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Winter 2008
Vol. 12, No. 1 | to Winter 08 pdf >>

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The Dartmouth Atlas Applied to Kaiser Permanente: Analysis of Variation in Care at the End of Life
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Puentes Clinic: An Integrated Model for the Primary Care of Vulnerable Populations
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Myocardial Infarction and Its Association with the Use of Nonselective NSAIDs: A Nested Case-Control and Time-to-Event Analysis
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Home Hospice Acupuncture: A Preliminary Report of Treatment Delivery and Outcomes
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CASE STUDY
“The Other Side of the Fence”: A Geriatric Surgical Case Study of Error Disclosure
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HEALTH DISPARITIES AND CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
The “Party Drug” Crystal Methamphetamine: Risk Factor for the Acquisition of HIV
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Culture and Medicine: Reflections on Identity and Community in an Age of Pluralism
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Innovation in Our Nation’s Public Hospitals: Interview with Five CEOs and Medical Directors
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Beyond Equal Care: How Health Systems Can Impact Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
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Confronting the Uncomfortable: Health Plans and Health Disparities: A Moral Dilemma in a Morally Driven Industry
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HIV Today: What’s Encouraging; What’s Discouraging
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Articles of Interest
Is Abstinence from Red Wine Hazardous to Your Health?
By Arthur L Klatsky, MD

New Approaches to Confronting an Imminent Influenza Pandemic
By David S Fedson, MD; Peter Dunnill, DSc, FREng

Corridor Consult - What To Do for the Patient with Minimally Elevated Creatinine Level?
By Antoine C Abcar, MD; Larry Chan, MD; Hock Yeoh, MD

Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: A Commonly Overlooked Cause of Abdominal Pain
By William V Applegate, MD, FABFP

Corridor Consult - The Electronic Health Record "Toolbox"
By Michael A Krall, MD

CPC Corner - An Overview of Empathy
By James T Hardee, MD

Malnutrition in the Elderly: A Multifactorial Failure to Thrive
By Carol Evans, RNP, MS, MA

Jimson Weed Poisoning--A Case Report
By Kit Chan, MD

A Case Study of Cauda Equina Syndrome
By Dan-Phuong Esther N Ho, MD

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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLES
Puentes Clinic: An Integrated Model for the Primary Care of Vulnerable Populations

This integrated model to address the needs of a medically vulnerable population of homeless and injection-drug users emphasizes open access, outreach, groups, and a team approach to care. Emergency Department and urgent care visit rates decreased, simultaneous with increased primary care visits.
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Confronting the Uncomfortable: Health Plans and Health Disparities: A Moral Dilemma in a Morally Driven Industry

Health plans, in fulfilling their obligation to provide a reliable, safe, and secure system of care to millions of users, must also assume a leading role in demonstrating a commitment to abrogate the destructive role of racism and social injustice upon the health care of all Americans.
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