Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Why Can’t a Hospital Be More Like an Airline? January 28, 2014 - Because I spent nearly 30 years as a flight attendant for a major airline, and I now work for a not-for-profit foundation devoted to improving health care for older people, I often find myself comparing airlines and hospitals. After someone close to me experienced major problems in a hospital over… Can EMTs Improve Outcomes for Older Adults Leaving ER? January 30, 2014 - Having lived in New York City for many years now, I’ve grown used to the blare of ambulance sirens. Still, when I hear one go by, I sometimes find myself saying a little prayer of hope that the patient onboard makes it OK through the insane city traffic. These past… Tools You Can Use: Geriatric Transitions Objective Structured Video Examination February 04, 2014 - Dr. Timothy W. Farrell, right, from the video series depicting a patient undergoing transitions of care across different locations of care. It happens all too often: Older adults “fall through the cracks” of the health care system. They fall victim to bad transitions of care due to a host… CMMI Needs Better Interventions, Not Better Research Designs February 06, 2014 - Over the weekend, Gina Kolata, a New York Times health reporter, wrote a piece on the work of the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) that was created as part of health reform to test potential improvements in health care organization and delivery. Interestingly, the slant on the… Celebrating a Valued Partner—and the Difference She Made February 11, 2014 - From left, Nora OBrien-Suric, Carol J. Sheets, and Darla Spence Coffey, at Carol's Retirement Tea. We at the John A. Hartford Foundation value partnerships and especially the people who help establish them. Early in 2010, I met Carol J. Sheets, LICSW, ACSW, national director of social work within the… Valentines for the Hartford Change AGEnts (and my Dziadzia) February 13, 2014 - From left, Dziadzia, Rachael Watman, and Rachael's grandmother in 1971. My grandfather, Albert Chura, was born on Valentine’s Day in 1907, on a boat en route to the United States from Poland. His family wanted to make a better life in America. And after a lifetime of doing so… The Direct Care Workforce: Fundamental to the Health of Communities February 18, 2014 - Steven Dawson of PHI addresses the briefing on direct care workers held recently by Philanthropy New York. The health of any given community is fragile and complex. It is greater than the sum of individual health outcomes or access to care. The health of a community rests upon an… Two Decades In, Evidence Still Mixed on Culture Change in Nursing Homes February 20, 2014 - This month’s issue of The Gerontologist includes a supplement on culture change and transforming nursing homes. The issue features the work of long-time friends of the John A. Hartford Foundation and experts in the field like Deb Saliba, Phil Sloane, Claudia Beverly, Cornelia Beck, and Robyn Stone. Because nursing homes… New Guidelines Show What a Geriatric Emergency Department Should Look Like February 25, 2014 - A hospital emergency department can be a chaotic and dangerous place for older adults, resulting in poor outcomes, distress, and dissatisfaction for them and their families. We’ve had several posts on Health AGEnda related to emergency department (ED) care of older adults (See Building a Better Emergency Department for Older… Content of Care and Patient Population Are Crucial in Evaluating Patient-Centered Medical Homes February 27, 2014 - This week, a RAND research team published a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on a three-year evaluation of Patient-Centered Medical Homes in Pennsylvania, funded by the Commonwealth Fund and Aetna. Since, like almost everyone else, we believe in the potential benefits of enhanced primary care…
