___ ___ _______________ ________ / / / / / _____________/ / ___ | / / / / / / / / | | _ / / / / / / / / | | |_| / / / / / / / / | | _ / /__________/ / / /______ / /______| | | | / ___________ / / _______/ / ________ | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / /_____________ / / | | |_| /__/ /__/ /________________/ /__/ |__| electronic HEALTH ECONOMICS ANALYSIS LETTERS |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||| Volume 1, Number 1, January/February 1996 ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| A publication of the INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (iHEA) EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas Abbott, Ph.D. Merck and Company W. David Bradford, Ph.D. Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire Jim Burgess, Ph.D. Management Sciences Group, Department of Veterans Affairs Subscription information to eHEAL and membership information for iHEA can be found at the end of the document. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| Contents for the Issue ||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| FEATURE ARTICLES: Director's Note Introducing the Electronic Version of HEAL iHEA AND GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS A New Journal Announcement JOBS Innovus Inc. Martin School of Public Policy and Adminstration, University of Kentucky Eli Lilly and Company Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health Yale University School of Medicine Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine Center for Studying Health System Change Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Placement Service CONFERENCES iHEA Conference, May 1996 Fifth European Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics FORTHCOMING ARICLES Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 14, No. 5. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 20, No. 4. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 21, No. 1. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1. Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 52, No.4. SUBSCRIPTION AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is typeset in Courier 10 point font, and reads best that format. If the document is not well-aligned, reset your mail reader to display a non-proportional font (such as Courier). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================ FEATURE ARTICLES ============================================================================ DIRECTOR'S NOTE It is January, a time of new beginnings, and one of them is the HEAL on-line (eHEAL) which you are reading now. HEAL has served a valuable purpose, and will continue in print, but an electronic format promises to make communications easier and more rapid. The work that David Bradford has done in producing the iHEA homepage and eHEAL deserves recognition, and I hope you will join me in thanking him. The efforts of many volunteers has been required to make iHEA a functioning organization that serves our needs as health economists. The next step in the evolution of iHEA is the development of a worldwide working paper series--a meta-series consisting of all working papers in health economics from participating research centers, and contributed papers as well, delivered via email, archived and accessible via our homepage, hopefully in full page image versions. So much to look forward to in the coming year. The impetus for an international exchange grew out of a session at the Second World Congress on Health Economics at the University of Zurich in 1990 organized by Peter Zweifel and Ted Frech. The first issue of HEAL (initially narrowly focused on national health expenditure measurement and analysis) was mailed out in 1991. iHEA was founded in 1993 by Alan Maynard, Joe Newhouse, Mark Pauly, Jim Burgess and myself. Cam Donaldson and the HESG network were an invaluable model and provided an important boost in our initial effort to ascertain the level of interest in an international organization. Cooperation from the publishers of our leading journals, Wiley and Elsevier, made it possible to offer a bundle of services that was cost-effective and widely appreciated. In less than 2 years, iHEA grew to more than 500 members in 34 countries. Frankly, the rate of growth so exceeded our expectations that it put some strain on an unfinished organizational structure and limited volunteer resources. Missed steps along the way have turned into learning experiences. In May 1994 iHEA was legally incorporated as a non-profit organization, obtained banking accounts and credit, and in December 1995 was given a 501(c)3 charitable status recognition by the US Treasury Department. Software has been set up to facilitate membership registration and subscriptions (yes, we recognize that this must be a process of continuous quality improvement). Most welcome in this regard is the new administrative assistant, David West, an undergraduate in Finance at Temple, whose work-study job through the Cochrane Research Center is to handle the voluminous correspondence, credit processing, and other financial details . Our current ad hoc governance will be superseded by a formally elected executive council for which your