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The articles listed below have been chosen by the editor-in-chief as featured articles.
March 2010 Sam Harper, Nicholas B. King, Stephen C. Meersman, Marsha E. Reichman, Nancy Breen, John Lynch,
Context: Quantitative estimates of the magnitude, direction, and rate of change of health inequalities play a crucial role in creating and assessing… More
December 2009 Trisha Greenhalgh, Henry W.W. Potts, Geoff Wong, Pippa Bark, Deborah Swinglehurst,
Context: The extensive research literature on electronic patient records (EPRs) presents challenges to systematic reviewers because it covers multiple… More
September 2009 Shadi Chamany, Lynn D. Silver, Mary T. Bassett, Cynthia R. Driver, Diana K. Berger, Charlotte E. Neuhaus, Namrata Kumar, Thomas R. Frieden,
Context: In December 2005, in characterizing diabetes as an epidemic, the New York City Board of Health mandated the laboratory reporting of… More
June 2009 Kalipso Chalkidou, Sean Tunis, Ruth Lopert, Lise Rochaix, Peter T. Sawicki, Mona Nasser, Bertrand Xerri,
Context: The discussion about improving the efficiency, quality, and long-term sustainability of the U.S. health care system is increasingly focusing… More
March 2009 Colleen L. Barry, Victoria L. Brescoll, Kelly D. Brownell, Mark Schlesinger,
Context: Relatively little is known about the factors shaping public attitudes toward obesity as a policy concern. This study examines whether… More
December 2008 Richard L. Kravitz, Naihua Duan, Edmund J. Niedzinski, M. Cameron Hay, Saskia K. Subramanian, Thomas S. Weisner,
Context: When feasible, randomized, blinded single-patient (n-of-1) trials are uniquely capable of establishing the best treatment in an individual… More
September 2008 Lawton Robert Burns, Ralph W. Muller,
Context: Hospital-physician relationships (HPRs) are an important area of academic research, given their impact on hospitals’ financial success. HPRs… More
June 2008 Christopher J. Jewell, Lisa A. Bero,
Context: Policymaking is a highly complex process that is often difficult to predict or influence. Most of the scholarship examining the role of… More
March 2008 Pamela Herd, Robert F. Schoeni, James S. House,
Context: The robust relationship between socioeconomic factors and health suggests that social and economic policies might substantially affect… More
December 2007 David C. Grabowski,
The structure of Medicare and Medicaid creates conflicting incentives regarding dually eligible beneficiaries without coordinating their care. Both… More