Commonwealth Fund’s President, David Blumenthal, Named 2017 Recipient Of The Health Services Research Prize
Release Date:
05/23/2017
David Blumenthal has been named the 2017 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research.
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Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says
Release Date:
05/23/2017
The White House request for a 90-day delay on health subsidies is just one example of the continued uncertainty over critical ACA policies that is making it difficult for insurers to submit their proposed plans and rates.
Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online
Release Date:
05/22/2017
The Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has made road safety a top priority .
NYS Health Foundation Grant Supports NewYork Quality Care Roll Out of OpenNotes to 30,000+ Patients
Release Date:
05/18/2017
Some 30,000 patients enrolled in NewYork Quality Care, the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) of NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, will now be able to view their physician’s appointment notes in...
Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Urban Public Health Initiative
Release Date:
05/18/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies will launch the Partnership for Healthy Cities to focus on fighting noncommunicable diseases - including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory diseases - and injuries.
Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes
Release Date:
05/16/2017
Can the simple act of sharing a healthcare provider's notes with a patient improve health outcomes? The OpenNotes movement thinks it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records.
The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.
Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet
Release Date:
05/15/2017
New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...
United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes
Release Date:
05/15/2017
United Hospital Fund and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation analyzed the issue of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to higher rates of readmission to...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths
Release Date:
05/15/2017
While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...
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