ly. Applauding the great progress that has been made in health plans and practices across the country, they emphasize that individual clinicians, especially those in small practices, need help: "although clinicians can do much to improve cessation counseling, creating a system to help smokers obtain the quitting assistance that they need is an undertaking best implemented at the level of policymakers: leaders of health systems, employers, payers, and state tobacco control leaders.the NCPP findings demonstrate that healthcare decision makers, purchasers, and policymakers stand to achieve extraordinary returns-- in extended lives and cost savings--by getting serious about helping smokers to quit."
The articles from this issue are:
Effective Clinical Preventive Services
A Commentary
David Satcher, MD, PhD
Prevention
The Cornerstone of Quality Health Care
Samuel R. Nussbaum, MD
A Sense of Priorities for the Healthcare Commons
Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Influenza Vaccination
Health Impact and Cost Effectiveness Among Adults Aged 50 to 64 and 65 and Older
Michael V. Maciosek, PhD, Leif I. Solberg, MD, Ashley B. Coffield, MPA, Nichol M. Edwards, MS,
Michael J. Goodman, PhD
The Health Impact and Cost Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Michael V. Maciosek, PhD, Leif I. Solberg, MD, Ashley B. Coffield, MPA, Nichol M. Edwards, MS, Michael J. Goodman, PhD
Priorities Among Effective Clinical Preventive Services - Methods
Michael V. Maciosek, PhD, Nichol M. Edwards, MS, Ashley B. Coffield, MPA, Thomas J. Flottemesch, PhD, Winnie W. Nelson, PharmD, Michael J. Goodman, PhD, Leif I. Solberg, MD
Priorities Among Effective Clinical Preventive Services
Results of a Systematic Review and Analysis
Michael V. Maciosek, PhD, Ashley B. Coffield, MPA, Nichol M. Edwards, MS, Thomas J. Flottemesch, PhD, Michael J. Goodman, PhD, Le
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16-May-2006
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Putting viruses to work in vaccines2.
Will the healthcare workers go to work during disasters?3.
Major employers, physicians, stakeholders unite to revolutionize Americas healthcare system4.
Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Symposium features national healthcare leaders5.
Leading healthcare authorities to address safety and effectiveness6.
Study finds healthcare usage significantly altered after September 11 attacks7.
Telemedicine solutions to optimise healthcare8.
Reconstructing a healthcare system in Iraq9.
Conference to focus on healthcare systems response to disasters and overloads10.
A virtual healthcare assistant for a healthier lifestyle11.
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