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CCAHS

Consumer Commission on the Accreditation of Health Services

  • Home
    • A few Words by Donald Rubin
    • Introduction
  • About
    • A few words by Edward T. Gluckmann
    • Introduction
  • Organization
    • A few words by Alan Brownstein
    • Introduction
    • Board Officers & Members
    • Contributors
    • Editors
    • Professional Advisory Committee (PAC)
    • Staff
  • Publications
    • Documents & Drafts
      • A Draft Proposal to Create a Consumer Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (CCAH)
      • Brochure: Medical Technology Conference September October 1978
      • Brochure: Medical Technology Conference November 1978
      • CCAHS Nursing Home Project
      • CHIPA Hospital Profile
      • CHIPA Memorandum Draft – Suggested Revisions to Hospital Profiles
      • Health Planning, Regulation and Gain Sharing
      • Medical Technology and the Public Interest by Alan P. Brownstein
      • Patients’ Bill of Rights
      • Presentation by Don Rubin to Planning Development Conference October 3 – 4
      • Peter Rogatz and Marge Rogatz: Role for the Consumer
      • Using the National Guidelines for Health Planning
    • Book: Medical Technology, Health Care and the Consumer
    • Consumer’s Guide to Evaluating Medical Technology
    • Consumer Health Perspectives
    • Fund Reporter
      • Advertisers
      • Editors
    • Health Perspectives
    • Letters & Memos
    • Miscellany
    • Quarterly
  • Labor Safety & Health Institute
    • A few words from Frank Goldsmith
    • Introduction
    • Director’s Message
    • LSHI Publications
      • Local Union Hazard Control Handbook (Guides 1-6)
      • Occupational Safety and Health Handbook (Guides 7-12)
      • Grim Lessons of the Vinyl Chloride Coverup
      • Coke Ovens
    • LSHI Guides
      • Guide 1: OSHA Local Union Library
      • Guide 2: Occupational Health Services
      • Guide 3: OSHA Bibliography Guide
      • Guide 4: Health Planning and OSHA
      • Guide 5: Union OSHA Administration
      • Guide 6: Job Hazards: Who’s At Fault?
      • Guide 7: Understanding OSHA Standards
      • Guide 8: Noise Control Program in a Local Union
      • Guide 9: Silicosis and Dust Control Program in a Local Union
      • Guide 10: Combating Asbestos in a Local Union
      • Guide 11: OSHA Bibliography – Up-dated
      • Guide 12: Local Union Cost Control – Disability to Workers’ Compensation
  • Events
    • A few words by Judy Wessler
    • Consumer Conferences Summaries
    • Conference I: Medical Technology And The Consumer
    • Conference II: Medical Technology And The Consumer
    • Conference III: Technology And The Consumer
    • Conference IV: The Future of Medical Technology
    • Speaker’s Panel
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CCAHS existed from 1973-1993. This site shares the recollections, publications, contextual descriptions and media coverage of CCAHS. This site is designed for historical and research purposes. Visitors are encouraged to browse to their hearts' content.
Comments can be made by clicking on "Comment" found under each Blog page item. Accepted comments will be published.
A Speakers' Panel of former CCAHS people can be included in any event related to health legislation and policy, consumerism, and union efforts to improve workplace safety or any related topic. Feel free to contact us for details.

Moreland to CCAHS – May 19 1975

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NYC Dept. of Health – Bellin, M.D. – January 14 1975

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NYC Social Services Dept. – Comm. Dumpson – December 6 1974

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NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. – Ortiz, M.D. – January 22, 1975

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CCAHS to Moreland – May 15 1975

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CCAHS to Moreland – February 21 1975

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Health Perspectives 1st Ed

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 1 April 1973

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A MESSAGE ABOUT THE COMMISSION A brief history of the development of CCAHS introduces the Commission’s purpose to gather and distribute information about [...]
Quarterly 1st Ed

Fall 1973 HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER

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Consumer Health Perspectives 1st Ed

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 1 April 1978 (Pub. 4/78)

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IV—THE PHYSICIAN’S ROLE The 1978 Marcus Welby, M.D. T.V. show sought to keep alive the image of the all powerful, [...]
The Fund Reporter 1st Ed

The Fund Reporter Vol. 1 No. 1 March-April 1983

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NEW NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE HEALTH, WELFARE AND PENSION COMMENTARY; Occupational Disease and Injury Checklist; DISABILITY INSURANCE REAPPRAISED TO EFFECT SAVINGS IN BENEFITS; MEDICAL [...]

