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1. Trendspotting: how IT triggers better care in nursing homes

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2011]
Subject(s):
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Medical Informatics Applications
Nursing Homes -- organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality Improvement
Homes for the Aged
Pressure Ulcer -- nursing
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Program Development
Time Factors
Humans
California
United States

5. Marshfield Clinic: demonstrating the potential of accountable care

Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2014
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Cost Savings -- economics
Electronic Health Records
Group Practice
Medicare -- economics
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Care Management
Patient-Centered Care
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States
Wisconsin

6. Medicare: 50 years of ensuring coverage and care

Author(s):
Davis, Karen, author
Schoen, Cathy, author
Bandeali, Farhan, author
Publication:
New York, NY : Commonwealth Fund, April 2015
Subject(s):
Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- trends
History, 20th Century
Insurance, Health -- trends
Medicare -- history
Cost Sharing
Disabled Persons
Forecasting
Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Costs -- trends
Health Care Reform
Health Services for the Aged
Medicare -- statistics & numerical data
Medicare -- trends
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States

7. In their own words: improving the care experience of families with children with special health care needs

Author(s):
Hughes, Dana, author
Publication:
Palo Alto, CA : Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, May 2015
Subject(s):
Child Health Services
Chronic Disease
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Family
Health Services Needs and Demand
Patient Participation -- methods
Communication Barriers
Continental Population Groups
Language
Parents
Quality Improvement
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
United States

11. The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Author(s):
Chu, Rose C., author
Wong, Daniel, author
Robinson, Wilma, author
Finegold, Kenneth, 1957- , author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, May 1, 2012
Subject(s):
Health Insurance Exchanges -- utilization
Asian Americans
Oceanic Ancestry Group
Medically Uninsured -- ethnology
Insurance Coverage -- utilization
Quality Improvement
United States
United States.

12. The Affordable Care Act and Latinos

Author(s):
Henderson, Ashley, active 2012, author
Robinson, Wilma, author
Finegold, Kenneth, 1957- , author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, April 10, 2012
Subject(s):
Health Insurance Exchanges -- utilization
Hispanic Americans
Medically Uninsured -- ethnology
Insurance Coverage -- utilization
Quality Improvement
United States
United States.

13. The Affordable Care Act and women

Author(s):
Cuellar, Alison Evans, author
Simmons, Adelle, author
Finegold, Kenneth, 1957- , author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, March 20, 2012
Subject(s):
Health Insurance Exchanges -- utilization
Women
Insurance Coverage -- utilization
Quality Improvement
Women's Health Services
United States
United States.

16. Accountable care in the safety net: a case study of the Cambridge Health Alliance

Author(s):
Hacker, Karen, author
Mechanic, Robert, author
Santos, Palmira, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, June 2014
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Safety-net Providers -- economics
Health Care Reform
Models, Economic
Organizational Case Studies
Patient-Centered Care
Quality Improvement
Humans
Massachusetts
United States

17. Payment and delivery reform: can implementation keep up with policy?

Author(s):
Cunningham, Rob, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : AcademyHealth, [2013]
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care -- economics
Delivery of Health Care -- trends
Fee Schedules -- trends
Health Care Reform -- economics
Health Care Reform -- trends
Policy Making
Cost Control -- legislation & jurisprudence
Delivery of Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence
Fee Schedules -- legislation & jurisprudence
Forecasting
Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Policy
Health Services Needs and Demand
Medicare Assignment -- economics
Medicare Assignment -- legislation & jurisprudence
Private Sector
Public Sector
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States
United States.

