Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Why Aren’t Nurses More Influential? February 04, 2010 - Hats off to Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ), on her recent call to action for nurses to take a seat at the health care reform table. In numerous polls, the public ranks nurses as among the most trusted professionals. Yet in… The Long March February 09, 2010 - Since health reform seems mired in the mud as a potential vehicle for implementing any of the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's report, Retooling the Healthcare Workforce for an Aging America, we are back on track for the long-haul effort we had originally assumed would be necessary. As… Adventures in Family Caregiving: The Confusion of the Long-Distance Caregiver February 11, 2010 - The following events took place over a year ago, in the summer and fall of 2008, but I have contemporaneous notes and e-mails to refresh my memory. I would love to get feedback before I forward it to the new story archive of The Campaign for Better Care, the consumer… Why We (Fight) Write February 16, 2010 - In our efforts to improve the health of older adults, we often feel quite alone, even isolated. While we are fortunate to work with and provide support to many, many committed grantees in the health professions and service delivery, many other stakeholders seem to view the Foundation's work with mixtures… The Secret Codes February 19, 2010 - When I was a boy, I saved box tops for a secret decoder ring. Recently I had occasion to think about the health care analog to secret codes and decoders -- the CPT codes (current procedural terminology) used to describe and bill for health care services and the associated Medicare… "King" Solomon February 24, 2010 - David H. Solomon, MD One of the great pleasures of working at a foundation is to be able to meet and support great leaders who make lives better for others. One such leader in geriatric medicine is David H. Solomon, MD. An illustrious educator and scientist, Dr. Solomon has… Broadcasting Our Message February 25, 2010 - Twitter. Facebook. YouTube. Blogs. Last year, the foundation took a deep breath and dove into the tantalizing yet murky waters of social media with the launch of this blog. We followed up with the obvious next steps in the social media playbook: creating a Facebook page (the John A. Hartford… Future of Nursing Education March 02, 2010 - Last year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned an Institute of Medicine (IOM) initiative on The Future of Nursing. The goal of this initiative is to define a clear agenda and blueprint for action that identifies vital roles for nurses in implementing a more effective and efficient health care… Please Tell Us the Truth March 04, 2010 - Every culture and organization has stories that cement the common understanding of its members as to what is important and what is dangerous. At the Foundation, many of these stories are about the difficulty of getting honest feedback from grantees and people who might like to be grantees. One of… Wrongness Baked Right In March 09, 2010 - Last week I was sitting in on a briefing for policymakers on the workings of the RUC, the controversial Relative Value Update Committee. The RUC is sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA) to provide input into the Medicare physician fee schedule, the list of payment fees for the thousands…
