January 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
This initiative serves low-income, foreign-born children of elementary school age who have lived in the United States for two years or less and who have unresolved health or medical problems and/or are having difficulty in obtaining the health care services they need.
January 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
Faculty at Harvard Medical School's Center for the Study of Culture and Medicine explored the influence and effects of culture and ethnicity on the access to and quality of health care services from an anthropology perspective.
January 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1994, staff from the Advocacy Institute evaluated the potential role of international tobacco-control expertise and experience in enhancing U.S. tobacco-control efforts.
December 31, 1996
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Book/Issue Brief
The Anthology series reflects the Foundation's commitment to sharing knowledge resulting from our grantmaking with those who can use and benefit from it. Written for policy-makers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.
December 31, 1996
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Book/Issue Brief
Steve Schroeder, former president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sets the stage for this issue of the Anthology and states that "while the authors do not speak for the Foundation, they offer insights about values--values expressed through the programs it felt important enough to fund."
December 31, 1996
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Book/Issue Brief
To Improve Health and Health Care, 1997
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care documented the implicit criteria used to determine "medical necessity" related to mental health, and the influences of financial incentives and organizational arrangements on medical necessity decisions.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The Boston University School of Management identified the issues that need to be examined in order to determine what organizational characteristics and policies are necessary for the provision of cost-efficient care by physicians.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
The University of Michigan Medical School compared the utilization of all diagnostic imaging and selected laboratory tests for patients from eight hospitals in Canada and the United States.
November 1, 1996
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Program Result Report
During 1995 and 1996, researchers at the Barents Group conducted an external evaluation of the Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) initiative as part of an overall Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) review of HCFO. (See Grant Results on the program.)