The New York Academy of Medicine - Library - Grey Literature Report

Grey Literature Report - March 2006

Vol.8, No.2 - March 2006

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The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:

AARP

State of 50+ America, 2006. 2006

AARP Knowledge Management

2005 Missouri member survey on long-term care, assisted living, and Medicaid. 2006

Awareness and use of personal medication records among 50+ Americans. 2006

Financing long-term care in Hawai'i : a survey of residents 18 and older. 2006

Let us choose : a survey of Floridians age 35+ on long-term care choices. 2006

Long-term care : a survey of South Dakota AARP members. 2006

Long-term care in Arkansas : a survey of AARP members. 2005

Long-term care in Tennessee : a survey of registered voters age 35+. 2006

Louisiana long-term care : a survey of AARP members. 2005

Managing prescription drug costs : a 2005 Colorado AARP member survey. 2005

Prescription drug affordability : an AARP poll of 18+ Idahoans. 2006

Prescription drugs affordability : AARP survey of Hispanic New Yorkers. 2006

AARP Public Policy Institute

Ahead of the curve : emerging trends and practices in famly caregiver support. 2006

Health insurance portability and accountability act privacy rule and patient access to medical records. 2006

Home care quality : emerging state strategies to deliver person-centered services. 2006

Public funding and support of assistive technologies for persons with disabilities. 2006

Pulling together : administrative and budget consolidation of state long-term care services. 2006

Reforming the health care system : state profiles 2005. 2005

Simplifying enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare savings programs for the elderly and individuals with disabilities. 2005

Trends in manufacturer prices of brand name prescription drugs used by older Americans : third quarter 2005 update. 2006

Abt Associates

Taking forward the health systems agenda : report of a consultation on developing the Health Systems Action Network. 2006

AcademyHealth

Federal funding for health services research. 2005

Placement, coordination, and funding of health services research within the federal government. 2005

State of the states : finding their own way. 2006

Agency for Healthcare Research And Quality

Annual flu shot rates among persons 18 and older in the U.S. civilian noninstitutional population, 2003. 2006

Average annual health care use and expenses for influenza, 2001-2003. 2006

Children's dental care : periodicity of checkups and access to care, 2003 :. 2006

Children's dental visits and expenses, United States, 2003. 2006

Comparison of antidiabetic agent prescribed medications oral medicines and insulin, 1997-2003. 2006

Cultural competence California style . 2006

Dental expenditures in the 10 largest states, 2003. 2006

Diuretic use in the treatment of hypertension, by selected population characteristics, 2003. 2006

Health service use and expenses for migraines and other headaches 2002-03 (average annual estimates). 2006

Out-of-pocket expenditures on health care and insurance premiums among the nonelderly population, 2003. 2006

Trends in the use of diuretics to treat hypertension, 1997 and 2003. 2006

Alan Guttmacher Institute

Sexual and reproductive health of U.S. Latinas : a literature review. 2006

Alliance for Health and the Future

Integrated care : a guide for policymakers. 2005?

Alliance for Health Reform

Uninsured and rising health costs. 2006

American Enterprise Institute

Innovative drug development in the context of FDA regulation. 2006

American Lung Association

Trends in pneumonia and influenza morbidity and mortality. 2006

Americans for Insurance Reform

Insurance "crisis" officially over : medical malpractice rates have been stable for a year. 2006

Aon Limited

Pandemic influenza : managing the risks of an invisible threat. 2005

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Promoting healthy weight among women of reproductive age. 2006

BMO Nesbitt Burns

Avian flu crisis : an economic update. 2006

Brookings Institute

Global macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza. 2006.

California Endowment

2005 hospital waiver coverage initiative discussion and analysis of 22 key questions to launching the CI. 2006

Implementing Medicare Part D in California : a scan of the landscape. 2005

California HealthCare Foundation

Medi- Cal : budget and cost drivers. 2006

Medicare facts and figures : a California perspective. 2006

Mobili zing Hospitals for patient quality initiatives : breaking down silos among the board, administration, and medical staff ; conference proceedings 2005

Open source software : a primer for health care leaders.

