Blogs from the NYU Wagner Community

Tag: Public

    • 01/23/2013
      Hospital Pay-for-Performance [P4P] for NYC’s Public Hospitals
      Posted by: Jan Blustein According to a recent press release New York City’s public hospitals will begin to pay its MDs for meeting targets relating to health care quality and efficiency.  The targets are quite varied, and include enhanced coordination of care, reductions in readmissions, decreases in ER wait times, and reductions in length-of-stay.
      – Wagner Health Policy and Management Program Blog
      • 05/20/2013
        Crowdfunding gives rise to projects truly in public domain

        USA Today: “Crowdfunding, the cyberpractice of pooling individuals’ money for a cause, so far has centered on private enterprise. It’s now spreading to public spaces and other community projects that are typically the domain of municipalities.
        – The Governance Lab @ NYU
      • 05/17/2013
        UK Report: Public Data Will Boost Business
        Tech Europe (WSJ): “The report into public data commissioned by the department for Business, Innovation and Skills  said that creating an open national database would benefit both the U.K.’s private and public sectors.
        – The Governance Lab @ NYU