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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Epidemiology Of U.S. Immunization Law: Translating Cdc Immunization Guidelines Into Practice: State Laws Related To The Use Of Standing Orders Covering Immunization Practice, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox, Sara J. Rosenbaum
The Epidemiology Of U.S. Immunization Law: Translating Cdc Immunization Guidelines Into Practice: State Laws Related To The Use Of Standing Orders Covering Immunization Practice, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This pilot study examines how five states -- Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Texas – approach the legal question of delegation of medical practice powers in an immunization practice context.
Collaboration In Support Of Curricular Innovation, Shelley Bader, Alexandra Gomes, James Michelson
Collaboration In Support Of Curricular Innovation, Shelley Bader, Alexandra Gomes, James Michelson
Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations
The migration of traditional anatomy and pathology wet labs to a digital format requires significant planning and collaboration amongst key faculty, administrative, and technology personnel. In addition to conversion of course materials, the changed format necessitated the renovation of a traditional bench lab to a state-of-the art digital classroom, significant IT investment, and ongoing coordination by library, classroom and computer resources personnel. Standardized policies and procedures were developed to guide additional requests for software to support new educational initiatives.
Vaccination With Recombinant Aspartic Hemoglobinase Reduces Parasitic Load And Blood Loss After Hookworm Infection In Dogs, Alex Loukas, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Susana Mendez, Ricardo T. Fujiwara, Gaddam Narsa Goud, Najju Ranjit, Bin Zhan, Karen Jones, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez
Vaccination With Recombinant Aspartic Hemoglobinase Reduces Parasitic Load And Blood Loss After Hookworm Infection In Dogs, Alex Loukas, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Susana Mendez, Ricardo T. Fujiwara, Gaddam Narsa Goud, Najju Ranjit, Bin Zhan, Karen Jones, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Background
Hookworms infect 730 million people in developing countries where they are a leading cause of intestinal blood loss and iron-deficiency anemia. At the site of attachment to the host, adult hookworms ingest blood and lyse the erythrocytes to release hemoglobin. The parasites subsequently digest hemoglobin in their intestines using a cascade of proteolysis that begins with the Ancylostoma caninum aspartic protease 1, APR-1.
Methods and Findings
We show that vaccination of dogs with recombinant Ac-APR-1 induced antibody and cellular responses and resulted in significantly reduced hookworm burdens (p = 0.056) and fecal egg counts (p = …
Medicaid's Role In Treating Children In Military Families, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery
Medicaid's Role In Treating Children In Military Families, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This analysis examines Medicaid's role in meeting the health care needs of children in military families who receive their health insurance coverage through TRICARE. TRICARE is the Department of Defense's worldwide health insurance program for active duty and retired military service members and their families. The 2000-2002 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, as well as a series of semi-structured telephone interviews, were used to assess Medicaid's role as a supplemental insurer for military children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
America's Public Hospitals And Health Systems, 2003: Results Of The Annual Naph Hospital Characteristics Survey, Jennifer Huang, Joshua Silbert, Marsha Regenstein
America's Public Hospitals And Health Systems, 2003: Results Of The Annual Naph Hospital Characteristics Survey, Jennifer Huang, Joshua Silbert, Marsha Regenstein
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In 2003, members of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems continued to offer millions of uninsured and underserved individuals access to the medical services so critical for lifelong health and well-being. Delivering these services was difficult, however, given the economic downtown early in the decade and the resulting inadequacies associated with safety net financing. This report examines the operations and activities of NAPH members in 2003, presents the financial challenges they faced, describes the clinical and community services they provided, and profiles the patients they served.
Collaboration In Support Of Curricular Innovations, Shelley Bader, Alexandra Gomes
Collaboration In Support Of Curricular Innovations, Shelley Bader, Alexandra Gomes
Himmelfarb Library Faculty Publications
This article explores the process, staff and faculty resources, and technological investments applied to migrate the traditional anatomy and pathology wet lab into a state-of-the-art digital classroom.
How Medical Claims Simplification Can Impede Delivery Of Child Developmental Services, Anne R. Markus, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox
How Medical Claims Simplification Can Impede Delivery Of Child Developmental Services, Anne R. Markus, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report examines HIPAA administrative standardization and the process of modifying the standardized codes. It assesses the implications of HIPAA standardization for payment of Medicaid-covered early childhood preventive and developmental services, drawing on findings from a 50-state, point-in-time review of readily available state HIPAA compliance documents conducted in December 2004.
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 3 - August/September 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 3 - August/September 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface (1976 - 2009)
News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on the library renovation, new faculty publications, and database search tips.
