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Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.
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IEEE Spectrum
January 2006
Robert N. Charette
Picture of Health The creation of an electronic health record (EHR) for every U.S. citizen, which can be sent to any doctor, hospital, or insurer, would promise to improve overall patient health care, but it also raises many concerns. mark for My Articles 85 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
John Carroll
Consumers Don't Know What They Don't Know Experts have been taking a close look at health literacy in America and have concluded that this is one area where even relatively well-educated people will have trouble finding their way. mark for My Articles 216 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
MargaretAnn Cross
The Ethical Way In a Season of Change Advancing technologies and new coverage designs are creating opportunities -- and obligations -- for health plan medical directors. mark for My Articles 129 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
Ricardo Guggenheim
Putting EBM To Work (Easier Said Than Done) Through widespread implementation of evidence-based medicine, the United States has its best chance of erasing the variations in care that currently extract such huge costs -- both human and financial -- from the health care system. mark for My Articles 622 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
David S. Geldmacher
The Cost Benefit to Health Plans of Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease As with other chronic diseases of aging, early diagnosis and pharmacologic therapy may reduce the costs for enrollees with Alzheimer's disease. This article reviews patient and caregiver outcomes associated with reduced health care costs and their implications for Managed Care Organizations. mark for My Articles 126 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
Martin Sipkoff
Reports Confirm High Value of Step-Therapy Programs Tiered benefit design and mail order pharmacy are useful, but don't overlook this other significant vehicle for savings: step therapy programs. mark for My Articles 178 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
Health Plan Medical Directors Doing Well Medical directors at health plans saw a 7.2% rise in mean direct compensation from 2003 to 2005. mark for My Articles 453 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
Polypharmacy Interventions Result in Sustained Decreases A drug safety study found a decline in drug costs and in numbers of prescriptions in a population at high risk for adverse drug events brought on by polypharmacy. mark for My Articles 48 similar articles
Managed Care
December 2005
Lola Butcher
Kansas City Focuses on Depression Health plans, researchers, employers, and workers make common cause to identify and treat depression. mark for My Articles 221 similar articles
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Bamberger & Boyd
Management of Staphylococcus aureus Infections Because of high incidence, morbidity, and antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococcus aureus infections are a growing concern for family physicians. mark for My Articles 131 similar articles
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