Purpose:The efficacy of rewarding physicians financially for preventive services is unproven.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physician pay-for-performance …

Family physicians play a criti-cal role in responding to the medical needs arising from both
natural and man-made disasters (Table 1). When disasters strike, they are at the front lines of …

On September 1, 2005, with only 12 hours notice, various collaborators established a medical
facility--the Katrina Clinic--at the Astrodome/Reliant Center Complex in Houston. By the …

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to develop a technology-based strategy to identify
patients with undiagnosed hypertension in 23 primary care practices and integrate this …

After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, thousands of ill and injured
evacuees were transported to Houston, TX. Houston's regional disaster plan was quickly …

Chiou-Tan FY, Bloodworth DM, Kass JS, Li X, Gavagan TF, Mattox K, Rintala DH: Physical
medicine and rehabilitation conditions in the Astrodome Clinic after Hurricane Katrina. Am J …

… Author GAVAGAN, Thomas F 1 ; NOJI, Eric 1 …

Background . After Hurricane Katrina, an estimated 200,000 persons were evacuated to the
Houston metropolitan area,>27,000 of whom were housed in 1 large “megashelter,” the …

Purpose. This systematic review was conducted to assess the evidence for effectiveness of
the community oriented primary care (COPC) model and discuss alternative approaches to …

Nearly 60 million Americans have cardiovascular disease, including 50 million with hypertension,
13.7 million with coronary heart disease, 1.5 million with a new or recurrent myocardial …