Publications

The Commonwealth Fund produces more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce several newsletters, including The Commonwealth Fund Connection, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.

The Impact of the 2009 Congressional Health Reform Bills on Coverage, Affordability, and Costs

1/7/2010 4:58:00 PM - This Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the provisions of the health reform bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that seek to expand and improve health insurance coverage. Also see a a report on the system reform provisions in the bills and an overview report.

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Development of a New Patient-Based Measure of Pediatric Ambulatory Care

2/2/2010 4:30:00 PM - The National Quality Forum has noted that questions about developmental and preventive care would improve the CAHPS pediatric survey. To fill this gap, Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers developed and tested new questions and survey protocols to assess the preventive and developmental care provided by pediatricians.

CARE Vital Signs Supports Patient-Centered, Collaborative Care

2/1/2010 3:30:00 PM - In this Commonwealth Fund–supported study, John Wasson, M.D., of Dartmouth Medical School, promotes the adoption of the CARE Vital Signs tool to improve patient care while streamlining office processes and staff deployment.

Improving Pediatric Preventive Care

2/1/2010 3:30:00 PM - In this commentary in Academic Pediatrics, Commonwealth Fund vice president Edward L. Schor, M.D., contends that pediatricians rarely have sufficient time or enough specific information about children’s development and families’ circumstances to offer highly targeted, individualized care during preventive visits.

Improving Chronic Illness Care: A Longitudinal Cohort Analysis of Large Physician Organizations

2/1/2010 2:00:00 PM - Results from this Commonwealth Fund–supported survey published in Medical Care show that use of chronic disease management processes—mainly the use of patient registries and support for patient self-management—increased 23 percent between 2000 and 2006.