TOPICS  Access to Care  Burden of Illness  Disciplinary Perspectives/Methods  Environmental Health  Ethical Issues  Facilities Regulation  Global Health  Health Care Industry  Health Delivery Systems  Health Demographics  Health Financing  Health Insurance Coverage  Health Insurance Regulation  Health Law/Regulation  Health Policy Intelligence  Health Professions Regulation  Health Profiles  Health Promotion/Disease Prevention  Health Protection  Health Spending  Health System Change and Reform  Health Workforce  Long-Term Care (LTC)  Medicare  Minority Health  Preventive Services  Public Health Systems  Public Medical Programs  Quality/Satisfaction  Uninsured

SELECTED AREAS OF EXPERTISE  TOPIC: BURDEN OF ILLNESS   Overview: Burden of Illness   Burden of illness, by disease   Chronic illness   Cost-of-illness   Disabilities  TOPIC: HEALTH SPENDING   Overview: Health Spending   Avoidable health spending   Federal health spending   Health care cost trends   Health cost containment   State and local health spending  TOPIC: PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS   Overview: Public Health   Bioterrorism   Community-oriented primary care   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (see Main Topics List)   Health planning and development   Personal health  TOPIC: HEALTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PREVENTION   Overview: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention   Alcohol abuse   Comprehensive health promotion   Drug abuse   Nutrition   Obesity   Physical activity and fitness   Sleep deprivation   Tobacco   Violent and abusive behavior/Stress  TOPIC: HEALTH PROTECTION   Overview: Health Protection   Drug safety   Food safety   Infectious disease surveillance/control   Medical device safety   Occupational safety and health   Sanitation   Unintentional injuries  TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   Overview: Environmental Health   Air quality protection   Environmental justice   Environmental law   Global warming   Radiation protection   Toxic waste control   Water quality protection  TOPIC: PREVENTIVE SERVICES   Overview: Preventive Services   Clinical preventive services   Dental health   Family planning/abortion   High blood pressure control   HIV/AIDS   Immunization   Pregnancy/infant health   Sexually transmitted diseases  TOPIC: PUBLIC MEDICAL PROGRAMS   Overview: Public Medical Programs   Categorical entitlements   Chronic diseases   Communicable disease control   Dental health   Developmental health   Maternal and child health   Mental health/substance abuse   Primary care centers  TOPIC: HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY   Overview: Health Care Industry   Alternative medicine   Health information technology (HIT)   HEALTH WORKFORCE (see Main Topics List)   Home health agencies   Hospitals   LONG-TERM CARE (LTC) (see Main Topics List)   Medical devices   Pharmaceuticals   Research and innovation   Skilled nursing facilities  TOPIC: HEALTH WORKFORCE   Overview: Health Workforce   Allied health professions   Behavioral health providers   Dentists   Medical education   Nurses   Physicians   Workforce distribution   Workforce supply  TOPIC: LONG-TERM CARE (LTC)   Overview: Long-Term Care (LTC)   Assisted living   Home health   Informal caregiving   LTC facilities   Support services  TOPIC: HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS   Overview: Health Delivery Systems   HMOs   Managed Care   PPOs   Provider payment methods  TOPIC: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE   Overview: Health Insurance Coverage   Employer-based health insurance   Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP)   Individual health insurance market   Long-term-care insurance   Medicaid   MEDICARE (see Main Topics List)   State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)   State employee health benefits   Tricare (Military health)   UNINSURED (see Main Topics List)  TOPIC: MEDICARE   Overview: Medicare   Medicare and minorities   Medicare and persons with disabilities   Medicare benefits   Medicare cost containment   Medicare eligibility   Medicare financing   Medicare fraud   Medicare managed care   Medicare prescription drugs   Medicare reimbursement methods  TOPIC: UNINSURED   Overview: Uninsured   Characteristics of the uninsured   Economic consequences of lack of coverage   Health consequences of lack of coverage   Sources of care/payment for the uninsured   Uninsured access barriers   Uninsured trends  TOPIC: HEALTH