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April 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
As many as 85 percent of primary care physicians (PCPs) feel that to achieve good health outcomes, it is as important to address patients’ resource and social constraints as it is to treat their medical conditions.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An expansive body of literature reflects the state of the science—and the increased importance of INQRI’s goal to measure and enhance nursing’s contribution to the quality of patient care.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Interdisciplinary research teams create synergies to solve problems and improve health care.
August 9, 2012 | Report
New insights into the inner workings of America's primary care practices, including areas of strength and critical areas for growth.
June 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Prescription for Health was an initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Under this initiative, primary care practice-based research networks (PBRNs)—groups of ambul ...
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.
May 20, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studied the state's Pathways to Excellence system of reporting on health care quality. Practices that filed reports had higher scores on six indicators of health care quality than those that did not.
May 9, 2011 | Video/Story
Health Leads relies on volunteer college students to "fill" prescriptions by connecting patients with vital resources.
December 29, 2010 | Story
Volunteers help to remove social barriers that prevent people from taking the actions they need to be healthy.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Read the perspectives of principal investigators from INQRI-funded implementation sites: strategies, challenges, successes, and lessons learned.