Improving Quality and Safety
April 15, 2011 | Issue Brief
The high cost of health care in the U.S. does not result in sufficient quality of care in many cases, but major efforts have been undertaken to better define and measure health care quality.
Medical Errors
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What Are the Issues Surrounding Medical Liability Reform?
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some policy-makers, backed by physicians and insurers, advocate tough federal limits on medical malpractice lawsuits as a means to curb the nation’s relentlessly rising health spending.
What Are the Best Ways to Control Medical Liability Costs?
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Experts estimate that medical liability suits cost the U.S. health care system an annual total of about $56 billion in direct litigation costs and the indirect costs of defensive medicine.
Is Physician Education Effective in Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship?
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this new policy brief, Extending the Cure (ETC) summarizes the latest research about the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing doctor's over-prescribing of antibiotics.
Bacteriophages
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This policy brief from RWJF grantee Extending the Cure examines phages the advantages and disadvantages of phage therapy, other potential applications and the road ahead
The Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
May 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This brief from Extending the Cure looks at ITFAR's origins, action plan and future direction.
Flu Season and Antibiotic Overprescription
October 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Opportunities to save antibiotics while improving the health and health care.
A Shot Against MRSA?
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This policy brief from RWJF grantee Extending the Cure looks at the obstacles around developing a staph vaccine.
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).