CCAHS Ad Copy

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Gerhart Dunkel – February 11 1977

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Physician’s Forum – May 30 1973

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State of New York Department of Health – December 11 1974

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State of New York Department of Health – June 11 1973

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Association of New York Neighborhood Health Centers Inc. – December 6 1972

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City of New York – Comprehensive Health Planning Agency – December 20 1974

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City of New York – Comprehensive Health Planning Agency – November 26 1974

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City of New York – Comprehensive Health Planning Agency – December 11 1973

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Judith Wessler – July 6 1972

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Columbia University – December 12 1972

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Columbia University – April 11 1973

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Committee for National Health Insurance – December 11 1972

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Blue Cross – February 4 1974

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Peter Rogatz and Marge Rogatz: Role for the Consumer

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Presentation by Don Rubin to Planning Development Conference October 3 – 4

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CCAHS Nursing Home Project

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Book: Medical Technology, Health Care and the Consumer

Book: Medical Technology, Health Care and the Consumer

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LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook: Quarterly Fall 1974

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LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook: Quarterly Winter 1975

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LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook: Quarterly Summer 1975 – Jobs

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LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook: Grim Lessons of the Vinyl Chloride Coverup

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LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook: Coke Ovens

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Guide 12: Local Union Cost Control – Disability to Workers’ Compensation

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Guide 11: OSHA Bibliography – Up-dated

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Guide 10: Combating Asbestos in a Local Union

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Guide 9: Silicosis and Dust Control Program in a Local Union

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Guide 8: Noise Control Program in a Local Union

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Guide 7: Understanding OSHA Standards

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Guide 6: Job Hazards: Who’s At Fault?

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Guide 5: Union OSHA Administration

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Guide 4: Health Planning and OSHA

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Guide 3: OSHA Bibliography Guide

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Guide 2: Occupational Health Services

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Guide 1: OSHA Local Union Library

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Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 5 and No. 6 1979

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A Consumer’s Guide to Evaluating Medical Technology A Consumer’s Guide to Evaluating Medical Technology was substituted for these two issues of Health Perspectives. [...]

CONFERENCE IV

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CONFERENCE IV THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (NSF Grant No. 055772) HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 1978 [reported in] CONSUMER HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. VI, [...]

CONFERENCE III: TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER

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CONFERENCE III TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER (NSF Grant No. 055772) HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 1978 [reported in] CONSUMER HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. V, No. [...]

CONFERENCE II: CCAHS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER

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CONFERENCE II CCAHS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER (NSF Grant No. 055772) HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16 1978 [reported in] CONSUMER HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. [...]

CONFERENCE I: CCAHS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER

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CONFERENCE I CCAHS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER (NSF Grant No. 055772) HELD ON JUNE 17, 1978 [reported in] CONSUMER HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 2 March 1979

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LSHI LOCAL UNION HAZARD CONTROL HANDBOOK (was substituted for this issue of Health Perspectives) (Frank Goldsmith, M.P.H.) This substitution was filled with important [...]

