Objective: To determine whether a major improvement in access(ie, implementing an open access system) in a large multispecialtymedical group during 2000 was associated with changes in utilizationor ...

Once the stepchild of the American health care system, primary care is now the linchpin of efforts to improve the health and health care of individuals and communities and to bring down costs. Factors ...

To describe the utilization, accessibility and satisfaction of primary and preventive health-care services to individuals with long-term spinal cord injuries, and compare results among three countries ...

Objectives: We examine the relationship between health insurance coverage and children's access to and utilization of medical care. Access measures we study are having a usual source of care (USC) and ...

Following a brief discussion on utilization management, experts discuss the current paradigm of patient access to therapy. Neil Minkoff, MD: Dr Stephens, could you also weigh in on how utilization ...

Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental ...

Scott Howell ([email protected]) is the chief strategy officer, US Pharmaceuticals, at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, in East Hanover, New Jersey. Perry T. Yin is the director of Market Access ...

Despite employees' desire for mental health and wellness support through the workplace, a lack of access to care is still holding some back from the help they need. Research from the American ...

We recruited women with nonmetastatic disease from a survivorship cohort who had undergone mastectomy within 1-5 years for semi-structured interviews to explore experiences with treatment. This ...

Healthy San Francisco, held up as a model employer "pay or play" strategy, is two years old today—and its supporters view the program as a possible solution to the nation's 47 million uninsured. The ...

Keywords: epidemiological transition, cardiovascular risk factors, healthcare services, global health, health policy As countries develop economically, an “epidemiological transition” occurs whereby a ...