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July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study shows that approximately 1 in 11 Americans are affected by urinary stone disease. Overall prevalence of stone disease has increased since it was last measured in 1994.
June 7, 2012 | Story
RWJF Clinical Scholar says rise of kidney stones is linked to growing obesity epidemic.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
High-deductible health plans—typically with deductibles of at least $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family—require greater enrollee cost sharing than traditional plans.
January 1, 2009 | Report
The Consumer Experience with Chronic Illness.
April 1, 2010 | Story
The seeds of the Chronic Care Model can be found in several key experiences Wagner had over his career, beginning with his service as a battalion surgeon during the Vietnam War.
October 29, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers with Harvard Medical School studied the relationship between illness, injury and bankruptcy among more than 1,700 individuals who had filed for personal bankruptcy in federal court in five states in spring and summer 2001.
June 27, 2007 | Commentary
In this article, the authors examine possible causes for growth, the widening disparities in health among different populations and the potential implications for public health expenditures for children and youth with chronic health conditions.
August 16, 2005 | Program Result
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, wrote, When Walking Fails: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions, a book about how mobility problems affect people's lives and how health care and other policies help or hinder their independence.
September 1, 2005 | Program Result
Beginning in May 1994, project staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston created "Clinical Crossroads," a monthly series of clinical case studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2001, researchers at the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, conducted a two-phase study to test the hypothesis that risk adjustment could be improved by removing patients with high-cost chronic conditions from the general risk pool and assessing their risk by analysis of detailed clinical information.