Visual functioning, treatment, and helpful low vision aids are discussed in relation to four major eye diseases of the elderly: cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. (KW)

Presented at the 1969 meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association in New York. (Author)

This is a summary of a statement by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society.

A model for program evaluation that was originally designed for use by educational evaluators has been found useful for the evaluation of health care delivery programs. The model provides the basis for comprehensive evaluation and could serve as a useful tool for nurse administrators in the ongoing evaluation of programs they supervise. (Author)

The article presents a physician's viewpoints on services to handicapped children. Among the areas addressed are independent case management, the various needs of the severely retarded child, and training of professionals serving the handicapped. (SB)

Contains a summary of workers' compensation legislation enacted by individual states in 1981. Higher benefit levels, broader coverage, and improved medical and rehabilitation services are among the actions taken by states to provide better protection for injured workers. (Author)

The pediatrician has a primary responsibility for guiding parents through the early diagnostic phase and helping them cope with the multiplicity of ongoing and emerging medical problems that tend to arise. In addition, pediatricians can assist parents to become more confident and competent in relating to their handicapped children (Author)

The population ecology view that variation in sets or clusters of organizations should be isomorphic with variation in cluster environment was used to explain structural variation among hospital clusters. Cluster differentiation seems to be casually affected by range of services, average hospital size, and the periodic closing of hospitals.…

A university health service working cooperatively with a private medical group established a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for the entire community. (JD)

Expenditures for personal health care--70 percent of which are influenced by physicians--are continuing to rise at an annual compound rate of almost four percent, due largely to increased utilization. Components of the increased services, possible benefits, reasons for the increase, and approaches that can change present utilization patterns are…

Because of rising costs college students in Great Britain must now pay a fee for medical care despite the existence of the National Health Service. (JD)

Because high blood pressure is generally asymptomatic, it is difficult to inspire patients to adhere to proper treatment regimens. Case studies of nine patients, mostly Black, showed that compliance problems can be overcome if people are impressed with the idea that hypertension is a disease and not merely a symptom. (Author/GC)