Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future Redefines Bedpans and Bandages
Release Date:
04/06/2016
This offering is just one step of many we are taking to recalibrate your understanding of nurses to the reality of who we really are.
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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Entrants will be judged based on their ability to enter into cross-sector partnerships.
Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust
Release Date:
04/01/2016
Many prisoners end up falling through the cracks of the health system upon their release from jail. But a state program designed to link inmates to health care providers in the community has motivated legislators to seek new exceptions to the rules.
Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Research into immunotherapy, which cancer experts are calling the most promising approach in decades, got a boost Tuesday when Michael Bloomberg and other philanthropists announced $125 million in donations to Johns Hopkins University for a new...
UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care
Release Date:
03/25/2016
Antibiotic resistance related to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics has emerged as a growing public health concern, with at least 2 million people infected with resistant bacteria each year. That’s why United Hospital Fund (UHF) has launched the...
NYS Health Foundation Report: Hospital Mergers Lead to Higher Prices in NY
Release Date:
03/25/2016
Hospital mergers in New York typically result in higher prices, with little improvement in quality, according to a new Manhattan Institute report, sponsored by the New York State Health Foundation.
Josiah Macy Foundation Supports New Education & Training Programs to Foster Compassionate, Collaborative Healthcare
Release Date:
03/24/2016
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare announced the launch of two comprehensive educational offerings informed by the compassionate, collaborative care - "The Triple C" - framework, a new interdisciplinary model focused on improving...
Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans
Release Date:
03/23/2016
Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. An analysis by the Commonwealth Fund found that offering 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility would reduce churning by 30 percent.
NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
The New York State Health Foundation launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its newest priority area: Empowering Health Care Consumers.
NY Stem Cell Foundation: New Type of Stem Cell Found that Will Accelerate Discovery
Release Date:
03/21/2016
New stem cell research by NY Stem Cell Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University Medical Center, which was published in the journal Nature, represents a landmark in research techniques and biotechnology.
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