Quality

Forum Session — July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 25, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — June 21, 2010
Health Care Cost Drivers in Massachusetts: Lessons for Federal Policymakers
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Forum Session — June 11, 2010
Incorporating Innovations in Health Care: Workforce Implications
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — April 23, 2010
Quality Measures for Children’s Health: A Place to Start
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — April 16, 2010
Transforming Health Care Delivery: Insights from the New Orleans Safety Net
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — April 5–7, 2010
Information and Incentives: Improving the Health of New York City's Low-Income Population
Authors: Kathryn Linehan & Lisa Sprague

The Basics — March 29, 2010
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 25, 2010
Ensuring Nursing Home Quality: Continuing Challenges to Oversight and Enforcement of Nursing Home Reform
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 19, 2010
CHIPRA One Year Later: Where Does Implementation Stand?
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — March 12, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — January 14, 2010
Health Information Exchange: Building the Infrastructure for Better Care
Authors: Rob Cunningham, Consultant & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — December 11, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine II: Issues Surrounding Industry Funding of Physician Education
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 71 — December 2, 2009
The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Straining to Make Ends Meet
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — October 30, 2009
Prevention and Early Detection of Health Care Fraud, Abuse, and Waste
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

Issue Brief No. 834 — August 25, 2009
Stimulus Bill Implementation: Expanding Meaningful Use of Health IT
Author: Rob Cunningham, Consultant

Small-Group Session — July 17, 2009
Encouraging Cost-Reducing Innovations in Health Care: New Technology Apps, New Business Models
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — June 5, 2009
Building the Medical Home: Under Construction in the States
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — May 15, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine: What's the Problem?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — April 17 & August 7, 2009
Coordinating Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Guided Care Model and Other Innovative Approaches
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — April 8, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — April 3, 2009
Promising Models of Care Coordination for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Getting Closer to the Holy Grail?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — March 27, 2009
Coordinating Care for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Searching for the Holy Grail
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Issue Brief No. 830 — March 13, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — February 27, 2009
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Lessons from Across the States and Around the World
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Fundamentals Briefing — February 13, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — December 17, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Options for Expanding U.S. Capacity
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — November 14, 2008
A Tale of Three Cities: Local Health Care Markets and Health Care Reform
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — October 30, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals and Controversies of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 28, 2008
Building the Medical Home: Surveying the Floor Plans
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — October 3, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of CDC, VA, and CMS to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — September 26, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of NIH, FDA, and AHRQ to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Small-Group Session — September 10, 2008
Working the System: Filling Jobs During Presidential Transitions
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Safiya Mojerie

Forum Session — August 1, 2008
Medicare's Hospice Benefit: In the Spotlight
Author: Mary Ellen Stahlman

The Basics — July 30, 2008
Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Forum Session — July 25, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health and Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 63 — July 22, 2008
The Fundamentals of Medicare Demonstrations
Author: Amanda Cassidy, Consultant

Forum Session — June 27, 2008
Building the Medical Home: Evaluating the Blueprints
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — March 16–18, 2008
Competition and Collaboration, Chicago-Style
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — March 7, 2008
The Physician Group Practice Demo: Where Do We Take What We've Learned?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — November 9, 2007
Shampoo, Sunscreen, and Strep Tests: The Retail Approach to Primary Care
Author: Lisa Sprague

Small-Group Session — September 14, 2007
Practicing in Groups: The Way to Quality and Efficiency?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 825 — September 10, 2007
Physician Profiling: Can Medicare Paint an Accurate Picture?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Background Paper — July 23, 2007
Health Information Technology Adoption Among Health Centers: A Digital Divide in the Making?
Authors: Adil Moiduddin & Daniel S. Gaylin, Consultants

Forum Session — July 13, 2007
What Can Physician Profiling Do for Medicare?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Forum Session — June 8, 2007
Advancing Evidence-Based Health Care: New Tools, New Data, New Opportunities
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — April 13, 2007
Children's Health Care Quality: Time to Grow Up?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — April 3–5, 2007
Competition and Collaboration: The Spirit of St. Louis
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Lisa Sprague

Technical Paper — April 4, 2007
Review of Access and Quality of Care in SCHIP Using Standardized National Performance Measures
Author: Lee Partridge, Consultant

