Publications
NAPH and its research affiliate, the National Public Health and Hospital Institute (NPHHI) conducts original research into issues concerning safety net institutions. A variety of research reports, policy and issue briefs of interest to safety net hospital administrators on topics ranging from safety net financing, reducing racial and ethnic health care disparities and quality improvement and patient safety to chronic disease management, workforce development, emergency preparedness and model programs are available and can be searched through our publications database.
Safety Net Hospitals Establish "Medical Homes"
This Research Brief on safety net hospital and health system implementation of the medical home model of care provides an overview of NAPH member medical home programs and identifies common characteristics of such programs. It also shares evidence from the literature about the efficacy of medical homes in improving quality of care and reducing both costs and emergency department visits. Read More...
NAPH Members Embrace Transparency in Quality Performance
The brief provides an overview of members' efforts to share their quality data both internally (with hospital staff, board members, and executives), as well as externally (with patients and community members). The report provides information on the trend of external transparency in public hospitals, the practices that they have implemented to be more transparent, and the impact that transparency has had on five member hospitals that are leaders in this area. Read More...