In Health Affairs during May 2009—updated monthly. Rankings are based on hits received by articles archived on this site only.

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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]

Donald M. Berwick
What 'Patient-Centered' Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist
Health Aff (Millwood) May 19, 2009; doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w555.
(In "Web Exclusives") [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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] [Figures Only]

Lawrence P. Casalino, Sean Nicholson, David N. Gans, Terry Hammons, Dante Morra, Theodore Karrison, Wendy Levinson
What Does It Cost Physician Practices To Interact With Health Insurance Plans?
Health Aff (Millwood) May 14, 2009; doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w533.
(In "Web Exclusives") [Full Text] [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits]

Laura Yasaitis, Elliott S. Fisher, Jonathan S. Skinner, Amitabh Chandra
Hospital Quality And Intensity Of Spending: Is There An Association?
Health Aff (Millwood) May 21, 2009; doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w566.
(In "Web Exclusives") [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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]

Uwe E. Reinhardt, Peter S. Hussey, Gerard F. Anderson
U.S. Health Care Spending In An International Context
Health Aff  May 01, 2004 23(3): 10-25.  (In "Costs & Competition")
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]

Carleen Hawn
Take Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care
Current issue Health Aff (Millwood) Mar 01, 2009; 28: 361-368.
(In "Report From The Field") [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Barbara L. Brush, Julie Sochalski, Anne M. Berger
Imported Care: Recruiting Foreign Nurses To U.S. Health Care Facilities
Health Aff May 01, 2004 23: 78-87. (In "Nurse Migration")
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]

Jane Pauley
Unrecognized Vulnerabilities
Current issue Health Aff (Millwood) May 01, 2009; 28: 874-879.
(In "Narrative Matters") [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]