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BCRF CONVERSATIONS: A DISCUSSION WITH DRS. DANIELE GILKES AND PAUL MACKLIN
Dr. Daniele Gilkes is assistant professor of oncology, as well as an assistant professor in chemical and molecular engineering at the Johns
Apr 5, 20171 min read


FUNDING @ WORK: Q&A WITH ROBERT IVKOV, PH.D.
JKTG funding has been instrumental to catalyze a research project that I had great interest to pursue for many years. My project, or rather
Mar 30, 20172 min read


JKTGF AND BCRF FUND COLLABORATIVE, MATHEMATICAL CANCER RESEARCH
The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation for Health and Policy and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) are jointly funding
Mar 14, 20172 min read


HEALTHY DEBATE: WHY ARE HOSPITAL CHARGES SO HIGH?
The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (JKTG) submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Mar 6, 20172 min read


JKTG SUPPORTS SOCIETY FOR THERMAL MEDICINE RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS
As part of its commitment to support initiatives that help achieve improved health, the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health
Feb 23, 20171 min read


HEALTHY DEBATE: DON’T TREAT MEDICARE PATIENTS LIKE WHITE MICE
JKTG Founder and president, Ted Giovanis, weighed in on Medicare’s alternative payment models and how they treat (or ignore) patients in
Jan 9, 20171 min read


MEDICARE HOSPITAL STAR RATINGS GIVES FLAWED QUALITY SNAPSHOT
Medicare’s star ratings of hospitals fail to provide the public with an easy comparison of the quality of inpatient care provided.
Dec 19, 20162 min read


VIDEO REPLAY + TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: WALL STREET COMES TO WASHINGTON ROUNDTABLE
The JKTG Foundation again sponsored the annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Roundtable bringing Wall Street analysts together with
Nov 18, 20161 min read


ACA: PRECLUSION OF REVIEW
Upon enactment and review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the JKTG Foundation became concerned by the number and
Nov 2, 20161 min read


JKTG FUNDING AT WORK: RESEARCH UNCOVERS NEW THINKING IN CANCER TREATMENT
Two recent research studies partially funded by the Jayne Koskinas & Ted Giovanis Breast Cancer Research Consortium at Wistar are changing
Oct 13, 20161 min read


JKTG FOUNDATION CO-HOSTS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE MAY 10
Discovering which genes may cause tumor cells to metastasize is critical to further understanding the breast cancer lifecycle and to
Apr 14, 20161 min read


JKTG FUNDED RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN HEALTH AFFAIRS SURVEY ON CONSUMER SELECTION OF HEALTH PLAN
Health Affairs will publish the work of Jessica Greene, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing at the George Washington
Apr 5, 20162 min read


ECRI-LED HEALTH IT SAFETY COLLABORATIVE RELEASES FOUR STEPS TO BETTER PATIENT SAFETY
Sponsored in part by the JKTG Foundation, the Partnership for Health IT and Safety recently released the first in a series of evidence-based
Mar 3, 20161 min read


DARRELL GASKIN, DAVID ASCH JOIN DIALOGUE SERIES
Darrell Gaskin, PhD and David Asch, MD, MBA, will participate in the Health Policy Dialogue Series collaboration between the Jayne Koskinas
Feb 19, 20161 min read


WHEN IT COMES TO HOSPITAL QUALITY, HOW YOU COMBINE MEASURES MATTERS
With the rapid growth of quality measuring, monitoring, and pay-for-performance in health care, composite measures that aggregate an
Dec 2, 20151 min read


JKTG FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER $160K TO NEXT GENERATION HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
Today, the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation (Foundation) announced over $160K in awards to support the next generation of health
Oct 8, 20152 min read


JKTG FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH ON PATIENT ENGAGEMENT TO INFORM NEW MEDICARE QUALITY REPORTS
Jessica Greene, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing at The George Washington University, and Judith Hibbard, DrPH,
Jun 16, 20152 min read


JKTG FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $1.1M GRANT TO THE WISTAR INSTITUTE TO ESTABLISH CONSORTIUM FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation awarded The Wistar Institute a $1.1 million grant to create The Jayne Koskinas Ted
Mar 11, 20152 min read


LENGTH OF STAY, HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND RELATED COSTS
The Foundation took a closer look at the relationship between the length of a hospital stay and the probability of incurring a complication,
Jan 12, 20151 min read


RESEARCH FUNDS AVAILABLE: REQUEST FOR 2015 PROPOSALS BEING ACCEPTED
The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (the Foundation) is accepting proposals for Dissertation Support Grants
Dec 9, 20141 min read
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