This clinical service operations program provides physicians, clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and administrators with the operations management training they need to lead teams, optimize efficiency, and improve the patient experience. Learn More >>
HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey
Tomorrow! 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern (breakfast at 8:30 am) Conrad Hotel – 950 New York Ave NW, Washington DC Reserve Your Seat Today
Join us for a special event to be convened byHealth Affairs and the Commonwealth Fund marking the publication of the 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Eleven Countries. Senior
government officials, delivery system experts, and leading policy thinkers from around the world will gather for a high-level discussion of strategies to promote high-quality primary care, with special attention to the integration of health and social care.
A survey of primary care physicians in eleven
countries shows that the United States is an outlier in lacking extended access to primary care via home visits and after-hours appointments. Michelle Doty and colleagues found that 37 percent of US physicians reported that they or a health care professional in their practice made home visits frequently or occasionally, compared to 70 percent or more in all of the other countries. Read More >>
This program provides clinicians and
clinical administrators with the operational skills to lead and work effectively in quality improvement and safety initiatives within their health care organizations. Learn More>>
I urge members of Congress to ignore pharmaceutical company fear-mongering and instead focus on the facts and Americans’ health care needs, just as Congress did thirty-five years ago when it passed the Hatch-Waxman Act. Read More
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A CLOSER LOOK—Rural Health
Research shows that pregnant women living in rural areas are at higher risk of life-threatening complications or death during and after childbirth. A Health Affairs article from 2017 reported on the decline in access to obstetric services in rural counties.
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Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journalat the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday
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Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.