Using the National Guidelines for Health Planning

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Health Planning, Regulation and Gain Sharing

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CHIPA Memorandum Draft – Suggested Revisions to Hospital Profiles

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CHIPA Hospital Profile

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A Draft Proposal to Create a Consumer Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (CCAH)

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CCAHS Quarterly

Fall 1974 OSHA – A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AMERICANS

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# 5 OSHA – A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AMERICANS FALL 1974 (PART I) This topic and publication fell under the [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Winter 1975 OSHA AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM PART 2

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# 6 OSHA AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM PART 2 WINTER 1975 This Quarterly is global in scope and covers a quick review of [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Summer 1975 CANCER AND JOBS

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# 8 CANCER AND JOBS SUMMER 1975 Starting off with a figure of 350,000 American cancer deaths every year in the 1970’s (in [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. IX No. 5 September 1983

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HOSPITAL BUILDINGS AND CONSUMER NEEDS (Gregory Parston) and includes a summary of a questionnaire (Diane Soffle assisted); GUEST EDITORIAL (Judy Wessler) This issue [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. IX No. 4 August 1983

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HOME CARE, WHO WILL BENEFIT: THE PAYOR, THE PROVIDER OR THE PATIENT? (Alan P. Brownstein, Barbara B. Dillon and Herbert H. Hyman); Definitions; [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. IX No. 3 February 1983

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BIOETHICS: DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE FOR TODAY (James Muyskens); MILGRAM OBEDIENCE EXPERIMENT; EDITOR SPEAKS (Herbert H. Hyman); Letters to Editor (Carol Maicki, Peter Rogatz, [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. IX No. 2 October 1982

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PATIENTS AND DOCTORS, HISTORY OF THEIR ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS (Zita Feron); THE CHANGING PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP (Diane Hundt); BOOK REVIEW THE RIGHTS OF HOSPITAL [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. IX No. 1 September 1982

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CRITICAL ISSUES IN WORKPLACE HEALTH; GUEST EDITOR SPEAKS (Frank Goldsmith); Public Employees OSHA Protection: The New York State Experience (Mickey Green); Workers Compensation [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 6 July 1982

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The Fight for Safety & Health at the Workplace (Jill Greenberg); What is a Threshold Limit; GUEST EDITOR SPEAKS (Joseph Carpenter) This issue [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 5 June 1982

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COMMUNICATION AND THE MEDICAL CARE PROCESS (Zita Feron); SEVEN LINGUISTIC LEVELS OF LANGUAGE; GUEST EDITOR SPEAKS (Paula Bower) This issue anticipated the problems [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 4 March 1982

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HOSPITAL BUILDING CODE AND THE CONSUMER INTEREST, WHAT IS A WAIVER? (Gregory Parston); THE EDITOR SPEAKS (Herbert H. Hyman) This issue continues the [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 3 January 1982

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: A NEW FRONTIER, BASIC VERNACULAR OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEMS, AMBULANCE SURVEY OF SELECTED MAJOR U.S. [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 2 September 1981

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WOMEN’S HEALTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT: AN EPIDEMIC HEALTH PROBLEM, PHASES OF RECOVERY FROM RAPE TRAUMA (Toni Press and Zita Feron); SUMMARY OF SEMINAR: “AN [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VIII No. 1 August 1981

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HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ASSESSING HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUMMARY: COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SEMINAR (Zita Feron); THE EDITOR SPEAKS….; SUMMARY OF TRANSPORT [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. 8 May 1981

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NYC HOSPITALS THE CRISIS CONTINUES; M.D.’S HAD NO HIDDEN AGENDA Two former NYC Health Commissioners Support CIR’s Position (in letter to New York [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. 7 February 1981

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HOSPITAL BOARDS PUBLIC TRUST IN PRIVATE HANDS; HSA BOARDS HOW REPRESENTATION WORKS IN HEALTH PLANNING This issue examines how non-representative hospitals are comprised [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. 6 December 1980

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CONSUMER REPRESENTATION A NEW APPROACH; CONCEPTUAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS ON HEALTH SYSTEM AGENCY BOARDS (T. R. Marmor and [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII #5 (No. 5) November 1980

