August 2008

Effective use of electronic medical record technology requires examination of the communication approaches of both care providers and patients.

Meta-analyses of percutaneous coronary interventions in stable coronary artery disease are updated to include 2 recent large randomized controlled trials.

We examine the effects of managed care enrollment and healthcare utilization level on breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment in disabled women.

HMOs in California, particularly Kaiser, have developed approaches to end-of-life care that allow them to use far fewer inpatient resources than fee-for-service providers.

This article examines screening strategies for possible depression in the context of a care management program for chronically ill Medicare recipients.

Asthma control, rather than compliance with the HEDIS asthma measure, is the most useful quality indicator of asthma care.