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Monitoring Tools Tapped to Improve Chronic Disease ManagementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Remote patient monitoring tools are increasingly being leveraged to improve care for seniors and patients with chronic conditions, Kaiser Health News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 21, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Marijuana use and high school dropout: the influence of unobservablesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we reconsider the relationship between heavy and persistent marijuana use and high school dropout status. Using a unique prospective panel study of over 4500 7th grade students from South Dakota who are followed through high school, we developed propensity score weights to adjust for baseline differences found to exist before marijuana initiation occurs for most students (7th grade). We then used weighted logistic regression that incorporates these propensity score weights to examine the extent to which time-varying factors, including substance use, also influence the likelihood of dropping out of school. We...
Source: Health Economics - November 21, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Daniel F. McCaffrey, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Bing Han, Phyllis Ellickson Source Type: journals

Report Suggests EHRs Do Little to Improve Care QualityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new report suggests that implementation of a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system results in only marginal improvements in the quality and cost of health care, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Effects of state-level public spending on health on the mortality probability in IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study uses the second National Family Health Survey of India to estimate the effect of state-level public health spending on mortality across all age groups, controlling for individual, household, and state-level covariates. We use a state's gross fiscal deficit as an instrument for its health spending. Our study shows a 10% increase in public spending on health in India decreases the average probability of death by about 2%, with effects mainly on the young, the elderly, and women. Other major factors affecting mortality are rural residence, household poverty, and access to toilet facilities. Copyright © 2009 John W...
Source: Health Economics - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Mansour Farahani, S. V. Subramanian, David Canning Source Type: journals

Does health affect portfolio choice?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A number of recent studies find that poor health is empirically associated with a safer portfolio allocation. It is difficult to say, however, whether this relationship is truly causal. Both health status and portfolio choice are influenced by unobserved characteristics such as risk attitudes, impatience, information, and motivation, and these unobserved factors, if not adequately controlled for, can induce significant bias in the estimates of asset demand equations. Using the 1992-2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, we investigate how much of the connection between health and portfolio choice is causal and how ...
Source: Health Economics - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: David A. Love, Paul A. Smith Source Type: journals

Bridging the gap: health equality and the deficit framing of healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The analyst tasked with measuring population health, with appraising healthcare investments, or allocating healthcare resources, may frame their task in one of two possible ways: either as being concerned with health assets (e.g. health expectancy or stock of QALYs), or with health deficits (a 'health gap', analogous to the poverty gap). In this paper, we discuss the consequences of taking the asset or the deficit concept as one's basic building block in developing a health measurement system when one has concerns about equitable distribution. We conclude that building metrics from a primitive health gap concept is possibl...
Source: Health Economics - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Alec Morton Source Type: journals

A two-stage estimation of hospital quality using mortality outcome measures: an application using hospital administrative dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper proposes a method of deriving a quality indicator for hospitals using mortality outcome measures. The method aggregates any number of mortality outcomes into a single indicator via a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, mortality outcomes are risk-adjusted using a system of seemingly unrelated regression equations. These risk-adjusted mortality rates are then aggregated into a single quality indicator in the second stage via weighted least squares. This method addresses the dimensionality problem in measuring hospital quality, which is multifaceted in nature. In addition, our method also facilitates further ...
Source: Health Economics - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Chew Lian Chua, Alfons Palangkaraya, Jongsay Yong Source Type: journals

Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects: Are Authors Misinterpreting Their Results?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To determine whether investigations of heterogeneity of treatment effects (HTE) in randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) are prespecified and whether authors' interpretations of their analyses are consistent with the objective evidence. Trials published in Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine in 1994, 1999, and 2004. We reviewed 87 RCTs that reported formal tests for statistical interaction or heterogeneity (HTE analyses), derived from a probability sample of 541 articles. We recorded reasons for performing HTE analysis;...
Source: Health Services Research - November 20, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Erik Fernandez y Garcia, Hien Nguyen, Naihua Duan, Nicole B. Gabler, Richard L. Kravitz Source Type: journals

