Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5576 Leadership Opportunities Available Now for Hartford Change AGEnts! April 08, 2014 - Many of our grantees have heard about two new and exciting opportunities now available to Hartford Change AGEnts. In case you missed prior announcements, here are the details about the Hartford Change AGEnts Policy Institute and the Hartford Interdisciplinary Communications Conference, both taking place this summer. Anyone who has ever… Memories of My Mother April 10, 2014 - Susie Jane Stringham My mother passed away recently after suffering from the terrible effects of Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade. About three years ago, I wrote about my experience being with her as she one day suddenly and eloquently expressed her fears and pleaded for understanding. It became… Different Shades of Rural April 15, 2014 - Butte, Mont., with the former Berkley Pit copper mine in the distance. My recent travels to the rural Northwest to visit clinics that have applied for the next round of Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants have given me an even deeper appreciation of both the beauty of this part… In Remembrance: Nuala Pell, 89 April 17, 2014 - Nuala Pell served on the Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees for 19 years before retiring in 2000. She posed for this portrait in 1999. Nuala Pell lived a remarkable life full of grace, dignity, and passion for the causes she believed in. With her passing at age 89 on… New Report Examines Burden of Caregiving on Spouses April 22, 2014 - Click on image for a PDF of the report. All family caregivers are not alike. A new Insight on the Issues report, Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care to Their Spouses, shows that the burden of caregiving disproportionately impacts spouses. The report was produced by the AARP Public Policy… The Gift of Giving: Casey’s Story April 24, 2014 - Casey Shillam, left, and Grandma Pat. Note: I asked Casey Shillam, PhD, RN-BC, Nursing Academic Program Director and Associate Professor at Western Washington University, to write a blog for Health AGEnda to reflect on her role in 2013 as the Chair of the Hartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders (HGNL). Among… Debate Role of CMMI? Absolutely. Abolish it? No April 29, 2014 - When I first saw the Wall Street Journal op-ed attacking the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) for many purported sins, my first thought was that I should just congratulate CMMI for having arrived. After all, in our hyper-partisan environment, you aren’t anybody unless you are considered worth bashing… Can Health Care Point to True North? May 01, 2014 - Gary Oftedahl, MD, Chief Knowledge Officer for the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, speaks at the CaRe Align initiative launch in Dallas. Older adults who typically live with many chronic conditions see, on average, two primary care providers and five specialists per year in four different medical practices. Such… Health Affairs Tackles Tough Question: How Do We Live With Alzheimer’s Disease? May 06, 2014 - Dr. Julie Bynum moderates the Health Affairs briefing on the special issue on Alzheimer's disease. We all have Alzheimer’s disease. This is a key message I took away from the April special Alzheimer’s issue of Health Affairs, the country’s leading health policy journal. One of the contributing authors, Jason… Toward a More Effective CMMI May 08, 2014 - Last week on Health AGEnda, I stuck up for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in the face of what seemed to me fairly unrealistic criticism from a Wall Street Journal op-ed. I approached the issue from my perspective as a funder and as a very, very, much…