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NYS HOSPITAL RATE-SETTING THE ABUSE OF POWER; EXCERPTS FROM CONVERSION AND OTHER OPTIONS TO REDUCE EXCESS HOSPITAL CAPACITY (Walter McClure and Lenore Kligman); [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII #4 (No. 4) July 1980

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WORKPLACE AND HEALTH INSPECTIONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; Community Boards Can Wield a Big Broom In their Hospitals (Zita Feron); NEW OSHA LEGISLATION [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. III (3) June 1980

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HOSPITAL OBSOLESCENCE: DO NON-COMPLIANT HOSPITALS HAVE TO BE CLOSED?; CONSUMERS’ IMPACT ON THE DIFFUSION OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (Shelley B. Frost, MPA) This issue [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. 2 April 1980

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FEE-FOR SERVICE PRIVATE PRACTICE: The End is In Sight (Steven Jonas, M.D.); Salaried Doctors…excerpts from past issues of Health Perspectives This issue continues [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VII No. 1 March 1980

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End of the Decade: A Consumer View; National Guidelines for Health Planning, Summary of Statement of Goals, Part I – Institutional and Personal [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 8 February 1980

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Health Consumers at the Crossways: Which Way to Go?; Consumer Participation: Sinking or Swimming, An Examination of Effective Criteria, or How to Distinguish [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 7 January 1980

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THE FISCAL CRISIS OF NEW YORK, The Conflict in Allocation of Resources To the Public and Private Health Sectors; (Samuel Wolfe, M.D., Dr.PH., [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 4 August 1979

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Fee-for-Service, Private Practice Medicine: Problems and Contradictions (Steven Jonas, M.D.); CITY HOSPITALS: I’ve Been There; (John Eric Jacobi, M.D.); Delay Exposed, HEW TO [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 3 April 1979

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A HEALTH SYSTEM IN CRISIS NEW YORK CITY 1979 Pub. April 1979; CRISIS HEALTH PLANNING A TEST for P.L. 93-641 (Donald Rubin); THE [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. VI No. 1 February 1979

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(November 18, 1978) Conference IV: THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY THE CASE FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (John L. S. Holloman, M. [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 8 January 1979

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Conference III (October 21, 1978): The Economics of Medical Technology; THE SOCIAL COSTS OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, DO WE KNOW WHAT PRICE WE PAY [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 7 January 1979

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USING THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH PLANNING: A CONSUMERS’ GUIDE This issue written in pursuance of contract PLD 0639476, DHEW, PHS, HRA describes [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 6 December 1978

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Conference II (September 16, 1978): The Impact of Medical Technology on Sickness & Death MAJOR DISEASES OF MODERN AMERICA: WHAT DIFFERENCE HAS TECHNOLOGY [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 5 November 1978

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CONFERENCE I (June 17, 1978) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE HEALTH CARE CONSUMER; AN OVERVIEW; A DEBATE: A BETTER LIFE THROUGH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (PRO AND [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 4 October 1978

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CONSUMER EFFECTIVENESS: NOW AND UNDER NHS; WE DON’T HAVE ADS FROM PARKE, DAVIS OR HOFFMAN LA ROCHE; HEALTH ADVOCACY IN SEARCH OF AN [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 3 August 1978

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE V: BUILDING A MEDICAL STAFF; 13 ESSENTIAL POINTS FOR NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM LEGISLATION; BOOK REVIEW-QUALITY CONTROL OF AMBULATORY CARE: A [...]

