.
July 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Policy briefs examine what health heform means for hospitals.
December 4, 2011 | Story
RWJF Clinical Scholar finds that food venues at California's children's hospitals have "considerable room for improvement."