| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost | Health Affairs | 2008 | 3,958 |
| 2 | Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence Into Action | Health Affairs | 2001 | 2,593 |
| 3 | Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates | Health Affairs | 2009 | 2,187 |
| 4 | Socioeconomic Disparities In Health: Pathways And Policies | Health Affairs | 2002 | 1,512 |
| 5 | What The Evidence Shows About Patient Activation: Better Health Outcomes And Care Experiences; Fewer Data On Costs | Health Affairs | 2013 | 1,333 |
| 6 | Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs | Health Affairs | 2005 | 1,282 |
| 7 | Evidence On The Chronic Care Model In The New Millennium | Health Affairs | 2009 | 1,209 |
| 8 | Nurses’ Reports On Hospital Care In Five Countries | Health Affairs | 2001 | 1,192 |
| 9 | Patient And Family Engagement: A Framework For Understanding The Elements And Developing Interventions And Policies | Health Affairs | 2013 | 1,173 |
| 10 | Food Insecurity And Health Outcomes | Health Affairs | 2015 | 1,119 |
| 11 | The Benefits Of Health Information Technology: A Review Of The Recent Literature Shows Predominantly Positive Results | Health Affairs | 2011 | 974 |
| 12 | Children's Mental Health Service Use Across Service Sectors | Health Affairs | 1995 | 933 |
| 13 | Big Data In Health Care: Using Analytics To Identify And Manage High-Risk And High-Cost Patients | Health Affairs | 2014 | 906 |
| 14 | The Case For More Active Policy Attention To Health Promotion | Health Affairs | 2002 | 883 |
| 15 | ‘Global Trigger Tool’ Shows That Adverse Events In Hospitals May Be Ten Times Greater Than Previously Measured | Health Affairs | 2011 | 771 |
| 16 | Workplace Wellness Programs Can Generate Savings | Health Affairs | 2010 | 761 |
| 17 | Estimating The Cost Of New Drug Development: Is It Really $802 Million? | Health Affairs | 2006 | 755 |
| 18 | Social Sources Of Racial Disparities In Health | Health Affairs | 2005 | 748 |
| 19 | Impact Of Socioeconomic Status On Hospital Use In New York City | Health Affairs | 1993 | 746 |
| 20 | The Effects Of Obesity, Smoking, And Drinking On Medical Problems And Costs | Health Affairs | 2002 | 729 |
| 21 | The Working Hours Of Hospital Staff Nurses And Patient Safety | Health Affairs | 2004 | 717 |
| 22 | What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist | Health Affairs | 2009 | 686 |
| 23 | Take Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care | Health Affairs | 2009 | 654 |
| 24 | Why The Nation Needs A Policy Push On Patient-Centered Health Care | