Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Susan Dentzer as Senior Health Policy Adviser
News Release
RWJF today announced that Susan Dentzer, a renowned health policy expert, health policy analyst for the PBS NewsHour and former editor of the influential journal Health Affairs, will serve as a senior health policy adviser.
Going Digital While Remaining on the Radio
June 18, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2008 to 2011, National Public Radio expanded its on-air and online reporting on health and health care, and its use of podcasts and social media extended the reach of that reporting.
Physician Social Networks and Variation in Prostate Cancer Treatment in Three Cities
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
The treatment a man receives for prostate cancer may be related to the doctor that a man sees and how that doctor is connected with other doctors in the same area.
The Spread of Behavior in an Online Social Network Experiment
September 3, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents the results of a controlled trial to assess the influence of social network structure on the health behaviors of individuals. The author examines the spread of behavior through two types of social networks.
Online Professionalism and the Mirror of Social Media
July 15, 2010 | Journal Article
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia and blogs have brought new hazards to medical professionalism as providers, including medical students and residents, post inappropriate content online. Online activity may be viewed as a proxy for common sense and trustworthiness.
Happiness Can Be Found in the Company You Keep
August 19, 2009 | Story
Time honors health policy scholar for finding a new link between social networks and emotional health.