June 2004
Cover Story
We often use such words as "quality," "transparency," "accountability," "evidence-based," and "effectiveness," but not always in the same ways.
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Society works with Institute of Medicine and Leapfrog Group to improve processes.
There's more money, but is it enough to reverse the grim five-year drought of managed care offerings? In Florida, it seems so.
Managed care is having some success discouraging practices that promote the development of "superbugs."
Providing free handheld or even desktop computers is a small step toward minimizing medication errors. Will docs finally abandon pen and pad?
Legislation & Regulation
California is the only state that has a department that deals exclusively with HMOs. A new sheriff's in town.
Ethics
When uninsured immigrants fail to pay their bills, the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., might just report them to the Department of Homeland Security.
Compensation Monitor
The Formulary Files
Tomorrow’s Medicine
Alpha-L-iduronidase breaks down glycosaminoglycans — and it just may lead to breakthroughs in treatment for other lysosomal storage disorders.
Employer Update
As employers become more comfortable with the idea that prevention pays, health plans may find their scope of services widening.
Managed Care Outlook
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