This is a selection of articles from the November 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Health Management headlines.
Nov 29, 2007
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Massachusetts Awards $1 Million to Combat Health Disparities
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Extending social health insurance to the informal sector in Kenya. An assessment of factors affecting demand
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 30, 2007 Authors: Inke Mathauer, Jean-Olivier Schmidt, Maurice Wenyaa Source Type: news
[Original articles] Capturing users' experience of UK out-of-hours primary medical care: piloting and psychometric properties of the Out-of-hours Patient Questionnaire
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Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - November 30, 2007 Authors: Campbell, J L, Dickens, A, Richards, S H, Pound, P, Greco, M, Bower, P Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Developing research and practice] Extracting information from hospital records: what patients think about consent
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Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - November 30, 2007 Authors: Campbell, B., Thomson, H., Slater, J., Coward, C., Wyatt, K., Sweeney, K. Tags: Developing research and practice Source Type: news
[Original articles] Exploring users' experiences of accessing out-of-hours primary medical care services
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Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - November 30, 2007 Authors: Richards, S H, Pound, P, Dickens, A, Greco, M, Campbell, J L Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Original articles] Impact of short evidence summaries in discharge letters on adherence of practitioners to discharge medication. A cluster-randomised controlled trial
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Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - November 30, 2007 Authors: Kunz, R, Wegscheider, K, Guyatt, G, Zielinski, W, Rakowsky, N, Donner-Banzhoff, N, Muller-Lissner, S Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
Act Now or Live With the Medicare Fee Cut
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - November 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Will You Participate?(1)
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - November 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Three Reasons to Renew Today!
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - November 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Role of State Policies in the Adoption of Naltrexone for Substance Abuse Treatment
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Source: Health Services Research - November 29, 2007 Tags: article Research Articles Source Type: news
Basic health care package without antiretroviral therapy?
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Source: Journal of Public Health - November 29, 2007 Tags: Journal of Public Health Source Type: news
Nov 28, 2007
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VA Hospitals Tap Automated Supply Chain System to Reduce Distractions from Patient Care
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Power of Tests for a Dichotomous Independent Variable Measured with Error
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Source: Health Services Research - November 29, 2007 Tags: article Methods Article Source Type: news
Improving quality of reproductive health care in Senegal through formative supervision: results from four districts
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Source: Human Resources for Health - November 29, 2007 Authors: Siri Suh, Philippe Moreira and Moussa Ly Source Type: news
Hospital costs estimation and prediction as a function of patient and admission characteristics
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 29, 2007 Authors: Robert Ramiarina, Renan MVR Almeida, Wagner CA Pereira Source Type: news
Can a Log of Infusion Device Events Be Used to Understand Infusion Accidents?
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Source: Journal of Patient Safety - November 28, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (306 K) Source Type: news
Prescription for Error: Process Defects in a Community Retail Pharmacy.
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Source: Journal of Patient Safety - November 28, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (97 K) Source Type: news
When Your Child is in the Hospital: A Parent's Guide.
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Source: Journal of Patient Safety - November 28, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (51 K) Source Type: news
Benefits of Direct Observation in Medication Administration to Detect Errors.
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Source: Journal of Patient Safety - November 28, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (176 K) Source Type: news
Health Care Consumers' Inclination to Engage in Selected Patient Safety Practices: A Survey of Adults in Pennsylvania.
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Source: Journal of Patient Safety - November 28, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (280 K) Source Type: news
Changes in health-related quality of life in patients of self-care vs. in-center dialysis during the first year
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Source: Quality of Life Research - November 28, 2007 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Nov 27, 2007
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Washington School Uses Virtual Simulations to Train Nurses
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Heroin clinic reduces drug use
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Source: CEBMH News | News Front Page - November 28, 2007 Tags: Category Source Type: news
(new title) Standard carbamazepine versus controlled release carbamazepine for partial epilepsy (Epilepsy Group)
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Source: CEBMH News | News Front Page - November 28, 2007 Tags: Category Source Type: news
How Federal and State Policies Affected Hospital Uncompensated Care Provision in the 1990s
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Source: Medical Care Research and Review - November 28, 2007 Authors: Lo Sasso, A. T., Seamster, D. G. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Characteristics of VA Patients Who Use Low-Quality Private-Sector CABG Centers in New York
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Source: Medical Care Research and Review - November 28, 2007 Authors: Weeks, W. B., Fisher, E. S. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Room for manoeuvre? Explaining local autonomy in the English National Health Service.