Consumer Health Perspectives Vol. V No. 2 June 1978 (Pub. 6/78)

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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS CREEPING PROPRIETARIZATION (sic) New York State citizens always had a bizarre attitude towards the power brokers in the state. Wall Street [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. IV No. 6 November-December 1977 (Pub. 3/78)

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HOSPITAL BED REDUCTION: A CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE This publication attempted to touch on a very sensitive issue: the closing of hospitals where quality, quantity [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. IV No. 4 and 5 July-October 1977 (Pub. 1/78)

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONSUMER HEALTH NETWORK This double issue about the creation of a national health consumer network was based on the [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. IV No. 3 May-June 1977 (Pub. 10/77)

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 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE III This issue concluded this segment of the CCAHS Health Perspectives series about how to construct a National Health Service. [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. IV No. 2 March-April 1977 (Pub. 6/77)

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE II Building on the prior issue about the NHS, this issue reaches into the details of transition from the non-organized [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. IV No. 1 January-February 1977 (Pub. 5/77)

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE I This issue started with a presentation of reasons why the American health system was failing and why a national [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 6 November-December 1976 (Pub. 3/77)

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HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORK: CONSUMERS’ CRITIQUE This issue starts with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health and works its way through the [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 5 September-October 1976

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SURGERY: CONSUMERS BEWARE This issue was one of the most data packed Health Perspectives. It is worth reading and then rereading because it [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 4 July-August 1976 (Pub. 11/76)

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Health Planning and Reimbursement CCAHS launched into the planning sector of health care with a passion; a term of endearment now used as [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 3 May-June 1976 (Pub. 11/76)

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FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION – A CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE I (includes a 2.5 page CCAHS Position Paper on the ‘Consumers’ role in health care [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 2 March-April 1976 (Pub. 8/76)

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HEALTH PLANNING: A CONSUMER VIEW CCAHS building on its strength undertook a topic that had major political, economic and quality components. Planning is [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. III No. 1 January-February 1976 (Pub. 7/76)

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UTILIZATION REVIEW: IMPORTANCE TO THE CONSUMER The CCAHS had already addressed hospital governance, costs and reimbursement rates by major private and public insurers. [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 6 November-December 1975 (Pub. 6/76)

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CLINICAL LABS: IMPORTANCE TO THE CONSUMER This follow–up issue of Health Perspectives on hospital reimbursement (V. 2 # 5) now applied the same [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 5 September-October 1975 (Pub. 3/76)

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HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT: IMPORTANCE TO CONSUMERS Most people who have enough resources are loath to question the value of what they buy if they [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 4 July-August 1975 (Pub. 1/76)

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NATIONAL HEALTH CARE QUALITY CONTROL: THE ALTERNATIVES In 1979, Dr. Rosen, a professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health, made a [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 3 May-June 1975

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Malpractice! A Consumer View Malpractice insurance is a cost to medical doctors and other practitioners. It is an expense to consumers when its [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 2 March-April 1975

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HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Never willing to let go of the idea that the public had a right [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. II No. 1 January-February 1975

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AMBULATORY CARE PROGRAM A ROLE FOR THE CONSUMER On a few occasions the consumer movement was given legislative legitimacy. On those occasions the [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 8 November-December 1974

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HOSPITAL INSPECTION ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CONSUMER Using the example of special interest success in presenting a view that is not challenged, this [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 7 September-October 1974

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HOSPITAL INSPECTION ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CONSUMER Americans have a strong belief in the myth of freedom. That myth has a corollary that [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 6 July-August 1974

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW This publication recalls many of the issues that surrounded the right of the [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 5 May-June 1974

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PROFILE ON OPEN-HEART SURGICAL FACILITIES IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA After the brief interlude into patients’ rights and representatives, CCHAS resumed its [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 4 February-April 1974

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PROFILE OF PATIENTS RIGHTS AND HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES By the time the next issue was in preparation, CCAHS was being approached by special interest [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 3 November 1973 – January 1974

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PROFILE OF GOVERNING BODIES OF NEW YORK CITY VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS While the CCAHS was following the lead of others in some ways who [...]

Health Perspectives Vol. I No. 2 September-October 1973

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HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES The national expenditure for all health services was $83 billion in 1973. In 2010, the national expenditure was over $1.3 [...]