Performance standards for Medi-Cal managed care organizations serving people with disabilities and chronic conditions. 2005

Prescri ption infrastructure : are we ready for ePrescribing?

When you're 64 : what consumers don't know about Medicare. 2006

Cecil G. Sheps Center

Promising practices to prevent Adolescent suicide : what can we learn from Florida? 2006

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Savings from an efficient Medicare prescription drug plan. 2006

Center for Global Development

Costs and benefits of front-loading and predictability of immunization. 2006

Does the private sector care about AIDS? : evidence from investment climate surveys in East Africa. 2006

Governance and corruption in public health care systems. 2006

Center for Health Care Strategies

Measuring the effectiveness of managed care for adults with disablities. 2005

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

Does working longer make people healthier and happier? 2005

When the nest egg cracks : financial consequences of health problems, marital status changes, and job layoffs at older ages. 2005

Center for Studying Health System Change

Physician acceptance of new medicare patients stabilizes in 2004-05. 2006

Uninsured patients, malpractice insurance woes stress Miami health care market. 2005

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University

Alcohol advertising on television, 2001- 2004 : the move to cable. 2005

Child Trends Data Bank

Binge drinking. 2006

Daily cigarette use 2005

Marijuana use. 2006

Mothers who smoke while pregnant. 2006?

Commonwealth Fund

Health coverage for aging baby boomers : findings from the commonwealth fund survey of older adults. 2006

Rising out-of-pocket spending for medical care : a growing strain on family budgets. 2006

Rising out-of-pocket spending for medical care : a growing strain on family budgets - charts. 2006

Transparency in health care : the time has come. 2006

Transpar ency in health care : the time has come - charts. 2006

Department for International Development (DFID)

Access to medicines : millennium development goal 8 : a global partnership for development , target 17 : in co-operation with pharmaceutical companies 2006

Challenge of TB and malaria control. 2005

Malaria : Millennium development goal 6 : to combat HIVAIDS, malaria and other diseases, target 1 2005

Tuberculosis (TB) : Millennium development goal 6 : to combat HIVAIDS, malaria and other diseases, target 1 2006

Using social transfers to scale up equitable access to education and health services. 2006

Department of Health - United Kingdom

Best research for best health : a new national health research strategy : the NHS contribution to health research in England. 2006

Interventions to reduce violence and promote the physical and psychosocial well-being of women who experience partner violence 2005

Economic and Social Research Institute

Comm unity-based oral health programs : a need and plan for evaluation. 2005

Employment Policies Institute

Analysis of the dynamics of health insurance coverage and implications for employer-mandated insurance. 2006

Families USA Foundation

Expectations shrinking for Medicare Part D enrollment. 2006

Falling short : Medicare prescription drug plans offer meager savings. 2005

George Washington University. Center for Health Policy Research

Epidemiology of U.S. Immunization law : translating CDC immunization guidelienes into practice. 2005

Global Equity Gauge Alliance

Health equity : research to action : course reader. 2004

Global Forum for Health Research

Dealmaking and intellectual property management for public interest : report of a meeting organized by the Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships. 2005

Grantmakers in Health

Weighing in on obesity : America's growing health epidemic. 2002

Harris Interactive Inc.

Choosing a Medicare drug plan more of a challenge for seniors than using one : sixty percent of seniors enrolled in a Medicare drug plan agree that th 2006

Despite risks, adults not shying away from cosmetic surgery and other treatments. 2006

Low levels of public trust and confidence in President Bush's ability to improve the U.S. Healthcare System : U.S. adults' confidence and trust levels 2006

Health Protection Agency

Providi ng the evidence base for public health : the health protection agency's research strategy 2005-10. 2005

Healthwise

It's a jungle out there : how information therapy can tame the forces of pay for performance and consumer-directed care. 2006

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Case study of the Utah primary care network waiver : insights into its development, design, & implementation. 2006

