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In Health Affairs during December 2011-updated monthly. Rankings are based on hits received by articles archived on this site only.


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1.  Harris Meyer
Now Departed From The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services, Berwick Receives High Marks For His Tenure At Agency
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2277-2285.
(In "Report From The Field")   [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
2.  Maran Wolston
An MS Patient Loses Trust When She Finds Out Her Doctor Is Paid By Drug Companies
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2449-2452.
(In "Narrative Matters")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
3.  Richard Hillestad, James Bigelow, Anthony Bower, Federico Girosi, Robin Meili, Richard Scoville, Roger Taylor
Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs
Health Aff (Millwood) Sep 01, 2005; 24: 1103-1117.
(In "Economics Of Health Information Technology")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
4.  Stefan Larsson, Peter Lawyer, Göran Garellick, Bertil Lindahl, Mats Lundström
Use Of 13 Disease Registries In 5 Countries Demonstrates The Potential To Use Outcome Data To Improve Health Care’s Value
Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 07, 2011; doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0762.
(In "Web First")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
5.  Susan Dentzer
Toward A Health System That Serves Patients’ Interests
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2230-2230.
(In "From The Editor-in-Chief")   [Full Text]     [PDF]
 

6.  Barbara L. Brush, Julie Sochalski, Anne M. Berger
Imported Care: Recruiting Foreign Nurses To U.S. Health Care Facilities
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2004; 23: 78-87.
(In "Nurse Migration")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
7.  Alexandra Minna Stern, Howard Markel
The History Of Vaccines And Immunization: Familiar Patterns, New Challenges
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2005; 24: 611-621.
(In "Infrastructure")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
8.  Michelle M. Mello, Eric B. Rimm, David M. Studdert
The McLawsuit: The Fast-Food Industry And Legal Accountability For Obesity
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2003; 22: 207-216.
(In "Health Tracking")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
9.  Katharine Cooper Wulff, Franklin G. Miller, Steven D. Pearson
Can Coverage Be Rescinded When Negative Trial Results Threaten A Popular Procedure? The Ongoing Saga Of Vertebroplasty
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2269-2276.
(In "Comparative Effectiveness Research")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
10.  Joseph R. Betancourt, Alexander R. Green, J. Emilio Carrillo, Elyse R. Park
Cultural Competence And Health Care Disparities: Key Perspectives And Trends
Health Aff (Millwood) Mar 01, 2005; 24: 499-505.
(In "Health Tracking")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 


11.  Uwe E. Reinhardt, Peter S. Hussey, Gerard F. Anderson
U.S. Health Care Spending In An International Context
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2004; 23: 10-25.
(In "Costs & Competition")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
12.  Ann E. Rogers, Wei-Ting Hwang, Linda D. Scott, Linda H. Aiken, David F. Dinges
The Working Hours Of Hospital Staff Nurses And Patient Safety
Health Aff (Millwood) Jul 01, 2004; 23: 202-212.
(In "DataWatch")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
13.  Peter S. Hussey, Gerard F. Anderson, Robin Osborn, Colin Feek, Vivienne McLaughlin, John Millar, Arnold Epstein
How Does The Quality Of Care Compare In Five Countries?
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2004; 23: 89-99.
(In "Quality")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
14.  David I. Auerbach, Peter I. Buerhaus, Douglas O. Staiger
Registered Nurse Supply Grows Faster Than Projected Amid Surge In New Entrants Ages 23–26
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2286-2292.
(In "Trends")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
15.  Donald M. Berwick, Thomas W. Nolan, John Whittington
The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2008; 27: 759-769.
(In "Quality & Accountability")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 

16.  Katherine Leach-Kemon, David P. Chou, Matthew T. Schneider, Annette Tardif, Joseph L. Dieleman, Benjamin P.C. Brooks, Michael Hanlon, Christopher J.L. Murray
The Global Financial Crisis Has Led To A Slowdown In Growth Of Funding To Improve Health In Many Developing Countries
Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 14, 2011; doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1154.
(In "Web First")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
17.  Jill R. Horwitz
Making Profits And Providing Care: Comparing Nonprofit, For-Profit, And Government Hospitals
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2005; 24: 790-801.
(In "Health Tracking")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
18. 
The role of state and local government in health
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 1983; 2: 1-127.
(In "Journal Article")   [PDF]
 
19.  Steven J. Katz, Karen Cardiff, Marina Pascali, Morris L. Barer, Robert G. Evans
Phantoms In The Snow: Canadians’ Use Of Health Care Services In The United States
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2002; 21: 19-31.
(In "Canada")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
20.  Janet M. Coffman, Jean Ann Seago, Joanne Spetz
Minimum Nurse-To-Patient Ratios In Acute Care Hospitals In California
Health Aff (Millwood) Sep 01, 2002; 21: 53-64.
(In "Health Care Workforce")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 


21.  Thomas Bodenheimer
The Political Divide In Health Care: A Liberal Perspective
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2005; 24: 1426-1435.
(In "Rethinking Reform")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
22.  Rogan Kersh, James Morone
The Politics Of Obesity: Seven Steps To Government Action
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2002; 21: 142-153.
(In "Politics & Public Health")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
23.  Robert H. Miller, Ida Sim
Physicians’ Use Of Electronic Medical Records: Barriers And Solutions
Health Aff (Millwood) Mar 01, 2004; 23: 116-126.
(In "PURSUIT OF QUALITY")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
24.  Robert W. Dubois, Jennifer S. Graff
Setting Priorities For Comparative Effectiveness Research: From Assessing Public Health Benefits To Being Open With The Public
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2235-2242.
(In "Comparative Effectiveness Research")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
25.  Donald M. Berwick
What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist
Health Aff (Millwood) Jul 01, 2009; 28: 555-565.
(In "Web Exclusives")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 

