Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Distrust of the Health Care System and Self-Reported Health in the United States
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Distrust of the health care system and the extent to which it is related to self-reported health were examined in the current study. Random digit dialing telephone surveys were conducted with a national sample of 961 adults. Factors such as primary ...
Patients' Perception of Hospital Care in the United States
October 30, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of patient perspectives on hospital care found moderately high levels of patient satisfaction with care and a relationship between higher nurse to patient-days ratio and patient satisfaction. Efforts to improve hospital care would benefit from addressing patient perspectives.
The Impact of International Medical Graduate Status on Primary Care Physicians' Choice of Specialist
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
About one fourth of practicing physicians in the United States graduated from medical schools in other countries. While much attention has been given to their role in the physician workforce, less attention has been given to the impact international ...
Medical Authority and the Culture of Rights
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The current article is a review of Paul Starr's analysis in the Social Transformation of American Medicine (1982) and its impact on health care activism and the medical profession. Halpern asserts that Starr does not adequately investigate the proce ...
Substituted Judgment
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of decision-making for seriously ill patients reviewed the research findings on substituted judgment and posited alternative perspectives such as community and narrative approaches.
The Physician-Surrogate Relationship
June 11, 2007 | Journal Article
Physicians and surrogates must establish a unique relationship with each other that is very different from the traditional physician-surrogate relationship.
Patient Interest in Sharing Personal Health Record Information
December 20, 2011 | Journal Article
A large-scale study of veterans suggests that most PHR users are interested in sharing access to their electronic health records.
Incubating Innovation in U.S. Health Care Policy
January 11, 2012 | Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.
Key Findings from RWJF's Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Health Care
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Health Care is a UCLA-based mentorship program that supports career development of junior investigators and their publishing efforts.
Physicians Recommend Different Treatments for Patients Than They Would Choose for Themselves
April 11, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examined the role of bias in treatment decisions close to 1,000 physicians chose hypothetical treatments for colon cancer and avian flu the physicians either chose a treatment they would want for themselves or made a recommendation for a patient.