No news is bad news: The persistence of child abuse in the US
Bill Gardner June 20, 2013
In 2006, the United States had the highest rate of child deaths due to negligence, maltreatment, or physical assault among 17 peer developed countries. The
In 2006, the United States had the highest rate of child deaths due to negligence, maltreatment, or physical assault among 17 peer developed countries. The
By Hillary Mull and colleagues (some of whom I work with): BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) all-cause readmission measure and the
If you’re in the observational study business, this, by Anirban Basu and Kwun Chan, looks potentially useful: In the outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research literature,
File this under “holy crap”. “Reduction in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Prevalence Among Young Women Following HPV Vaccine Introduction in the United States, National Health and
I am a frequent guest on Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, which airs on Sirius/XM radio, channel 104 from 6-9AM Eastern. It immediately replays on the channel, so
A new Viewpoint in JAMA, “The Looming Threat of Liability for Accountable Care Organizations and What to Do About It“: The promotion of accountable care
I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s worth a whole post. There is actually a full Cochrane review of pay-for-performance for primary care: Background: The use of blended
An enormous literature documents that better off people are healthier than worse off people (entry points here or here). But that’s not the same thing as showing
Since the May 2nd publication of the NEJM paper on the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment (OHIE), there has been an uptick in commentary about the effects of
In NEJM, Nick Seddon and Thomas Lee make a claim worth considering and discussing. Only when societies commit to covering all their citizens with their
More than one of you sent me the following study at the end of last week. “Caloric effect of a 16-ounce (473-mL) portion-size cap on
In two weeks Google Reader will shut down. If that’s how you read this blog, you’ll have to find a new way. My suggestion: sign