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.
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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. Studies suggest that psychotherapy can improve the effectiveness and safety of antidepressant tr
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Article: Fact File: Service Line Performance
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on service line performance.
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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.
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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.
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Article: Fact File: Patient Safety Trends
Date Posted: Feb 15, 2008
This HealthLeaders’ Fact File features Thomson Healthcare data on patient safety trends.
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Research Brief: Sleep Trends
Date Posted: Jan 29, 2008
Study finds sharp increase in use of prescription insomnia medications by young adults.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Research Brief: What Happened to Vioxx Users?
Date Posted: Nov 14, 2007
Thomson Healthcare researchers posed three central questions regarding the removal of Vioxx from the market, with specific attention to patients with osteoarthritis.
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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.
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Article: Inpatient Survival Rates Increase at Hospitals
Date Posted: Sep 11, 2007
This Managed Healthcare Executive article discusses research conducted on inpatient survival rates
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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.
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Research Brief: Obesity in the Workforce
Date Posted: Jun 01, 2007
This study quantifies a critical issue for employers: the increased cost of healthcare attributable to obesity.
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Research Brief: Lifestyle and Obesity
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
Survey finds gap between behavior and perception.
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Article: Pay for Performance
Date Posted: Aug 01, 2006
The push for healthcare quality is fueling interest in P4P.
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