Achieving "Readiness" In Medi-Cal's Managed Care Expansion For Persons With Disabilities: Issues And Process, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Sara E. Wilensky, Peter Shin
Achieving "Readiness" In Medi-Cal's Managed Care Expansion For Persons With Disabilities: Issues And Process, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Sara E. Wilensky, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This Policy Brief examines issues that can be expected to arise as California moves to significantly expand the use of mandatory managed care arrangements for Medi-Cal enrollees with disabilities. This analysis is based on information gleaned from more than a decade of Medicaid managed care specification analyses for the federal government and private funders, focusing on both the general beneficiary population and persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities. This Policy Brief also reflects experiences in furnishing technical assistance to state purchasers and in developing model managed care purchasing specifications for both general and special needs managed care populations for both …
Reducing Obesity Risks During Childhood: The Role Of Public And Private Health Insurance, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Sara E. Wilensky, Marisa A. Cox, D. Brad Wright
Reducing Obesity Risks During Childhood: The Role Of Public And Private Health Insurance, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Sara E. Wilensky, Marisa A. Cox, D. Brad Wright
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In a widely publicized decision issued in 2004, the United States Department of Health and Human Services removed language from the Medicare Coverage Issues Manual which stated that obesity is not an illness, a pronouncement that paves the way for Medicare coverage of evidence-based obesity treatments. This determination by HHS also has important implications for public and private insurance coverage of health care services and interventions that have the potential to reduce the risk of lifelong obesity in children.
This Report assesses the implications of the 2004 HHS obesity ruling into the context of public and private health insurance for …
An Assessment Of Hospital-Sponsored Health Care For The Uninsured In Polk County/Des Moines, Iowa, Lea Nolan, Marsha Regenstein, Marisa A. Cox
An Assessment Of Hospital-Sponsored Health Care For The Uninsured In Polk County/Des Moines, Iowa, Lea Nolan, Marsha Regenstein, Marisa A. Cox
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Health care providers in Polk County are faced with increasing numbers of low-income, uninsured patients who do not have the resources to pay for their health care out of pocket. At the same time, state and local funding sources are limited, and are insufficient to ensure that these individuals have access to the health services that they require. Community leaders are extremely interested in developing information to understand the magnitude of the uninsured problem in Polk County and to identify health care delivery strategies to better serve this population. A Blue Ribbon Steering Committee was convened in October 2004 to …
Caring For Patients With Diabetes At Safety Net Hospitals And Health Systems: What The Patients Say About Their Care, Marsha Regenstein, Jennifer Huang, Dean Schillinger, Daniel Lessler, Brendan Reilly, Melanie Brunt, Jolene Johnson, John Piette
Caring For Patients With Diabetes At Safety Net Hospitals And Health Systems: What The Patients Say About Their Care, Marsha Regenstein, Jennifer Huang, Dean Schillinger, Daniel Lessler, Brendan Reilly, Melanie Brunt, Jolene Johnson, John Piette
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In 2002, with support from The Commonwealth Fund, the National Public Health and Hospital Institute (NPHHI) created a consortium of safety net hospital systems to work together to address common concerns regarding the care of patients with diabetes. As part of that project, NPHHI conducted a survey of patients with diabetes who received at least some of their care from four Consortium hospital systems: Cambridge Health Alliance; Community Health Network of San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital; Cook County Bureau of Health Services; and LSU/Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans. Patients were surveyed on multiple domains of care, including overall …
Stresses To The Safety Net: The Public Hospital Perspective, Marsha Regenstein, Jennifer Huang
Stresses To The Safety Net: The Public Hospital Perspective, Marsha Regenstein, Jennifer Huang
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Every year, more than 10 million people receive care from public hospitals and health systems – a complex and diverse set of providers that share a mission to deliver health services to individuals, regardless of insurance coverage or ability to pay. Together with federally funded health centers, free clinics, public health departments and scores of individual physicians and other health practitioners, public hospitals provide critical access points for the nation's uninsured population and form a vast patchwork of providers that is commonly referred to as the health care safety net. Despite their importance, there is no single or stable source …
A Killer Flu? Scientific Experts Estimate That "Inevitable" Major Epidemic Of New Influenza Virus Strain Could Result In Millions Of Deaths If Preventive Actions Are Not Taken, Margaret A. Hamburg, Shelley A. Hearne, Jeffrey Levi, Kim Elliott, Laura M. Segal, Michael J. Earls
A Killer Flu? Scientific Experts Estimate That "Inevitable" Major Epidemic Of New Influenza Virus Strain Could Result In Millions Of Deaths If Preventive Actions Are Not Taken, Margaret A. Hamburg, Shelley A. Hearne, Jeffrey Levi, Kim Elliott, Laura M. Segal, Michael J. Earls
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Reaching Out To All: Medical Informatics As Service To Diverse Populations In An Academic Medical Center, Patricia Wilson, Richard Billingsley
Reaching Out To All: Medical Informatics As Service To Diverse Populations In An Academic Medical Center, Patricia Wilson, Richard Billingsley
Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations
As an academic health sciences library in an urban area, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library is challenged to provide outreach services to a diverse user population and to the surrounding community. To respond to this challenge the librarians provide outreach services and programs to accomplish the following goals: Provide additional education to user groups within the medical center; Provide focused services at the point of need within the curricula and the hospital; Reach out to the surrounding health care community, offering medical information and consumer education; Promote consumer resources to underserved populations.
