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Commonwealth Fund awards grants to analyze health reform
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Jan. 3, 2011
A nonprofit affiliate of the American Hospital Assn. has received three grants from the Commonwealth Fund to study health system reform, according to an AHA statement issued Dec. 9, 2010.
The first grant will be used by AHA's Health Research & Educational Trust to convene medical professionals, researchers and policymakers for a workshop that will identify aspects of health system reform that encourage physicians and other clinicians to participate in and work toward cost-effective, high-quality outcomes.
The second grant will be used by HRET to survey all hospitals and health systems about integration and coordination of care.
"It will produce a very much needed snapshot of where U.S. hospitals and health systems stand regarding their ability to function within accountable care organizations," said Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, the Commonwealth Fund's vice president of health system quality and efficiency.
The third grant will fund the development of a series of data briefs interpreting trends relevant to health system reform.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/01/03/bibf0103.htm.
