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- Identifying and Reducing Disparities in Health Care
Your health care depends on who you are. Race and ethnicity continue to influence a patient’s chance of receiving many specific health care procedures and treatments. A thorough review of health quality data shows that racial and ethnic minorities continue to receive lower-quality care than Whites. ...
Jul 29,2014
- Counting Change: Measuring Health Care Prices, Costs, and Spending
Article/Commentary/Opinion Health care spending in the United States continues to escalate; it is now nearly 18 percent of the gross domestic product. A number of major efforts across country are attempting to understand, measure, and ...
May 14,2012
- Measuring Patient Experience
their experiences in the health care setting is the best and often only way to examine whether the ... This primer discusses the importance of measuring patient experience as part of health care quality improvement efforts. According to the Institute of Medicine, ensuring that care is patient-centered is one of ...
Apr 30,2012
- Linking Health Information Technology to AF4Q
Over 200 faces in health care quality gathered in Phoenix, AZ on November 18-20, 2009 for the Aligning Forces National Meeting . Attendees reflected on the tremendous progress occurring in Alliances across ... the quality of care provided in the United States. ...
Aug 01,2011
- Developing Sustainable Business Models
Over 200 faces in health care quality gathered in Phoenix, AZ on November 18-20, 2009 for the Aligning Forces National Meeting . Attendees reflected on the tremendous progress occurring in Alliances across ... the quality of care provided in the United States. ...
Aug 01,2011
- Leadership Development for Social Change
Over 200 faces in health care quality gathered in Phoenix, AZ on November 18-20, 2009 for the Aligning Forces National Meeting . Attendees reflected on the tremendous progress occurring in Alliances across ... the quality of care provided in the United States. ...
Aug 01,2011
- About the AF4Q Hospital Quality Network
AF4Q through the AF4Q Hospital Quality Network. Member hospitals engage health care providers at all levels within a hospital to improve the quality and safety of patient care, identify potential ... resources within the hospital, across Aligning Forces communities and across the country. ...
Sep 14,2011
- Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Projects: Lessons from AF4Q Communities
across numerous alliances. The document summarizes common themes found throughout the projects, including ... (here) (Ambulatory Care, Payment Reform) ...
Sep 14,2011
- The Benefits of CAHPS®
consumers and patients about their experiences in various health care settings. The CAHPS program is funded ... Patients' Experience of Care Public ... Apr (Hospital Care, Measurement & Reporting, Patient-Centered Care) ...
Apr 30,2012
- How to describe the health and community context for comparative performance reports: sample language for five health topics
care utilization, and the distribution of the condition across the population. ...
Aug 01,2011
