HealthMatters

Dr. Marks directs research programs to empower people with disabilities through health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care.

Daphne Ron: Good and Bad Experiences with Health Care

Information and Products / /

Watch Daphne Ron’s Presentation Good and Bad Experiences with Health Care TRANSCRIPT: Daphne Ron Presentation Good and Bad Experiences with Health Care Self advocate Daphne Ron discusses the good and bad experiences she has had with health care during the “Partnering to Transform Healthcare with People with Disabilities (PATH-PWD) – Improving Acute, Primary and Transitional Health care …

Daphne Ron: Good and Bad Experiences with Health Care Read More »

Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 | MMWR

Information and Products / / , , ,

Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 Source: Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 | MMWR Abstract Background: Although the overall life expectancy at birth has increased for both blacks and whites and the gap between these populations …

Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015 | MMWR Read More »

Lessons from High Performing Hospitals: Achieving Patient and Family-Centered Care

Information and Products / / , , , ,

Source: Lessons from High Performing Hospitals Lessons from High Performing Hospitals: Achieving Patient and Family-Centered Care Patient-Centered Care In A Nutshell Providers partner with patients to anticipate and satisfy the full range of patient needs and preferences Hospitals support staff in achieving their professional aspirations and personal goals A Consistent Finding: It’s All About Culture …

Lessons from High Performing Hospitals: Achieving Patient and Family-Centered Care Read More »

“Bite Sized” Exercises and Discussion Prompts to Reinforce Culture

Information and Products / / , , ,

Source: Planetree.org “Bite Sized” Exercises and Discussion Prompts to Reinforce Culture Below is a collection of discussion prompts and exercises designed to engage the hearts and minds of all members of the team in the practice patient-centered transformation effort. These exercises are designed to be concise enough to be incorporated into brief huddles or team meetings. …

“Bite Sized” Exercises and Discussion Prompts to Reinforce Culture Read More »

Questions to ask your doctor about patient-centered care

Information and Products / / , ,

Source: Planetree.org Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) Questions to ask your doctor about patient-centered care Sample questions: What type of information will you provide to me about my condition and treatment options? Will you provide me with decision aids that will help me to make the best individualized care decisions? Am I able to access a …

Questions to ask your doctor about patient-centered care Read More »

Improving Your Person and Family Engagement Metrics in TCPI | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Information and Products / / , ,

Source: Improving Your Person and Family Engagement Metrics in TCPI | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative Support and Alignment Network (PCPCC SAN) was created to assist staff and leaders in Practice Transformation Networks, along with enrolled clinicians, to successfully transform their practices to deliver person and family centered care. In …

Improving Your Person and Family Engagement Metrics in TCPI | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Read More »

Increasing physical activity among adults with disabilities

Information and Products / / , , ,

Doctors and other health professionals can use these steps in the Infographic for Increasing Physical Activity among Adults with Disabilities to recommend aerobic physical activity options that match each person’s specific abilities and connect him or her to resources that can help each person be physically active.

What Would Happen If Health Care in Your State Improved? – The Commonwealth Fund

Information and Products / / ,

This interactive tool shows the health care gains your state could achieve by improving its performance on measures of access, quality, and health outcomes. The tool draws on data from the 2015 Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance. Source: What Would Happen If Health Care in Your State Improved? – The Commonwealth Fund …

What Would Happen If Health Care in Your State Improved? – The Commonwealth Fund Read More »

Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards

Information and Products / /

The healthcare research process traditionally includes only scientists and other research-related professionals. PCORI believes that engagement of nontraditional stakeholders—from topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination of results—can influence research to be more patient centered, useful, and trustworthy, and ultimately lead to greater use of research results by patients and the broader …

Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards Read More »

RWJF Health Data for Action

Information and Products / /

RWJF Health Data for Action – The HD4A program will fund innovative research that uses the available data to answer important research questions. Applicants under this Call for Proposals (CFP) will write a proposal for a research study using data from either the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) or athenahealth. Successful applicants will be provided with access to these data, which …

RWJF Health Data for Action Read More »

Scroll to Top
Scroll to Top