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Peer-Reviewed Articles
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Quality of Care for North Carolina Medicaid Recipients
C. Annette DuBard, MD, MPH
Angie Yow, RN
Susan Bostrom, RN
Emad Attiah, MSc
Brad Griffith, MBA
William Lawrence, MD
Community-Acquired MRSA Infections in North Carolina Children: Prevalence, Antibiotic Sensitivities, and Risk Factors
Adam Shapiro, MD
Sudha Raman, PT, MSc
Marilee Johnson, MBA, MT
Mark Piehl, MD, MPH
Health Reform in
North Carolina
Health Care Reform in 2009:
Full-Speed Ahead
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD
Policy Forum:
Patient Advocacy in
North Carolina
Introduction
Thomas C. Ricketts III, PhD, MPH
Christine Nielsen, MPH
A Dedication in Memory of Michelle Mayer
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH
Issue Brief:
Patient Advocacy: Putting the Vocabulary of Patient-Centered Care into Action
Elizabeth A. French, MA
Melissa B. Gilkey, MPH
Jo Anne L. Earp, ScD
Commentaries
Defining Patient Advocacy in the Post-Quality Chasm Era
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UNC Patient Advocacy Survey
Melissa B. Gilkey, MPH
Jo Anne L. Earp, ScD
Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety
Beverley H. Johnson
Marie R. Abraham, MA
Terri L. Shelton, PhD
Sidebar:
Starting Life with Coordinated Care
Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH
Clinical Ethics and Patient Advocacy
Lance K. Stell, PhD
Promoting Informed Decision-Making in a Primary Care Practice by Implementing Decision Aids
Carmen L. Lewis, MD, MPH
Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH
Disclosure and Apology:
Patient-Centered Approaches to the Public Health Problem of Medical Error
Catherine Cravens
Jo Anne L. Earp, ScD
The Whole Story: Narrative as a Clinical Tool
Katie Patsakham, MPH
Cross-Cultural Issues and Health Care Advocacy for Immigrants in North Carolina
Florence M. Siman, MPH
Advocacy for Refugees
Chloe Katz
Improving Access and Quality of Care for African Americans with Advanced Cancer
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH
Advocacy for Veterans within the Veterans Health Administration
Linda S. Kinsinger, MD, MPH
Joan Van Riper, MS, RN
Kristy Straits-Troster, PhD, ABPP
When the Patient is the Payer:
Consumer-Directed Health Care and Patient Advocacy
Joseph Coletti
Legal Advocacy for Health Care and Health Insurance Issues
Edward G. Connette, JD
Sidebar: Patient Advocate Foundation
Nancy Davenport-Ennis
Health Reform Advocacy:
Change Brings Opportunity
Adam Searing, JD, MPH
Media Advocacy:
A Powerful Tool for Policy Change
Ann Houston Staples, CHES
Finding Your Voice as a Patient Advocate:
A Bed's Eye View
Tiffany Christensen
Patient Advocacy Resources in North Carolina
David K. Jones
Julia Kraemer Lerche
Departments
Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Philanthropy Profile
Running the Numbers
Spotlight on the Safety Net
Readers' Forum
Classified Ads
Index of Advertisers