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 2 - May/June 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 2 - May/June 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface (1976 - 2009)
News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on the humanities and health collection, course reserves, and database search tips.
Charting The Legal Environment Of Health Information, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Phyllis Borzi, Lee Repasch, Taylor Burke, John F. Benevelli
Charting The Legal Environment Of Health Information, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Phyllis Borzi, Lee Repasch, Taylor Burke, John F. Benevelli
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Over the past several years, increased attention has been focused on the importance of health information to health care quality improvement. The level of focus on health information has increased with the advent of electronic medical records and electronic health information systems designed to facilitate the use of health care data. Although these systems are still in their relative infancy, they hold enormous promise for revolutionizing the availability and use of health information to improve clinical performance, empower employers and consumers to better understand health plan choices and facilitate health claims administration. Their potential has been a catalyst for change …
Legal Issues In Health Information: Implications For Public Health Practice And Policy, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Taylor Burke, John F. Benevelli, Phyllis Borzi, Lee Repasch
Legal Issues In Health Information: Implications For Public Health Practice And Policy, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Taylor Burke, John F. Benevelli, Phyllis Borzi, Lee Repasch
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Working in support of the availability of a viable primary care workforce for underserved communities is an important priority for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Demand for primary care services will continue to increase, especially when considering calls for an overhaul of the national health care system and the increased needs of the many that in recent months have become unemployed and lost insurance benefits. In addition, there are still serious problems with the unequal distribution of health care professionals to rural and inner city urban areas. Many inner-city and rural communities continue to struggle to recruit and …
Changing Space Needs And Electronic Resources Migration: Moving Towards A Library For The 21st Century, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson
Changing Space Needs And Electronic Resources Migration: Moving Towards A Library For The 21st Century, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson
Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library underwent a major space renovation during the summer of 2005. Administration and librarians felt the need to modernize the environment to better reflect the needs of the users. This poster describes the planning, changes, and results of the "21st century" version of the library.
How Diverse Librarians Increased Access To Electronic Journals, Developed A Print/Electronic Collection Development Policy And Preserved The Collection, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson, Cynthia Swope, Laura E. Abate, Anne Linton
How Diverse Librarians Increased Access To Electronic Journals, Developed A Print/Electronic Collection Development Policy And Preserved The Collection, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson, Cynthia Swope, Laura E. Abate, Anne Linton
Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations
This poster reports on a project initiated to establish a framework for evaluating our serials collection in order to preserve the collection from a flat budget and ever increasing serial costs and to meet patron demand for expanded access to electronic resources. An additional outcome was the development of a combined print and electronic serials collection development policy. A Journals Committee was formed to assess the value and most appropriate format(s) of individual journal titles. Methods used included a mathematical formula calculating a title's relative value and a faculty survey soliciting most-used titles and preferred format. Faculty department heads were …
National Security And U.S. Child Health Policy: The Origins And Continuing Role Of Medicaid And Epsdt, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery, Peter Shin, Julia Hidalgo
National Security And U.S. Child Health Policy: The Origins And Continuing Role Of Medicaid And Epsdt, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery, Peter Shin, Julia Hidalgo
Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs
Medicaid has touched the lives of half of all of the low income young adults of prime military service age. The roots of Medicaid's unique child health eligibility and coverage policies can be traced to a seminal, 1964 government study entitled One Third of a Nation: A Report on Young Men Found Unqualified for Military Service. This study analyzed the underlying causes of the astounding 50 percent rejection rate among the young men drafted into the military in 1962. It documented pervasive evidence of treatable and correctable physical, mental, and developmental conditions, and its findings influenced the course of Medicaid …
Act Now For Your Tomorrow: Final Report Of The National Commission On Nursing Workforce For Long-Term Care, Edward Howard, Brian Biles, Robyn Stone, Paul Wing, Kristin Mccloskey, Tim M. Henderson
Act Now For Your Tomorrow: Final Report Of The National Commission On Nursing Workforce For Long-Term Care, Edward Howard, Brian Biles, Robyn Stone, Paul Wing, Kristin Mccloskey, Tim M. Henderson
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
The nursing workforce shortage faced by long-term care providers stems from factors both outside and inside the organization and operation of long-term care services. The nursing shortage diminishes quality of care and increases the costs of providing services. Resolution of the long-term care nursing workforce challenge will require improvement of the recruitment and retention of nurses. The leadership for the efforts to improve the long-term care workforce must come from the community itself. New and sustained leadership for action by long-term care leaders is the critical factor necessary to the development of the recommended initiatives and the achievement of the …
Migrant And Seasonal Farmworkers: Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Migrant And Seasonal Farmworkers: Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are an integral support to the nation's agricultural industry. Nearly three million workers earn their living through migrant or seasonal farm labor. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families confront health challenges stemming from the nature of their work, their extreme poverty and mobility, and living and working arrangements that impede access to health coverage and care. This brief provides an overview of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and the health challenges they face and considers options for improving their health coverage and access to care.
