You seek to ensure the delivery of quality care in the face of mounting pressures
to contain costs. Measurement, accountability, data, and research are the
watchwords of the day.
Turner White Communications, Inc., offers a range of resources to help health
system decision makers meet the challenges of managing outcomes and improving
quality of care. Turner White is committed to providing the information and
tools you need to succeed.
Publications
Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management
The new era of managed care, with its focus on measurement and accountability,
has stimulated great interest in outcomes-based medicine. Providing care that
results in the best achievable outcomes, including health-related quality of
life and patient satisfaction, has become an explicit and critical goal of
managed care practice.
JCOM is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to helping physicians and managed
care decision makers improve outcomes of care. Published monthly, JCOM’s
original research articles, reviews, and commentary examine the impact of health
care services and products on the health of patients and populations and provide
information to inform evidence-based practice.
Web-Based resources
Journal Articles
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the index of full-text JCOM articles published as of January 1999.
Outcomes Research in Review
Access JCOM’s monthly feature consisting of abstracts of outcomes
studies with commentary.
Physician Education
Seminars in Medical Practice
This peer-reviewed journal is dedicated to helping residents and fellows prepare for clinical practice in the evolving health care system. Articles focus on the competencies required for accreditation of graduate medical education programs and for board certification.
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full-text articles.
Hospital Physician
This monthly, multispecialty, peer-reviewed journal is devoted to the
educational needs of the resident and hospital staff physician. Through
concise yet comprehensive clinical reviews, case reports, and discussions,
Hospital Physician seeks to provide its readers with the fundamental skills
and knowledge needed to participate successfully in the rapidly changing
environment of hospital-based training and practice.
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Hospital Physician Board Review Manuals
These up-to-date resources in 21 specialties and subspecialties are ideal
for physicians studying for Board certification or recertification examinations.
The manuals are developed by leading clinical educators with experience in
residency or fellowship training who understand the needs of physicians
preparing for the Boards.
Test Yourself
Physicians can review important diagnostic tools of physical examination with
Review of Clinical Signs,
Hospital Physician’s series that highlights clinical signs commonly seen in
general medical practice.
Hospital Physician’s
Self-Assessment Questions allow physicians to test their
knowledge of a wide range of medical specialties and subspecialties.
