CHP/PCOR Quarterly Update, spring 2004

This issue of CHP/PCOR's quarterly newsletter covers news and developments from the winter 2004 quarter. It features articles about CHP/PCOR faculty member Mark McClellan's new position as administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; a report by the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center evaluating the regionalization of bioterrorism preparedness and response; the development of a research protocol for a World Health Organization study on the effectiveness of public-private partnerships in health care; a new design for CHP/PCOR's Web site; and a roundup of last quarter's media coverage highlighting the centers' research work.