A Nation's Health At Risk Iii: Growing Uninsured, Budget Cutbacks Challenge President's Initiative To Put A Health Center In Every Poor County, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Dan Hawkins
A Nation's Health At Risk Iii: Growing Uninsured, Budget Cutbacks Challenge President's Initiative To Put A Health Center In Every Poor County, Michelle Proser, Peter Shin, Dan Hawkins
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 1 - January/February 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface - Volume 33, Issue 1 - January/February 2005, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Information Interface (1976 - 2009)
News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on journal subscription renewals and database search tips.
Perfecting Patient Flow: America's Safety Net Hospitals And Emergency Department Crowding, Marcia J. Wilson, Bruce Siegel, Mike Williams
Perfecting Patient Flow: America's Safety Net Hospitals And Emergency Department Crowding, Marcia J. Wilson, Bruce Siegel, Mike Williams
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Emergency department crowding and delays have become major issues for America's safety net hospitals and health systems. Many facilities are experiencing increasing wait times, a need to "board" admitted patients in emergency department (ED) hallways, and rising numbers of hours spent on "diversion" or "bypass." These trends result from increased patient demand at a time when the number of emergency departments has declined and hospital inpatient capacity has lagged. Other factors also may contribute to the crisis. Patients without access to medical specialists may view the ED as the quickest route to specialized services. Overburdened physicians may be more likely …
Assessing Legal Implications Of Using Health Data To Improve Health Care Quality And Eliminate Health Care Disparities, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Michael W. Painter
Assessing Legal Implications Of Using Health Data To Improve Health Care Quality And Eliminate Health Care Disparities, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Michael W. Painter
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Information is — and always has been — essential to virtually all aspects of health care. Clinical treatment as well as coverage, payment, care quality, and certainly one's own personal health care decisions all depend profoundly on robust, accurate, appropriate, timely, private and secure information. Further, the ability to conduct largescale health services research is inextricably linked to information, as is the ability to measure population health and conduct surveillance of public health risks.
The Epidemiology Of U.S. Immunization Law: Immunization Requirements For Staff And Residents Of Long-Term Care Facilities Under State Laws/Regulations, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox, Sara J. Rosenbaum
The Epidemiology Of U.S. Immunization Law: Immunization Requirements For Staff And Residents Of Long-Term Care Facilities Under State Laws/Regulations, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Medically appropriate, timely immunizations are an important component of the medical plans for approximately 1.6 million individuals who reside in the nation's long-term care (LTC) facilities. Increasing the immunization rates among these persons is a recognized public health goal. LTC facility residents are often members of high risk groups and are more susceptible to infectious diseases. The elderly, many of whom reside in LTC facilities, comprise 90% of the 36,000 annual deaths from influenza. Immunizations are equally important for employees of LTC facilities. Immunizations not only improve the individual's health status, but staff who have direct contact with residents represent …
Managed Mental Health Care: Findings From The Literature, 1990–2005, D. Richard Mauery, Lissette Vaquerano, Rachel Sethi, Joanne Jee, Lisa Chimento
Managed Mental Health Care: Findings From The Literature, 1990–2005, D. Richard Mauery, Lissette Vaquerano, Rachel Sethi, Joanne Jee, Lisa Chimento
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.