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January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of family and friend participation in physician visits of adults with chronic diseases found that both patients and physicians report positively on companions' presence, though most physicians perceive barriers to increasing companion participation.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study explored the distribution of decision aids—an important first step toward patient engagement, but one that cannot be equated with actual use of the aids.
July 1, 2012 | Report
Site Visit Report
July 31, 2009 | Program Result
During 2006–2008, a team at North Carolina State University College of Textiles in Raleigh investigated possible designs for a new patient gown and the market opportunity for such a product.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
To explore the question of what constitutes quality in a health care encounter from the patient perspective, Mathematica Policy Research conducted focus groups with African Americans, Latinos, Asian Indians, and whites.
August 12, 2010 | Journal Article
Hablamos Juntos supplied Spanish interpreters to health care providers in eight states. This study examined data from the program to determine if the presence of an interpreter improved communication between health care providers and their Latino patients.
May 23, 2011 | Program Result
The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project is a coalition of more than 50 leading employer, consumer and labor organizations that seeks to give consumers and health care purchasers a greater voice in deliberations over performance measures.
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenge our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
International medical graduates contribute to the diversity of languages spoken by California physicians.
February 25, 2011 | Program Result
Urgent Matters was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aimed to relieve emergency department overcrowding, improve patient care and increase patient satisfaction.