This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Health Management headlines.
Are Family Physicians Good for You? Endogenous Doctor Supply and Individual Health
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Source: Health Services Research - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
How Effective Are Copayments in Reducing Expenditures for Low-Income Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries? Experience from the Oregon Health Plan
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Source: Health Services Research - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Jan 30, 2008 - Marriott Rolls Out PHR System Designed to Prevent Medical Errors
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Workforce analysis using data mining and linear regression to understand HIV/AIDS prevalence patterns
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Source: Human Resources for Health - January 31, 2008 Authors: Elizabeth A. Madigan, Olivier LOUIS Curet and Miklos Zrinyi Source Type: news
Jan 29, 2008 - North Carolina Taps Web-Based Registry to Improve Stroke Care
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Jan 29, 2008 - Mayo Clinic, Microsoft Partner to Develop Consumer Health Tools
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Editorial comment
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Source: Practice Development in Health Care - January 30, 2008 Authors: Peter Lacey Source Type: news
February enews artwork
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Source: Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Tamper-Resistant Rx Pads Required April 1(1)
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
National Drug Code Requirement on Medicaid Claims
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
AMA’s CPT® Network Offers Free 30-Day Trial
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Jan 28, 2008 - Study to Test Whether Electronic Physician Alerts Improve Medication Reconciliation, Care Coordination for Seniors
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Jan 28, 2008 - New Florida Nursing School Campus Boasts High-Tech Features to Improve Training
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Folic acid awareness, use still in its infancy?
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Adolescents and young adults with cancer do not have the same access to the latest treatments as younger children
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Short communication Source Type: news
Supplied emergency contraception ups use, not pregnancies
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Dynamic modelling captures herd effect in influenza vax
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Sibutramine widely used in New Zealand
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
New guidelines to improve palliative care at the end of life have been produced by the American College of Physicians
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Short communication Source Type: news
Specialist outpatient care the weigh to go for anorexic teens
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Age-targeted digital mammography screening is "currently the most efficient approach" to provision of such screening in the US
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Community-based dementia care a winner for elderly
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
MS diagnosis ups antidepressant use
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Scaling up of HIV treatment increases GDP in Africa?
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Drug therapy problems suggest need for pharmaceutical services
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Best options for schizophrenia in Slovenia?
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
A programme designed to screen, refer, evaluate and treat patients with hepatitis C is successful
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Intensity of care following brain injury alters with age
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Noncompliance with empirical anti-infective guidelines appears to increase the risk of treatment failure and IV therapy duration affects the cost
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccination not currently cost effective for kids in France
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Research article Source Type: news
"Current discussion regarding the ENHANCE Study is not based upon published work subject to peer review and thus cannot yet be evaluated
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Short communication Source Type: news
Increased spending increases life expectancy
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - January 29, 2008 Tags: Short communication Source Type: news
Jan 25, 2008 - IOM Report Calls for Single Clinical Effectiveness Research Entity
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 26, 2008 Source Type: news
The feasibility and responsiveness of the health utilities index in patients with early-stage breast cancer: A prospective longitudinal study
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Source: Quality of Life Research - January 26, 2008 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Self-reported health-related quality of life predicts survival for patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
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Source: Quality of Life Research - January 26, 2008 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Jan 24, 2008 - Louisiana University Receives Grant to Launch Nurse Faculty Training Program
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
A collaborative approach to embedding graduate primary care mental health workers in the UK National Health Service
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Source: Health and Social Care in the Community - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Can Ambulatory Care Prevent Hospitalization for Metabolic Decompensation?
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (356 K) Source Type: news
Family Structure and the Treatment of Childhood Asthma.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (434 K) Source Type: news
Preventable Hospitalizations Among Children in California Counties After Child Health Insurance Expansion Initiatives.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (257 K) Source Type: news
Post-Acute Referral Decisions Made by Multidisciplinary Experts Compared to Hospital Clinicians and the Patients' 12-Week Outcomes.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (326 K) Source Type: news
Can Multi-Level Research Help Us Design Pay-for-Performance Programs?
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (121 K) Source Type: news
Twelve Month Use of Mental Health Services in a Nationally Representative, Active Military Sample.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (264 K) Source Type: news
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for the Elderly: Effects of Geriatric Care at the Patient and Health Care System Level.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (262 K) Source Type: news
The Influence of Proxy Perspective on Patient-Proxy Agreement in the Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life: An Empirical Study.
