by Irene Hsiao | Mar 26, 2015 | News, Slideshow
NYSHealth Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation teamed up to support the work of Associate Director of Health Services Research, Chia-Hung “Ed” Chou, as he led the effort to analyze the effectiveness of diabetes prevention programs in community...
by Irene Hsiao | Feb 9, 2015 | News, Slideshow
Drs. Neda Laiteerapong and Elbert Huang review the rapid changes in medical practice and health policy in an article published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The article argues that while physicians are used to absorbing changes in practice,...
by Irene Hsiao | Nov 24, 2014 | News, Slideshow
On Thursday, November 20th, The Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes held a briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Briefing participants examined the breadth and results of the Alliance’s work to transform primary care delivery and improve...
by Irene Hsiao | Nov 7, 2014 | News, Slideshow
“Standard measures of diabetes care in the United States underestimate racial and ethnic disparities when monitoring a patient’s blood sugar and other clinical indicators and could mean management of the disease in the country is actually worsening, according to...
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 30, 2014 | News, Slideshow
In a Health Affairs blog published on Thursday, October 30th, Dr. Monica Peek discusses the significance of recent findings that neighborhood poverty, and not just individual poverty, is bad for health. In particular, it can contribute to worse health outcomes for...
by Irene Hsiao | Oct 16, 2014 | News, Slideshow
The journal Medical Care recently announced a special supplement issue focused on the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative (SNMHI), a five year effort to transform safety net primary care providers in five states into high functioning patient centered medical homes...
