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
Seventeen health care organizations have been selected as partners for the California Health Care Foundation’s California Improvement Network (CIN). Collectively, these organizations serve or support more than 20.6 million patients across the state – more than half the population of California. This diverse group of health care delivery systems, plans, payers, and quality improvement organizations shapes network activities, builds connections, translates information to action, and encourages others to engage with the network in an effort to improve health care delivery in California.
In March 2018, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators invited feedback on a new initiative to improve health care price and information transparency. The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) submitted comments based on the their efforts to empower health care consumers, make the health care system more transparent, and arm consumers with information on price and quality.
Upcoming Events
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April 25, 2018 12:00 pmCosponsored with Grantmakers In Aging
As part of our collaborative Invitation to Innovation initiative, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health are cosponsoring a monthly series of funders-only discussions focused on the challenges of and opportunities for improving care for people with complex health and social needs. -
May 16, 2018 12:00 pm
Cosponsored with Grantmakers In Aging
As part of our collaborative Invitation to Innovation initiative, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health are cosponsoring a monthly series of funders-only discussions focused on the challenges of and opportunities for improving care for people with complex health and social needs. -
June 13, 2018 12:00 pm
Cosponsored with Grantmakers In Aging
As part of our collaborative Invitation to Innovation initiative, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health are cosponsoring a monthly series of funders-only discussions focused on the challenges of and opportunities for improving care for people with complex health and social needs.
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
