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Publications and research

Title	Type	Date
Initiative on the Future of Nursing The Initiative is a two-year effort of the IOM and RWJF to find solutions to the challenges facing the nursing profession, and to build upon nursing-based solutions to improve quality and transform the way Americans receive health care.	Topic overview	11/09/2009
Health Reform must-reads RWJF Health Care Consumer Confidence Index The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index is a monthly survey that evaluates consumer...	Topic overview	10/08/2009
The Road to Health Reform from Teddy Roosevelt to Today A slideshow of the events that have shaped health care in America.	Topic overview	07/31/2009
Team Director Dwayne Proctor Talks About the Childhood Obesity Strategy Learn more in this informational video.	Video, Topic overview	02/09/2009
Importance of Language Services Hospital leaders across America are changing their procedures in order to increase the quality of care they provide to their patients. While quality for all patients needs to improve, research shows that patients of different ethnicities may receive different levels...	Topic overview	06/04/2008
The Current State of Health Care Quality Millions of Americans still lack health insurance?and for those that can get care, paid for by their employer or through other means, the quality of care is not what it should be. In the seminal 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)...	Topic overview	06/04/2008
Emergency Department Crowding On June 14, 2006, the Institute of Medicine released a series of reports illustrating that the nation's emergency medical system is overburdened, underfunded and highly fragmented. As a result, patients must wait hours or even days for a hospital bed in many areas....	Reports, Topic overview	06/04/2008