Inpatient Satisfaction Scores Reached 'New Peak' in Late 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new report from Press Ganey Associates suggests that, despite the ailing economy, hospital-reported patient satisfaction scores reached record levels in October 2008, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Southern Maryland to Receive $5 Million for Health ProjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Southern Maryland is poised to receive an estimated $5 million in federal stimulus funding for care quality improvement projects, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

The Impact of Malpractice Liability Claims on Obstetrical Practice PatternsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper examines whether malpractice claims have any impact on obstetrical practice patterns (C-section rates) and physician delivery volume. Secondary data from the 1992[ndash]2000 Florida Hospital Inpatient Discharge File, the Florida Medical Professional Liability Insurance Claims File, and the American Medical Association's Master File on physician characteristics. The effects of malpractice claims on C-section rates and physician delivery volume were estimated using panel data and a fixed-effects multivariate model. Variables were constructed from each data source and merged into a single panel dataset using consis...
Source: Health Services Research - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Gilbert W. Gimm Source Type: journals

Electronic Prescribing at the Point of Care: A Time–Motion Study in the Primary Care SettingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To evaluate the impact of an ambulatory computerized provider order entry (CPOE ) system on the time efficiency of prescribers. Two primary aims were to compare prescribing time between (1) handwritten and electronic (e-) prescriptions and (2) e-prescriptions using differing hardware configurations. Primary data on prescribers/staff were collected (2005[ndash]2007) at three primary care clinics in a community based, multispecialty health system. This was a quasi-experimental, direct observation, time[ndash]motion study conducted in two phases. In phase 1 (n=69 subjects), each site used a unique combination of CPOE software...
Source: Health Services Research - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Emily Beth Devine, William Hollingworth, Ryan N. Hansen, Nathan M. Lawless, Jennifer L. Wilson-Norton, Diane P. Martin, David K. Blough, Sean D. Sullivan Source Type: journals

NQF Releases Data Sets for Collection of Quality Data from Health ITEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released new data sets that identify the specific care quality measures that health information technology (IT) should be able to capture in all health care settings, Government Health IT reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Nov 17, 2009 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Commission to Look Beyond Medical Care System to Improve the Health of All AmericansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mark McClellan and Alice Rivlin to lead the national effort. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: organizations

Book Review: Osteoarthritis -- Preventing and Healing without Drugs By Peter Bales. Published by Prometheus Books, New York, 2008. Paperback 284pp. Price {pound}15.99. ISBN 978-1591026150Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Aspden, R. M Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Book Review: The Truth about Hormones By Vivienne Parry. Published by Atlantic Books, London, 2008. Paperback 304pp. Price {pound}8.99. ISBN 978 1 84354 429 6Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Connolly, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