Brochure: Medical Technology: Impact, Economics, Conferences, September 16, 1978 and October 21, 1978

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Brochure: The Future of Medical Technology: Conference, November 18, 1978

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Patients’ Bill of Rights

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Medical Technology and the Public Interest by Alan P. Brownstein

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A Consumer's Guide to Evaluating Medical Technology

A Consumer’s Guide to Evaluating Medical Technology

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CCAHS Quarterly

Fall 1975 OSHA GUIDES I AND II

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# 9 OSHA GUIDES I AND II FALL 1975 Calling for joint efforts of providers, employers and employees to resolve workplace health and [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 2 No. 5 November December 1984

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Advertisements: Philmark Lithographics; Every Body Benefits; M.D. Sass Assciates, Inc.; Vision Screening Optical Group; American Dental Centers – American Medical Insurance Company; Paid [...]
LSHI Occupational Safety and Health Workbook

Labor Safety and Health Institute: Occupational Safety and Health Handbook

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Click here to download the entire handbook. Intro Guide 1: OSHA Local Union Library Guide 2: Occupational Health Services Guide 3: OSHA Bibliography [...]
LSHI Local Union Hazard Control Handbook

Labor Safety and Health Institute: Local Union Hazard Control Handbook

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Click here to download the entire handbook. Intro Guide 7: Understanding OSHA Standards Guide 8: Noise Control Program in a Local Union Guide [...]

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Labor Safety and Health Institute Letterhead

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Labor Safety and Health Institute Order Form

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Guide 1: OSHA Local Union Library Guide 2: Occupational Health Services Guide 3: OSHA Bibliography Guide 4: Health Planning and OSHA Guide 5: [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 4 No. 2 September 1991

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How to Solve The Health Care Crisis (Jack Sheinkman) The Great Debate How To Cure The Health Care Crisis (Karen Ignagni) U.S. Health [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 4 No. 1 February 1991

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Court Approves Temporary Injunction In Fund’s Hospital-Billing Suit A TAX IS A TAX IS A TAX Federal Cost Shifting: A Continuing Trend (Harvey [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 3 No. 4 September-October 1990

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NEW JERSEY’S DRG HOSPITAL PLAN FACES CHALLENGES IN U.S. COURT EXCERPTS FROM FUND’S COMPLAINT; ERISA FUNDS MUST WIN RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE DISCOUNT RATES [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 3 No. 3 June 1990

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“SPECIAL ISSUE: Psychiatric/Substance Abuse/Alcoholism”  HOW TO EXPAND BENEFITS AND NOT INCREASE OVERALL COSTS (Edward T. Gluckmann, M.S.) Credits SOME SIGNIFICANT CITATIONS WHY N.J.’S [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 3 No. 2 March 1990

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UNY*CARE: A BITTER PILL FOR TAFT-HARTLEY FUNDS (Jack Sheinman, President, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, ACTWU) UNY*Care Editorial HIGHLIGHTS OF UNY*CARE PLAN [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 3 No. 1 January 1990

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NOW IS THE TIME TO AMEND UNFAIR NEW JERSEY DRG LAW Early Warning Signal! Major Attack is Anticipated On Tax-Exempt Status of Funds [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter January-February 1986

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COST CONTROL FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (David H. Shnayer) HOSPITAL RATE DISCOUNTS FOR SELF-INSURED FUNDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1987 A BENEFITS NEWSLETTER TO WATCH [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 3 No. 1 January-February 1985

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Advertisements: Dental Administrative Programs – Amgent; Vision Screening Optical Group; Philmark Lithographics; MultiPlan, Inc.; M.D. Sass Assciates, Inc.; Stacey Braun Associates, Inc.. [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 2 No. 4 September-October 1984

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WHO RUNS THE HOSPITALS? (Edward T. Gluckmann) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE (Arthur A. Levin, M.P.H.) EVERYONE BENEFITS (Louis L. Levine) This [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 2 No. 3 May-June 1984

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UTILIZATION REVIEW: HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOUR FUND (Roxanne Young, Associate Editor) EXCERPTS FROM PHYSICIAN REVIEWS OF MEDICAL RECORDS THE ART [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 2 No. 2 March-April 1984

