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Epstein named to new GAO Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors
HSPH's Arnold Epstein, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management and John H. Foster professor of health policy and management, is one of 19 members appointed to the Board of Governors for the Government Accountability Office's…
Medical liability costs in U.S. pegged at 2.4 percent of annual health care spending
$55.6 Billion Price Tag Large, But Not a Key Driver of Total Health Care Spending For immediate release: September 7, 2010 Boston, MA – How much do medical liability costs—including the costs of malpractice insurance, claims and legal…
U.S. hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records
Few Meet Federal Guidelines for "Meaningful Use,” Putting Potential Stimulus Funding at Risk For immediate release: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Boston, MA – Transforming the U.S. health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality…
Health care: How can medicine help terminally ill patients and their families
The U.S. health care system works assiduously to save lives. The system is not as adept at helping terminally ill patients and their families make the best of the time they have left. Atul Gawande, associate professor in…
Comparative effectiveness
Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management, discusses comparative effectiveness research in health care. July 27, 2010 (8:01) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may…
Dean Frenk to join Commonwealth Board
Dean Julio Frenk has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater…
Talking health care reform: A conversation with Meredith Rosenthal
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] On March 21, 2010, the United States House of Representatives passed the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades earlier. Soon after, the Review caught up with…
Comprehensive review of polls suggests new healthcare law's implementation likely to be dogged by politics through 2010 Congressional Elections
For immediate release: Wed., April 7, 2010 Boston, MA— A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found…
Dean's message: H1N1 and comprehensive health security
[Winter 2010] Health Reform in an Era of Pandemics The H1N1 pandemic has had a profound impact on global security. This pandemic clearly shows us that, in health matters, the world has become a single neighborhood—and that the…
New analysis shows public support for health reform ultimately dependent on impact on individuals
D.C. debate focus on large-scale policy changes may miss the public’s chief concern For immediate release: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Boston, MA -- In a new analysis of recent and historical public opinion data on healthcare reform, researchers…