advice (and nominations) will be solicited during the May conference. As these notes are getting to long for comfortable reading on a screen, and perhaps too long winded to interest those not intimately involved in trying to bring this organization into existence, I will pause here. In the March notes I would like to address the relationships between iHEA and other organizations (AEA, AHSR, APHA, APOR, HFMA, HESG) and the national/regional organizations in Europe, Latin America, China, Spain, Finland, and elsewhere. In the meantime, please be sure to send in your registrations for the conference and make travel arrangements to Vancouver. Tom Getzen, Director, Professor of Health Administration and Finance, Temple University ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCING THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF HEAL As mentioned above in the Director's Note, iHEA is beginning a new project this year: an electronic version of the newsletter, Electronic Health Economics Analysis Letters (eHEAL). This new media is prompted by the increasing ubiquity of e-mail as a mean of communications. It provides us the opportunity to disseminate information about the Association and health economics profession at large much more rapidly than is feasible with the print version. It is our hope that eHEAL can evolve into an important clearinghouse of information for health economists around the world. Currently, we plan to have several sections in each issue (though not all sections will necessarily appear in each issue), including: Feature Articles, Director's Note, iHEA Announcements, Other Announcements, Jobs, Conferences, Calls for Papers, and Forthcoming Articles. Obviously, however, we want to meet the needs of the iHEA and health economic communities, and so would like feedback on what we are covering and what other issues or sections would be useful. At this point, we anticipate publishing eHEAL every two months, but will increase the frequency to monthly if the volume of information dictates. We want to emphasize that this is the Association's newsletter. If you have announcements you would like to include (jobs, appointments, new journals, new centers, etc.) or other contributions (for example, descriptions of health economic research taking place at your university, descriptions of innovative graduate programs, policy analysis of reforms taking place in your country, etc.) forward them to one of the editors of eHEAL. Let us hear from you! Thomas Abbott, E-Mail: thomas_abbott@merck.com David Bradford, E-Mail: wdb@christa.unh.edu Jim Burgess, E-Mail: burgess@world.sdt.com ============================================================================ iHEA ANNOUNCEMENTS ============================================================================ A New Journal: JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH & POLICY This new journal is launched in January 1996. The editors are Nick Black at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Nicholas Mays at the King's Fund Policy Institute, London. The editors write: "The journal publishes scientific research from a wide range of disciplines, rigorous policy analysis and work on the inter-relationship between health services research and health policy. The journal also engages in, and responds to, current scientific and policy debates, including methodological issues. We aim to both reflect current concerns and contribute to setting the agenda." If you are interested in submitting papers to the journal, please contact: Christine Rivett-Carnac Editorial Assistant, JHSRP King's Fund Policy Institute 11-13 Cavendish Square London W1M 0AN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 307 2537 Fax: +44 (0)171 307 2538 e-mail: incrc@centre.kehf.org.uk For subscription details or sample copy requests, please contact: Prudence Daniels Churchill Livingstone 149 Tottenham Court Road London W1P 9LL UK Tel: +44 (0)171 896 2113 Fax: +44 (0)171 896 2145 e-mail: prud@pearson-pro.com ============================================================================ JOBS ============================================================================ INNOVUS Inc. is a rapidly growing Canadian clinical research organization located in Hamilton Ontario, an easy 40 minutes drive from Toronto. We provide high quality research services to the pharmaceutical industry, and currently require the following individual: Senior Project Manager, Health Economics As a senior manager, you will be a strategic partner with our pharmaceutical clients, academic health economists and clinicians in all aspects of the planning and execution of health economic studies in a number of therapeutic areas. You will act as the catalyst for other Project Managers and Clinical Research Associates for ongoing pharmacoeconomic research activities in a multidisciplinary team environment. Your excellent business skills allow you to understand both the needs of our clients and the requirements to complete the tasks. Emphasis will be on your ability to formulate strategies for the role of health economics in the drug development process of our clients and to follow those strategies through with hands-on implementation of protocol