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JGIM Press Releases

Ocassionally, Springer (the publisher of JGIM) publishes press releases about exciting articles in the Journal.  Below is a catalogue of those press releases, which can also be found on the JGIM Springer site at http://www.springer.com/medicine/internal/journal/11606.  Also listed below are press releases written by the JGIM editorial office, which are downloadable as pdf files:

" Doctors Don't Get Their Patients" Street RL & Haidet P (2010).  How Well Do Doctors Know Their Patients?: Factors affecting physicians' understanding of patients' health beliefs. Journal of General Internal Medicine; DOI  10.1007/s11606-010-1453-3.

"A July Spike in Fatal Medication Errors: A Possible Effect of New Medical Residents" Phillips DP & Barker GEC (2010). A July spike in fatal medication errors: a possible effect of new medical residents. Journal of General Internal Medicine; DOI 10.1007/s11606-010-1356-3  

"The Medicare Donut Hole: Now You're Covered, Now You're Not" Ettner S. Mangione CM et al (2010) Entering and exiting the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap: Role of Co-Morbidities and Demographics. Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-010-1300-6.

"Racial Differences in Medication Use" Roth MT et al (2009). Racial disparities in the quality of medication use in older adults: baseline
findings from a longitudinal study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-1180-9. 

" Medical 'Pay for Performance' Can Improve Your Experience at the Doctor's Office--But Not Always".  Rodriguez HP, von Glahn T, Elliott MN, Rogers WH, Safran DG (2009).  The Effect of Performance-Based Financial Incentives on Improving Patient Care Experiences: A Statewide Evaluation.  Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-1122-6. 

"Carrots and Sticks to Promote a Health Lifestyle".   Long JA, Helweg-Larsen M and Volpp KG (2008). Patient opinions regarding ‘pay for performance for patients.’ Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0739-1.

"Money Motivates Doctors to Reduce Ethnic Differences in Heart Disase Treatments". Millett C et al (2008). Ethnic disparities in coronary heart disease management and pay for performance in the UK. Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0832-5.

"College Level Documents for 8th Grade Readers".  Paasche-Orlow MK et al (2009). National Survey of Patients’ Bill of Rights Statutes. Journal of General Internal
Medicine. DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-0914-z.

"Caution: Lose More Than Weight with Imported Diet Pills".  Cohen PA (2008). Imported fenproporex-based diet pills from Brazil: a report of two cases.  Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0878-4.

"Obese Women Play Cancer Roulette."  Maruthur NM et al (2009). Obesity and mammography: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-0939-3.

"Flu Shots Not to Be Sneezed At."  Harris KM et al (2009). Do people who intend to get a flu shot actually get one? Journal of General Internal
Medicine DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-1126-2

"Not a Healthy State for ALl Latinos in US".  Rodriguez M et al (2009). Perceived Quality of Care, Receipt of Preventive Care, and Usual Source of Health Care among Undocumented and other Latinos. J Gen Intern Med. DOI 10.1007/s11606-009-1098-2

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