Health Measures

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Health Measures

http://www.healthmeasures.com/

Your resource for the latest nest in healthcare technology and economics. 
Health Measure is a partial electronic version of the print magazine of
the same title.

Health Measures, published six times a year by Miller Freeman, Inc., is
the premier source for information on healthcare technology and
cost-effectiveness.  Every issue provides 27,000 healthcare executives
with information on the changing role of technology in today's competitive
healthcare environment. By offering a rich mix of news reporting,
analysis, and thought-provoking commentary, Health Measures helps
healthcare leaders achieve the critical balance between quality and
cost-effectiveness in technology utilization.

Any publication can simply report on new products and devices. Health
Measures' team of seasoned journalists and editors delves much deeper,
adding perspective and asking tough questions about cost, quality,
outcomes, and access to care. Every issue of Health Measures is full of
information and analysis on healthcare information systems, diagnostic
imaging equipment, cardiovascular devices, surgical equipment and
procedures, cost-saving programs, and outcomes research. 

Results matter in healthcare more than any other business.  Health
Measures' readers know this. So do its editors.  Through its reliable,
in-depth, and thoughtful coverage of healthcare technology, Health
Measures gives readers the tools to achieve those results. 

The print version of Health Measures is available without cost or
obligation to eligible individuals within the healthcare industry in the
U.S. The publisher reserves the right to determine eligibility for a free
subscription. 

Recent Contents:

March 1998 Vol. 3, No. 2

                       COVER STORY

                       Alternative Medicine: Probing Its Core 
                       It?s hugely popular, but will it stand up to
outcomes
                       analysis? PLUS: Hospital fitness centers

                       FEATURES

                       Heart Surgeons Eye Laser's Future
                       Studies show angina relief and better quality of
		        life

                       Reshaping Surgical Services
                       Consultants can help to avoid missteps

                       LEADING INDICATORS

                            HMOs and Cardiovascular Elder Care 
                            Automated Pap Rescreening 
                            Saving on Dialysis Care 
                            Consumers Drive Healthcare 

                       INFORMATION NETWORK

                            Online Presurgical Quiz 
                            Outcomes From Nursing Notes 
                            Business Bytes 
                            Pharmacy Robot 
                            Voice Technology 
                            At-Risk Ventures

                       DEPARTMENTS

                       Editor's Letter 
                       A Skeptic's View

                       Quick Takes 
                       Computer System Improves Outcomes,
                       Costs

                       Field Report 
                       Pacs 101: First Have a Plan

                       New Products

                       Advertiser Index 

                       Final Word 
                       Dr. Irene Tocino on the Challenges of
                       Mobile Mammography

Contact:

jpaine@mfi.com