As part of its commitment to ensuring that all Americans receive high-quality, high-value health care, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a Call for Proposals for Improving Quality and Value in Health Care: Ideas From the Field.
The purpose of this solicitation is to study efforts in the following specific areas in order to understand how they may lead to better healthcare quality and lower costs: value-based purchasing; data collection and aggregation for performance measurement; quality improvement support; and public reporting of provider performance. (The foundation anticipates a separate funding initiative to study payment reform efforts and will not entertain payment reform-oriented proposals under this Call for Proposals.) Projects may include short-term evaluations of local, state, or federal policy changes or private sector innovations by employers, health plans, or others. They may also include research and policy analysis that demonstrate the likely effect of projects in the eligible topic areas.
The foundation is also interested in supporting public opinion research that provides quantitative and qualitative insights into what Americans think about these concepts, as well as other potential changes in the way health care is paid for in America. Applicant organizations must be based in the U.S. or its territories. Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Grants will be awarded in amounts of up to $300,000 each for up to three years. Up to $3 million in total grants will be awarded. Preference will be given to shorter projects.
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