Multimedia Center
Making the Grade: Improving the U.S. Health System
August 21, 2008 - In this July 17, 2008 briefing, members of the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System discuss the National Scorecard findings and ways to improve health care in the U.S. Speakers were: Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, The Commonwealth Fund; Cathy Schoen, M.S., Senior Vice President, Research and Evaluation, The Commonwealth Fund; Christine Cassel, M.D., President and CEO, American Board of Internal Medicine and Member, Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System; and Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Thanks to kaisernetwork.org for the audio and transcript. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases, Session 5: Harmonization of Rules for Collecting and Releasing Data: Building a Multi-State Database
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases, Session 4: Harmonization of Rules for Collecting and Releasing Data
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases, Session 3: Integration of Public and Private Sector Databases
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases--Keynote Address: The Value of All-Payer Databases to Health Services Research
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases, Session 2: Implementing All-Payer Databases: Case Studies from the States
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
National Conference on All-Payer Claims Databases, Session 1: Applications of the Data
August 18, 2008 - Watch presentations from this Commonwealth Fund-supported conference, held in partnership with the Massachusetts Data Consortium, the The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), the Regional All Payer Healthcare Information Council (RAPHIC), and the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Find all sessions in the Multimedia Center. Play »
Why Not the Best? The 2008 National Scorecard
July 30, 2008 - The second National Scorecard from the Commission on a High Performance Health System reveals that the country is losing ground on key measures of health system performance. This video offers a preview of the findings and analysis from Scorecard authors and commission members. Play »
Talking Health Webcast: Insured But Still at Risk
July 14, 2008 - A new series of health-related webcasts for journalists debuted last week with a spotlight on the growing problem of the underinsured--people who have insurance but are still at risk for substantial out-of-pocket expenses. "Talking Health" is presented by the Association of Health Care Journalists, The Commonwealth Fund, and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. Play »
Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Commonwealth Fund/Alliance for Health Reform E-Forum
June 13, 2008 - Watch an e-forum, with synched slides and audio, from a May 12, 2008 Commonwealth Fund/Alliance for Health Reform briefing, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities: States and Feds to the Rescue?" Play »
