Publications
We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.
The North Dakota Experience: Achieving High-Performance Health Care Through Rural Innovation and Cooperation
May 15, 2008 - North Dakota faces health care challenges common to many rural areas of the U.S., but the state's health care system appears to be performing better than that in many other states--rural or urban. A new Fund report shows how North Dakota is getting it done. Read more »
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Quality Matters: Developmental Screening
May 15, 2008 - A review of efforts to encourage developmental screening for young children as a routine part of preventive care; a case study of how one pediatric practice implemented a standardized screening tool; and more. Read more »
Testimony -- Moving to a Higher Level: How Collaboration and Cooperation Can Improve Nursing Home Quality
May 15, 2008 - In invited Congressional testimony, the Fund's Mary Jane Koren explained how the Quality Improvement Organization program, in conjunction with two voluntary initiatives, are moving nursing homes to a higher level of performance. Read more »
Performance Measures Using Electronic Health Records: Five Case Studies
May 12, 2008 - A Fund report examines the experiences of five health care organizations in developing, testing, and implementing quality-of-care indicators, based on data collected from their electronic health record systems. Read more »
Culture Change in Nursing Homes: How Far Have We Come? Findings From The Commonwealth Fund 2007 National Survey of Nursing Homes
May 9, 2008 - The first national survey to measure "culture change" within the U.S. nursing home industry finds positive signs that long-term care facilities are beginning to transform themselves from institutional settings into more homelike facilities where residents' needs and preferences come first. Read more »
