Milbank Quarterly

The Milbank Quarterly presents a virtual issue on facilitating the use of research evidence. The virtual issue includes, in chronological order, twenty-two articles and two commentaries that have been published in the Quarterly between 2001 and 2011.

Read Bradford H. Gray's introduction to the virtual issue here.

The Milbank Memorial Fund adds its congratulations to Robert Kaestner, PhD, and Jeffrey Silber, MD, PhD, whose article "Evidence on the Efficacy of Inpatient Spending on Medicare Patients" was selected (along with a companion article in Health Services Research) as recipient of the 2011 Article-of-the-Year Award from AcademyHealth, the professional association of health services researchers. The award was announced in June at AcademyHealth's annual research meeting in Seattle. The article was published in the December 2010 issue (Vol. 88, No. 4)

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The Milbank Memorial Fund has just published a new report, Health Worker Shortages and Global Justice by Paula O'Brien and Lawrence O. Gostin. The world is experiencing a critical and growing shortage of health workers needed to deliver essential health services, particularly in the poorest countries around the globe. This report details the scope of the shortage, examines its complex underlying causes within and across borders, and offers seven recommendations to the United States for using its leadership status to address the problem, while stressing the need for all countries and stakeholders to take action. These recommendations take into account and carefully balance the rights, interests, and obligations of individuals, communities, and governments alike. The information in this report is timely and vital for policymakers at the national and global level. The report is available at no charge at www.milbank.org.