Department of Health Policy and Management

The Department of Health Policy and Management researches new means to improve the health care delivery system and mitigate public health risks in the United States and abroad.

Affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health
Web site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Academics/hpm/

Recent articles about Department of Health Policy and Management

MacArthur Foundation honors Harvard faculty members, Radcliffe fellow (Harvard University Gazette, September 21, 2006)
Study finds M-rated video games contain violence, sexual themes, substances, and profanity not labeled on game boxes (Harvard School of Public Health, April 3, 2006)
Alternative screening could cut cervical cancer deaths in poor nations (Focus, December 16, 2005)
Survey: Many seniors don't understand Medicare drug benefit (Harvard School of Public Health, November 10, 2005)
Mercury advisories may do more harm than good (Harvard School of Public Health, October 19, 2005)
Survey of Katrina evacuees in Houston: Half trapped in homes waited three days or more for rescue (School of Public Health, September 16, 2005)
Imaging may not be major driver of hospital cost increases (Massachusetts General Hospital, May 24, 2005)
Study casts doubt on claims that the medical malpractice system is plagued by frivolous lawsuits (Harvard School of Public Health, January 1, 2005)
Drug-coated stents don't save money but are reasonably cost-effective, study shows (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, August 24, 2004)
Study suggests more cancer patients receiving aggressive care at end of life (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, January 14, 2004)
For-profit health plans did not restrict Medicare beneficiaries' use of high-cost operative procedures (School of Public Health, January 7, 2004)
Many Americans at high risk from flu not vaccinated (School of Public Health, December 23, 2003)
Strategies to help AIDS patients take medicines are cost effective (School of Public Health, November 24, 2003)
New busing controversy flares up (Harvard University Gazette, August 21, 2003)
Strong public support for spraying against mosquitoes (School of Public Health, January 13, 2003)
Many Americans hold incorrect beliefs about smallpox and smallpox vaccine (School of Public Health, December 19, 2002)
Physicians say they have personally experienced medical errors (School of Public Health, December 11, 2002)
Black, Latino children with asthma receive lesser standard of care (Harvard Medical School, May 6, 2002)
Physicians who are experts on managed care avoid enrolling in HMOs (School of Public Health, April 29, 2002)
Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs grows rapidly (School of Public Health, February 13, 2002)

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