Vol.6, No.3 August 2004
Welcome to the third report of 2004.
The publications in the report can be found in the catalog of the library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Links in the report were active at the time of publication. If you would like to receive quarterly email notification when a new issue of the Grey Literature Report is posted, send an email message to lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Caplan, Craig; Housman, Lori. Redefining Medicare's Long-Term Financial Health: A Closer Look at the "Medicare Funding Warning" in the Trustees' Report. Public Policy Institute. Issue Brief No. 67. June 2004.
Cicero, David. Experiences with and Opinions about Prescription Medication: A Survey of AARP Members in Delaware. March 2004.
Eskin, Sandra; Hermanson, Sharon. Nutrition Labeling at Fast-Food and Other Chain Restaurants. Public Policy Institute. Issue Brief No. 71. July 2004.
Gross, David; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W. Trends in Manufacturer Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Used by Older Americans-First Quarter 2004 Update. Public Policy Institute. Issue Brief No. 69. June 2004.
Gross, David J.; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W.; Raetzman, Susan O. Trends in Manufacturer Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Used By Older Americans, 2000 Through 2003. May 2004.
Love, Jeffrey. Filling the Rx: An Analysis of the Perceptions, Attitudes and Buying Habits of Medicare Beneficiaries. June 2004.
Private Long-Term Care Insurance: The Medicaid Interaction. Issue Brief No. 68. 2004.
Soumerai, Stephen B. Benefits and Risks of Increasing Restrictions on Access to Costly Drugs in Medicaid. March 2004.
Disparities and Barriers to Utilization Among Minnesota Health Care Program Enrollees. Final Report December 2003.
Final Report of the Governor's Task Force on Access to Affordable Health Insurance. State Coverage Initiatives. February 15, 2004.
States' Issues and Concerns with Implementation of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage. State Coverage Initiatives. July 2004.
Calfee, John E.; Bate, Roger. Pharmaceuticals and the Worldwide HIV Epidemic: Can a Stakeholder Model Work? Related Publication 04-16. August 2004.
Conover, Christopher J. Health Care Costs and the Uninsured. Testimony 04-02 May 2004.
Hahn, Robert W.; Prieger, James E. The Impact of Driver Cell Phone Use on Accidents. Working Paper 04-14. July 2004.
Strayer, David L.; Drews, Frank A.; Crouch, Dennis J. A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver. Working Paper 04-13. July 2004.
Vernon, John A. Examining the Link Between Price Regulation, Reimportation, and Pharmaceutical R&D Investment. Related Publication 04-06. April 2004.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life. Research In Action. Issue #12. March 2003.
Chesley, Francis D.; Herbert, James. Setting a Research Agenda for Health and Humanities. Conference Summary Report. March 2004. To Order.
Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center.Regionalization of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 96. April 2004. To Order.
Weinick, Robin M.; Shin, Peter W. Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net. Developing Data-Driven Capabilities to Support Policymaking. April 2004.
Bankole, Akinrinola; Singh, Susheela; Woog, Vanessa; Wulf, Deirdre.Risk and Protection: Youth and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2004.
2004 Task Force on Aging Research Funding. Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century. [2004].
Safe and Sound. A Ten-Year Plan for Promoting Personal Financial Security. An Employer Perspective. June 2004.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI Press)
Antos, Joseph; Pinell, Ximena. Private Discounts, Public Subsidies. How the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Really Works. 2004.
Cigarette Smoking among Youth. Results from the 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey. First Look Report 13. June 2004.
Medical Liability Reform-NOW! A Compendium of Facts Supporting Medical Liability Reform and Debunking Arguments Against Reform. June 14, 2004.
American Public Human Services Association
Opportunities for Collaboration Across Human Services Programs. 2004.
Kids Count Data Book 2004. State Profiles of Child Well-Being. 2004.
The Aspen Strategy Group. Biological Security & Public Health. In Search of a Global Treatment. 2003.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Transforming Primary Care. The Role of Primary Care Trusts in Shaping and Supporting General Practice. Health National Report. 2004.
Quicker Treatment Closer to Home. Primary Care Trusts' Success in Redesigning Care Pathways. Health National Report. 2004.
AVAC-AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
AIDS Vaccine Trials-Getting the Global House in Order. AVAC Report. 2004.
Ahlstron, Alexis; Tumlinson, Anne; Lambrew, Jeanne. Linking Reverse Mortgages and Long-Term Care Insurance. Primer. [March 2004].
Fasenfest, David; Booza, Jason; Metzger, Kurt. Living Together: A New Look at Racial and Ethnic Integration in Metropolitan Neighborhoods, 1990-2000. April 2004.
California HealthCare Foundation
California's Nursing Homes: A System in Trouble. Issue Brief. July 2003.
Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What is its potential? Fact Sheet. June 2004.
Mowers, Robert M; Balsbaugh, Thomas A. Treatment Options for Hypercholesterolemia: Scientific Review. June 2004.
Mowers, Robert M; Cheema, Gurtej S. Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis: Scientific Review. June 2004.
Public Programs. Access to Physicians in California's P{ublic Insurance Programs. Issue Brief. May 2004.
Siepler, John K.; Trudeau, Walter L. Treatment Options for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Scientific Review. June 2004.
Simon, Jodi; Powers, Margie. Chronic Disease Registeries: A Product Review. ihealthreports. May 2004.
California Policy Research Center, University of California
Boris, Eileen; Chung, Gawon; Delp, Linda; Matthias, Ruth; Zabin, Carol. Workforce Needs in California's Homecare System. CPRC Briefing Paper. May 2004.
Ponce, Ninez; Black, Jeanne. The Role of Race, Ethnicity, & Language in Access to Basic Health Care for Californians. California Program on Access to Care. [October 2003].
Canadian Population Health Initiative
Moloughney, Brent. Housing and Population Health. The State of Current Research Knowledge. June 2004.
O'Brien-Pallas, Linda; Alksnis, Chris; Wang, Sping. Bringing the Future into Focus. Projecting RN Retirement in Canada. 2003.
Cannon, Michael F. Mrs. Clinton Has Entered the Race. The 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates' Proposals to Reform Health Insurance. Policy Analysis. No. 509. February 5, 2004.
