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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 ...
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 ...
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.
November 19, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Medicine convened an expert committee that developed principles and recommendations on preventing conflicts of interest and threats to objectivity in medical research, education and practice stemming from industry funding.
October 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Quadagno critiques the assessment put forth by Paul Starr in his treatise The Social Transformation of Medicine (1982) on how physicians gained political, social, and economic capital. Quadagno asserts that Starr paid insufficient attention to the r ...
January 11, 2012 | Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.
April 22, 2011 | Report/Evaluation
This survey was developed by the National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) research team to assess the extent to which physician practices have adopted key components of the Chronic Care Model (CCM).
December 21, 2009 | Book
Americans' confidence in their ability to afford future care and maintain health coverage fell slightly in February 2011.
October 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
Recommended Reading The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States There is an emerging consensus in the health policy community that informed and engaged consumers have a vital role to play in improving the quality of care that ...