Recent News, Commentary & Feature Stories
New Report Outlines What’s at Stake in Patient Decision-Making About Post-Acute Care
UHF conducted a year-long inquiry to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short d and released the first in a series of reports based on that work.
Reflections on a Decade of Quality Improvement
A series of videos celebrating 10 years of the CQFP.
UHF Releases Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit to Address One of the Biggest Public Health Risks Facing U.S.
UHF released a set of tools and guides designed to help outpatient practices appropriately prescribe antibiotics.
VIDEO: Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Participants On What They've Learned, Where They're Going
Outpatient antibiotic stewardship participants discuss practices implements and lessons learned in three videos.
Carol Levine: 8 Myths About Aging and Long-Term Care
Carol Levine explodes eight myths about aging and long-term care that are deeply entrenched in American society.
Despite Concerted Effort to roll back ACA in Washington, New York’s Individual Market Largely Held Its ground in 2017
A new UHF report says concludes that New York State’s individual health insurance market largely held its ground in 2017.
Afya Foundation
UHF awards a Special Tribute tp Afya Foundation and i founder Danielle Butin for vital assistance to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and responses to crises worldwide.
UHF Outpatient Initiative on Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections Shows Need for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
A UHF study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology illustrates the need for robust outpatient antibiotic stewardship programs.
Medicaid in New York: Fostering Collaboration to Improve Health
NYS Medicaid Director Donna Frescatore discssues the success of payment reform at UHF's 2018 Medicaid Conference.
Examining Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Children and Families
Largely lost in all the coverage of the current opioid epidemic are the effects on the children of addicted parents. A new UHF project seeks to examine and address the epidemic’s impact on mental health, development, and family responsibilities.
Quietly, Pioneering UHF Work Helps Ensure Access to Care
Given the delicate one-step-forward/one-back dance on health insurance coverage and access to care, the work of UHF’s Health Insurance Project and Medicaid Institute is playing an important role in supporting major advances and analyzing impending threats in New York State.
President’s Letter: Is Health Care Quality Improving?
Asking whether health care quality is really improving may not be the right question at all.
Grant Spotlight: Partnerships Strengthen Response to At-Risk Children’s Needs
Partnerships for Early Childhood Development moves on to Phase II—and improved referrals for critical psychosocial needs.
A Two-Pronged Approach to Antibiotic Resistance
UHF addresses a public health crisis on two tracks: analyzing the problem and changing practice.
Quality Fellows Showcase Impact of Final Projects
Clinical Quality Fellowship Program capstone projects illustrate the diversity of the latest class of graduates—and the challenges that quality leaders are tackling.
Major Initiatives
Family Caregiving
Resources for family caregivers and health care providers are available at our Next Step in Care website.