From service delivery to solution delivery: Commissioning for health improvementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The further division of responsibilities between commissioners and providers in England will have far-reaching consequences and opportunities for developing and enhancing health improvement. Commissioners will have the opportunity to craft local solutions to local issues. To be effective, these local responses need to tackle the core determinants of health and to build the social capital that is at the heart of all communities that enjoy high standards of health. This paper argues that the new arrangements mark an evolution of the Beveridge model of healthcare (centralized, top down and professionally prescribed) to a post...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Shircore, R., Ladbury, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Increasing breastfeeding and reducing smoking in pregnancy: a social marketing success improving life chances for childrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This social marketing-based approach is successful. (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lowry, R J, Billett, A., Buchanan, C., Whiston, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Evaluating social marketing: Lessons from ShowCaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In April 2009, the National Social Marketing Centre launched its new case study resource, ShowCase: a collection of 40 best practice social marketing programmes, predominantly from the UK. The process of collecting and researching these case studies has provided a unique opportunity to look at the current state of ‘evaluation’ within the field of social marketing. This paper shares some of the observations made during the review, exploring common challenges faced when evaluating social marketing. It also provides recommendations for improving this process to guide future social marketing delivery. (Source: The ...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Christopoulos, A., Reynolds, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The integration of health promotion and social marketingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The urgency and scale of contemporary health challenges are enormous. The review It’s Our Health!1 published in 2006 found that social marketing had considerable potential to increase the effectiveness of health improvement work, with the intention that it should build on core health promotion principles and not replace them. Health promotion has, however, lost its focus and identity in recent years in some parts of the country, partly due to repeated organizational change, and it has suffered from a lack of proactive workforce development. Over the last year, the National Social Marketing Centre (NSMC) and the Shapi...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Griffiths, J., Blair-Stevens, C., Parish, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The nature, development and contribution of social marketing to public health practice since 2004 in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Social marketing is a highly systematic approach to health improvement that sets out unambiguous success criteria focused on behaviour change. This paper reviews the key concepts and principles of social marketing and its recent rapid development across government in England in the public health field. This paper outlines the role of the National Social Marketing Centre and concludes with a discussion of the probable future impact of social marketing on public health practice. The paper argues that there is a close ideological match between social marketing and liberal democratic imperatives. Social marketing’s focus...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: French, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Can social marketing bring about long-term behaviour change?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Amanda Jackson, Director of Social Change at ICE Marketing & Communications, an agency working with NHS partners and PCTs nationwide helping to tackle a range of public health concerns, offers her perspective (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Jackson, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Time to reassert public health's core brand valuesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: French, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Being there: Public health needs a public faceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Professor Gerard Hastings, OBE, Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and the Centre for Tobacco Control Research at University of Stirling and the Open University, offers an insight into how business wins hearts and minds — and the opportunities it presents for public health (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Hastings, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Proving the power of social marketing: The UK's growing evidence baseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr Lucy Reynolds manages ShowCase, the National Social Marketing Centre’s new online collection of social marketing case studies. Having developed this programme since July 2008, Lucy shares her experience of the UK’s growing proficiency in social marketing delivery (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Reynolds, D. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Addressing obesity through social marketing: 'Liverpool's Challenge'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jane Thomas, Head of Insight and Social Marketing at Liverpool PCT, describes how the obesity epidemic is being tackled in a city heavily affected (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Thomas, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Guest EditorialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Mackie, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

All change please...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the awareness and use of social marketing campaigns grows, challenges and hurdles are becoming all the more apparent. Lizzy Hay discusses the suggestions made to overcome such hurdles and considers the approaches taken and challenges faced by a novel campaign aiming to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Prison HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Gatherer, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

In PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Donaldson, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Media maladiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Stanwell-Smith, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Cutting edgeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Policy and politicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Keady, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

NewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Social marketing: a toolkit, a profession or a political diversion?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Scriven, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Operationalization of the SAMHSA model of recovery: a quality of life perspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The SAMHSA consensus statement appeared to contain valid concepts for Chinese subjects. It presented new challenges for psychiatric rehabilitation and reminded the policy makers that there is much more psychiatric rehabilitation can achieve beyond symptom control and patient management. It also demonstrated that resolve and the commitment of resources to combat stigma, develop resilience, and foster patient empowerment were very much needed in Hong Kong and perhaps in Asia and elsewhere. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11136-009-9555-2Authors Marcus Y. L. Chiu, Hong Kong Baptist ...
Source: Quality of Life Research - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: journals

Relationship Power and Sexual Risk among Women in Community-Based Substance Abuse TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Relationship power has been highlighted as a major factor influencing women’s safer sex practices. Little research, however, has specifically examined relationship power in drug-involved women, a population with increased risk for HIV transmission. Using baseline data from a National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network multisite trial of a women’s HIV prevention intervention in community-based drug treatment programs, this paper examined the association between sexual relationship power and unprotected vaginal or anal sex. The Sexual Relationship Power Scale, a measure of relationshi...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Journal of Urban Health Source Type: journals

Should Pharmacists have a Role in Harm Reduction Services for IDUs? A Qualitative Study in Tallinn, EstoniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, there are no formal or legislative obstacles for providing HIV prevention services for IDUs at pharmacies. Addressing negative attitudes through educational courses and involving pharmacists willing to be public health educators in high drug use areas would improve access for HIV prevention services for IDUs. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11524-009-9400-5Authors Sigrid Vorobjov, National Institute for Health Development Estonian Drug Monitoring Centre Tallinn EstoniaAnneli Uusküla, Estonian Centre of Excellence in Behavioural and Health Sciences Tartu EstoniaKatri Abel-Ollo, National Inst...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Journal of Urban Health Source Type: journals

