Social marketing: a promising strategy for promoting uptake of interventions
This study found that social marketing, which applies marketing techniques to promote behavioral change, is a promising approach for promoting implementation of evidence-based interventions in integrated healthcare systems.
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Validating data for studying kidney cancer surgical treatments
This study found that Medicare claims data represent an accurate data source for ascertainment of population-based patterns of surgical care among patients with early-stage kidney cancer.
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How should quality of care be measured?
Physicians need to take a leadership role in defining, measuring, reporting, and improving quality of care.
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Measuring health literacy
Improved methods for estimating health literacy would help identify communities that would benefit most from appropriate, targeted interventions in clinical settings to address poor quality care and outcomes related to low health literacy.
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Helping depressed teens has multiple payoffs
Depression hampers teens' functioning at school, at home, and among their peers.
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More maternal, child, and adolescent health research
Can larger insurers bargain for lower drug prices under Medicare Part D?
This study found that insurers with larger enrollments of Part D patients can negotiate for lower drug prices, especially for drugs with therapeutic substitutes.
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Estimating the number of uninsured
The widely used Census Bureau estimate of the number of uninsured Americans may overstate the current total. This study recommends considering alternative data sources as a way of obtaining more accurate estimates.
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Prevention would pay off
Making older Americans healthier would increase longevity with little or no additional lifetime medical spending.
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More aging and health research
What constitutes quality of care for terminally ill cancer patients?
Quality indicators for end-of-life care need to reflect the scope of care, be feasible to implement, and be evidence-based.
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Quality of life outcomes for prostate cancer survivors
This study presents long-term outcome results that can be used to improve medical decisionmaking for patients with prostate cancer.
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More quality of care research
Major health care challenges persist for D.C. children despite high rates of insurance coverage
Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, their access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem—particularly for those who are publicly insured.
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Electronic health records linked to improved quality in primary care practices
Routine use of electronic health records may improve the quality of care provided in community-based primary care practices more than other common strategies intended to raise the quality of medical care.
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Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to have impact on obesity
Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity.
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