The Exportation of Managed Care to Latin America - While concern about the direction of managed care has intensified in the United States, managed care has been diffusing rapidly to other countries.
Publisher: The New England Journal of Medicine     Author: Karen Stocker, Howard Waitzkin, Celia Iriart   

The Long View - Trying to create an integrated customer record? This healthcare data warehouse holds valuable lessons.
Publisher: IntelligentEnterprise.com     Author: Karen Shockley   

The Secret of Life - The mapping of the human genome, says Craig Ventor, will change science, research, medicine, politics, health insurance, and the way biology looks at the last 3 billion years of evolution. And that's just the beginning.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: John Ellis   

Timeliness and Quality of Care for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Under Health Maintenance Organization vs FFS Insurance - Objective: To compare the quality of emergency care provided in Minnesota to elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who are covered by HMO vs fee-for-service (FFS) insurance.
Publisher: Archives of Internal Medicine (AMA)     Author: Soumerai; McLaughlin; Gurwitz; Pearson; Christiansen; Borbas; Morris; McLaughlin; Gao; Ross-Degnan   

Universal HIV screening of pregnant women in England: cost effectiveness analysis - Objective: To estimate the cost effectiveness of universal, voluntary HIV screening of pregnant women in England.
Publisher: British Medical Journal     Author: Postma; Beck; Mandalia; Sherr; Walters; Houweling; Jager   

Using Qualitative Self-Evaluation in Rating Physician Performance - Because of the nature of a doctor's work, self-evaluation can provide insights that performance evaluation generally doesn't offer.
Publisher: Family Practice Management     Author: Steven C. Flood, MD   

What Is A Strong Malpractice Case - It is most important that a plaintiff's medical malpractice lawyer screen cases and accept only those that are worthwhile. The following are examples of such cases.
Publisher: The 'Lectric Law Library     Author: David M. Harney   

What Venture Capital Wants out of Health Care - Forget managed care: What venture capitalists want now is a breakthrough product.
Publisher: Frontier     Author: Margaret Popper   

Where Dentists Go for a Career Checkup - This won't hurt a bit.... The Pankey Institute helps dentists to create a more successful practice by answering some soul-searching questions: Are you truly happy in your work? Do you have inner peace?
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Ron Lieber