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March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative grantees will present their research translating a transitional care nursing intervention for people with serious mental illness for patients in public managed care on March 27, 2013.
January 10, 2013 | Story
Phone calls from nurses reduce readmissions.
October 4, 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.
October 2, 2012 | Story
Geriatrician Eric Coleman Credits RWJF Clinical Scholars Program's Focus on Becoming a 'Change Agent'
July 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
What he needed was transitional care – he needed a nurse to meet with him during a hospitalization to devise a plan for managing chronic illnesses and then follow him into his home setting. He needed a nurse to identify reasons for his instability, ...
December 27, 2011 | Video/Story
The RWJF’s signature effort to improve the quality of care in the U.S.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Mark LeMaire led a community partnership in Jacksonville, Fla., that placed elder care advocates in area hospitals to help discharged patients transition back to the community. The hospitals have since incorporated the program into their operations.
September 1, 2011 | Report
First report on recent trends in the effectiveness of care coordination for Medicare patients discharged from hospitals shows stagnant national performance and variations in care.
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
April 18, 2011 | Program Result Report
In 2004, the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and Brookline High School established the Brookline Resilient Youth Team. It provides counseling and academic help to high school students who are re-entering school after a personal emergency.