British-North American Committee. A Guide to the Benefits, Responsibilities and Opportunities of Embryonic Stem Cell Research. BN 47. June 2004.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dyson, Susan M. The State of Allied Health in North Carolina: A Focus on the Respiratory Therapy Workforce. August 2004.
Kegler, Michelle C.; Norton, Barbara L.; Aronson, Robert E. Evaluation of the Five-Year Expansion Program of California Healthy Citites and Communities (1998-2003). Final Report. September 2003.
Case, Anne; Fertig, Angela; Paxson, Christina. The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance. April 27, 2004.
Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina. Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality. July 2004.
Deaton, Angus. Health in an Age of Globalization. First Draft, April 2004.
Dehejia, Rajeev; Lleras-Muney, Adriana. Booms, Busts, and Babies Health. March 8, 2004.
Fertig, Angela R. Healthy Baby, Healthy Marriage? The Effect of Children's Health on Divorce. June 17, 2004.
Kling, Jeffrey R.; Liebman, Jeffrey B.; Katz, Lawrence F.; Sanbonmatsu, Lisa. Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment. April 2004.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Solomon, Judy. Helping Families Enrolled in Medicaid Get Prescription Drugs. Resource Paper. May 2004.
Center for Health Workforce Studies
The Health Care Workforce in New York State, 2003. Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers in New York City, Long Island, and Upstate New York. April 2004. To Order.
Improving Care for New York through Workforce Development: A Proposal to Establish an Institute for Long-Term Care Management and Policy. Final Report. February 2004. To Order.
Martiniano, Robert; Salsberg, Edward; McGinnis, Sandra; Krohl, Debra. Health Care Employment Projections: An Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections, 2002-2012. March 2004. To Order.
Martiniano, Robert; Moore, Jean; McGinnis, Sandra. New York State Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2005. April 2004. To Order.
Residency Training Outcomes by Specialty in 2003 for New York State: A Summary of Responses to the 2003 NYS Residency Exit Survey. May 2004.To Order.
Center for Law and Social Policy
Hart, Katherine; Schumacher, Rachel. Moving Forward. Head Start Children, Families, and Programs in 2003. Head Start Series. Policy Brief No. 5. June 2004.
Irish, Kate; Schumacher, Rachel; Lombardi, Joan. Head Start Comprehensive Services: A Key Support for Early Learning for Poor Children. Head Start Series. Policy Brief No. 4. January 2004.
Center for Reproductive Rights
Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives. 2004.
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Aizer, Anna; McLanahan, Sara. The Impact of Child Support on Fertility, Parental Investments, and Child Well-Being. Working Paper #04-03-FF. April 2004.
Fertig, Angela R.; Garfinkel, Irwin; McLanahan, Sara S. Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Violence Among Non-Cohabiting Couples. Working Paper #02-17-FF. Revised July 2004..
Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert; Lynch, Scott M.; McLanahan, Sara. The Hispanic Paradox and Breastfeeding: Does Acculturation Matter? Evidence from the Fragile Families Study. Working Paper #04-01. February 2004.
Osborne, Cynthia. Maternal Stress and Mothering Behaviors in Stable and Unstable Families. Working Paper #03-08-FF. Revised May 2004.
Center for the Health Professions - University of California, San Francisco
McRee, Tina; Dower, Catherine; Briggance, Bram; Vance, Jenny; Keane, Dennis; O'Neil, Edward H. The Mental Health Workforce: Who's Meeting California's Needs. Center for California Health Workforce Studies. February 2003. Errata.
Mertz, Elizabeth; Anderson, Gena; Grumbach, Kevin; O'Neil, Edward. Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California.Center for California Health Workforce Studies. July 2004.
Mertz, Elizabeth; Grumbach, Kevin. The Distribution and Composition of Arizona's Dental Workforce and Practice Patterns: Implications for Access to Care. Center for California Health Workforce Studies. July 2004.
Taché, Stephanie; Chapman, Susan. Medical Assistants in California. 2004.
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University
Fewer Drops in the Bucket: Alcohol Industry "Responsibility" Advertising Declined on Television in 2002. May 26, 2004.
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads on Television, 2002: From 2001 to 2002, Alcohol's Adland Grew Vaster. April 21, 2004.
Center on an Aging Society-Georgetown University
Ihara, Emily. Workers Affected by Chronic Conditions. How Can Workplace Policies and Programs Help? Issue Brief No. 7. June 2004.
Thompson,Lee. Oral Health Care. Can Access to Services be Improved? Issue Brief. No. 6. April 2004.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Kogan, Richard; Greenstein, Robert. Claims that Proposed Entitlement Cap Would Shield Medicare and Not Cause Massive Cuts are Incorrect. Proposal Would Mandate Very Large Cuts and Place Nearly Every Entitlement at Risk. June 9, 2004.
Ku, Leighton. Mississippi's Flawed Medicaid Waiver Proposal. Waiver Provides No Benefit to Most People the State is Planning to Cut Off of Medicaid and Could Lead to Additional Medicaid Cuts Later. August 11, 2004.
Ku, Leighton. Will the New Tenncare Cutbacks Help Tennessee's Economy? July 8, 2004.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Health Consequences of Smoking. A Report of the Surgeon General 2004. Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS). 2004.
America's Achilles' Heel. Job-Based Health Coverage and the Uninsured. Reality Check. 2004.
CHDI-Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc.
Mulkern, Virginia; Raab, Barbara; Kadis, Jessica. Connecticut Community Kidcare Evaluation. Phase Two. An Evaluation of the Care Coordinating Program. May 2004.
Binge Drinking. 2004.
Birth Control Pill Use. 2004.
Condom Use. 2004.
Dating Violence. 2004.
Drunk Driving. 2004.
Marijuana Use. 2004.
Sexually Active Teens. 2004.
Substance Free Youth. 2004.
Suicidal Teens. 2004.
Teen Abortions. 2004.
Parker, Emil; Malone, Jane. Administration Should Seek Increased Funding, not Propose Drastic Cut in Key Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. April 5, 2004.
Pham, Elizabeth; Parker, Emil. Decline in the Federal Medicaid Match Rate Will Hit States Hard. 36 States Will Lose at Least $100 Million. June 2, 2004.