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Source: Health Policy - November 28, 2007 Authors: Exworthy M, Frosini F Tags: Health Policy Source Type: news
HIV/AIDS Reviews
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Source: Journal of Urban Health - November 27, 2007 Tags: Journal of Urban Health Source Type: news
Child and Adolescent Health
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Source: Journal of Urban Health - November 27, 2007 Tags: Journal of Urban Health Source Type: news
Nov 26, 2007
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Insurers Shoring Up Language Services to Comply with California Regulation
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 27, 2007 Source Type: news
A Comparative Study of Quality Outcomes in Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Hospital-Based Outpatient Departments: 1997–2004
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Source: Health Services Research - November 26, 2007 Tags: article Research Articles Source Type: news
The Use of Linear Instrumental Variables Methods in Health Services Research and Health Economics: A Cautionary Note
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Source: Health Services Research - November 26, 2007 Tags: article Methods Articles Source Type: news
A Randomized Trial of Targeted Educational Materials for Smoking Cessation in African Americans Using Transdermal Nicotine
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Source: Health Education - November 26, 2007 Authors: Nollen, N., Ahluwalia, J. S., Mayo, M. S., Richter, K., Choi, W. S., Okuyemi, K. S., Resnicow, K. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Looking inside the black box: a theory-based process evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial of printed educational materials (the Ontario printed educational message, OPEM) to improve referral and prescribing practices in primary care in Ontario, Canada
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Source: Implementation Science - November 26, 2007 Authors: Jeremy M Grimshaw, Merrick Zwarenstein, Jacqueline M Tetroe, Gaston Godin, Ian D Graham, Louise Lemyre, Martin P Eccles, Maire Johnston, Jillian J Francis, Jan Hux, Keith O'Rourke, France Legare and Justin Presseau Source Type: news
Process Evaluation of an Effective Church-Based Diet Intervention: Body & Soul
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Source: Health Education - November 26, 2007 Authors: Campbell, M. K., Resnicow, K., Carr, C., Wang, T., Williams, A. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Statewide Implementation of the 1% or Less Campaign
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Source: Health Education - November 26, 2007 Authors: Maddock, J., Maglione, C., Barnett, J. D., Cabot, C., Jackson, S., Reger-Nash, B. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Culturally Competent Training Program: A Key to Training Lay Health Advisors for Promoting Breast Cancer Screening
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Source: Health Education - November 26, 2007 Authors: Yu, M.-y., Lixin Song, , Seetoo, A., Cuijuan Cai, , Smith, G., Oakley, D. Tags: Article Source Type: news
The Sixth International Conference on Urban Health Corresponding Author Index
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Source: Journal of Urban Health - November 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of Urban Health Source Type: news
Nov 20, 2007
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Massachusetts Health System Expands eICU Program
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Nov 20, 2007
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Tennessee College Receives Grant to Expand Research on Health Disparities Affecting Minority Women
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 21, 2007 Source Type: news
A New Look at Diversity: Gathering Strength Across the Field.
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Source: Lippincott's Case Management - November 20, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (1.825 M) Source Type: news
Timing Makes a Difference: Early Nurse Case Management Intervention and Low Back Pain.
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Source: Lippincott's Case Management - November 20, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (58 K) Source Type: news
End-of-life Care: Improving Quality of Life at the End of life.
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Source: Lippincott's Case Management - November 20, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.045 M) Source Type: news
A Little Reminder at Holiday Time: Why Would a Reasonable, Rational Person Do That?.
