Magazine Archives
Don’t I know you from Chennai?
[Winter 2009] Reunited childhood friends share passion for helping kids In July, incoming MPH student Mohan Sundararaj was settling into an orientation session at … Continue reading “Don’t I know you from Chennai?”
Polio
[Winter 2009] Remembering the late HSPH Nobel Laureate, Thomas Weller As the polio virus swept across the United States in 1948, 32-year-old Thomas Weller … Continue reading “Polio”
Heart disease
[Winter 2009] The impact of genetics, stress, and lifestyle: Q & A with Eric Rimm Every heart attack survivor has a story to tell. Harvard … Continue reading “Heart disease”
Harvard Public Health: Fall 2008
In this issue Electronic health records Electronic health records could make care safer and save money. So why aren’t more doctors and hospitals using … Continue reading “Harvard Public Health: Fall 2008”
A tool for tracking EHR adoption rates
[ Fall 2008 ] Tracking the progress of adoption rates requires reliable record-keeping Tracking the progress of anything, including health IT adoption, requires reliable … Continue reading “A tool for tracking EHR adoption rates”
Electronic vs. personal health record
[ Fall 2008 ] What’s the Difference? Whereas an electronic health record (EHR) is a computer record that originates with and is controlled by doctors, a … Continue reading “Electronic vs. personal health record”
Anatomy of an electronic health record
[ Fall 2008 ] In this example of an electronic health record, the patient’s vital signs and other statistics are at the top left. Body mass … Continue reading “Anatomy of an electronic health record”
Electronic health records
[ Fall 2008 ] Electronic health records could make care safer and save money. So why aren’t more doctors and hospitals using them? Boston internist “Dr. … Continue reading “Electronic health records”
Reported prevalence of XDR-TB among MDR-TB cases, 2002-2007
[ Fall 2008 ] For Russia, where national data is not available, XDR-TB prevalence is a population-weighted average based on data from individual states, oblasts, and … Continue reading “Reported prevalence of XDR-TB among MDR-TB cases, 2002-2007”