Establishing a National Clearinghouse on International Medical Education Programs: An Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come

XML Databases: An Idea Whose Time has Finally Come

The demand for an efficient means to manage XML content is increasing proportionately with our increased dependence on XML-based applications, messaging and distributed computing. This white paper examines current market forces, available technology and the emerging XML landscape to gauge the value and, by extension, the demand for an XML-centric database that can sit alongside the many flavors...

National health insurance: an idea whose time has come.

Empowerment: an idea whose time has come in diabetes education.

We have learned much in the past 10 years about how to help patients to acquire diabetes-related knowledge and skills and how to use strategies to help patients change behaviors. However, the application of knowledge and techniques should be guided by a relevant, coherent, educational philosophy. Empowerment offers a practical conceptual framework for diabetes patient education. Empowering pati...

The medical home: an idea whose time has come ... again.

Family physicians have always known the value of a medical home, even when there was no term to describe it. Now, 60 years after the AAFP was founded, others are recognizing that medical homes may be the key to getting better value from the U.S. health care system. In recent months, a wide range of stakeholders including legislators, large employers, patient groups and organized medicine have b...

Geoengineering: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Some engineers and scientists recently have suggested that it would be prudent to consider engaging in geoengineering to mitigate global warming. Geoengineering differs from other methods for mitigating global warming because it involves a deliberate effort to affect the climate at a global scale. Although geoengineering is not a new idea, it has taken on added significance as a result of diffi...