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Source: Medical Care - January 25, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (292 K) Source Type: news
Coping strategies, care manager support and mental health outcome among Japanese family caregivers
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Source: Health and Social Care in the Community - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Measuring Quality.
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Source: Medical Care - January 24, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (151 K) Source Type: news
Jan 18, 2008 - Work Continues on St. Clair Emergency Department Expansion
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Jan 23, 2008 - Minnesota Health Facilities to Purchase Safe Patient Lifting Equipment
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Tamper-Resistant Rx Pads Required April 1
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Source: Blogged_Arteries - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Explaining the characteristics of the power (CRRA) utility family
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Source: Health Economics - January 23, 2008 Authors: Peter P. Wakker Source Type: news
Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services for people living with HIV: costs of the Zambian ProTEST Initiative
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Source: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation - January 23, 2008 Authors: Fern Terris-Prestholt, Lilani Kumaranayake, Rokaya Ginwalla, Helen Ayles, Ignatius Kayawe, Mary Hillery and Peter Godfrey-Faussett Source Type: news
Validity and reliability of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory for 2- to 4-year-old and 5- to 7-year-old Turkish children
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Source: Quality of Life Research - January 21, 2008 Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: news
Jan 18, 2008 - Northern California Hospital Earns $1.6 Million for Nursing IT Project
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 20, 2008 Source Type: news
The Burden of Schizophrenia on Caregivers: A Review.
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Source: PharmacoEconomics - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (211 K) Source Type: news
Quality of Care by a Hypertension Expert: A Cautionary Tale for Pay-for-Performance Approaches.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (687 K) Source Type: news
Data Quality Bias: An Underrecognized Source of Misclassification in Pay-for-Performance Reporting?.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (126 K) Source Type: news
Industry Influence in the Creation of Pay-for-Performance Quality Measures.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (85 K) Source Type: news
Analyzing Diaries for Analytical Relapse Prevention Using Natural Induction: A Method and Preliminary Results.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (664 K) Source Type: news
Call for Papers.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (31 K) Source Type: news
Possible Unintended Consequences of a Focus on Performance: Insights Over Time From the Research Association of Practices Network.
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Source: Quality Management in Health Care - January 19, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (156 K) Source Type: news
Management of Anaemia: A Critical and Systematic Review of the Cost Effectiveness of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents
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Source: PharmacoEconomics - January 19, 2008 Authors: Mei Sheng Duh,Weiner, Jennifer R.Leigh Ann White,Lefebvre, PatrickGreenberg, Paul E. Tags: Leading Article Source Type: news
Modelling Methods for Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment: An Overview and Guide
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Source: PharmacoEconomics - January 19, 2008 Authors: Stahl, James E. Tags: Practical Application Source Type: news
The Burden of Schizophrenia on Caregivers: A Review
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Source: PharmacoEconomics - January 19, 2008 Authors: Awad, A. GeorgeVoruganti, Lakshmi N.P. Tags: Review Article Source Type: news
Having Your Cake and Eating It: Office of Fair Trading Proposal for Funding New Drugs to Benefit Patients and Innovative Companies.
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Source: PharmacoEconomics - January 18, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (210 K) Source Type: news
Jan 17, 2008 - Iowa Governor Convenes Task Force to Investigate State's Nursing Shortage
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
A machine that may help your patients
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Source: Medical Economics - Medical Economics magazine - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Employed? What your boss wants from you
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Source: Medical Economics - Medical Economics magazine - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Evaluation of chronic disease management on outcomes and cost of care for Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Source: Health Policy - January 18, 2008 Authors: Zhang NJ, Wan TT, Rossiter LF, Murawski MM, Patel UB Tags: Health Policy Source Type: news
Job sharing: Flexibility has a price
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Source: Medical Economics - Medical Economics magazine - January 18, 2008 Source Type: news
Jan 16, 2008 - Texas Stroke Center Expands Efforts to Boost Care for Hispanic Patients
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Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - January 17, 2008 Source Type: news
Effect of deregulation on the prices of nicotine replacement therapy products in Finland.
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Source: Health Policy - January 17, 2008 Authors: Aalto-Setälä V, Alaranta A Tags: Health Policy Source Type: news
Jan 15, 2008 - New York Governor Outlines Plans to Boost Health IT Adoption