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NEW YORK POLICY ON HOSPITAL INSURANCE WHAT’S GOOD FOR BLUE CROSS IS GOOD FOR NEW YORK CREEPING FIASCO IN NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL COSTS [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 2 No. 1 January-February 1984

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SELF-INSURED FUND WINS COURT BATTLE (Roxanne Young, Associate Editor) HOW TO BUY GROUP INSURANCE (George Perla) SERVICES FOR ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS (George [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 1 No. 4 November-December 1983

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UTILIZATION REVIEW (Donald Rubin, Editor) WHO WILL PAY THE HOSPITAL BILLS FOR BABY JANE? DENTAL TREATMENT AND CARE—Part II (Arthur A. Levin, M.P.H.) [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 1 No. 3 September-October 1983

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LABOR REHABILITATION COUNCIL: OASIS FOR FUND MANAGERS (RICHARD STRUNSKY) Services available From Labor Rehab Council Letters to the Editor (Irving Baldinger; James Ryan; [...]
The Fund Reporter

The Fund Reporter Vol. 1 No. 2 May-June 1983

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THE CASE FOR MANDATORY SECOND SURGICAL OPINION PROGRAM; FACTS AND GUIDELINES FOR PROPER VISION CARE; BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH CARE; 14 Kinds of Surgery [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Winter 1976 NURSING HOME TRANSFER TRAUMA – PART II

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# 10 NURSING HOME TRANSFER TRAUMA – PART II WINTER 1976 [SEE COMMENTS # 7] Building on the Spring 1975 Quarterly, this issue [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Spring 1976 HEALTH PLANNING SYSTEMS AGENCIES – PLANNING FOR OSHA

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# 11 HEALTH PLANNING SYSTEMS AGENCIES – PLANNING FOR OSHA SPRING 1976 After running several consecutive Quarterlies on workplace safety and health as [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Spring 1975 NURSING HOME TRANSFER TRAUMA – THE PUBLIC INTEREST

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# 7 NURSING HOME TRANSFER TRAUMA – THE PUBLIC INTEREST SPRING 1975 Starting with the premise that necessary change could be beneficial, the [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Summer 1977 HOSPITAL LICENSURE BY PRIVATE ACCREDITATION

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# 14 HOSPITAL LICENSURE (sic) BY PRIVATE ACCREDITATION SUMMER 1977 This issue hearkened back to the failure of New York State to enforce [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Summer 1976 HILL-BURTON FREE CARE PROVISIONS – A FIRST STEP

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# 12 HILL-BURTON FREE CARE PROVISIONS – A FIRST STEP SUMMER 1976 As with CCAHS’ first issues of Health Perspectives lists of governing [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Winter 1974 A COMPARISON OF HOSPITAL SURVEYERS (sic) IN NEW YORK STATE WINTER

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# 2 A COMPARISON OF HOSPITAL SURVEYERS (sic) IN NEW YORK STATE WINTER 1974 This Quarterly compared the JCAH to the agencies of New [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Summer 1974 JCAH ACCREDITATION –– THE LINCOLN HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

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# 4 JCAH ACCREDITATION – – THE LINCOLN HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE SUMMER 1974 This publication integrates several components under the rubric of accreditation. The [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Spring 1974 CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION

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# 3 CONSUMER EXPERIENCES IN HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION SPRING 1974 Building on a previous Quarterly published in Fall 1973, this issue provided recent experiences [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Fall 1976 HSA AND HOSPITAL GOVERNING BODIES – CONFLICT OR COMPLIMENT

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# 13 HSA AND HOSPITAL GOVERNING BODIES – CONFLICT OR COMPLIMENT FALL 1976 Among other publications, this one is marked by its ‘A [...]
CCAHS Quarterly

Fall 1973 HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER

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# 1 HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER FALL 1973 This groundbreaking issue set the tone for the following Quarterly issues [...]
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