The Commonwealth Fund

Health Policy, Health Reform, and Performance Improvement

Publications

We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.

Organizing the U.S. Health Care Delivery System for High Performance

August 7, 2008 - This report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System outlines what an ideally organized U.S. health care system would look like.

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Quality Matters: Quality Improvement or Research?

July 24, 2008 - The federal government's action against a large quality improvement project in Michigan last year left many clinicians uncertain as to whether such projects are subject to the regulations for the protection of human research subjects. Plus, case studies of how two health care organizations approach quality improvement activities.

Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Future of Long-Term Care

July 21, 2008 - More than two-thirds of respondents to the latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey believe it is important that the health reform plans of the presidential candidates address the quality and financing of long-term care.

Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008

July 17, 2008 - In its first health system scorecard released two years ago, The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System found that the United States fell far short of benchmarks for access, quality, efficiency, and other key measures of health system performance. This 2008 edition of the scorecard paints an even bleaker picture.

Colocating Health Services: A Way to Improve Coordination of Children's Health Care?

July 9, 2008 - Pediatric practices wishing to strengthen their capacity to serve as medical homes may want to consider colocating with other providers and services. A new Fund issue brief describes how colocating services--from mental health to nutritional counseling--in the same setting can enhance a practice's ability to address the multiple needs of families.

 

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