Results from the Jobs to Careers Frontline Worker Survey

January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation

The brief summarizes FLWs perceptions of the impact that the Jobs to Careers programs had on their work lives, education, career advancement potential.

Evaluation of the Jobs to Careers Program

April 1, 2012 | Evaluation

This evaluation assesses work-based learning systems and partnerships, and articulates the successes and challenges of the Jobs to Careers program in achieving its objectives.

How Can Wellness Programs Save Employers Money While Making Employees Healthier and More Productive?

August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief

Increasingly, employers are complementing health insurance benefits by offering wellness programs that help improve employee health and productivity, lower health care costs, and boost the bottom line.

Residents' Duty Hours: Toward an Empirical Narrative

November 22, 2012 | Journal Article

This article examines the debate around medical resident duty hours, specifically noting the discrepancy between duty-hour limits and the evidence base to support them. The authors suggest Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) grant programs a research exemption to address the issues of evaluation.

Supplemental Nurses Are Just As Educated, Slightly Less Experienced, And More Diverse Compared to Permanent Nurses

November 5, 2012 | Journal Article

Employing supplemental nurses could help meet the challenges of an aging nursing workforce, the projected future shortage of nurses, and an increasingly diverse U.S. population.

Employee Retention

A collection of success stories on improving staff satisfaction and retention from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.

Assuring Access to Care Under Health Reform

October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This brief discusses four possible avenues for change that can help meet expected demand under the ACA and the workforce policies that could contribute to their success.

Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform

April 29, 2013 | Report

Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.

A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment

April 18, 2013 | Report

The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Practice-Based Research Network in Public Health

National Program

To develop a public health practice-based research network to help stakeholders understand how research in public health systems can be used to improve public health performance and impact.