18. Improving quality and efficiency in health care through comparative effectiveness analyses: an international perspective

Author(s):
Fairbrother, Gerry, author
O'Brien, Ellen, author
Pradhananga, Rosina, author
Chalkidou, Kalipso, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : AcademyHealth, November 2014
Subject(s):
Comparative Effectiveness Research -- methods
Delivery of Health Care
Efficiency
Internationality
Quality Improvement
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Health Care Costs -- trends
Patient Outcome Assessment
Patient-Centered Care
Technology Assessment, Biomedical -- methods
Universal Coverage
Humans
Australia
Canada
Europe
United States

19. The AcademyHealth Listening Project: improving the evidence base for safety net health care delivery

Author(s):
Smith, Samantha, author
Gerlach, Lauren, author
O'Brien, Ellen, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : AcademyHealth, February 2016
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Services Needs and Demand
Research
Safety-net Providers -- organization & administration
Community Health Services
Data Collection
Health Behavior
Health Care Reform
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Interviews as Topic
Mental Health Services
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Quality Improvement
Social Support
Humans
United States
United States.

20. Dedicated surgical care improvement team guides changes at Reid Hospital and Health Care Services

Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Subject(s):
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Hospital Information Systems
Leadership
Patient Care Teams
Quality Improvement
Thrombolytic Therapy
Venous Thrombosis -- prevention & control
Humans
Indiana
United States

21. Early adopters of the accountable care model: a field report on improvements in health care delivery

Author(s):
Silow-Carroll, Sharon, author
Edwards, Jennifer N., author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2013]
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations -- organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care -- trends
Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Models, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Quality Improvement
Contract Services -- economics
Cost Control
Eligibility Determination
Forecasting
Health Care Costs -- trends
Medicaid
Medical Staff -- supply & distribution
Medicare
Organizational Case Studies
Efficiency, Organizational
Physician Incentive Plans -- legislation & jurisprudence
Practice Management, Medical
Risk Sharing, Financial -- trends
Humans
United States
United States.

22. Care management for Medicaid enrollees through community health teams

Author(s):
Takach, Mary, author
Buxbaum, Jason, author
Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, 2013
Subject(s):
Community Health Workers
Medicaid
Patient Care Management
Patient-Centered Care
Cost Control
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Health Services Needs and Demand
Models, Economic
Patient Care Team
Primary Health Care
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States

23. Buffalo and Western New York: collaborating to improve health system performance by leveraging social capital

Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2014
Subject(s):
Cooperative Behavior
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Quality Improvement
Regional Health Planning
Health Information Exchange
Health Services Accessibility
Organizational Case Studies
Patient-Centered Care
Preventive Health Services
Humans
New York
United States

25. Grand Rapids and West Central Michigan: pursuing health care value through regional planning, cooperation, and investment

Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2014
Subject(s):
Community Health Planning
Interinstitutional Relations
Quality Improvement
Regional Health Planning
Health Resources
Health Services Misuse -- prevention & control
Organizational Case Studies
Safety-net Providers
Social Control Policies
Humans
Michigan
United States

26. Health plan quality improvement strategy reporting under the Affordable Care Act: implementation considerations

Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2012]
Subject(s):
Health Care Reform
Health Systems Plans
Information Dissemination -- methods
Insurance, Health
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods
Quality Improvement
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Humans
United States
United States.

27. Health Share of Oregon: a community-oriented approach to accountable care for Medicaid beneficiaries

Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2014
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Community Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Medicaid
Dental Health Services
Health Care Costs
Health Services Needs and Demand
Mental Health Services
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Care Management
Quality Improvement
Humans
Oregon
United States

28. Hill Physicians Medical Group: a market-driven approach to accountable care for commercially insured patients

Author(s):
Cohen, Alexander, author
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2014
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Independent Practice Associations -- economics
Insurance, Health -- economics
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Care Management
Quality Improvement
Humans
California
United States

30. Advancement of emerging technology applications for pharmaceutical innovation and modernization

Publication:
Silver Spring, MD : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, September 2017
Subject(s):
Biomedical Technology -- standards
Drug Industry -- standards
Inventions
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

32. Hospitals demonstrate commitment to quality improvement

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2012]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Hospitals
Infection control
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) -- trends
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Improvement
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- drug therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Forecasting
Government Agencies
Health Care Reform
Hospital Mortality -- trends
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Surgical Wound Infection -- prevention & control
Humans
United States
United States.

