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October 21, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary calls for prescription medication labels to more accurately reflect FDA review documents. The FDA is considering adopting "Prescription Drug Facts Boxes" to supply crucial information now absent from many drug labels.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The introduction of a more readable prescription medication label by a pharmacy chain had little effect on medication adherence among chronically-ill patients.
April 21, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines whether providing a drug facts box on direct-to-consumer advertising can impact consumer understanding and decision-making.
September 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston conducted a study to see if an improved label design for prescription drugs influenced patients' adherence to essential medications, safety and health outcomes for specific chronic diseases.
December 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research released a white paper with recommendations on how to reform the pipeline for new medications, including the approval process by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Increases in the prevalence of drug-resistant pneumonia present a major infection control challenge for public health.
April 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Pioneer Grantees Present Game-Changing Ideas at 12gurus: Health Conference
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.
October 28, 2012 | Journal Article
The Pioneer Portfolio is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s innovation arm, committed to harnessing a pipeline of ideas to serve the social good.
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.