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Peer-Reviewed Articles
Concordance Between Self-Reported Race/Ethnicity and that Recorded in a Veteran Affairs Electronic Medical Record
Natia S. Hamilton, MA
David Edelman, MD, MHS
Morris Weinberger, PhD
George L. Jackson, PhD, MHA
Mission Hospital's Code Stroke Team: Implications for an Aging Population
Reid Taylor, MD
Cindy Benton, MSN, FNP-C
Amy Buckner, RN, BSN
Robin Jones, BSN, CNRN
Alex Schneider, MD
Health Reform in
North Carolina
Health Reform: My View
William L. Roper, MD, MPH
Special Article
Expanding Access to Health Care in North Carolina: the NCIOM Health Access Study Group
Jesse Lichstein, MSPH
Representative Hugh Holliman
Senator Tony Rand, JD
L. Allen Dobson Jr., MD, FAAFP
Julia Lerche, MSPH
Mark Holmes, PhD
Pam Silberman JD, DrPH
Policy Forum:
Can We Be Healthy While Our Economy is Unhealthy?
Introduction
Thomas C. Ricketts III, PhD, MPH
Christine Nielsen, MPH
Issue Brief:
Can We Be Healthy While Our Economy is Unhealthy?
Mark Holmes, PhD
Commentaries
Can I Afford to be Healthy?
Steve Cline, DDS, MPH
Sidebar: Economic Conditions and Health Behaviors: Are Recessions Good for Your Health?
Christopher J. Ruhm, PhD
Health Care Employment and the Current Economic Recession
Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP
Jessica Carpenter
Sarah Broome, PhD
Financial Perspective of a Large Health Care System in North Carolina
John P. Lewis, MBA
Sidebar: Tight Capital Market's Impact on Hospitals
John Franklin
Impact of Community-Based Patient-Centered Medical Homes on Appropriate Health Care Utilization at Carolinas Medical Center
Kristin E. Wade, RN, MSN
Scott L. Furney, MD, FACP
Mary N. Hall, MD, FAAFP
Sidebar: Medical Homes Reduce Excessive Utilization: A Patient Success Story
Scott L. Furney, MD, FACP
Sidebar: A Proposal for Jump-Starting National Health Care Reform
William (Bill) K. Atkinson, PhD, MPH, MPA
Stressing the Safety Net: Effects of an Economic Downturn
Jennifer Henderson
Judith Long, MNA, MDiv
The Impact of the Economy on Individuals with Mental Health and Addiction Challenges: Tangible and Intangible Effects
Kim Franklin, PhD
Dental Care During a Recession
M. Alec Parker, DMD
HITECH Stimulus for Physicians
Samuel S. Spicer, MD
Maintaining Philanthropic Activity During Difficult Economic Times
Gene Cochrane
Weaker Media, Weaker Health News Reporting
Ferrel Guillory
Departments
Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Philanthropy Profile
Running the Numbers
Spotlight on the Safety Net
Classified Ads
Index of Advertisers