33. Medication errors in the emergency department: need for pharmacy involvement?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Emergency Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Interprofessional Relations
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Professional Role
Quality Improvement
Risk Management
Humans
United States

35. Change agent: the California Health Benefit Exchange as a catalyst of finance and delivery reform

Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, [2011]
Subject(s):
Community Participation -- economics
Community Participation -- legislation & jurisprudence
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated -- organization & administration
Health Care Reform -- economics
Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Models, Organizational
State Health Plans -- organization & administration
Forecasting
Health Care Costs -- trends
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Health -- economics
Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Motivation
Negotiating
Quality Improvement
State Government
Humans
California
United States
United States.

37. Medicaid reforms to expand coverage, control costs, and improve care: results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2015 and 2016

Author(s):
Smith, Vernon K., author
Gifford, Kathleen, author
Ellis, Eileen, author
Rudowitz, Robin, author
Snyder, Laura, author
Hinton, Elizabeth, author
Publication:
Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, October 2015
Subject(s):
Cost Control -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Quality Improvement
United States
United States.

42. Opportunity for regional improvement: three case studies of local health system performance

Author(s):
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Klein, Sarah, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2014
Subject(s):
Community Health Services
Multi-Institutional Systems
Quality Improvement
Regional Health Planning
Cooperative Behavior
Health Expenditures
Health Information Exchange
Health Services Accessibility
Medicare
Organizational Case Studies
Humans
United States

43. Parkview Medical Center: underscoring the importance of communication on pneumonia care

Author(s):
Lashbrook, Aimee, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, December 2009
Subject(s):
Communication
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Pneumonia -- prevention & control
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Influenza Vaccines
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Quality Improvement
Smoking Cessation
Vaccination
Humans
Colorado
United States

44. The road to accountable care: building systems for population health management

Author(s):
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Klein, Sarah, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2014
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Patient Care Management
Population Surveillance
Cost Savings -- economics
Health Care Costs
Health Services Needs and Demand
Organizational Case Studies
Quality Improvement
Humans
United States

45. St. Luke's Medical Center: bottom-up approach to quality improvement in pneumonia care

Author(s):
Lashbrook, Aimee, author
Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, December 2009
Subject(s):
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Pneumonia -- prevention & control
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Education, Nursing
Influenza Vaccines
Leadership
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Organizational Culture
Physician's Role
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Quality Improvement
Smoking Cessation
Vaccination
Humans
Iowa
United States

47. Medicaid managed care, maternal mortality review committees, and maternal health: a 12-state scan

Author(s):
Schneider, Andy, author
Mondestin, Tanesha, author
Mathews, Ella, author
Akinniyi, Eni, author
Publication:
[Washington, DC] : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, October 2023
Subject(s):
Advisory Committees
Managed Care Programs
Maternal Health
Maternal Mortality
Medicaid
Quality Improvement
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health
State Health Plans
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Mississippi
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
Tennessee
Washington

48. CalAIM experiences: implementer views after 18 months of reforms

Publication:
[Oakland, CA] : California Health Care Foundation, December 2023
Subject(s):
Health Care Reform
Health Plan Implementation
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Improvement
State Health Plans -- organization & administration
State Health Plans -- statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
California

49. Tracking ambulatory surgical facility cancellations and transfers: lessons learned from an 18-month collaboration

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2014
Subject(s):
Appointments and Schedules
Interviews as Topic
Nursing Assessment
Patient Compliance
Patient Transfer -- statistics & numerical data
Preoperative Care -- nursing
Surgicenters -- statistics & numerical data
Ambulatory Care -- statistics & numerical data
Data Collection
Forecasting
Models, Statistical
Nurse's Role
Nursing Care
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Care Planning
Patient Transfer -- economics
Patient Transfer -- trends
Quality Improvement
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- nursing
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States