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• Problems in cancer care are not uncommon

  Cancer care is increasingly complex, and as many as one in five cancer patients may experience “breakdowns” in their care, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Such breakdowns include communication problems between patients and their care providers, as well as more traditional medical errors; both types of problems can create significant harms. In the study, communication problems outnumbered problems with medical care.
• GHRI hosts HMO Research Network’s 2012 conference

  Whether or not the Affordable Care Act is upheld, the United States must figure out how to get more bang for the health care buck. To the rescue: the HMO Research Network (HMORN).
• Beyond gridlock and gloom

  Research on innovations has a compelling future
• Can collaborative care help patients with alcohol use disorders?

  The NIAAA recently awarded Group Health Research Institute $3.2 million over five years to study whether people with alcohol use disorders can reduce their unhealthy drinking through a collaborative-care intervention.
• Installing gun cabinets in homes improves safe firearm storage

  Installing a gun cabinet dramatically reduces unlocked guns and ammunition in the home, according to a study in rural Alaska villages where the residents are primarily Alaska Native people. Group Health Research Institute Senior Investigator David Grossman, MD, MPH, led the research.
• 10 reasons why we can't ignore health care costs

  To improve health—and the quality of American life—we must stem the rising cost of care. Health care’s percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product has doubled since 1980. At this rate, by 2040, health care will consume one of every three dollars.
• Teamwork brings $20 million for breast cancer screening research

  Should women start breast cancer screening at age 40 or 50? Every year or every other year? By mammography or breast MRI? As patients and physicians ask these and related questions, confident answers require solid evidence.