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Article: Fact File: Physician Staffing
Date Posted: Jul 17, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features data on physician staffing.
Article: Fact File: Hospital Profitability
Date Posted: Jun 17, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features data on hospital profitability.
Article: Fact File: Executive Leadership
Date Posted: Apr 16, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare and 100 Top Hospitals® data on executive leadership.
Research Brief: Half of Adolescents Who Are Prescribed Antidepressants Don’t Receive Psychotherapy
Date Posted: Apr 08, 2008
About 40 to 50 percent of adolescents taking an antidepressant medication do not receive psychotherapy.
Article: Fact File: Service Line Performance
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on service line performance.
Article: Rules Aim for Better Patient Safety through Confidential Error Reports
Date Posted: Mar 10, 2008
This American Medical News story addresses proposed federal rules for the reporting of medical errors.
Article: Sleeping Pill Use Rises, Even for the Young
Date Posted: Mar 05, 2008
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog reports on Thomson Healthcare research examining trends in the use of sleep aids.
Article: Fact File: Patient Safety Trends
Date Posted: Feb 15, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on patient safety trends.
Research Brief: Sleep Trends
Date Posted: Jan 29, 2008
Study finds sharp increase in use of prescription insomnia medications by young adults.
Article: Docs’ Bad Handwriting No Longer a Bad Joke
Date Posted: Dec 26, 2007
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog references a recent Thomson Healthcare survey using PDR databases, and quotes Kaveh Safavi, chief medical officer, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Thoms
Research Brief: Doctors Diagnose Healthcare System
Date Posted: Dec 19, 2007
In survey, physicians cite lapses in communication with patients and healthcare costs as significant challenges.
Article: Fact File: Disease Management
Date Posted: Nov 29, 2007
This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare disease management data, including information on prevention and the elderly and cost-cutting with wellness.
Article: Report Links Higher Rates of Uninsured and Suicide
Date Posted: Nov 28, 2007
This USA Today article mentions Thomson Healthcare research and includes a quote from Tami Mark, a Thomson Healthcare researcher.
Article: Fact File: Physician Demand
Date Posted: Nov 07, 2007

This HealthLeaders' Fact File features Thomson Healthcare inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory services data for the leading orthopedic surgery procedures.

Article: Inpatient Survival Rates Increase at Hospitals
Date Posted: Sep 11, 2007
This Managed Healthcare Executive article discusses research conducted on inpatient survival rates
Research Brief: Lifestyle and Obesity, Why We Aren’t What We Say We Eat
Date Posted: Jul 25, 2007
When it comes to their eating habits, Americans have a perception problem.
Research Brief: Lifestyle and Obesity
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
Survey finds gap between behavior and perception.
Article: Pay for Performance
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
The push for healthcare quality is fueling interest in P4P.
Research Brief: HSA Adoption
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
U.S. consumers slow to adopt health savings accounts or to seek information to evaluate healthcare providers
Research Brief: Childhood Obesity
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
Thomson Healthcare research finds disparity in healthcare costs and treatment patterns
Research Brief: U.S. Healthcare Quality
Date Posted: May 25, 2006
Initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare depend on good data and accurate measurement
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