Commentary
Carol Levine: Testimony on HIPAA before U.S. House of Representatives, April 26, 2013
Carol Levine, director of the Familes and Health Care Project at United Hospital Fund, presented this testimony on HIPAA before the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy & Commerce, on April 26, 2013.
Jim Tallon: Making Change Work
Expectations are high for ACA-related reengineering and restructuring, but clear-eyed assessments are critical for success.
Carol Levine: Understanding HIPAA
Published in the February/March issue of Care Management Journal, this article examines the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act,or HIPAA.
Carol Levine: Goldilocks and the Three Hospice Patients
Carol Levine, director of the Families and Health Care Project, notes in this commentary that hospice care is part of a continuum of care, but tensions exist that impede its introduction to patients and their families.
Jim Tallon: The ACA's Critical Challenges
The ACA commits us to shaping a better health care system, but we must be candid about the challenges.
Jim Tallon: Opportunities in a Changing Health Care World
The year covered in the 2012 annual report has been the most remarkable, for health policy, in 40 years, and Fund activities mirror, and have helped shape, the changes being wrought.
Jim Tallon: Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care
This commentary written by Fund President Jim Tallon was originally published on August 2, 2012, by Health Affairs GrantWatch Blog.
Jim Tallon: Groundhog Day 2013
Innovative changes may be bringing us to the edge of a new experience in care, says Jim Tallon in his Spring/Summer Blueprint essay.
Carol Levine: Family Caregiving Myths, Past and Present
This commentary written by Carol Levine was originally published on February 21, 2012, by Vitamin W.
Fredda Vladeck: Community Matters: Rethinking an Aging Society
This keynote was delivered by Fredda Vladeck, director of the Aging in Place Initiative, on March 26, 2012, at a Philadelphia Corporation for Aging conference on urban aging.
Jim Tallon: A New York Take on Global Challenges
How do we create the health system change the economic outlook requires? Commentary by Fund President Jim Tallon.
Jim Tallon: New Directions
In his 2011 annual report vision statement, Fund president Jim Tallon focuses on the “innovation imperative”—and highlights recent Fund achievements that exemplify just that.
Carol Levine: Next Step in Care: A Web-based Caregiver Manual for Navigating Transitions
In recognition of Family Caregiving month, Carol Levine wrote this blog for the Family Caregiver Alliance, which published a blog a day on family caregiving through November 2011.
Jim Tallon: Innovation: The Next Wave
In this commentary by United Hospital Fund President Jim Tallon, he discusses how today's innovative approaches—coordinated care, new payment methods, patient involvement—are taking root in actual practice.
Carol Levine: Meeting Tomorrow’s Demand for Home Health Aides
A survey of home health aides provides clues to making the job more appealing to address the anticipated increase in demand in the coming years.
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