American Hospital Association Roger G. Larson Memorial Lecture and Luncheon
April 12, 2011 | Commentary
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey delivered the address in April 2011.
Quality of Care
Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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26th Annual Emerging Issues Forum
February 7, 2011 | Commentary
Country's leading thinkers, practitioners and decision-makers came together for a summit on health care innovations in North Carolina.
Communities' Readiness to Commit to High-Quality Health Care
June 1, 2010 | Commentary
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has become law, the question is whether the country is ready to implement its provisions, especially regarding quality. Commentary from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.
Improving the Quality of Health Care
May 16, 2005 | Commentary/Story
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., outlined the Foundation's approach to reducing disparities using quality improvement approaches already familiar to the health care field.
Is Sunlight the Best Disinfectant for What Ails Health Care?
July 25, 2011 | Commentary
Commentary from John Lumpkin, senior vice president and director of the Health Care Group at RWJF, highlights the power of transparency to transform health care.
Health Information Technology and Patient Safety
March 1, 2009 | Commentary
The potential of health information technology (IT) to transform health care delivery has spurred health IT adoption and will likely contribute to increased investments in coming years.
Accreditation and Quality Improvement
September 15, 2010 | Commentary
Multi-State Learning Collaborative holds last national meeting before the launch of public health accreditation in 2011.
Does Pay-for-Performance Steal from the Poor and Give to the Rich?
September 1, 2010 | Commentary
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.
Community-Based Participatory Research Contributions to Intervention Research
February 10, 2010 | Commentary
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged in the last decades as a transformative research paradigm that bridges the gap between science and practice through community engagement and social action to increase health equity. The authors of this study identify the barriers and challenges within the intervention and implementation of CBPR.
Wayne Gretzy and the Future of Public Health
December 22, 2009 | Commentary
An address by James S. Marks, RWJF senior vice president and director of the Health Group.