13 Million Children Face Food Insecurity. June 2, 2004.
New Yorkers without Health Insurance. The Uninsured: A Closer Look. June 2004.
Citizen's Committee for Children
The Road to Recovery: Substance Abuse Treatment for New York City Teens. June 2003.
Commission for Health Improvement
What CHI has Found in Primary Care Trusts. Sector Report. March 2004.
Committee on Government Reform-Minority Staff, U.S.House of Representatives
Incarceration of Youth Who Are Waiting for Community Mental Health Services in the United States. July 2004.
Collins, Sara R. Health Care Costs and Instability of Insurance: Impact on Patients' Experiences with Care and Medical Bills. Invited Testimony. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee on Energy and Commerce. U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on "A Review of Hospital Billing and Collection Practices". June 24, 2004.
Collins, Sara R.; Schoen, Cathy; Tenney, Katie; Doty, Michelle M.; Ho, Alice. Rite of Passage? Why Young Adults Become Uninsured and How New Policies Can Help. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. May 2004.
Cooper, Lisa A.; Powe, Neil R. Disparities in Patient Experiences, Health Care Processes, and Outcome: The Role of Patient-Provider Racial, Ethnic, and Language Concordance. July 2004.
Davis, Karen. Hospital Pricing Behavior and Patient Financial Risk. Invited Testimony. Subcommittee on Oversight. Committee on Ways and Means. U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on "Pricing Practices of Hospitals". June 22, 2004.
Davis, Karen. Will Consumer-Directed Health Care Improve System Performance? Issue Brief. August 2004.
First Report and Recommendations of the Commonwealth Fund's International Working Group on Quality Indicators. A Report to Health Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. June 2004.
Gordon, Pamela; Chin, Matthew. Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations: Case-Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative. August 2004.
Gordon, Pamela; Chin, Matthew. Case Study 1: Redesigning the Patient Visit Program at The Jerome Belson Health Center. Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations: Case-Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative. August 2004.
Gordon, Pamela; Chin, Matthew. Case Study 2: Advanced Access Learning Collaborative at Union Health Center. Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations: Case-Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative. August 2004.
Gordon, Pamela; Chin, Matthew. Case Study 3: Revenue Maximization Program at the Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center. Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations: Case-Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative. August 2004.
Gordon, Pamela; Chin, Matthew. Case Study 4: Marketing and Customer Service: Attracting and Retaining Patients at the Urban Health Plan. Achieving a New Standard in Primary Care for Low-Income Populations: Case-Studies of Redesign and Change Through a Learning Collaborative. August 2004.
Karpati, A.; Kerker, B.; Mostashari, F.; Singh, T.; Hajat, A.; Thorpe, L.; Bassett, M.; Henning, K.; Frieden, T. Health Disparities in New York City: A Report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 2004.
LeCouteur, Eugene. New York's Disaster Relief Medicaid: What Happened When It Ended? A Focus Group Study. July 2004.
McDonough, John E.; Gibbs, Brian K.; Scott-Harris, Janet L.; Kronebusch, Karl; Navarro, Amanda M.; Taylor, Kima. A State Policy Agenda to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. June 2004.
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Kutyla, Todd; Stepnick, Larry S.; Rybowski, Lisa S. Hospital Quality: Ingredients for Success-A Case Study of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. July 2004.
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Kutyla, Todd; Stepnick, Larry S.; Rybowski, Lisa S. Hospital Quality: Incredients for Success-A Case Study of El Camino Hospital. July 2004.
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Kutyla, Todd; Stepnick, Larry S.; Rybowski, Lisa S. Hospital Quality: Incredients for Success-A Case Study of Jefferson Regional Medical Center. July 2004.
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Kutyla, Todd; Stepnick, Larry S.; Rybowski, Lisa S. Hospital Quality: Incredients for Success-A Case Study of Mission Hospitals. July 2004.
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon; Kutyla, Todd; Stepnick, Larry S.; Rybowski, Lisa S. Hospital Quality: Incredients for Success-Overview and Lessons Learned. July 2004.
Nolan, Thomas. Aspiration or Way Station? Commentary on "Hospital Quality: Ingredients for Success." 2004.
O'Neill, Paul; Segel, Ken; Jennings, Jan; Snyder, John; Lloyd, Jon; Wolk Feinstein, Karen. Commentary on "Hospital Quality: Ingredients for Success." 2004.
Pryor, Carol; Seifert, Robert. Unintended Consequences: An Update on Consumer Medical Debt. June 2003.
Rosenthal, Jill; Pernice, Cynthia. Dirigo Health Reform Act: Addressing Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access in Maine. June 2004.
Shelton, Linda; Aiuppa, Laura; Torda, Phyllis. Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Physician Directory Information on the Internet. August 2004.
Sim, Shao-Chee; Peng, Carol. Lessons Learned from a Program to Sustain Health Coverage After September 11 in New York City's Chinatown. July 2004.
Summer, Laura; Thompson, Lee. How Asset Tests Block Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries from Needed Benefits. Issue Brief. May 2004.
Trail, Thomas; Fox, Kimberly; Cantor, Joel; Silberberg, Mina; Crystal, Stephen. State Pharmacy Assistance Programs: A Chartbook. August 2004.
Wachter, Robert M. Physician-Hospital Alignment: The Elusive Ingredient. Commentary on "Hospital Quality: Ingredients for Success." 2004.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
2002 CCPH 2nd Annual Advanced Service-Learning Institute Proceedings: Service-Learning in the Health Professions: Fostering Leadership for Service-Learning Sustainability. San Francisco, CA: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 2002.
2003 CCPH 7th Annual Introductory Service-Learning Institute Proceedings: Advancing Educational Innovations for Improved Student Learning and Community Health. San Francisco, CA: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 2003.
The Effects of Tort Reform: Evidence from the States. A CBO Paper. June 2004.
Holtz-Eakin, Douglas. Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule. CBO Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives. May 5, 2004.
Alker, Joan; Solomon, Judith. Families at Risk: Implications of a Global Cap on Connecticut's Federal Medicaid Funding. Policy Brief. April 2004.
Alker, Joan; Solomon, Judith. Families at Risk: Imposing Premiums on Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Persons in Medicaid. Policy Brief. December 2003.
