Public reporting and pay for performance in hospital quality improvement

Article Abstract:

An analysis of a national public-reporting initiative was conducted to evaluate whether combining pay for performance with public reporting results in improvement in quality of safety and health care in hospitals than public reporting alone. Results revealed that hospitals engaged in both public reporting and pay for performance achieved modest improvements in quality than those engaged only in public reporting.

Analysis, Reports, Medical care, Medical care quality, Pay for performance

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Public health response - assessing needs

Article Abstract:

The various health problems caused to the US population by the disastrous hurricane Katrina are discussed. The critical issues raised by Katrina's devastation are sanitation and hygiene, water safety, infection control, surveillance, immunizations, environmental health, and access to care, which need to be reconsidered to gain control.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Disaster victims, Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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Failing the public health- rofecoxib, Merck, and the FDA

Article Abstract:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Merck approval to market rofecoxib, but neither Merck nor the FDA fulfilled their responsibility to the public. Millions of patients consuming rofecoxib are facing enormous public health issue and as a result the company withdrew the drug due to excess risk of myocardial infarctions.

Product development, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Marketing procedures, Government regulation, Management dynamics, Pharmaceutical preparations, Alliances, partnerships, Licensing/Sales Agreements, Legal/Government Regulation, Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Pharmaceutical industry, Cooperative agreement for product marketing, Powers and duties, Company business management, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Rofecoxib, Merck & Company Inc., Marketing agreements

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