The Peterson Center on Healthcare has named healthcare leader Jay Want, MD as its new Executive Director. Dr. Want will lead the Center’s expanding portfolio of initiatives and grants to identify high-performance models of healthcare, validate their...
A new feature launched this week on the redesigned Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker website provides quick and easy access to the latest key data measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U.S. health system.
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.
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.
A new nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs shows that the health care system is failing them, with these individuals having far more unmet behavioral health and social service challenges than other adults.
A coalition of national health foundations has announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically ill patients with the greatest need.
Grant awarded to University of Washington to analyze drivers of healthcare spending and identify future trends to guide efforts to improve health outcomes and bend the cost curve.
Experts are finding that ensuring access to notes written by doctors and other clinicians can help patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can contribute to better outcomes and reduced cost...