The Milbank Quarterly

Published by the Milbank Memorial Fund since 1923

Edited by:
Bradford H. Gray

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The Milbank Quarterly is devoted to scholarly analysis of significant issues in health and health care policy. It presents original research, policy analysis, and commentary from academics, clinicians, and policymakers. The in-depth, multidisciplinary approach of the journal permits contributors to explore fully the social origins of health in our society and to examine in detail the implications of different health policies. Topics addressed in The Milbank Quarterly include the impact of social factors on health, prevention, allocation of health care resources, legal and ethical issues in health policy, health and health care administration, and the organization and financing of health care.

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TopHighlights

Rethinking Medical Professionalism: The Role of Information Technology and Practice Innovations
David Mechanic

A Plan for Action: Key Perspectives from the Racial/Ethnic Disparities Strategy Forum
Roderick K. King, Alexander R. Green, Aswita Tan-Mcgrory, Elizabeth J. Donahue, Jessie Kimbrough-Sugick, and Joseph R. Betancourt

Understanding Population Health Terminology
David A. Kindig

Planning and Studying Improvement in Patient Care: The Use of Theoretical Perspectives
Richard P.T.M. Grol, Marije C. Bosch, Marlies E.J.L. Hulscher, Martin P. Eccles, and Michel Wensing

Evaluating the Quality of Medical Care
Avedis Donabedian

The Milbank Quarterly Centennial Issue, 2005

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