Solomon, Judith; Lee, Mary Alice; Alker, Joan. Families at Risk: The Impact of Co-Payments and Reduced Benefits on Children Enrolled in Husky A. Policy Brief. January 2004.
Appleton, Simon. Hunger and Malnutrition - Comments. April 19, 2004.
Behrman, Jere R.; Alderman, Harold; Hoddinott, John. Hunger and Malnutrition. February 19, 2004.
Evans, David B. Comments on the Challenge Paper on Communicable Diseases. May 2004.
Gaag, Jacques van der. Comments on the Challenge Paper on Communicable Diseases. March 2004.
Mills, Anne; Shillcutt, Sam. Challenge Paper on Communicable Diseases. February 2004.
Svedberg, Peter. Has the Relationship between Undernutrition and Income Changed? May 2004.
The Water Challenge. May 2004.
The Water Challenge - A Reply. May 2004.
Vaux, Henry, Jr. Opponent Note on Water and Sanitation. May 2004.
DFID Health Systems Resource Centre-United Kingdom
Bloom, Gerald. Private Provision in Its Institutional Context. Lessons from Health. Issue Paper-Private Sector. March 2004.
Buchan, James; Dovlo, Delanyo. International Recruitment of Health Workers to the UK: A Report for DFID. Final Report. February 2004.
Standing, Hilary. Understanding the 'Demand Side' in Service Delivery. Definitions, Frameworks and Tools from the Health Sector. Issue Paper-Private Sector. March 2004.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Dorn, Stan. How Can National Policymakers Improve Health Coverage Tax Credits Provided under the Trade Act of 2002? May 2004.
Medicaid: Good Medicine for State Economies. 2004 Update. May 2004.
One in Three: Non-Elderly Americans Without Health Insurance, 2002-2003. June 2004.
Sticker Shock: Rising Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors. June 2004.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2004. 2004.
FACCT - Foundation for Accountability
Innovators and Visionaries: Strategies for Creating a Person-Centered Health System. September 2003.
Skinner, Brett J. Paying More, Getting Less. Ontario's Health Premium and Sustainable Health Care. July 2004.
GAO-Government Accountability Office
Antibiotic Resistance. Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-490. April 2004.
Assisted Living. Examples of State Efforts to Improve Consumer Protections. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-684. April 2004.
Chemical and Biological Defense. DOD Needs to Continue to Collect and Provide Information on Tests and Potentially Exposed Personnel. Report to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services. GAO-04-410. May 2004.
Child and Family Services Reviews. States and HHS Face Challenges in Assessing and Improving State Performance. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. GAO-04-781T. May 13, 2004.
Computer-Based Patient Records. Improved Planning and Project Management Are Critical to Achieving Two-Way VA-DOD Health Data Exchange. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-811T. May 19, 2004.
Computer-Based Patient Records: Subcommittee Questions Concerning VA and DOD Efforts to Achieve a Two-Way Exchange of Health Data. GAO-04-691R. May 14, 2004.
Computer-Based Patient Records. VA and DOD Efforts to Exchange Health Data Could Benefit from Improved Planning and Project Management. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-687. June 2004.
Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal Gulf War Illnesses Research Strategy Needs Reassessment. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-767. June 2004.
District of Columbia Jail. Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-750. June 2004.
Drinking Water. Safeguarding the District of Columbia's Supplies and Applying Lessons Learned to Other Systems. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-974T. July 22, 2004.
Drug Rehabilitation Clinics. Illegal Drug Activities Near Some District of Columbia Clinics Undermine Clinic Services and Patient Rehabilitation. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. GAO-04-946T. July 6, 2004.
Global Health. U.S. AIDS Coordinator Addressing Some Key Challenges to Expanding Treatment, but Others Remain. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. GAO-04-784. July 2004.
Gulf War Illnesses. DOD's Conclusions About U.S. Troops' Exposure Cannot Be Adequately Supported. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-159. June 2004.
Gulf War Illnesses. DOD's Conclusions About U.S. Troops' Exposure Cannot Be Adequately Supported. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-821T. June 1, 2004.
Gulf War Illnesses. Federal Research Efforts Have Waned, and Research Findings Have Not Been Reassessed. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-815T. June 1, 2004.
Health Care. National Strategy Needed to Accelerate the Implementation of Information Technology. Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, House of Representatives. GAO-04-947T. July 14, 2004.
Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value. Comptroller General's Forum. GAO-04-793SP. May 2004.
HHS's Efforts to Promote Health Information Technology and Legal Barriers to Its Adoption. GAO-04-991R. August 13, 2004.
HHS OIG: Allegations of Misspending Were Unsubstantiated. GAO-04-618R. April 30, 2004.
Internet Pharmacies. Hydrocodone, an Addictive Narcotic Pain Medication, Is Available Without a Prescription Through the Internet. Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-892T. June 17, 2004.
Internet Pharmacies. Some Pose Safety Risks for Consumers. Report to the Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-820. June 2004.
Internet Pharmacies. Some Pose Safety Risks for Consumers and Are Unreliable in Their Business Practices. Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-888T. June 17, 2004.
Medicaid Program Integrity. State and Federal Efforts to Prevent and Detect Improper Payments. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-707. July 2004.
Medicaid Waivers. HHS Approvals of Pharmacy Plus Demonstrations Continue to Raise Cost and Oversight Concerns. Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-480. June 2004.
Medicare. Call Centers Need to Improve Responses to Policy-Oriented Questions from Providers. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. GAO-04-669. July 2004.
Medicare. CMS Needs Additional Authority to Adequately Oversee Patient Safety in Hospitals. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-850. July 2004.
Medicare Dialysis Facilities. Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-04-450. June 2004.
Nursing Home Fire Safety. Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-660. July 2004.
OSHA's Complaint Response Policies. OSHA Credits Its Complaint System with Conserving Agency Resources, but the System Still Warrants Improvement. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-658. June 2004.
Prescription Drugs. Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation. Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-839T. July 22, 2004.
Private Health Insurance. Coverage of Key Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Is Common but Not Universal. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-713. June 2004.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Planning for Program Changes and Future Workforce Needs Is Incomplete. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-683. June 2004
Undocumented Aliens. Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals' Uncompensated Care Costs. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-472. May 2004.
VA and DOD Health Care. Resource Sharing at Selected Sites. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-792. July 2004.
