Quality
As noted in the Institute of Medicine’s seminal report Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, “health care today harms too frequently and routinely fails to deliver its potential benefits.” For over a decade, foundations have been showcasing to the field that improving health care quality is both needed and possible. GIH recognizes that this work is now an integral part of the health reform law and that bridging the “quality chasm” will require change at all levels of our health care system.
Contact Ann McMillan for more information about our programming in this area.
Issue Spotlight
This post in The Commonwealth Fund's To the Point series explores the potential impact of federal actions on state delivery reform and reviews some of the ways states are trying to get more value for their Medicaid dollars while meeting the needs of low-income beneficiaries.
This Health Affairs assessment of ten-year spending trends provides insights into how the largest insured population in the US contributes to health care spending growth. Authors include the Health Care Cost Institute funded in part by The Commonwealth Fund, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Upcoming Events
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November 20, 2018 1:00 pmJoin this webinar to discuss how pairing evidence analysis with public deliberation can help stakeholders understand the relative value of care options and take actions that will improve access for patients while reducing costs throughout the system.
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June 12, 2019 • Seattle, WashingtonPlease join GIH for the 2019 annual conference in Seattle
Most Recent Publications
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Reimagining a Patient-Centered Health Care System
May 11, 2017
Amy Shefrin, New York State Health Foundation
Sharrie McIntosh, New York State Health Foundation -
Sparking a Patient Activation Movement
September 15, 2015
Karen Wolk Feinstein, Jewish Healthcare Foundation -
Project ECHO
August 18, 2015
Eileen Salinsky, Grantmakers In Health