Deficit reduction act of 2005 : implications for Medicaid. 2006

Frontline perspectives on long-term care financing decisions and Medicaid assets transfer practices. 2006

Growth of private plans in Medicare, 2006. 2006

Health centers reauthorization : an overview of achievements and challenges. 2006

JanuaryFebruary 2006 health poll report survey : selected findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and health care. 2006

JanuaryFebruary 2006 health poll report survey : selected findings on seniors' views of the Medicare prescription drug benefit. 2006

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report Survey : selected findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and health care : chartpack. 2005

Landscape of private firms offering Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage in 2006. 2006

Medicare : tracking prescription drug coverage under Medicare five ways to look at the new enrollment numbers. 2006

Medicare-Medicaid policy interactions. 2006

NovemberDecember 2005 health poll report survey. 2005

President's FY 2007 budget proposal : overview and briefing charts. 2006

The Kaiser Family Foundation Health Poll Report Survey : selected findings on seniors' views of the Medicare prescription drug benefit : chartbook . 2006

Transition of dual eligibles to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage : state actions during implementation ; results from a 50-state snapshot. 2006

Uninsured : a primer : key facts about Americans without health insurance. 2006

Global Forum for Health Research

Dealmaking and intellectual property management for public interest : report of a meeting organized by the Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships. 2005

Institute for America's Future

Excess cost of the Medicare drug benefit : Republican's prescription drug program costs $800 billion more than a direct Medicare benefit. 2006

Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage

Alaska's $5 Billion health care bill, who's paying? 2006

International Policy Network

Free trade for better health. 2005

IRPP - Institute for Research on Public Policy

Planning for the next pandemic threat : defining the federal role in public health emergencies. 2005

King's Fund

Regulating health care : the way forward. 2005

Maryland Public Policy Institute

Covering the uninsured in Maryland: futile gestures or real reforms? 2006

Mathematica Policy Research

Disease management technologies : user needs can guide decision making. 2006

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for February 2006 : a brief summary of selected significant facts and activities. 2006

Metlife

Looking into the future of family caregiving in the U.S. : proceedings from a White House Conference on Aging Mini-Conference ; convened June 15, 2005 2005

Metlife study of employee benefits trends : findings from the 2005 National Survey of Employers and Employees. 2006

National Academies Press

Assessment of NIH minority research and training programs : phase 3. 2005

Bridges to independence : fostering the independence of new investigators in biomedical research. 2005

Developing a national registry of phamacologic and biologic clinical trials : workshop report. 2006

Ensuring an infectious disease workforce : education and training needs for the 21st century : workshop summary. 2006

Valuing health for regulatory cost- effectiveness analysis. 2006

Workshop on Disability in America, a New Look : summary and papers : based on a workshop of the Committee on Disability in America: a New Look, Board. 2006

National Academy of Social Insurance

Current processes for enrolling MedicareMedicaid dual eligibles in Medicare savings programs and efforts to increase enrollment. 2005

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Bridging two worlds : how teen pregnancy prevention programs can better serve Latino youth. 2006

Copy that : guidelines for replicating programs to prevent teen pregnancy. 2006

National Center for Children in Poverty

Early childhood comprehensive systems that spend smarter : maximizing resources to serve vulnerable children. 2006

National Health Policy Forum

Health benefits in retirement : set for extinction? 2006

Rebalancing long-term care : the role of the Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program. 2006

Natural Resources Defense Council

Contaminants in New Orleans sediment : an analysis of EPA data. 2006

New York State Department of Health

Ryan White CARE Act : 2006 statewide coordinated statement of need and comprehensive plan. 2006

Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, Dept. of Health & Human Services

Age of first use among admissions for drugs : 1993 and 2003. 2006

Emergency department visits involving underage drinking. 2006

Illicit drug use among persons arrested for serious crimes. 2005

Serious psychological distress and substance use among young adult males. 2006

Substance use and employment among youths aged 15 to 17. 2006

Trends in methamphetamine amphetamine admissions to treatment : 1993-2003. 2006

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Girls and drugs : a new analysis : recent trends, risk factors and consequences. 2006

Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator

Action today, a foundation for tomorrow : the president's emergency plan for AIDS relief : Second Annual Report to Congress. 2006

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Projecting OECD health and long- term care expenditures : what are the main drivers? 2006

Supply of physician services in OECD countries. 2006

Pacific Research Institute

California's uninsured : crisis, conundrum or chronic condition? 2006

High cost of low-priced drugs to California : lost investment, lost jobs, & R&D. 2006

Population Studies Center University of Michigan

Chronic disease and trends in severe disablilty in working age populations. 2005

Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in trends in old-age disability. 2005

Trends in assistance with daily activities : racialethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist in the U.S. Older population 2005

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Factors fueling rising healthcare costs 2006. 2006

Productivity Commission, Australian Government

Australia's health workforce : Productivity Commission position paper. 2005

RAND

Health information technology : can HIT lower costs and improve quality? 2005

RAND Europe

Evidence base for the classification of drugs. 2006

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Modeling employer decisions to offer health insurance. 2004

Rural Policy Research Institute

Institute of Medicine Rural Health Report : next steps in legislation and programs. 2006

Save the Children

Nutrition and physical activity field assessment of Children in rural America. 2005

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population, McMaster University

Developing new strategies to support future caregivers of the aged in Canada : projections of need and their policy implications. 2005

The Opportunity Agenda

State of opportunity in America : a report on the nation's progress toward protecting and expanding opportunity for all. 2005?

Trust for America's Health

Ready or not? : protecting the public's health from diseases, disasters, and bioterrorism. 2005

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Barriers to implementing technology in residential long-term care settings. 2005

Coordinating care in the fee-for- service system for Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic conditions. 2005

Dual eligibles' transition: Part D formularies' inclusion of commonly used drugs. 2006

Medicaid estate recovery collections. . 2005

Regulatory review of adult day services : final report. 2005

Secretary's one month progress report on the Medicare prescription drug benefits. 2006

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Effect of the home health prospective payment system on the quality of home health care. 2006

State fees for nurse aide registration. 2005

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration

Fire and the older adult. 2006

U.S. Department of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Assessing the offending activity of criminal domestic violence suspects 2005

Extent, nature, and consequences of rape victimization : findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. 2006

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA's and Mississippi's efforts to assess and restore public drinking water supplies after Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Breastfeeding : some strategies used to market infant formula may discourage breastfeeding 2005

Disaster preparedness : preliminary observations on the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes due to hurricanes 2006

Drinking water : EPA should strengthen ongoing efforts to ensure that consumers are protected from lead contamination: report to congressional request 2006

Employee compensation : employer spending on benefits has grown faster than wages, due largely to rising costs for health insurance and retirement benefits 2006

Federal employees health benefits program : first-year experience with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts 2006

HIVAIDS : changes needed to improve the distribution of Ryan White CARE Act and housing funds: report to congressional requesters. 2006

Hospital mortgage insurance program : program and risk management could be enhanced : report to congressional committees. 2006

Hospital quality data : CMS needs more rigorous methods to ensure reliability of publicly released data : report to the Committee on Finance 2006

Medicare : sponsors' management of the prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance benefitr 2006

Medicare durable medical equipment : class III devices do not warrant a distinct annual payment update : report to congressional committees. 2006

Mine safety : MSHA's programs for ensuring the safety and health of coal miners could be strengthened: testimony before the Subcommittee on Labor 2006

Nursing homes : despite increased oversight, challenges remain in ensuring high-quality care and resident safety. 2005

September 11 : monitoring of World Trade Center health effects has progressed, but program for federal responders lags behind 2006

VA disability benefits : routine monitoring of disability decisions could improve consistency : testimony before the Subcommittee on Disability. 2005

VA health care: preliminary findings on the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget formulation for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 2005

Veterans affairs : limited support for reported health care management efficiency savings : [letter to Daniel K. Akaka, Ranking Member; Lane Evans 2005

UNAIDS