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Americans see disease prevention as key to reform
It seems the American public understands healthcare delivery better than we thought. A new poll by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has concluded that 71 percent... Read more...
Almost 80 percent Americans think health reform needed to boost economy
Some people say that health reform could topple the still-recovering U.S. economy by imposing costs that the system can't bear. Apparently, however, those critics haven't been talking to average... Read more...
Study: Majority of U.S. doctors support public option
If support for a government-run "public option" health plan is waning, don't blame America's doctors. A new survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that 63 percent of U.S. physicians... Read more...
RWJF chooses hospitals for quality initiative
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a quality project aimed at improving care in targeted communities, cutting down on racial and ethnic care disparities and providing healthcare reform... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Successful nurse retention strategies vary nationally
A new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights one of the biggest challenges in retaining nurses at hospitals: While there are many strategies that work, no one strategy seems to work... Read more...
Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson examine role of nurses in health reform
As health reform efforts steam forward, what role should nurses play in remaking the health system? It's about time that someone asked this question, and the Institute of Medicine has come together... Read more...
Proposal creates care "warranty" model
Offering any kind of guaranteed results for healthcare services isn't just counterintuitive--some doctors might tell you it's just plain crazy. But that isn't stopping healthcare quality advocate... Read more...
Beth Israel opens doctors' notes to patients
Many doctors would cringe if they thought patients were going to read the honest, uncensored notes captured in the patients' medical records. Some would probably refuse to participate, arguing that... Read more...
Study: Outpatient mental-health services tough to find
A study in the journal Health Affairs recently reported that about two-thirds of primary care physicians could not get outpatient mental-health services for their patients in 2004-05. Roughly 6,600... Read more...
Study: Health insurance premiums rising faster than wages
According to a study for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, nearly 20 percent of workers in the U.S. are uninsured reports the Associated Press. In the mid-1990s, about 14 percent of workers-or one... Read more...
