from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tGp2Ke on June 30, 2018 at 07:02PM To celebrate Epidemiologic Reviews’ latest increase in its impact factor to 7.583, it’s offering a suit of “highly-cited” articles from the recent past. The increase was report in Clarivate Analytics’ 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Oxford University Press has temporarily opened access […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tIp6ZT on June 30, 2018 at 06:32PM In a recent Relentless Health Value podcast, Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs President and CEO William Soliman discussed how trained and certified medical affairs teams could benefit pharmaceutical companies. Soliman, according to Relentless Health Value, has held “key positions” in which […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tO5W59 on June 30, 2018 at 06:02PM A recent article published in the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy spotlights the 21st Century Cures Act’s potential impact on drug development. While the legislation passed in 2016 has been touted by advocacy groups, drug device manufacturers and government research as […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tSEy4R on June 30, 2018 at 05:02PM A recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found three-quarters of Americans support the idea of including drug prices in direct-to-consumer advertisements. The survey, according to an MM&M report, reported 83 percent of Democrats, 73 percent of independents and 72 percent […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2KibrDj on June 30, 2018 at 02:21PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Nicole Senft, Lauren M. Hamel, Louis A. Penner, Felicity W.K. Harper, Terrance L. Albrecht, Tanina Foster, Susan Eggly Black patients and their physicians tend to form relatively negative impressions of each […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2MzeNOQ on June 30, 2018 at 02:21PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Andisheh Vahedi, Isabel Krug, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Elizabeth M. Westrupp Work-family conflict and enrichment refer to parents’ challenges and benefits of combining work and family roles. Emerging evidence suggests detrimental effects of […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2KnszYc on June 30, 2018 at 02:21PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Calum Davey, Frances Cowan, James Hargreaves Female sex workers (FSW) experience a high HIV burden and are often mobile. FSW access to HIV-related healthcare is essential for equitable welfare and to […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2MwGZBZ on June 30, 2018 at 02:21PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Matthew Motta, Timothy Callaghan, Steven Sylvester Although the benefits of vaccines are widely recognized by medical experts, public opinion about vaccination policies is mixed. We analyze public opinion about vaccination policies […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2KkPymM on June 30, 2018 at 02:21PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Ester Cerin, Terry L. Conway, Marc A. Adams, Anthony Barnett, Kelli L. Cain, Neville Owen, Lars B. Christiansen, Delfien van Dyck, Josef Mitáš, Olga L. Sarmiento, Rachel C. Davey, Rodrigo Reis, […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2N99LJU on June 30, 2018 at 01:58PM Presentation ceremony of the 10th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards 18/06/2018 Bill Nordhaus at the BBVA Award ceremony Rob Porter, Ariel Pakes, and Tim Bresnahan The celebration and speech of Bill Nordhaus runs from minutes 32:15-40:00 in the above video The celebration […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2lIsCz5 on June 30, 2018 at 01:42PM Publication date: Available online 30 June 2018 Source:Value in Health Author(s): Andreas D. Meid, Andreas Groll, Dirk Heider, Sarah Mächler, Jürgen-Bernhard Adler, Christian Günster, Hans-Helmut König, Walter E. Haefeli To develop and internally validate prediction models for medication-related risks arising from overuse, misuse, […]
from Value in Health at http://bit.ly/2tT8QV8 on June 30, 2018 at 01:42PM Publication date: Available online 30 June 2018 Source:Value in Health Author(s): Theresa Coles, Valerie Williams, Kim Dwyer, Margaret Mordin To evaluate the psychometric properties of Patient’s Knee Implant Performance Questionnaire (PKIP), a new patient-reported measure of knee implant functional performance assessing patient experiences […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2KyX7lS on June 30, 2018 at 11:24AM Publication date: Available online 30 June 2018 Source:Health Policy Author(s): Irina Cleemput, Stephan Devriese, Laurence Kohn, René Westhovens Early temporary reimbursement (ETR) schemes for new interventions targeting high unmet needs are increasingly applied in pharmaceutical policy. Crucial for these schemes is the assessment of […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2tICZaz on June 30, 2018 at 11:24AM Publication date: Available online 30 June 2018 Source:Health Policy Author(s): Lisa Vermeulen, Willemijn Schäfer, Danica Rotar Pavlic, Peter Groenewegen General practitioners (GPs) are frontline health workers. They should be sensitive to the health needs of the community in addition to caring for patients that […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2KC6wZK on June 30, 2018 at 04:17AM Moral hazard and HIV treatment. Physicians are a rate limiting factor. The biggest supreme court decisions of 2018. FDA=Federal Drug Administration Is marijuana addiction rising in Colorado?
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2MwtSRc on June 29, 2018 at 09:12PM The path to a surgical career for African-Americans and Latinos is heavily influenced by mentors who can help mediate their integration into surgical culture and engender a sense of belonging.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2KwAHor on June 29, 2018 at 09:12PM Children with higher levels of self-control in kindergarten gain less excess weight and are less likely to become obese over the next eight years than children with less self-control.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2IC4My7 on June 29, 2018 at 09:12PM This survey of 273 homeless youth indicates that, despite one-third meeting criteria for behavioral health problems such as PTSD, depression, or substance use problems, only about half of those meeting criteria reported a need for services.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2Kht1Y2 on June 29, 2018 at 04:11PM This policy brief highlights key findings from RAND research on opioid-related issues across a spectrum of policy areas: prevention, treatment, quality of care, and supply.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2MwMq3O on June 29, 2018 at 02:40PM Understanding extant stress levels within a community can help inform how it responds to acute or traumatic events. This report presents a framework that could be used to develop a concept for determining the allostatic load on a community.