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Source: Lippincott's Case Management - November 20, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (168 K) Source Type: news
Comparison of anchor-based and distributional approaches in estimating important difference in common cold
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Source: Quality of Life Research - November 20, 2007 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Nov 19, 2007
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North Louisiana Groups Collaborate to Launch eHealth Initiative
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Improvements in the safety of patient care can help end the medical malpractice crisis in the United States.
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Source: Health Policy - November 20, 2007 Authors: Dalton GD, Samaropoulos XF, Dalton AC Tags: Health Policy Source Type: news
Hospital performance: Competing or shared values?
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Source: Health Policy - November 20, 2007 Authors: Minvielle E, Sicotte C, Champagne F, Contandriopoulos AP, Jeantet M, Préaubert N, Bourdil A, Richard C Tags: Health Policy Source Type: news
Needleguard systems: an evaluation
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Sherwood, C. S. Tags: Article Source Type: news
CSI: Death on site
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Wan, K. W. Tags: Article Source Type: news
CHINA No butts: skull warning to go on every packet
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Tags: Article Source Type: news
Book Review: Public Health for the 21st century by Judy Orme, Jane Powell, Pat Taylor and Melanie Grey. Published by Open University Press, 2007 (2nd Ed). Paperback. 242pp. Price {pound}24.99. ISBN 0 3352 2207 2
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: MacDonald, T. H. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Book Review: The Self in Health and Illness: Patients, professionals and narrative identity Edited by F. Rapport and P. Wainwright. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford, 2006. Paperback. 134pp. Price {pound}24.95. ISBN 9781846191121
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Whitfield, R. W. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Social support for stress prevention in hospital settings
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Park, K.-O. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Back to Shaping the future
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Tags: Article Source Type: news
UK Scientist talk diarrhoea to relieve IBS sufferers
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Tags: Article Source Type: news
Reducing resistance against polio drops
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Athar Ansari, M., Khan, Z., Khan, I.M. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Building capacity for public health
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Cooper, P. Tags: Article Source Type: news
Announcement
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Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 19, 2007 Authors: Hartwell, H. Tags: Article Source Type: news
News from ECCO
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - November 18, 2007 Tags: Short communication Source Type: news
Switch to oxymorphone cost saving for chronic pain
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - November 18, 2007 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Etanercept of greater value than adalimumab or infliximab for RA
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - November 18, 2007 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Despite guidelines recommending intensive lipid-lowering therapy in patients with ACS, most such patients do not receive such treatment
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - November 18, 2007 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Visual impairment and quality of life: gender differences in the elderly in Cuenca, Spain
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Source: Quality of Life Research - November 17, 2007 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Enhanced Case Management to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Northern Plains Communities
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Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 17, 2007 Tags: Maternal and Child Health Journal Source Type: news
Homeless Women: Who is Really at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy?
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Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 17, 2007 Tags: Maternal and Child Health Journal Source Type: news
The effect of environmental factors on technical and scale efficiency of primary health care providers in Greece
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Source: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation - November 17, 2007 Authors: Nick Kontodimopoulos, Georgios Moschovakis, Vassilis H Aletras and Dimitris Niakas Source Type: news
Measuring quality of life among cervical cancer survivors: preliminary assessment of instrumentation validity in a cross-cultural study
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Source: Quality of Life Research - November 16, 2007 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Do Hospital Bed Reduction and Multiple System Reform Affect Patient Mortality?: A Trend and Multilevel Analysis in New Zealand Over the Period 1988-2001.
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Source: Medical Care - November 15, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (385 K) Source Type: news
Improving and Sustaining Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers With the Health Disparities Collaboratives.
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Source: Medical Care - November 15, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (327 K) Source Type: news
Nurse Practitioners as Attending Providers for Injured Workers: Evaluating the Effect of Role Expansion on Disability and Costs.
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Source: Medical Care - November 15, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (296 K) Source Type: news