design, clinical trial and pharmacoeconomic study management and manuscript preparation. Our ideal candidate will be a goal-oriented MSc/PhD graduate in a related science with experience in health economics, health outcomes research, or medical technology assessment and a proven ability to contribute in a team environment. Previous business experience would be a definite asset. Strong quantitative skills and a knowledge of decision analysis and clinical trial methodology is required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. We offer challenging work in a stimulating environment as well as a competitive remuneration package. Please reply in confidence to lauren@innovus.com or send CV to: Director, Clinical Research INNOVUS Inc. 200 James St. S. Suite 204 Hamilton, ON Canada L8P 3A9 ---------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MARTIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HEALTH FINANCE/MANAGEMENT The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration seeks to fill a position in health services at the assistant level beginning Fall 1996, subject to budgetary approval. We are particularly interested in applicants with areas of interest in financial management, health systems management(including managed care) and/or information systems. Teaching responsibilities will be at the graduate level for the Masters in Health Administration program. A doctorate is required. Successful candidates may hold joint appointments in finance, accounting, management, or other appropriate discipline. The Martin School offers three graduate degree programs: Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Administration, and Ph.D. in Public Administration. The Martin School has been designated a Center of Excellence by the University. This designation enhances opportunities for faculty research, teaching and public service initiatives. Applications are invited immediately. All applications received by March 15 will be given full consideration, but the search will remain open until the appointment is made. Minority and female applicants are especially encouraged to apply. All interested applicants should send a curriculum vita, three letters of reference, and a copy of a recent working paper or publication to: Glenn C. Blomquist Search Committee Chair Martin School of Public Policy and Administration University of Kentucky 429 Patterson Office Tower Lexington, KY 40506-0027 An Equal Opportunity University ------------------------------------------------- Senior Scientists Health Economics Research Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company seeks senior scientists who can closely with medical and marketing plans representatives to develop, prioritize, and lead a research agenda which supports the Lilly's portfolio of marketed products and services. In many instances, leadership of multidisciplinary project teams involving medical, statistical, and systems personnel from both Lilly and customers will be required. Active dissemination of research results through publication, presentations at scientific meetings, and presentations at customer sites and participation and leadership in national trade, industry, and/or professional organizations are important components of the jobs. These positions will generally require a Ph.D. with at least 1 year postdoctoral experience in health services research or related discipline. In some instances, a master's degree with at least 5 years relevant research experience will be considered. Experience in research related to mental illness (depression, anxiety, psychosis), cardiovascular disease, or cancer is desirable. Special methodological experience in survey research, epidemiology, or economics is also desirable. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send your cv to Corporate Recruiting, Attn: Ms. Deb Hildebrand (HE1195), Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285 ----------------------------------------------------- Tenured Faculty Position Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration, invites applications for a tenured associate or full professor position and Head of the Health Management Program beginning July 1, 1997. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in the managerial or social sciences with a strong interest in managed care and/or other aspects of the organization and financing of health care. Individuals must have a demonstrated capacity for independent funding and scholarly accomplishments. Send letter of application, curriculum vita; and list of references by December 15, 1995 to: Jody L. Sindelar, Ph.D. Search Committee Chair Epidemiology and Public Health Yale University P. O. Box 208034 New Haven, CT 06520-8034 ------------------------------------------------------ Yale University School of Medicine The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration, is recruiting for one full time position at the Assistant level with expertise in health services research. Candidates should have a solid publication record, demonstrated research ability with excellent quantitative skills and appropriate teaching experience. Applicants must have either a doctoral level degree in a public health field (e.g., epidemiology or biostatistics) or a social science (e.g., economics, sociology, psychology) or an MD degree with postgraduate training in health services research and teaching focus on the evaluation of medical care and technology assessment, urban health issues, or on the financing and organization of health care (e.g., managed care). Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a complete curriculum vitae, and list of references by February 1, 1996 to: Sarah McCue Horwitz, Ph.D. Chair, Search Committee Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Yale School of Medicine 60 College Street P.O. Box 208034 New Haven, CT 06520-8034 ----------------------------------------------------- Graduate School of Management University of California, Irvine The Graduate School of Management invites applications for a junior level tenure track position to begin in the Fall of 1996. Teaching responsibilities will include a microeconomics core course and health care professionals. The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. in economics (or expects to complete the degree by January 1997) with a background in health economics and industrial organization. Individuals with degrees in related fields, such as business strategy or public policy, will also be considered. Health and I/O economists currently working in non-academic settings are also encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a vita, a writing sample, three letters of recommendation, and a brief letter describing their research and teaching interests to: Thomas Buchmueller, Graduate school of Management, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717. (phone: 714-824-5247, e-mail: tcbuchmui.edu) -------------------------------------------------- Center for Studying Health System Change SENIOR HEALTH RESEARCHER #1 - The Center is seeking a researcher with strong technical skills in the analysis of longitudinal data sets with complex survey designs. This individual should have extensive experience in health services research, data collection, analysis of large data sets and the statistical techniques required for analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data. The researcher's responsibilities will include analysis of changes in population prevalence over time and correction for selection bias as well as advertising other researchers on statistical aspects of their analysis. Strong training in econometrics, statistics, or biostatistics is required. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics, statistics or a related field and at least 7 years relevant experience and a strong publication record in health systems or policy research. SENIOR HEALTH RESEARCH #2 - The Center is also seeking a researcher to conduct special studies of health system change, including descriptive analyses of quantitative data, analyses of qualitative data, analytic syntheses, and syntheses based on expert meetings. The person will both conduct such studies directly and direct external researchers to conduct analyses on areas of particular expertise. A responsibility of the researcher will be to direct the Center's national leadership activities, which include conferences and seminars. Applicants should have a graduate degree, a minimum of 7 years of relevant experiences with a broad background in national and state health policy issues and experience working with many audiences and external organizations. Outstanding writing ability and a record of publications are required. Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vita, writing sample and three references to: Linda Legge Center for Studying Health System Change 500 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20024-2512 ------------------------------------------------------- The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research is seeking a junior - or senior-level investigator with a specialty in biostatistics. Duties include developing an independent area of research and providing support to other CHR investigators on research design, sampling, and statistical analysis issues. Skills in a wide range of multivariate parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques are required, including methods for longitudinal data analysis. Duties also include providing technical assistance to Kaiser Permanente and to the health policy community. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in biostatistics, mathematical statistics, or equivalent quantitative analysis field, and research training or experience, as well as promise of a significant scholarly career in health-oriented research, an ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary research team, and superior writing skills. Senior applicants must have a strong record of peer-review publications, proven ability to write and obtain grants, and demonstrated ability to manage large research projects. Please send letters of inquiry or nomination along with complete resumes to: William M. Vollmer, Ph.D. Chair, Biostatistician Search Committee Center for Health Research Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Region 3800 North Kaiser Center Drive Portland, Oregon 97227-1098 Tel: 503-335-6755 Fax: 503-335-2428 ----------------------------------------------------- Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University The Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University announces an immediate opening for a tenure-track faculty position in Health Economics, in the Section on Social Science and Health Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences. Eligible candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in economics, health services research or a comparable field and have demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team of investigators on medical outcomes research. Expertise in cost-effectiveness analysis, econometrics and policy analysis is needed. Successful history of research funding is desirable. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with the expertise of the candidate. Interested persons should submit a curriculum vitae, samples of writing, and a cover letter to: Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, Assistant Professor, Search Committee Chair, Social Science and Health Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Wake Forest University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ----------------------------------------------------------- Placement Service Outcomes Research Analyst Location: Sunbelt For an international pharmaceutical and healthcare company that is growing its Health Economics Group. This person will develop treatment pattern protocols and questionnaires. They will work with US and international treatment pattern databases and develop computer based economic models. They will perform sensitivity analysis on developed models to determine key cost and outcome drivers. The successful candidate will ideally have one or more years' experience of designing and working with health economic programs at a research based pharmaceutical company. If this person has experience in pharmaceutical healthcare markets outside the United States, it would be of interest. We would consider candidates without advanced degrees if they have strong relevant work experience. Please fax resume with contact information in confidence to: OUTCOMES RESEARCH ANALYST fax# 914-623-8763 tel: 914-623-8719 ============================================================================ CONFERENCES ============================================================================ iHEA Conference, May 19-23, 1996, Vancouver. Reviewers are hard at work evaluating the 300 abstracts submitted and assembling sessions for the inaugural iHEA conference. For registration information, hotel reservations (due March 1), travel, post-conference tours, etc., contact Sarah Lowis, International Conference Services, 604-850 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Fax:(604) 681-1049. Telephone: (604) 681-2153. E-Mail: 74161.347@compuserve.com. -------------------------------------------------------------- FIFTH EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON ECONOMETRICS AND HEALTH ECONOMICS 11-13 September 1996 Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Local organiser: Guillem Lopez-Casasnovas THE PROGRAMME: This series of workshops is intended to provide a forum for the development and dissemination of applications of econometrics and other quantitative methods in health economics. The focus is on applied econometrics but we are happy to consider health-related applications of mathematical economics, experimental economics and other quantitative approaches. As in previous years, the number of participants will be limited to around 40 to avoid the need for parallel sessions. The programme will consist of 12-15 papers. Each paper will be allocated an hours, made up of a short presentation by the authors, followed by a response from a nominated discussant and a general discussion. Papers will be circulated in advance and taken as read. Participants will be expected to attend the whole meeting and it is hoped that all participants will play a role as either author, discussant or chairperson. Subsidies should be available to help cover the registration and travel costs of those who participate. The Workshop series is supported by sponsorship from Glaxo Wellcome plc. SELECTION OF PAPERS: Papers for the 1996 Workshop will be selected on the basis of full drafts. The deadline for submitting draft papers is 1 July 1996. Doctoral students need only submit an outline of their proposed presentation. Authors will have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in the "Workshop issue" of Health Economics, and it would be helpful if papers are prepared according to the journal's notes for contributors. FURTHER INFORMATION" Any enquiries concerning the Workshop should be addressed to: Andrew Jones Department of Economics and Related Studies University of York Heslington York, Y01 5DD United Kingdom Tel: 44-1904-433766 Fax: 44-1904-433759 e-mail: amjl@york.ac.uk ============================================================================ FORTHCOMING ARTICLES ============================================================================ JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, Vol. 14, No. 5 The creation of economic efficiencies in hospital mergers William