VA Health Care. Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans and Private Health Insurers. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-938. July 2004.
VA Health Care. Improved Screening of Practitioners Would Reduce Risk to Veterans. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-566. March 2004.
VA Health Care. More Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Blind Veterans Could Better Meet Their Needs. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-996T. July 22, 2004.
VA Health Care. Resource Allocations to Medical Centers in the Mid South Healthcare Network. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-444. April 2004.
VA Health Care. VA Needs to Improve Accuracy of Reported Wait Times for Blind Rehabilitation Services. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-949. July 2004.
VA Medical Centers. Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-739.
VA Medical Centers. Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-755. July 2004.
VA Medical Centers. Internal Control Weaknesses Impair Third-Party Collections. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-967T. July 21, 2004.
Veterans Health Administration. Inadequate Controls Over the Purchase Card Program Resulted in Improper and Questionable Purchases. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-857T. June 17, 2004.
VHA Purchase Cards. Internal Controls Over the Purchase Card Program Need Improvement. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-737. June 2004.
Worlplace Safety and Health. OSHA's Oversight of Its Civil Penalty Determination and Violation Abatement Processes Has Limitations. Report to the Secretary of Labor. GAO-04-920. August 2004.
Global Forum for Health Research
The 10/90 Report on Health Research 2003-2004. To Order. 2004.
Caines, Karen; Bataringaya, Julie; Lush, Louisiana; Murindwa, Grace; N'jie, Hatib. Impact of Public-Private Partnerships Addressing Access to Pharmaceuticals in Low Income Countries: Uganda Pilot Study. Operational Issues of Health Public-Private Partnerships. October 2003.
Doyal, Lesley. Mainstreaming Gender at Forum 6. A Briefing Document and Resource Guide. 2002.
Francois, Dabis; Newell, Marie-Louise; Coutsoudis, Anna; Coovadia, Hoosen M.; Gliemann, Joanna Orne; Perez, Freddy; Leroy, Valeriane. Child Health Research. A Foundation for Improving Child Health. 2002.
Hanson, Kara; Goodman, Catherine; Lines, Jo; Meek, Sylvia; Bradley, David; Mills, Anne. The Economics of Malaria Control Interventions. January 2004.
Hunter, Mark. Partnerships for Developing World Health: Decision and Management Issues for Pharmaceutical Companies. Meeting Report. February 2004.
Kettler, Hannah; White, Karen. Valuing Industry Contributions to Public-Private Partnerships for Health Product Development. May 2003.
Pefile, Sibongile. Donation Programmes for HIV/AIDS-Related Drugs: Documenting the Early Experience of the Diflucan Partnership Programme and Viramune Donation Programme. 2003.
Greater New York Hospital Association
Quantitative Analysis of New York State Medicaid Spending. The Health Economics and Outcomes Research Institute at the Greater New York Hospital Association. October 24, 2003.
Reputations of Pharmaceutical and Health Insurance Companies Continue Their Downward Slide. Health Care News, vol 4, issue 11. June 22, 2004.
Health & Safety Executive-United Kingdom
Cardiff University. The Scale and Impact of Illegal Drug Use by Workers. Research Report 193. 2004.
Greenstreet Berman Ltd. Building an Evidence Base for the Health and Safety Commission Strategy to 2010 and Beyond. A Literature Review of Interventions to Improve Health and Safety Compliance. Research Report 196. 2004.
Greenstreet Berman Ltd. The Development of a Health and Safety Management Index for Use by Business, Investors, Employees, the Regulator and Other Stakeholders. Research Report 217. 2004.
Loughborough University, the University of Nottingham, the Institute for Employment Studies. Cognitive Factors' Influence on the Expression and Reporting of Work-Related Stress. Research Report 170. 2004.
A Strategy for Workplace Health and Safety in Great Britain to 2010 and Beyond. February 2004.
Univerity College London. Work Environment, Alcohol Consumption and Ill-Health. The Whitehall II Study. Contract Research Report 422. 2002.
The University of Central England. The Evaluation of Occupational Health Advice in Primary Health Care. Research Report 242. 2004.
University of Warwick. Review of the Occupational Health and Safety of Britain's Ethnic Minorities. Research Report 221. 2004.
Crosier, A. Evaluation of Health Impact Assessment Learning from Practice Workshops. A Report to the Health Development Agency. 2004.
Millward, Louise; Warm, Daniel; Coomber, Ross; Chambers, Jane; Kelly, Mike. Evidence for Effective Drug Prevention in Young People. A Summary of Findings Arising from Research Activity to Date. May 2004.
National Healthy School Standard. Drug Education (including alcohol and tobacco). 2004.
Promoting Emotional Health and Wellbeing through the National Healthy School Standard. 2004.
HealthGrades Quality Study. Patient Safety in American Hospitals. July 2004.
The Health Strategies Consultancy
Rosenfeld, Sheera; Zeitler, Emily; Mendelson, Dan. Financial Incentives: Innovative Payment for Health Information Technology. March 2004.
Haislmaier, Edmund F. Compromising Quality: The High Cost of Government Drug Purchasing. Backgrounder. May 25, 2004.
Hunter, Derek. The Truth About the Medicare Drug Discount Card. Backgrounder. May 28, 2004.
Moffit, Robert E. Fixing the New Medicare Law #1: An Agenda for Constructive Change. Backgrounder. April 26, 2004.
Moffit, Robert E.; Johnson, Daniel "Stormy"; Butler, Stuart M.; Dorn, Stan; Goodman, John; Thorpe, Kenneth E. A Vision for Health System Change. Heritage Lectures. No. 848. Delivered March 2, 2004. August 12, 2004.
Myers, Phyllis Berry; Swenson, Richard; O'Dea, Michael; Moffit, Robert E. Why It's Time for Faith-Based Health Plans. Heritage Lectures. No. 850. Delivered June 24, 2004. August 24, 2004.
iavi-International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Scientific Blueprint 2004. Accelerating Global Efforts in AIDS Vaccine Research and Development. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok. July 2004.
Cain, Mary; Sarasohn-Kahn, Jane; Wilson, Charlie. A New Era of Diagnostics. Health Horizons Program. December 2003.
