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April 11, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center examined the effects of five HMO case management programs on patients' compliance with discharge services and use of acute care services.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The introduction of a more readable prescription medication label by a pharmacy chain had little effect on medication adherence among chronically-ill patients.
September 30, 2009 | Program Result
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston conducted a study to see if an improved label design for prescription drugs influenced patients' adherence to essential medications, safety and health outcomes for specific chronic diseases.
October 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1997, staff at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, developed a tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention program by linking health care resources aimed at the control of tuberculosis, with community-based resources for under-served populations in Baltimore City.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute began a study examining the use of a computer-administered screening test in primary care clinics to identify substance abuse and behavioral health problems.
March 23, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines how an individual’s decision to cooperate or not cooperate in a game setting can influence subsequent interactions between other players. Little is known about whether cooperative or uncooperative behavior can have a cascading influence on the behavior of people who were not part of the original decision.
June 4, 2008 | Story
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center improved management of pain and more informed patients through a "pain poster"
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
February 18, 2010 | Program Result
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
March 6, 2013 | Toolkit
This toolkit features videos and and other resources from three AF4Q alliances to introduce the concept of partnering with patients and families in primary care.