Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 We Need You April 15, 2010 - Let’s face it. Despite the reality that all health care professionals will be working with older adults in some capacity in the near future (there will be 70 million older adults by 2030), aging is a hard sell. While there are an enlightened few, most students in nursing, medicine, and… Health Care Reform: Moving Forward April 20, 2010 - A few weeks ago, I gave some preliminary reactions to the passage of health reform from the perspective of advancing the foundation’s mission of improving health care for older adults. I tried to cover the good things and the bad, in two posts – glass half full and glass half… Getting The Word Out on Geriatric Care April 22, 2010 - Today I’m writing from the annual meeting of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), which we are co-sponsoring this year. AHCJ is an independent, nonprofit, 1,000-member organization dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of health care issues. I’m here with several of my colleagues to promote the good work… What we are pushing . . . April 23, 2010 - This is what we are pushing. A prescription for a great story in aging and health. EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It! (Getting the Word Out on Geriatric Care, Part II) April 27, 2010 - I joined Rachael Watman and other colleagues at the Association of Health Care Journalists annual conference in Chicago, where we pushed our “prescription for a great story”--the work of our grantees to improve the health of older adults. As Rachael explained in “Getting the Word Out on Geriatric Care,”… I Support Health Care Reform … But I Worry April 29, 2010 - Every strength has its intrinsic weaknesses, and every weakness its own strength. Although health care reform is just the beginning of a process to improve the quality and value of health care, it is definitely a compromise, with all the imperfections you would expect with multiple committees of designers. The… GrantWatch Features Care Transitions May 04, 2010 - Recently, the Health Affairs GrantWatch editor invited Eric Coleman and I to write a blog post about provisions to address transitions of care in the recently passed legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 3026 of HR 3590). The Community-Based Care Transition Program included in the legislation is… Making the Best Case (Management) May 06, 2010 - We take great delight in congratulating Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States Region for winning the 2010 Case In Point Platinum Award in the case management provider program category. Kaiser received the award on April 20 at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC. The award recognized Kaiser Permanente for their… Report from the Brain Trust May 11, 2010 - This month some of the best thinkers in geriatrics (most of whom Hartford is privileged to support as grantees) have an important paper in Health Affairs on the preparation of the physician workforce for care of older adults with chronic conditions. They start by drawing out the service need implications… Hidden Challenges in Apartment Living May 13, 2010 - Many older adults living in apartment communities or housing cooperatives enjoy a high degree of self-reliance, low cost of living, and enhanced quality of life. Even those who cope with multiple chronic conditions often find reassurance in having a reliable network of other resident members to depend upon for help…
