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September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article discusses pay-for-performance. It considers social marketing as a well-developed managerial paradigm that can contribute to the key components of pay-for-performance as it, in turn, contributes to improving population health.
November 21, 2010 | Story
"I learned that a lot of providers are very interested in public health information," Swartz said. "They are interested in getting it in electronic formats."
July 8, 2009 | Program Result
RWJF subcontracted with two independent researchers to produce a report titled Issues in Evaluating Health Department Web-based Data Query Systems: Working Papers.
June 3, 2009 | Program Result
The Endocrine Society developed recommendations designed to increase minority participation in clinical research undertaken to discover new biomarkers of disease and to develop medications and technologies to treat illnesses.
February 11, 2009 | Program Result
The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department used its InformationLinks grant to strengthen its ties to the Indigent Care Collaboration (ICC), an alliance of safety net providers serving a three-county region of central Texas.
February 11, 2009 | Program Result
In 2004, a coalition of business and health care stakeholders - the Capital Area Health Alliance - began exploring the feasibility of establishing a health information exchange in a three-county region near Lansing, the capital of Michigan.
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at Duke University built a model based on geographic information systems to integrate highly localized geographic data with other health, demographic and environmental data to analyze local health issues in six NC counties.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Nevada Public Health Foundation collected and assessed information on public health policy-making in Nevada and produced a plan to address population-based health problems throughout the state.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
Wake Forest University School of Medicine sought to expand the clinical data management system of a community health center to form an information network.
March 10, 2011 | Journal Article
Health information technology is becoming increasingly prevalent in medical offices and facilities. Computerization is certain to transform American health care, but to ensure that its benefits outweigh its risks, the federal government must provide appropriate oversight.