Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5562 In Emergencies, Older Adults Left Behind September 11, 2009 - It is the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. I am sure everyone remembers the details of that day all too well; yet you may not be aware that after the attacks, hundreds of older and disabled residents living in the high rise apartment buildings of… Connecting Patients to Policymakers September 16, 2009 - Recently, we were able to achieve that pinnacle of foundation aspirations--cross-project synergy--when one of our grantees, The National Health Policy Forum at George Washington University, brought its audience of policymaking experts from the major federal agencies to visit another grantee, Guided Care at Johns Hopkins University. It was a timely… Falls Prevention Researcher Wins MacArthur Grant September 22, 2009 - We’d like to share some terrific news! Mary Tinetti, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health at the Yale University School of Medicine, is a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. Her affiliation with the Foundation and the field of aging is long and deep. She has been the long-time leader of our… Reforming Care Transitions September 23, 2009 - (Technorati claim code: u3m879yfek) We were very pleased to see that America’s Healthy Futures Act, the health care reform bill released by the Senate Finance Committee on September 16, 2009, included a provision for a pilot program called the Community Care Transitions program, intended to reduce re-hospitalizations of high-risk patients… Irresponsibly Responsible or Responsibly Irresponsible? September 29, 2009 - I was recently at a site visit for federal policymakers to Baltimore to learn about the Foundation-sponsored Guided Care project directed by Chad Boult. I’ve already blogged about the trip, highlighting stories of some of the Guided Care patients we met. This time, I want to add some observations inspired… Reforming Health and Aging Policy October 02, 2009 - Health care reform offers an opportunity for those of us who care about health and aging to improve how public policy affects older adults. That’s why programs like the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, are so important. The program helps mid-career professionals in health and… Sick Health Care Market Resists Better Care? October 09, 2009 - Do you pay for an oil change with your automobile insurance? If not, why do we think it’s reasonable to pay for a primary care visit with health insurance? This is the trenchant core question posed by David Goldhill in his September Atlantic Monthly article, "How American Health Care Killed… Declaration of Innovation October 16, 2009 - Fundamentally, the Foundation’s mission is to make the nation’s health care system more responsive to the needs of its population. In our view, the growth of a population of older adults and the growing burden of chronic disease and complexity that come with them pose challenges that require us to… Having a Real IMPACT on Depression October 13, 2009 - A common complaint about philanthropy is that it lacks the focus and patience to provide sufficient resources over enough time to have a realistic chance of achieving social change. In other words, in the garden of social innovation we are accused of sprinkling our resources too lightly, producing a garden… NEJM Highlights Cost Effectiveness of Care Management Programs October 20, 2009 - Are care management programs finally gaining some traction? On September 30, Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine praising programs that reduce the cost of caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Dr…
