Acadia Hospital: Reducing Wait Time from First Request to Treatment
April 28, 2010 | Program Result Report
From September 2003 to June 2006, Acadia Hospital participated in the RWJF Paths to Recovery national program.
Performance Standards and Measurement
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Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare and the Private Sector
November 2, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), including a look at the final regulations on ACOs issued in October 2011 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Accreditation Group Sets New Standards for Medical Education, Develops Implementation and Assessment Tools
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education directed an initiative that created a set of core competencies for graduate medical education based on what medical residents should know and be able to do.
Achieving Foundation Accountability and Transparency
September 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Foundations are unique institutions there are very few requirements to provide information about how money is spent yet private foundations often exist to improve the public good.
Achieving the Potential of Health Care Performance Measures
May 21, 2013 | Report
In this issue paper, the authors give an overview of performance measurement in U.S. health care, and then make seven policy recommendations aimed at improving the performance measurement enterprise.
A Community-Level Effort to Motivate Physician Participation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance Diabetes Physician Recognition Program
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This case study involved a regional QI initiative to improve delivery of care to people with diabetes. Pay for participation may be a viable strategy to promote quality improvement in primary care practices.
A Comparative Study of 11 Local Health Department Organizational Networks
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study represented 11 local health departments (LHDs) as groups of networks employees, tasks, and knowledge were points, or nodes within each network LHDs that appear structurally distinct likely share patterns of interactions among their organizational elements.
A Comprehensive Framework for Hospital Care Performance Evaluation
January 1, 2003 | Report
The United States spends $450 billion per year on hospital care, but there is very little public information available on hospital quality. Recent efforts to expand quality measurement and reporting have increased, but this raises concerns related t ...
Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical infection requiring an operation, and LOS can vary widely. While efforts to shorten LOS have focused on elective operations, this study determined that operative time of day had the greatest impact.
Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act
May 26, 2011 | Issue Brief
Millions of children in complex family situations will require special attention to ensure access under reform.