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State Health Notes
July 2004 Issues
Volume 25, Number 425: July 26, 2004
Cover Story - Beyond Clicks and Mortar: Building A National HIT System
The National Health Information Infrastructure is a patient-centered electronic information system that will potentially link providers, patients, public health officials and insurers, generating huge savings for government and improving the quality of care. States are even now building pieces of the structure.
State Speak - Mending a Fragmented System: An Interview with Michael Hogan
SHN talks with Michael Hogan, chair of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, about reforming mental health care, the importance of comprehensive state mental health plans and how states can cover the costs associated with each.
Highlights
CO health savings accounts...Health indicators report...ND newborn screening...FL junk food ban...ParentsCorps...Adoption campaign...Meth production...RI and foreign pharmacies...RX spending...Fire safety in nursing homes...Organ donation rules.
Tracking Trends - To Cap or Not to Cap? Medical Malpractice Reform
Caps on non-economic damages were the most controversial part of the medical malpractice debate during the 2004 legislative session. A look at legislation.
FYI - Physician Volunteerism: A Small but Crucial Piece of the Puzzle
States look for ways to increase access to health care for the poor by encouraging physicians to volunteer their time.
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Volume 25, Number 424: July 12, 2004
Cover Story - How to Handle a Bully: States Take Steps for Prevention
Research shows that almost a third of children are bullied by their peers. The harassment hurts both the bullies (who may go on to commit crimes) and their victims (who are likely to become depressed). Since 1999, 17 states have passed anti-bullying laws.
Behavioral Health News - Fla. Prevents Child Abuse: Mothers Bond with Babies
Teaching mothers how to bond with their abused children can stop the abuse and reunite families. A pilot project in Florida shows how.
Highlights
OR Medicaid…TX court ruling...Medicaid physician fees...Incremental steps...WI children...Nursing home disparities...Clinical trial database...NJ medical malpractice
Graphically Speaking - Reducing Health Disparities: A Menu of Strategies
States can do more to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, a new report says.
Tracking Trends - Still a Hot Issue: Assisted Suicide
The battle over physician-assisted suicide continues.
FYI - States ACT to Help Those With Severe Mental Illnesses
Five years after Olmstead, states are finding ways to help their severely mentally ill citizens. Some use ACT – assertive community treatment.
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