J. Lynk Medical costs in workers' compensation Laurence C. Baker Alan B. Krueger Price regulation in the pharmaceutical industry: Prescription or placebo? Thomas A. Abbott III Nurses' labor supply: Participation, hours of work, and discontinuities in the supply function V.L. Phillips Economic conditions and alcohol problems Christopher J. Ruhm JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS, POLICY AND LAW, Vol. 20, No. 4 The British Health Care Reforms, the American Health Care Revolution, and Purchaser/Provider Contracts Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, David Hughes, Jean McHale, and Lesley Griffiths Israel's Health Policy Breakthrough: The Politics of Reform and the Reform of Politics David Chinitz Voluntary Public Health Insurance for Low-Income Families: The Decision to Enroll Carolyn W. Madden, Allen Cheadle, Paula Diehr, Diane P. Martin, Donald L. Patrick, and Susan M. Skillman Improving the Reliability of the U.S. Vaccine Supply: An Evaluation of Alternatives David C. Mowery and Violaine Mitchell Miasma and "Social Factors" in Disease Causality: Lessons from the Nineteenth Century Sylvia N. Tesh Commentary---Finding a Function for Public Health: Disease Theory or Political Philosophy Christopher Hamlin Report from the Field Partisanship and the Failure of Moderate Health Care Reform Jeffery Talbert ---------------------------------------------------------- JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS, POLICY AND LAW, Vol. 21, No.1. Law, Liability, and Defensive Medicine Measuring Defensive Medicine Using Clinical Scenario Surveys David Klingman, Russell Localio, Jeremy Sugarman, Judith Wagner, Philip T. Polishuk, Leah Wolfe, and Jacqueline A. Corrigan Physicians' Personal Malpractice Experiences Are Not Related to Defensive Clinical Practices Peter A. Glassman, John E. Rolph, Laura P. Petersen, Melissa A. Bradley, and Richard L. Kravitz The Use of Low-Osmolar Contrast Agents: Technological Change and Defensive Medicine Peter D. Jacobson and C. John Rosenquist Commentary---Defensive Medicine and Tort Reform: New Evidence in an Old Bottle Randall R. Bovbjerg, Lisa C. Dubay, Genevieve M. Kenney, and Stephen A. Norton Medical Malpractice in Michigan: an Economic Analysis Andrew L. Hyams, David W. Shapiro, and Troyen A. Brennan The Quinlan Case Revisited: A History of the Cultural Politics of Medicine and the Law M. L. Tina Stevens Commentary---The Quinlan Case Revisited Joel Frader Deliberative Democracy and Policy Making Publicity-Stunt Participation and Sound Bite Polemics: The Health Care Debate 1993--94 Lisa Disch Harry and Louise Go to Washington: Political Advertising and Health Care Reform Darrell M. West, Diane Heith, and Chris Goodwin Allocating Health Care: Cost-Utility Analysis, Informed Democratic Decision Making, or the Veil of Ignorance? Susan D. Goold Americans' Political Participation in the 1993--94 National Health Care Reform Debate Mollyann Brodie Commentary---Talking Heads and Sleeping Citizens: Health Policy Making in a Democracy Lawrence Jacobs Report from the Field Lawmakers' Views on the Failure of Health Reform: A Survey of Members of Congress and Staff Orval Hansen, Jonathan Ortmans, Robert J. Blendon, Mollyann Brodie, Christopher Norton, and Tana Rosenblatt Communications Medical Malpractice and No-Fault Systems Leo Uzych and Eleanor D. Kinney -------------------------------------------------------------- JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY, Vol. 1, No. 1. Editorials: Why a new journal? Nick Black, Nicholas Mays Phil Strong Nick Black Original research: Failure of health care reform in the USA David Mechanic Case-mix measurement in English hospitals: an evaluation of five Neil Soderlund, et al. Measurement of overall and disease-specific health status: does the order of questionnaires make a difference? Michael J. Barry, et al. Knowledge based commissioning: can a national clinical effectiveness policy be compatible with seeking professional advice? Peter Littlejohns, et al. Review article: How can pay-back from health services research be assessed? Martin Buxton, Steve Hanney Structural change in hospitals: the implications for research. Anthony Harrison Reading around: Quality of life: policy methodology and research Hannah McGee Worth a second look: Assessing appropriateness of care Alessandro Liberati Questions and answers: Waiting time, managed competition, readmissions and case mix adjustment Gillian Parker Perspective: Where do internal markets come from and can they work? Alistair McGuire ------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, Vol. 52, No. 4. REVIEW ARTICLE HIV/AIDS in the Rural United States: Epidemiology and Health Services Delivery Robin P. Graham, Maureen L. Forrester, Jere A. Wysong, Thomas C. Rosenthal, and Paul A. James EMPIRICAL RESEARCH The Use of Hospital Emergency Departments for Nonurgent Health Problems: A National Perspective Peter J. Cunningham, Carolyn M. Clancy, Joel W. Cohen, and Melissa Wilets Self-Insuring Employee Health Benefits Steven a. Garfinkel Intention of Inactive Registered Nurses to Return to Nursing Myron D. Fottler and Linda S. Widra Organizational Characteristics, Client Characteristics, and the Delivery