A billion dollars a day : the financing shortfall in President Clinton's Health Care Proposal/

"The Promise, the proposal, the purse"--Cover.

Health care for the economically disadvantaged : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, April 27, 1984, [September 28, 1984].

Item 1038-A, 1038-B (microfiche)

Health care for the economically disadvantaged--II : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, September 28, 1984.

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Color in the health care environment : proceedings of a special workshop held at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, November 16, 1976 /

Includes bibliographical references.

Rural health care research : impacting vulnerable populations.

"AHCPR91-0013"--P. [4].

Regulations establishing standards of identity, quality, purity and sanitation, and governing the labeling and advertising of wine in the state of California.

Mode of access: Internet.

Syncrisis: the dynamics of health; an analytic series on the interactions of health and socioeconomic development /

Some vols. issued in revised editions.

Financial feasibility assessment manual for rural health care facilities /

"October 1983."

VA health care : retargeting needed to better meet veterans' changing needs : report to Congressional requesters /

"April 1995."

A Primer on competitive strategies for containing health care costs : study /

"GAO/HRD-82-92"--Prelim. p.

Need for immediate OSHA regulations to protect health care workers from AIDS : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session, July 23, 1987.

Bibliography: p. 174-175.

Regionalization of Veterans' Administration's health care system [microform] /

Reuse of record except for individual research requires license from Congressional Information Service, Inc.

Using a problem detection study (PDS) to identify and compare health care provider and consumer views of antihypertensive therapy

The objectives of this study were to ascertain consumer knowledge and behaviour about hypertension and treatment and to compare these with health care providers' perceptions (of 'most' consumers). The design for the study was a problem detection study (PDS): focus groups and then survey. Focus groups and survey participants were convenience samples of consumers, doctors, nurses and pharmacists. The main outcome measures were agreement on a 5-point Likert scale with statements about consumers' knowledge and behaviour about high blood pressure and medication. The survey identified areas of consensus and disagreement between consumers and health providers. While general knowledge and concordance with antihypertensive therapy among consumers was good, consequences such as eye and kidney disease, interactions with herbal medicines, and how to deal with missing a dose were less well known. Side effects were a problem for over one-quarter of participants, and cost was a problem in continuing therapy. Half the consumers had not received sufficient written information. Providers overall disagreed that most consumers have an adequate understanding of the condition. They agreed that most consumers adhere to therapy and can manage medicines; and about their own profession's role in information provision and condition management. Consumers confirmed positive provider behaviour, suggesting opportunities for greater communication between providers about actions taken with their consumers. In conclusion, the PDS methodology was useful in identifying consumer opinions. Differences between consumer and provider responses were marked, with consumers generally rating their knowledge and behaviour above providers' ratings of 'most' consumers. There are clear gaps to be targeted to improve the outcomes of hypertension therapy.