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2tGyiht on June 29, 2018 at 02:22PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, Merethe Kirstine Kousgaard Andersen, Ulrich Thy Jensen, Frans Boch Waldorff, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen Motivation crowding studies have demonstrated that external interventions can harm effort and performance through crowding […]
from Social Science & Medicine at http://bit.ly/2tOxJkR on June 29, 2018 at 02:22PM Publication date: August 2018 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 211 Author(s): Kate Winskell, Landy Kus, Gaëlle Sabben, Benjamin C. Mbakwem, Georges Tiéndrébéogo, Robyn Singleton International recommendations related to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV have evolved rapidly over time; recommendations […]
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2tFghQK on June 29, 2018 at 01:07PM Here is the paper that grew out of my Presidential address as I stepped down from the AEA presidency in January. It attempts to summarize my current views on market design. Marketplaces, Markets, and Market Design Alvin E. Roth AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW VOL. 108, […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2Kg8xPn on June 29, 2018 at 12:52PM Publication date: Available online 28 June 2018 Source:Health Policy Author(s): Brett Scholz, Julia Bocking, Chris Platania-Phung, Michelle Banfield, Brenda Happell Contemporary health policies require consumers be involved at all stages of health service planning, implementation, delivery, and evaluation. The extent to which this policy […]
from Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2KwFy5V on June 29, 2018 at 12:52PM Publication date: Available online 28 June 2018 Source:Health Policy Author(s): Marshall H. Chin, Paula T. King, Rhys G. Jones, Bryn Jones, Shanthi N. Ameratunga, Naoko Muramatsu, Sarah Derrett Aotearoa/New Zealand (Aotearoa/NZ) and the United States (U.S.) suffer inequities in health outcomes by race/ethnicity and […]
from Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR at http://bit.ly/2Kx6aqO on June 29, 2018 at 07:00AM One of HEDS longest serving colleagues Professor Eva Kaltenthaler has today retired from The University of Sheffield. Eva’s expertise is in the systematic reviewing of clinical effectiveness evidence and how this is used in decision making. Professor Kaltenthaler undertook […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2lHWjAv on June 29, 2018 at 05:03AM A number of studies have suggested that we are spending too much on end of life care. Consider this Kwok et al. (2011) study published in Lancet. Many elderly people in the USA undergo surgery in the year before their death. The rate at […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2MxmSDF on June 29, 2018 at 04:24AM By ANISH KOKA Part 1 Part 2 Physicians have been making up numbers longer than people have been guessing weights at carnivals. How much does this statin lower the chances of a heart attack? How long do I have to live if I don’t get […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2IzY2k0 on June 29, 2018 at 01:09AM To assess the quality of life of people with dementia, measures are required for self-rating by the person with dementia, and for proxy rating by others. The Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease scale (QoL-A…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2N93MFe on June 29, 2018 at 01:09AM Despite the high prevalence of lymphedema in Iranian breast cancer patients, there is no valid instrument for measuring quality of life in this population. The aim of this study was to assess reliability and v…
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2tDNL1P on June 28, 2018 at 11:48PM Amazon has taken a big leap forward in the prescription drug arena after announcing plans to buy PillPack, an online pharmacy which offers home delivery of pre-sorted treatment doses, according to a STAT report. The New Hampshire-based startup touts itself as […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2KsNGrr on June 28, 2018 at 10:41PM Barbershops have long played a significant social, economic, and cultural role in African-American life. Barbershops foster both confidentiality and camaraderie, which seems like a good environment to talk to men about hypertension. This episode was adapted from a column I wrote for The […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2tAgDI2 on June 28, 2018 at 07:04PM I’m late to posting this, but, unfortunately, it’s still all-too-relevant. Watch and share: @aaronecarroll
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2tBn8KL on June 28, 2018 at 06:36PM Primary care clinics are opportune settings for the delivery of substance use disorder treatment, but little is known about which patients initiate treatment in these settings.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2KrVKVX on June 28, 2018 at 06:36PM To address health disparities among Native American communities, researchers need to collaborate with community leaders to develop, adapt, and test culturally relevant and sustainable measures and interventions.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2tCPSCQ on June 28, 2018 at 06:36PM Exposure to the tobacco power wall in retail settings like convenience stores may increase adolescents’ willingness to try e-cigarettes, much like other tobacco products.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2KvK1ZY on June 28, 2018 at 05:36PM An online behavioral intervention for depressed adolescents and parents includes two moderated social media websites (one for adolescents, one for parents); both use similar content and both leverage the benefits of social media tools.
from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at http://bit.ly/2KvIXSz on June 28, 2018 at 05:36PM Activities through college student peer organizations like Active Minds can improve attitudes toward and perceived knowledge of mental health issues and increase helping behaviors.
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2lGWYls on June 28, 2018 at 04:16PM An upcoming webinar by the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) will focus on recent Food and Drug Administration rulings and federal regulations that are having a significant impact for HCEI content. The exclusive webinar is scheduled to begin 11 […]
from tHEORetically Speaking: The HealthEconomics.Com Blog at http://bit.ly/2MucVH3 on June 28, 2018 at 03:46PM The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research announced Thursday that its flagship journal, Value in Health, had hit an impact factor of 5.494 on new data from Clarivate Analytics’ Journal Citation Reports. According to a press release, the increase marks […]
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