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HHIC Featured Articles (ARCHIVE) 1999-2006


Table of Contents (by topic)
 
 
 

Asthma              
           
Hawaii Asthma Plan  
Hawaii Asthma Initiative, 2006

State of Asthma Hawaii 2006 Supplement
D. Krupitsky, Hawaii State Department of Health-Honolulu, HI, 2006
Child Health
 
HMSA Community Grants Targeted Child Health     
Star-Bulletin, 05 Aug. 2001
Diabetes
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action   
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2004
 
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, et al., Women's Health Issues 16: 56-65, 2006
Drug Abuse
                              
Meth Abusers Strain Hospitals 
Donna Leinwand, The Honolulu Advertiser,19 Jan. 2006



Hawaii's Health          
Health Report Findings Mixed
Robbie Dingeman, The Honolulu Advertsier,  23 Feb. 2004
  Report: Overall, Hawaii Residents Healthiest in Nation  
Helen Altonn, Star-Bulletin, 23 Jun. 1999

Renewed Growth in Hospital Inpatient Cost Since 1998: Variation Across Metropolitan Areas and Leading Clinical Conditions 
Bernard Friedman, et al., The American Journal of Managed Care 12.3: 157-166, 2006
Health Care
Isles Receive $1.3 Million for Health Coverage
 Star-Bulletin, 02 Mar. 2003
  Unfunded Health-Care Costs Reach $169 Million in Hawaii
Kristen Sawada, Pacific Business News, 1 Nov. 2002 
  State's Hospitals Ask Patients to Evaluate Care  
Star-Bulletin, 9 Apr. 1998
Health Databases Organizations Come Together to Provide Database  
Andrew Beach, Pacific Business News, 28 Jul. 2000
Health Insurance   Self-Employed Find More Insurance Hassles   
Kristen Sawada,
Pacific Business News, 18 Oct. 2002
Network of Health Centers Sought For Uninsured             
Karin Stanton, The Honolulu Advertiser, 17 Oct. 2005
Summit Addresses Problem of Uninsured 
Star-Bulletin, 19 Nov. 2001
Hawaii Newborn Discharges Insured vs Uninsured 2000-05  
HHIC for Hawaii Covering Kids, Dec. 2006    
Hawaii Hospital Emergency Department Visits Insured vs Uninsured 2000-04  
HHIC for Hawaii Covering Kids, June 2006
Number of Medically Uninsured Growing in Isles     
Helen Altonn, Star-Bulletin, 29 Nov. 2000 
HIPAA HIPAA Deadline Extended, Compliance Proves Costly 
Debbie Sokei, Pacific Business News, 17 Oct. 2003
Injury Completeness of Cause of Injury Coding in Healthcare Administrative Databases in the United States, 2001
J H Coben, et al., Injury Prevention 12: 199-201, 2006 
  Finding the Power to Heal  
Helen Altonn, Star-Bulletin, 4 Oct. 2001 
Hospital Charges for Injuries from Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents in Hawaii, 2000-2004  
Dan Galanis, Ph.D., Injury Prevention and Control Program, Hawaii DOH, Nov. 2005    
Injury Prevention: A Safe Kauai from the Mountains to the Sea  
Dan Galanis, Ph.D. and Lois Sugai, MPH, Injury Prevention and Control Program, Hawaii DOH, 2005    
Overview of Injuries from Falls among Seniors in Hawaii  
Dan Galanis, Ph.D. and Lois Sugai, MPH, Injury Prevention and Control Program, Hawaii DOH, 2005   
Overview of Injuries in Maui County  
Dan Galanis, Ph.D. and Lois Sugai, MPH, Injury Prevention and Control Program, Hawaii DOH, 2005   
Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury  
Dan Galanis, Ph.D. and Lois Sugai, MPH, Injury Prevention and Control Program, Hawaii DOH, 2005    
 



Kawasaki 
Syndrome                  
Kawasaki Syndrome in Hawaii 
Robert C. Holman, et al., The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 24.5: 429-433, 2005 

Kawasaki Syndrome Hospitalizations Among Children in Hawaii and Connecticut  
Robert C. Holman, et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 154: 804-808, 2000
Medical Costs
Charges at Hospitals Rise 69% Over 10 Years
Gordon Y.K. Pang, The Honolulu Advertiser3 Jan. 2006

Renewed Growth in Hospital Inpatient Cost Since 1998: Variation Across Metropolitan Areas and Leading Clinical Conditions
Bernard Friedman, et al., The American Journal of Managed Care 12.3: 157-166, 2006

Health-Care Industry Has Yet to Quantify Future Labor Needs  
Kristen Sawada, Pacific Business News, 26 Dec. 2003
Nursing Homes
Website Has Info on Hospital, Nursing Homes   Star-Bulletin, 10 Apr. 2005
Obesity
Operation Second Chance                                                            
Zenaida Serrano,  The Honolulu Advertiser, 15 Jan. 2006