of Home Care Services Larry M. Manheim, Marylou Guihan, and susan L. Hughes DATA AND TRENDS Correlation of Travel Time on Roads versus Straight Line Distance Ciaran S. Phibbs and Harold S. Luft ------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, Vol. 53, No. 1. REVIEW ARTICLE Patients' Expectations for Medical Care: An Expanded Formulation Based on Review of the Literature Richard L. Kravitz EMPIRICAL RESEARCH What Type of Quality Information Do Consumers Want in a Health Care Report Card? Judith H. Hibbard, Jacquelyn J. Jewett An Empirical Assessment of Health Care Management Journals: A Business Perspective Melody J. (Je) McCracken, Betty S. Coffey Organizational Approaches to Integrated Healthcare Delivery: A Taxonomic Analysis of Physician-Organization Arrangements Jeffrey A. Alexander, Thomas Vaughn, Lawton R. Burns, Howard S. Zuckerman, Ronald M. Andersen, Paul Torrens, Diana Hilberman Interorganizational Cooperation in Community Mental Health: A Resource-Based Explanation of Referrals and Case Coordination Keith G. Provan, Juliann G. Sebastian, H. Brinton Milward ------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, Special Edition "Building Bridges Between the HMO and Health Services Research Communities" INTRODUCTION Guest Editors' Overview Amy Bernstein, Jill Bernstein, Terry Shannon Bridging the Gap: What Can Health Services Researchers and HMOs Do for One Another? Clifton R. Gaus REVIEW ARTICLES HMOs and Health Services Research: The Penalty for Taking the Lead Amy Bernstein and Jill Bernstein The Internal Economics of HMOs" A Research Agenda Thomas Rice and Jon Gabel PERSPECTIVES ON HMO RESEARCH Views from the Field United HealthCare Corporation Eileen Peterson, Deborah Shatin, and Douglas McCarthy Aetna Health Plans Howard Bailit The Prudential Health Care System Julie A. Gazmararian and Nancy Lewis Fallon Community Health Plan Barbara Edelman Lewis U.S. Quality Algorithms, Inc. James F. Murray, Nicholas A. Hanchak, and Neil Schlackman A View from Academia Producing Research on Health Management and Managed Care: Market Failure or Market Success? Mark Pauly SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FORMER EDITOR Conducting and Writing Research Reviews Thomas G. Rundall ============================================================================ SUBSCRIPTION AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ============================================================================ A subscription to eHEAL is included as a benefit of membership in iHEA. Non-member subscriptions are not availible at this time. iHEA has been formed to increase communication among health economists, foster a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems, and assist young researchers at the start of their careers. Activities of the association include: - Present the annual "Kenneth J. Arrow Award for Best Paper in Health Economics." - Hold biennial conferences, the first May 19-23, 1996 in Vancouver, B.C., and the second in June 1988 at the Center for Health Economics in York, celebrating 50 years of the NHS. - Assist in the distribution of Journal of Health Economics and Health Economics, and provide both publications at discounts to members (currently $50). - Publish a biannual newsletter, HEAL (Health Economics Analysis Letters), and a more frequent electronic newsletter, eHEAL (electronic Health Economics Analysis Letters) listing upcoming meetings, recent paper presentations, jobs, and professional commentary. - Publish a series of books in health economics and a World Directory of Health Economists listing individuals and organizations. - Provide an electronic journal with internet dissemination and peer-review of economic studies of policy, effectiveness, technology, market structures and pharmaceuticals around the world. The association will be involved in organizing other conferences and sessions at affiliated meetings, obtaining peer- reviewers for journals and grants, and similar professional activities. The founding officers are: Director, Thomas Getzen, Temple University; President, Joseph Newhouse, Harvard University; Vice-President: Alan Maynard, University of York; Vice-President, Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania; Secretary, Charles Hall, Temple University; Program Chair, Morris Barer, University of British Columbia; Treasurer, Michael Morrisey, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Associate Director, Karen Shirley. Other sponsoring universities and organizations include Abt Associates, the American Medical Association, the Danish Hospital Institute, John Hopkins University, University of Michigan, RAND Corporation, Rutgers University, VA Management Science Group, Mustard Seed Inc., and U.S. Healthcare Corporation. To join as a charter member of iHEA, fill in the form below and send in by e-mail or fax. Persons interested in health economics who do not wish to become members are also encouraged to participate, and may be listed in the directory. For further information please contact. Professor Thomas Getzen, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA, Tel: +1-215-204-6826, Fax: +1-215-204-3851. 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