CMS Paid Quality Reporting Initiative Participants More Than $92M in 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded more than $92 million in bonuses to health care professionals who successfully reported quality measures under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), a rate far higher than the $36 million awarded in 2007, Modern Healthcare reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Money or mental health: the cost of alleviating psychological distress with monetary compensation versus psychological therapy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AbstractMoney is the default way in which intangible losses, such as pain and suffering, are currently valued and compensated in law courts. Economists have suggested that subjective well-being regressions can be used to guide compensation payouts for psychological distress following traumatic life events. We bring together studies from law, economic, psychology and medical journals to show that alleviating psychological distress through psychological therapy could be at least 32 times more cost effective than financial compensation. This result is not only important for law courts but has important implications for pu...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Boyce CJ, Wood AM Tags: Health Econ Policy Law Source Type: journals

Uninsured Show Higher Risk for Death Following TraumaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People who suffer traumatic injury and don't have health insurance have an increased mortality risk compared to those who are insured, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Surgery. (Source: Modern Medicine Medical Economics)
Source: Modern Medicine Medical Economics - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: info

Dual equipoise shared decision making: definitions for decision and behaviour support interventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionPreference-sensitive decisions are defined by equipoise: situations where options need to be deliberated. Moreover, where both healthcare professionals and patients agree that equipoise exists, situations may be regarded as having 'dual equipoise'. Such conditions are ideal for shared decision making. However, there are many situations in medicine where dual equipoise does not exist, where health professionals hold the view that scientific evidence for benefit strongly outweighs harm. This is often the case where people suffer from chronic conditions, and where behaviour change is recommended to improve outcomes....
Source: Implementation Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Glyn ElwynDominick FroschStephen Rollnick Source Type: journals

HHS, Joint Commission Partner for Provider Communication VideoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Civil Rights and the Joint Commission have partnered to create a video designed to improve patient-provider communication, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

USDA Awards Funding for Telemedicine, Remote Education ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $34.9 million to expand access to telemedicine and remote education opportunities in rural areas, Federal Computer Week reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Exploring the black box of quality improvement collaboratives: modelling relations between conditions, applied changes and outcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of the current study is to learn more about relations between relevant conditions for successful implementation of QICs, applied changes, perceived successes, and actual outcomes. Methods: Twenty-four Dutch hospitals participated in a dissemination programme based on QICs. A questionnaire was sent to 237 leaders of teams who joined 18 different QICs to measure changes in working methods and activities, overall perceived success, team organisation, and supportive conditions. Actual outcomes were extracted from a database with team performance indicator data. Multi-level analyses were conducted to test a number...
Source: Implementation Science - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Michel DuckersPeter SpreeuwenbergCordula WagnerPeter Groenewegen Source Type: journals

Medica creates mobile app for comparing healthcare costsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medica releases iPhone app based on MainStreetMedica.com, which helps consumers compare costs of medical procedures. (Source: Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online)
Source: Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: info

Accounting for the Development of Antibacterial Resistance in the Cost Effectiveness of Ertapenem versus PiperacillinTazobactam in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections in the UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: PharmacoEconomics)
Source: PharmacoEconomics - November 16, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Jansen, Jeroen P.Kumar, RiteshCarmeli, Yehuda Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: journals

Healthcare Costs and Obesity Prevention: Drug Costs and Other Sector-Specific ConsequencesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: PharmacoEconomics)
Source: PharmacoEconomics - November 16, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Rappange, David R.Brouwer, Werner B.F.Hoogenveen, Rudolf T.Van Baal, Pieter H.M. Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: journals

Bayesian Modelling of Healthcare Resource Use in Multinational Randomized Clinical TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: PharmacoEconomics)
Source: PharmacoEconomics - November 16, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Gauthier, AlineManca, AndreaAnton, Susan Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: journals

Willingness to Pay for a QALY Based on Community Member and Patient Preferences for Temporary Health States Associated with Herpes ZosterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: PharmacoEconomics)
Source: PharmacoEconomics - November 16, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lieu, Tracy A.Ray, G. ThomasOrtega-Sanchez, Ismael R.Kleinman, KenRusinak, DonnaProsser, Lisa A. Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: journals