FINANCING   Overview: Health Financing   Cost shifting   Health philanthropy   Health premium taxes   Health services taxes  TOPIC: ACCESS TO CARE   Overview: Access to Care   Financial access barriers   Geographic access barriers   Language barriers to care   Racial/ethnic/cultural disparities  TOPIC: QUALITY/SATISFACTION   Overview: Quality/Satisfaction   Medical errors   Patient safety   Quality improvement   Quality measurement   Satisfaction  TOPIC: ETHICAL ISSUES   Overview: Ethical Issue   Abortion and reproductive rights   Cloning   End of life care   Forensic psychiatry   Genetics   Informed consent   Pain control (palliative care)   Privacy/confidentiality   Right to health care  TOPIC: HEALTH LAW/REGULATION   Overview: Health Law/Regulation   Antitrust   FACILITIES REGULATION (see Main Topics List)   Fraud and Abuse   HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATION (see Main Topics List)   HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGULATION (see Main Topics List)   Medical Device Regulation   Medical Malpractice   Nonprofit/for-profit status   Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Regulation   Tax exclusion of employer-based health coverage  TOPIC: FACILITIES REGULATION   Overview: Facilities Regulation   Certificate of Need   Clinical laboratories regulation   EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)   Facility medical records regulation   Hospital accreditation   Hospital community service obligations   Hospital rate-setting   Hospital uncompensated care pools   Limited English Proficiency requirements   NH accreditation   Organ transplant regulation   Other facilities accreditation   Professional review organizations   Regulation of hospital mergers/acquisitions/conversions  TOPIC: HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATION   Overview: Health Professions Regulation   Commercial limits on practice   Graduate medical education regulation   Limitation of resident medical hours   Medicare assignment regulation   NPDB (National Practitioner Data Bank)   Professional accreditation   Professional medical records regulation  TOPIC: HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATION   Overview: Health Insurance Regulation   Anti-discrimination restrictions   Blue Cross/Blue Shield regulation   ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 1974)   General health insurance regulation   High risk pools   HIPAA electronic transactions standards   Insurance mandates   Insurance reforms   Long-term-care insurance regulation   Managed care regulation   Mandated employer coverage   Medicare as secondary payer regulations   Medigap regulation   MSAs (Medical Savings Accounts)   Privacy regulations   Regulation of health plan mergers/acquisitions/conversions  TOPIC: HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE AND REFORM   Overview: Health System Change and Reform   Expanded coverage for the uninsured   History of health reform   Managed competition   Market reform   Medicaid reform   Medicare reform   Politics of health care   Public opinion   Universal coverage  TOPIC: GLOBAL HEALTH   Overview: Global Health   Bioterrorism   Health in Africa   Health in Asia/Australia   Health in Europe   Health in North America   Health in South America   Health workforce migration   Infectious diseases   International comparisons   Medical outsourcing   Pharmaceutical pricing  TOPIC: HEALTH DEMOGRAPHICS   Overview: Health Demographics   Adolescent health   Adult health   Child health   Demography and health   Elderly health   Gender and health   Infant health   MINORITY HEALTH (see Main Topics List)  TOPIC: MINORITY HEALTH   Overview: Minority Health   African-American health   Asian and Asian-American health   Health disparities   Hispanic/Latino health   Minorities and managed care   Minorities in health professions   Native American health  TOPIC: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES/METHODS   Overview: Disciplinary Perspectives/Methods   Cost-effectiveness analysis   Demography   Health economics   Health policy analysis   Medical sociology   Politics of health care   Quality of life measurement   Risk assessment   Technology assessment   Translating research into policy and practice   Valuation of health methods  TOPIC: HEALTH PROFILES   NC Regional Health Profiles   NC State Health Rankings   NC Statewide Health Profiles  TOPIC: HEALTH POLICY INTELLIGENCE   Data for NC Health Policy   NC Health Policy Jobs/Internships   NC Health Policy Meetings