Cunningham is vice president in charge of the regional section of the Atlanta Fed's research department. Mancuso is an analyst in the regional section. They thank Jimmy Stone of Stone Energy, David Guidry of Guico Machine Works, and Frank King and Will Roberds for insightful discussion and comments. Shocks are mostly of concern when the potential outcome is bad. The most infamous example of a n...

Background: The relationship between regulatory approval on the one hand and health technology assessment (HTA) and coverage on the other is receiving growing attention. Those responsible for regulatory approval, HTA, and coverage have different missions and their information requirements reflect these. There is nonetheless an increasingly popular view that improved communication and coordinati...

Recent advances in communications technology are revolutionizing the speed with which information of all kinds reaches the home and workplace. These advances, which include developments in the computer industry, interactive communication systems, laser and fiber optic based communication, and geostationary space platforms, are also affecting the extent and content of the information which is no...

background and purpose: active learning, combined with computer-assisted instruction, can enhance medical students’ performance and learning. this article is an attempt to introduce a new web-based approach to information technology instruction for medical students. methods: eight topics were selected to be instructed in web-based workshops. phpbb forum was used for web-based collaborative lear...