A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment

April 18, 2013 | Report

The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.

A Business Plan for Expanding an Online Health Center

June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report

Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette developed a business plan for expanding its Online Health Center to other states. It allows women in Oregon and Washington to access contraceptive services via the Internet.

Accuracy of Hospital Administrative Data in Reporting Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Newborns

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Compared to clinical data, administrative data is an inaccurate source of information on hospital-associated bloodstream infections in NICU patients.

A Configurational Approach to the Relationship Between High-Performance Work Practices and Frontline Health Care Worker Outcomes

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Using data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the authors of this study examined how two subsystems of high-performance work practices, staff motivation and frontline empowerment, affected job satisfaction among frontline health workers and perceived quality of care at their institutions.

Additional Funding to Coordinate Services for Elderly in Cincinnati Doesn't Improve Health Care

August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Council on Aging of the Cincinnati Area developed a project to enhance care for the frail elderly by linking acute and long-term care services and improving communication and coordination among providers.

Addressing Disparities

A collection of success stories on addressing disparities from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.

Addressing the Nurse Shortage to Improve the Quality of Patient Care

January 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals providing direct patient care in hospitals, and the quality of care for hospital patients is strongly linked to the performance of nursing staff, according to an Institute of Medicine report. ...

Addressing the Nursing Shortage - Part I

January 1, 2005 | Issue Brief

Partnerships among Governments, Schools, and Employers Are Getting Results.

Addressing the Nursing Workforce

June 12, 2009 | Journal Article

A Critical Element for Health Reform

Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients

May 1, 2013 | Story

New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.