What's Next Health: Daniel Kraft
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Executive director of FutureMed, Daniel Kraft, MD, discusses approaches to "escape velocity" in health care.
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Independent Review of Social and Population Variation in Mental Health Could Improve Diagnosis in DSM Revisions
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
At stake in the May 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), are billions of dollars in insurance payments and government resources.
Advancing the Role of Rapid Learning in Mainstream Health Care
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
Developing and promoting a rapid-learning health system, in which health information in large databases is analyzed to improve health care - the work of Lynn Etheredge and the Health Insurance Reform Project at George Washington University.
Trends in Resistance to Carbapenems and Third-Generation Cephalosporins among Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States, 1999-2010
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Increases in the prevalence of drug-resistant pneumonia present a major infection control challenge for public health.
Directly Observed Antidepressant Medication Treatment and HIV Outcomes Among Homeless and Marginally Housed HIV-Positive Adults
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines whether directly observed fluoxetine treatment may be an effective strategy to reduce depression symptom severity and improve HIV treatment outcomes.
New Research: Treating HIV/AIDS Effectively as a Chronic Disease
January 25, 2013 | Story
Safer therapies and solid social support are needed to help people live healthier lives with HIV/AIDS.
Human Capital News Roundup: Study partners for Alzheimer's patients, medication color changes, the 'bystander effect,' and more.
January 10, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees
Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This cross-sectional study examined opioid analgesic receipt in HIV+ and uninfected patients to identify whether receipt varies by HIV status and to identify factors associated with opioid receipt. After adjustment, HIV+ patients were 40 percent more likely to receive opioids than uninfected patients.
Human Capital News Roundup: Promoting health professions, generic drug manufacturers, traumatic brain injuries, and more.
December 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Evaluating an Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Services
November 13, 2012 | Program Result Report
From November 2010 through March 2012, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) conducted an evaluation of its regional improvement effort aimed at reducing unnecessary services and engaging physicians in improving efficiency of resource use.