Falcon, Rod; Spalding, Leah. Expanding Meanings of Health. Health Horizons Program. January 2004.
Health and Health 2010. The Forecast, The Challenge. Second Edition. January 2003.
Sanstad, Katherine Haynes; Falcon, Rod; Kirsch, Susannah. Engaged Consumers in Health & Health Care. Health Horizons Program. March 2003.
Bruen, Brian; Ghosh, Arunabh. Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending and Use. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. June 2004.
Dalek, Geraldine. Consumer Protection Issues Raised by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. The Medicare Rx Drug Law. July 2004.
Dunkelberg, Anne; O'Malley, Molly. Children's Medicaid and SCHIP in Texas: Tracking the Impact of Budget Cuts. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. July 2004.
Garrett, Bowen. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage: Sponsorship, Eligibility, and Participation Patterns in 2001. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. July 2004.
Global HIV Prevention Working Group. HIV Prevention in the Era of Expanded Treatment Access. June 2004.
Health Policy Altenatives, Inc. Medicare Drug Discount Cards: A Work in Progress. The Medicare Rx Drug Law. July 2004.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Update on Individual Health Insurance. August 2004.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Harvard School of Public Health. Views of the New Medicare Drug Law: A Survey of People on Medicare. Summary and Chartpack. August 2004.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Harvard School of Public Health. Views of the New Medicare Drug Law: A Survey of People on Medicare. Toplines. August 2004.
The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation; Seventeen Magazine. Birth Control and Protection. A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex. July 2004.
Huskamp, Haiden A.; Keating, Nancy L. The New Medicare Drug Benefit: Potential Effects of Pharmacy Management Tools on Access to Medications. July 2004.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious Conditions. Issue Paper. June 2004.
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The President's FY 2005 Budget Proposal: Overview and Briefing Charts. Overview. July 2004.
Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Part One- Global HIV/AIDS. Summary and Chartpack. June 2004.
Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Part One-Global HIV/AIDS. Toplines. June 2004.
Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Part Two - HIV Testing. Summary and Chartpack. June 2004.
Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Part Two - HIV Testing. Toplines. June 2004.
Kates, Jennifer; Summers, Todd. U.S. Government Funding for Global HIV/AIDS Through FY 2005. HIV/AIDS Policy Brief. June 2004.
Laschhober, Mary. Trends in Medicare Supplemental Insurance and Prescription Drug Benefits, 1996-2001. Data Update. June 2004.
Lundy, Janet; Wentworth, Barbara; Gil, Isadora; Finder, Benjamin; Salganicoff, Alina; McMenamin, Sara; Halpin, Helen; Mroz, Joanna; Keeler, Crystal. California Health Care Chartbook: Key Data and Trends. August 2004.
Mann, Cindy; Alker, Joan. Federal Medicaid Waiver Financing: Issues for California. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. July 2004.
Mann, Cindy; Artiga, Samantha. The Impact of Recent Changes in Health Care Coverage for Low-Income People: A First Look at the Research Following Changes in Oregon's Medicaid Program. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. June 2004.
O'Brien, Ellen; Elias, Risa Medicaid and Long-Term care. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. May 2004.
Olmstead v. L.C.: The Interaction of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Medicaid. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Policy Brief. June 2004.
Public Opinion Strategies; Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. Reactions to the New Medicare Law. Findings Based on Focus Groups with Medicare Beneficiaries. June 2004.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Shin, Peter; Darnell, Julie. Economic Stress and the Safety Net: A Health Center Update. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. June 2004.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Teitelbaum, Joel. Olmstead at Five: Assessing the Impact. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. June 2004.
Schneider, Andy. The "Clawback:" State Financing of Medicare Drug Coverage. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. June 2004.
Selected Findings on the New Medicare Prescription Drug Law. Presentation Chartpack. June 3, 2004.
Smith, Vernon K.; Rousseau, David M.; O'Malley, Molly. SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. July 2004.
Lewis, Richard. Practice-Led Commissioning: Harnessing the Power of the Primary Care Frontline. June 2004.
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute -University of South Florida
Hernandez, Mario; Hodges, Sharon. Crafting Logic Models for Systems of Care: Ideas into Action. Making Children's Mental Health Services Successful. 2003.
Maternal & Child Health Library
Assessment of Enhanced Prenatal Services by Women of Diverse Ethnic Groups in Medicaid Managed Care. Final Report. August 2003.
Enhancing Child Health Outcomes for Children with Special Healthcare Needs. (ECHO): Final Report. 2004.
Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center
Fox, Harriette B.; Limb, Stephanie. SCHIP Programs More Likely to Increase Children's Cost Sharing than Reduce their Eligibility or Benefits to Control Costs. Fact Sheet. No. 4. April 2004.
Fox, Harriette B.; Limb, Stephanie; Levtov, Ruti G.; McManus, Margaret A. Children Not the Target of Major Medicaid Cuts But Still Affected by States' Fiscal Decisions. Fact Sheet. No. 5. June 2004.
MEDPAC-Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Healthcare Spending and the Medicare Program. A Data Book. June 2004.
New Approaches in Medicare. Report to the Congress. June 2004.
Overview of Medicare's Prospective Payment Systems. July 13, 2004.
Payment for Physician Services in the Medicare Program. Testimony. May 5, 2004.
Sources of Financial Data on Medicare Providers. Report to the Congress. June 2004.
Dental Services: Use, Expenses, and Sources of Payment, 1996-2000. Research Findings #20. January 2004.
Rhoades, Jeffrey A. The Uninsured in America, 2003: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 65. Statistical Brief #41. June 2004.
Rhoades, Jeffrey A.; Cohen, Joel W. Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2003: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 18. Statistical Brief #44. July 2004.
Rhoades, Jeffrey A.; Cohen, Joel W. The Uninsured in America, 1996-2003: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 65. Statistical Brief #45. July 2004.
Stagnitti, Marie; Pancholi, Mamatha. Outpatient Prescription Medicines: A Comparison of Expenditures by Household-Reported Condition, 1987 and 2001. Statistical Brief #43. July 2004.
Miles Away: The Metlife Study of Long-Distance Caregiving. Mature Market Institute. July 2004.
Lehman, Anthony F.; Goldman, Howard H.; Dixon, Lisa B.; Churchill, Rachel. Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments and Services: Examples to Inform Public Policy. June 2004.