26.  D N Mendelson, W B Schwartz
The effects of aging and population growth on health care costs
Health Aff (Millwood) Feb 01, 1993; 12: 119-125.
(In "DataWatch")   [Abstract]     [PDF]
 
27.  Gerard F. Anderson, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Peter S. Hussey, Varduhi Petrosyan
It’s The Prices, Stupid: Why The United States Is So Different From Other Countries
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2003; 22: 89-105.
(In "International Comparisons")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
28.  A B Borinstein
Public attitudes toward persons with mental illness
Health Aff (Millwood) Aug 01, 1992; 11: 186-196.
(In "DataWatch")   [PDF]
 
29. 
GrantWatch
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2453-2454.
(In "GrantWatch Outcomes")   [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
30.  Colleen T. Fogarty
Call It ‘Jiffy Boob’: What’s Lacking When Care Has Assembly-Line Efficiency
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2011; 30: 2204-2207.
(In "Narrative Matters")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 


31.  Paul B. Ginsburg
Competition In Health Care: Its Evolution Over The Past Decade
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2005; 24: 1512-1522.
(In "Consumerism")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
32.  Daniel R. Masys
Effects Of Current And Future Information Technologies On The Health Care Workforce
Health Aff (Millwood) Sep 01, 2002; 21: 33-41.
(In "Health Care Workforce")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
33.  Edward H. Wagner, Brian T. Austin, Connie Davis, Mike Hindmarsh, Judith Schaefer, Amy Bonomi
Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence Into Action
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2001; 20: 64-78.
(In "Medicine & Chronic Illness")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
34.  Kathryn Pitkin Derose, José J. Escarce, Nicole Lurie
Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability
Health Aff (Millwood) Sep 01, 2007; 26: 1258-1268.
(In "Definitions & Determinants")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
35.  Judith A. Cooksey, Katherine K. Knapp, Surrey M. Walton, James M. Cultice
Challenges To The Pharmacist Profession From Escalating Pharmaceutical Demand
Health Aff (Millwood) Sep 01, 2002; 21: 182-188.
(In "Health Tracking")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 

 

36.  Lesley Magnussen, John Ehiri, Pauline Jolly
Comprehensive Versus Selective Primary Health Care: Lessons For Global Health Policy
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2004; 23: 167-176.
(In "Agreements")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
37.  Alan M. Garber
How The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Can Best Influence Real-World Health Care Decision Making
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2243-2251.
(In "Comparative Effectiveness Research")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
38.  Donald M. Berwick
A User’s Manual For The IOM’s ‘Quality Chasm’ Report
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2002; 21: 80-90.
(In "United States")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
39.  Daniel J. Berry
Drivers Of High US Health Care Costs
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2457-2457.
(In "Letters")   [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
40.  Sandra J. Tanenbaum
Evidence-Based Practice As Mental Health Policy: Three Controversies And A Caveat
Health Aff (Millwood) Jan 01, 2005; 24: 163-173.
(In "Implementing Evidence")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 


41.  Genevieve M. Kenney, Matthew Buettgens, Jocelyn Guyer, Martha Heberlein
Improving Coverage For Children Under Health Reform Will Require Maintaining Current Eligibility Standards For Medicaid And CHIP
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2371-2381.
(In "Coverage Of Kids & Families")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
42.  Uwe E. Reinhardt
The Pricing Of U.S. Hospital Services: Chaos Behind A Veil Of Secrecy
Health Aff (Millwood) Jan 01, 2006; 25: 57-69.
(In "Pricing & Payment")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
43.  Roland Sturm
The Effects Of Obesity, Smoking, And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs
Health Aff (Millwood) Mar 01, 2002; 21: 245-253.
(In "DataWatch")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
44.  Joanne Spetz, Ruth Given
The Future Of The Nurse Shortage: Will Wage Increases Close The Gap?
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2003; 22: 199-206.
(In "Health Tracking")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
45.  Jui-Fen Rachel Lu, William C. Hsiao
Does Universal Health Insurance Make Health Care Unaffordable? Lessons From Taiwan
Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2003; 22: 77-88.
(In "Taiwan")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 

46.  Gerard F. Anderson, Peter S. Hussey, Bianca K. Frogner, Hugh R. Waters
Health Spending In The United States And The Rest Of The Industrialized World
Health Aff (Millwood) Jul 01, 2005; 24: 903-914.
(In "Health Spending")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
47.  Scott D. Ramsey, David Veenstra, Sean R. Tunis, Louis Garrison, John J. Crowley, Laurence H. Baker
How Comparative Effectiveness Research Can Help Advance ‘Personalized Medicine’ In Cancer Treatment
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2259-2268.
(In "Comparative Effectiveness Research")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
48.  Christine T. Kovner, Sean P. Corcoran, Carol S. Brewer
The Relative Geographic Immobility Of New Registered Nurses Calls For New Strategies To Augment That Workforce
  Health Aff (Millwood) Dec 01, 2011; 30: 2293-2300.
(In "Nursing Trends")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
49.  Gloria J. Bazzoli, Linda R. Brewster, Gigi Liu, Sylvia Kuo
Does U.S. Hospital Capacity Need To Be Expanded?
Health Aff (Millwood) Nov 01, 2003; 22: 40-54.
(In "Supply & Demand")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]
 
50.  Susan Chimonas, David J. Rothman
New Federal Guidelines For Physician–Pharmaceutical Industry Relations: The Politics Of Policy Formation
Health Aff (Millwood) Jul 01, 2005; 24: 949-960.
(In "Drug Industry")   [Abstract]     [Full Text]     [PDF]