Publications

We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.

The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way

February 19, 2009 - A comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms could guarantee affordable health insurance coverage, improve health outcomes, and slow the growth of health spending by $3 trillion by the end of the next decade, according to this new report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.

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Policy Options to Contain Health Care Costs and Finance Reform

July 2, 2009 - This Fund report examines policy options that could slow growth in health spending, improve health outcomes, and provide additional revenues to finance comprehensive reform.

NorthShore University Health System: Achieving Rapid Improvement on Core Measures

July 2, 2009 - In 2007, NorthShore University Health System achieved 97 percent compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) process-of-care measures, a 12-point increase in one year. The measures relate to achievement of recommended treatment in: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care.

United Hospital Center: Improving Surgical Care Through Evidence-Based Education and Standardization

July 2, 2009 - In just a few years, the United Hospital Center (UHC) rose from being one of the lower-performing U.S. hospitals on process-of-care measures to being one of the top performers. This case study focuses on UHC's achievement in providing recommended treatment related to surgical care.

Organizing for Higher Performance: Case Studies of Organized Delivery Systems

July 2, 2009 - Fifteen case studies illustrate how diverse types of organized health care delivery systems promote higher performance through information continuity, patient engagement, care coordination, team-oriented care delivery, continuous innovation and learning, and convenient access to care.