Background Paper — March 28, 2007
Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition
Author: Mark Merlis, Consultant

Forum Session — March 16, 2007
Personal Health Records: The People's Choice?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 820 — November 30, 2006
Personal Health Records: The People's Choice?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Background Paper — November 29, 2006
Value-Based Coverage Policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: Different Paths to a Common Goal
Author: Wilhelmine Miller, Consultant

Site Visit — June 23, 2006
The Electronic Health Record in Practice: Why, How, and What Next?
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Sally Coberly, PhD

Site Visit — April 18–20, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Jessamy Taylor

Special Briefing — April 5, 2006
Improving Care Management in Los Angeles: A Site Visit Overview
Authors: Eileen Salinsky, Jessamy Taylor & Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — March 14, 2006
Caring for “Ryan White”: Balancing Quality, Access, Equity, and Finite Resources
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 809 — February 28, 2006
Fitness, Knowledge, Progress: Assessing Physician Qualification
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — December 4–6, 2005
Redesigning Practice to Improve Care Delivery (Boston)
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Lisa Sprague

Special Briefing — November 30, 2005
The Bean, the Cod and the Medical Establishment: A Boston Market Overview
Authors: Laura A. Dummit & Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 806 — August 24, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Background Paper — August 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Site Visit — August 5, 2005
Keeping Track of Care: Quality and Technology at LifeBridge Health System (Baltimore)
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — May 20, 2005
Charting the Quality Roadmap: A Conversation with Mark McClellan
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 802 — May 6, 2005
Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — December 9–10, 2004
Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — October 27, 2004
Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — October 7, 2004
Lost in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities in Moving Patients Between Health Care Settings
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 800 — September 29, 2004
Electronic Health Records: How Close? How Far to Go?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — July 9, 2004
Paying for Performance in Health Care: Getting a Better Deal?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — May 24–25, 2004
The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Nora Super

Forum Session — May 21, 2004
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: Local, National, and Global Opportunities
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 796 — April 1, 2004
Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — January 27, 2004
Toward Safer, Better, More Accountable Health Care: A Conversation with George Halvorson
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Sally Coberly, PhD

Site Visit — November 6–7, 2003
Rural Health Care in the Electronic Age (Danville, PA)
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Nora Super

Forum Session — June 12, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 791 — May 16, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — February 12, 2003
Pursuing Perfection in Health Care Delivery: Insights from Innovators
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — January 31, 2003
Converging on Nursing Home Quality
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 787 — January 9, 2003
Converging on Nursing Home Quality
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 786 — November 22, 2002
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Forum Session — September 27, 2002
Contracting for Quality: Medicare's Quality Improvement Organizations
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 774 — June 3, 2002
Contracting for Quality: Medicare's Quality Improvement Organizations
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — November 2, 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Background Paper — November 2001
Meeting Employees' Information Needs in an Evolving Health Care Marketplace
Author: Lise Rybowski, Consultant

Background Paper — August 2001
Medicare Coverage: Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Background Paper — April 2001
Quality in the Making: Perspectives on Programs and Progress
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — September 26, 2000
Bad News/Good News in the Asthma Epidemic: Prevalence Jumps Sharply, But Symptoms Can Be Controlled
Author: Richard Hegner

Background Paper — September 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Author: Richard Hegner

Background Paper — April 2000
Applying Science to Public Policy: The Context of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 753 — March 15, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — March 15, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 752 — February 23, 2000
Physician Connectivity: Electronic Prescribing
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — February 23, 2000
Physician Connectivity: Electronic Prescribing
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Issue Brief No. 745 — July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Author: Karl Polzer

Forum Session — July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Author: Karl Polzer

Issue Brief No. 740 — May 14, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — May 14, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 737 — April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Author: Coimbra Sirica, Consultant

Forum Session — April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Author: Coimbra Sirica, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 718 — April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Author: Richard Hegner

Forum Session — April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 717 — April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Authors: Lauren Tran & Richard Hegner

Forum Session — April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Authors: Lauren Tran & Richard Hegner

Forum Session — March 6, 1998
Authenticating Healthcare Quality: Information and Accountability
Author: Lisa Sprague

Background Paper — February 1998
Health Care Quality: From Data to Accountability
Author: Mary Darby, Consultant