Quality

Forum Session — December 2, 2011
Mission Possible? Saving on Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Services
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 28, 2011
Preventing Hospital Readmissions: How Can Care Transitions for Medicare Beneficiaries Be Improved?
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — September 23, 2011
Who’s Using Whom? Experience with User Fee Programs at FDA
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

The Basics — November 30, 2010
The Elder Justice Act: Addressing Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Author: Carol V. O'Shaughnessy

Forum Session — October 22, 2010
Calls for Patient-Centered Care: Physician and Hospital Response
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — March 12, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — April 8, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 830 — March 13, 2009
Health Care-Associated Infections: Is There an End in Sight?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — April 13, 2007
Children's Health Care Quality: Time to Grow Up?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 802 — May 6, 2005
Hospital Oversight in Medicare: Accreditation and Deeming Authority
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site Visit — December 9–10, 2004
Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — October 7, 2004
Lost in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities in Moving Patients Between Health Care Settings
Author: Nora Super

Issue Brief No. 753 — March 15, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — March 15, 2000
Improving Quality and Preventing Error in Medical Practice
Author: Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 740 — May 14, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — May 14, 1999
Reducing Medical Error: Can You Be As Safe in a Hospital As You Are in a Jet?
Author: Lisa Sprague