The Feb. 14, 2013 brief on patient engagement in Health Affairs offered some startling statistics on the low value of care for disengaged patients. According to the article authored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, patients with the lowest engagement scores incurred 21 percent higher costs than patients who were highly engaged. Furthermore, the predicted […]
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Academic Progression for Nurses in Texas – RWJF Grant awarded to Texas Team
In August 2012, a Texas Team was awarded a two-year $300,000 grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to advance state and regional strategies aimed at creating a more highly educated, diverse nursing workforce. This is one of the recommendations in the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. The […]