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Issue Date: May 2002
Studies Show HRQOL Improvements
This article discusses the benefits of using a patient-reported measure of physical function, such as the HAQ or other well-established questionnaires, in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients.
New Health Plans Focus on Quality and Choice
This article discusses a new model of care--self-directed, or consumer-driven, health plans. Under this model of care, consumers are given more responsbility for their health care decisions, and physicians are not burdened by preauthorization or other external controls.
Research Shows the Cost of Gaining Weight
This editorial discusses obesity and type 2 diabetes, as well as how being overweight is linked to a variety of diseases and increased health costs.
Using Guidelines and Best Practices, Institute Promotes Quality Medicine
This article discusses how the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, a collaboration of health care organizations in Minnesota, is promoting quality improvement by helping its members identify and accelerate the implementation of best clinical practices.
Keys to Quality Geriatric Care
This article discusses steps physicians can take to deliver both cost-effective and quality care to their Medicare patients.
Chronic Pain Programs Help to Improve Quality of Care
This article discusses how focused pain management programs help to improve quality of care delivered in hospitals to patients who have chronic intractable pain.
Tufts Works With Physicians to Get Their Support, Says CEO
In this interview, Harris Berman, CEO of the Tufts Health Plan in Boston, discusses how managed care has evolved over the years, as well as the innovative programs and initiatives being implemented at Tufts Health Plan.
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