New Funding Available to Explore Novel Use of Technologies that Improve Health
April 7, 2009 | News Release
Project HealthDesign to Explore Potential for Integrating Patient-recorded Observations of Daily Living into Clinical Care Processes
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Going It Together: Physician Visits as a Family Affair
February 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Study participants also reported through the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey that their companions performed or assisted with a variety of functions: transportation, physical assistance, scheduling appointments, taking notes, asking questions, p ...
"Last Miles Home" 2004 Conference Explores End-of-Life Care for African Americans
December 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., sponsored a conference in Atlanta entitled "The Last Miles of the Way Home: A National Conference to Improve End-of-Life Care for African Americans."
Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Create Problems, Providers Say
August 16, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 2000 to 2001, researchers at Boston University School of Public Health examined how the growth of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs affects the patient-provider relationship.
Strengthening the Patient-Provider Relationship in a Changing Health Care Environment
August 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
With the transition to managed care in the mid-1990s, new methods of delivering and financing health care posed challenges to the relationship between patients and their health care providers.
Communication is the Key to Improving Doctor-Patient Relationships
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The nonprofit American Academy on Physician and Patient held a two-day workshop, the Doctor-Patient Collaborative Workshop, November 10-11, 2000, in Bethesda, Md.
New Coordinated Care Model Shows Promise for Chronically Ill Children
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Children's Hospital in Boston planned and implemented the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care, a clinical service delivery model that facilitates coordinated, community-based, family-centered care for children.
A Look at Communications Technology and Its Impact on Health Care
November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
In 1998, the Benton Foundation researched the impact of new communications technologies on health, identifying innovative uses and challenges.
New Frontiers in Personal Health Records
September 17, 2008 | Video
Nine research teams from across the country unveiled innovative prototypes of personal health record (PHR) applications that provide a glimpse of the "next generation" of PHRs.
Researchers Test Survey Tool to Measure Patients' Participation in Their Health Care
November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The University of Oregon defined patient activation as it relates to those with chronic illness, and developed and tested an instrument to measure patient activation.