Health Care Delivery

Accountable Care Organizations Lessons from Four Case Studies

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Evaluating Medical Home Adoption in the Safety Net

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Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Views on Health Care Spending and Health Reform Implementation

Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Views on Vulnerable Populations

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Do Patient Portals Engage the Already Engaged?

February 21, 2012 - This Commonwealth Fund–supported study investigated the common assumption that such online access can engage patients and encourage them to take active roles in their health and care.

'Patient Activation' and Health-Related Outcomes

February 21, 2012 - This Commonwealth Fund–supported study sought to investigate the extent to which patient activation, as assessed by the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), is related to health and utilization outcomes among a large group of insured patients.

Overuse of Health Care Services in the United States

February 21, 2012 - Overuse of health care services contributes to poor-quality care and drives up medical costs. In this Commonwealth Fund–supported study, researchers conducted a literature review to better understand the scope of overuse and spot trends over time.

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Quality Matters - December 2011/January 2012

A look at the development and use of patient-reported outcome measures, and an interview with Eugene Nelson, D.Sc., M.P.H., director of the Population Health Measurement Program at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

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Webinar on ACO Formation

January 17, 2012 - This 90-minute webinar on January 19 at 2 p.m., E.S.T., drew on a series of Commonwealth Fund case studies on accountable care organizations by Elliot Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Care Policy and Practice.

 

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Making Sense of Multiple Delivery System Reform Efforts

November 17, 2011 - The list of efforts under way to improve health care delivery way is impressive. The Commonwealth Fund's Anthony Shih says these efforts are synergistic strategies moving us toward a more organized delivery system.