Board on Global Health. Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance. 2004.
Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine. The Infectious Etiology of Chronic Diseases: Defining the Relationship, Enhancing the Research, and Mitigating the Effects--Workshop Summary 2004.
Board on Health Care Services; Institute of Medicine. Academic Health Centers: Leading Change in the 21st Century. 2004.
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Institute of Medicine. Damp Indoor Spaces and Health. 2004.
National Cancer Policy Board; Institute of Medicine; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy. Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis. 2004.
Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities. 2004.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Bergman, David; Williams, Claudia; Pernice, Cynthia. SCHIP Changes in a Difficult Budget Climate: A Three-State Site Visit Report. April 2004.
Milne, Dann; Chang, Debbie; Mollica, Robert. State Perspectives on Medicaid Long-Term Care: Report from a July 2003 State Forum. January 2004.
Pollitz, Karen; Lewis, Stephanie. The Health Coverage Tax Credit for Trade Dislocated Workers and Retirees: Lessons from Maine's Early Experience. April 2004.
Rosenthal, Jill; Chang, Debbie. State Approaches to Childhood Obesity: A Snapshot of Promising Practices and Lessons Learned. April 2004.
National Adult Literacy Database
Hohn, Marcia Drew. Health Education in Massachusetts Adult Basic Education Programs. The Peer Leadership-Empowerment Model. Impacts and Outcomes. March 2004.
National Alliance for Caregiving
Caregiving in the U.S. April 2004.
National Association of County & City Health Officials
National Center for Cultural Competence
Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings. The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs. Spring/Summer 2004.
A Guide to Choosing and Adapting Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Promotion Materials. Winter/Spring 2003.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Depression, Substance Abuse and College Student Engagement: A Review of the Literature. A CASA White Paper. November 2003.
Non-Medical Marijuana 11: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette. A CASA White Paper. April 2004.
National Center for Policy Analysis
Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. Reforming Medicare. NCPA Policy Report No. 261. May 2003.
Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Wang, Zijun. Who Pays Higher Prices for Prescription Drugs? NCPA Policy Report No. 265. November 2003.
National Coalition on Health Care
Building a Better Health Care System. Specifications for Reform. 2004.
National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care. May 2004.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Science and the Law: 2001 and 2002 National Conferences. May 2004.
Snyder, Howard N.; Swahn, Monica H. Juvenile Suicides, 1981-1998. Youth Violence Research Bulletin. March 2004.
National Governors Association
Healthy Aging and States: Making Wellness the Rule, not the Exception. [2004].
Healthy Babies: Efforts to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce High Risk Births. NGA Center for Best Practices. Issue Brief. June 28, 2004.
State Innovations to Encourage Personal Planning for Long-Term Care. NGA Center for Best Practices. Aging Initiative. Issue Brief. June 18, 2004.
State Strategies to Promote Independence Among Older Residents. NGA Center for Best Practices. Aging Initiative. Issue Brief. July 1, 2004.
State Support for Family Caregivers and Paid Home-Care Workers. NGA Center for Best Practices. Aging Initiative. Issue Brief. June 25, 2004.
National Health Policy Forum - The George Washington University
Goff, Veronica. Consumer Cost Sharing in Private Health Insurance: On the Threshold of Change. NHPF Issue Brief No. 798. May 14, 2004.
Koppelman, Jane. Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them. NHPF Issue Brief No. 799. June 4, 2004.
Super, Nora. Medicare's Chronic Care Improvement Pilot Program: What Is Its Potential? NHPF Issue Brief. No. 797. May 10, 2004.
National Institute for Health Care Management
Reuben, Suzanne H. Living Beyond Cancer: A European Dialogue. President's Cancer Panel 2003-2004 Annual Report Supplement. National Cancer Institute. May 2004.
Reuben, Suzanne H. Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance. President's Cancer Panel 2003-2004 Annual Report. National Cancer Institute. May 2004.
Cohen, Elena N.; Sclater, Alison. Truth or Consequences: Using Consumer Protection Laws to Expose Institutional Restrictions on Reproductive and Other Health Care. October 2003.
Going Hungry: The Struggle to Eat Healthily on a Low Income. 2004.
New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Willett, Walter C.; Domolky, Serena. Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in New England. [2003]
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New Yorkers Without Health Care Coverage Are Not Getting the Care They Need. NYC Vital Signs. Vol. 3, No. 1. March 2004.
Risky Business? Health Behaviors of New York City Public High School Students. NYC Vital Signs. Vol. 3, No. 2. July 2004.
New York State Department of Health
PRAMS Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. 1996-1999 Surveilance Report. A Survey of the Health of Mother and Babies in Upstate New York. Vol 2, March 2004. To Order.
North Carolina Institue of Medicine
Task Force on the North Carolina Nursing Workforce Report. May 2004.
Nolte, Ellen; McKee, Martin. Does Healthcare Save Lives? Avoidable Mortality Revisited. 2004.
Wait, Suzanne. Benchmarking. A Policy Analysis. 2004.
Beck, Alan J.; Maruschak, Laura M. Hepaitis Testing and Treatment in State Prisons. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. April 2004.
Cohen, Thomas H. Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Civil Justice Data Brief. April 2004.
McClelland, Gary M.; Teplin, Linda A.; Abram, Karen M. Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. June 2004.
Perkins, Craig. Weapon Use and Violent Crime. National Crime Victimization Survey, 1993-2001. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Special Report. September 2003.
Project Safe Neighborhoods: America's Network Against Gun Violence. Program Brief. June 2004.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Challenge in Higher Education. Confronting and Reducing Substance Abuse on Campus. April 2004.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Buchmueller, Thomas C.; Couffinhal, Agnes. Private Health Insurance in France. OECD Health Working Paper No. 12. March 11, 2004.
Colombo, Francesca; Tapay, Nicole. Private Health Insurance in Ireland: A Case Study. OECD Health Working Paper No. 10. February 12, 2004.
Orosz, Eva; Morgan, David. SHA-Based National Health Accounts in Thirteen OECD Countries: A Comparative Analysis. OECD Health Working Papers No. 16. 2004.
van Doorslaer, Eddy; Masseria, Cristina; The OECD Health Equity Research Group Members. Income-Related Inequality in the Use of Medical Care in 21 OECD Countries. OECD Health Working Papers No. 14. 2004.
Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards. Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA. OSHA 3186-06R. 2003.
A Dangerous Worksite. The World Trade Center. OSHA 3198-11-03. [2003].
Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service Workers. OSHA 3148-01R. 2004.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Results of the 2003 National Survey of State Initiatives on the Long-Term Care Direct-Care Workforce. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Long Term Care. March 2004.
The Partners for Health Reformplus Project
21 Questions on CBHF. An Overview of Community-Based Health Financing. March 2004.
Bennett, Sara; Paterson, Mary. Piloting Health System Reforms: A Review of Experience. January 2003.
Bennett, Sara; Fairbank, Alan. The System-Wide Effects of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: A Conceptual Framework. October 2003.
Brinkerhoff, Derick. Accountability and Health Systems: Overview, Framework, and Strategies. January 2003.
De, Susna; Dmytraczenko, Tania; Brinkerhoff, Derick; Tien, Marie. Has Improved Availability of Health Expenditure Data Contributed to Evidence-Based Policymaking? Country Experiences with National Health Accounts. May 2003.
Kolyada, Lena. Health Systems Strengthening and HIV/AIDS: Annotated Bibliography and Resources. Health Reform Tools. March 2004.
Allergies: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions. June 2004.
Depression: Common Comorbidities. May 2004.
Diabetes: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Conditions. June 2004.
The Wealth Gap In Health. Data on Women and Children in 53 Developing Countries. May 2004.
An Action Plan to Prevent Brain Drain: Building Equitable Health Systems in Africa. June 2004.
The President's Council on Bioethics
Monitoring Stem Cell Research. January 2004.
Reproduction and Responsibility. The Regulation of New Biotechnologies. March 2004.
Lynn, Joanne; Adamson, David M. Living Well at the End of Life. Rand Health. White Paper. 2003.
Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health-University of South Florida
Armstrong, Mary I. Accountability and Quality Assuarance in Managed Care Systems. Health Care Reform Tracking Project (HCRTP): Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. No. 4. 2003.
Hepburn, Kathy; McCarthy, Jan. Making Interagency Initiatives Work for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System. Health Care Reform Tracking Project (HCRTP): Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. No. 3. March 2003.
McCarthy, Jan; McCullough, Charlotte. A View from the Child Welfare System. Health Care Reform Tracking Project (HCRTP): Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. No. 2. March 2003.
Stroul, Beth A. Serving Youth with Serious and Complex Behavioral Health Needs in Managed Care Systems. Health Care Reform Tracking Project (HCRTP): Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. No. 5. 2003.
Stroul, Beth A.; Pires, Sheila A.; Armstrong, Mary I. 2003 State Survey. Health Care Reform Tracking Project. 2003.
Stroul, Beth A.; Pires, Sheila A.; Armstrong, Mary I. Using Research to Move Forward: A Consensus Conference on Publicly Funded Managed Care for Children and Adolescents with Behavioral Health Disorders and Their Families. September 29-30, 2003. To Order.
Wood, Ginny M. Family Involvement in Managed Care Systems. Health Care Reform Tracking Project (HCRTP): Promising Approaches for Behavioral Health Services to Children and Adolescents and Their Families in Managed Care Systems. No. 6. May 2004.
Rural Policy Research Institute
McBride, Timothy; Andrews, Courtney; Mueller, Keith; Shambaugh-Miller, Michael. Availability and Use of Health Plan Choices in Rural America: Medicare+Choice, Commercial HMO, and Federal Employees Health Benefit Program Plans. RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. P2003-7. October 2003.
West Nile Virus: 2004 Expected to be the Most Severe Year Yet. Issue Report. July 2004.
2004 Report on the Global Aids Epicemic. 4th Global Report. June 2004.
Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis. Joint Report by UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNIFEM. 2004.
Aleshina, Nadezhda; Redmond, Gerry. How High is Infant Mortality in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS? Innocneti Working Papers. No. 95. UNICEF Innocenti Research Institute. November 2003.
What Religious Leaders Can Do ABout HIV/AIDS. Action for Children and Young People. 2003.
Birnbaum, Michael; Haslanger, Kathryn; Billings, John; Mijanovic, Tod; Shapiro, Ephraim. Estimating the Cost of Enrolling New York City's Eligible But Uninsured Adults in Medicaid. 2004.
Hospital Admissions Climb in 2003. Hospital Watch. Vol. 15. No. 2. June 2004
Keeping Care at Home: Strategies for Expanding Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care.March 2004.
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Center for Health and Public Service Research. High Cost Medicaid Patients. March 2004.
Vladeck, Fredda. Enrolling in New York State's EPIC Program: Lessons from the Field. 2004.
Howell, Embry; Hughes, Dana; Stockdale, Holly; Kovac, Martha. Evaluation of the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative: First Annual Report. April 19, 2004.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) Cost Study. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. June 18, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Characteristics of Primary Amphetamine Treatment Admissions: 2001. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. April 16, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Discharges from Detoxification: 2000. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. July 9, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Marital Status of Women Aged 25 - 44: 2002 Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. July 16, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2001. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. May 11, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System.Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas Involving Abuse of Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. August 6, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. July 23, 2004.
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System. Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine: 2000 Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The DASIS Report. September 26, 2004.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-Centric and Information-Rich Health Care. Framework for Strategic Action. July 21, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. June 23, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking among Young Drivers. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. April 30, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Married Status and Substance Use Among Women. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. May 28, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. May 21, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Seasonality of Youth's First-Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. June 4, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Ssubstance Abuse Treatment. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. Jume 11, 2004.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Use Among Youths Who Had Run Away From Home. Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The NSDUH Report. July 2, 2004.
Workgroup on Quality. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. Measuring Health Care Quality: Obstacles and Opportunities. May 2004.
Charmarbagwala, Rubiana; Ranger, Martin; Waddington, Hugh; White, Howard. The Determinants of Child Health and Nutrition: A Meta-Analysis. 2004.
Lindelow, Magnus. Health Care Decisions as a Family Matter. Intrahousehold Education Externalities and the Utilization of Health Services. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3324. June 2004.
Lindelow, Magnus.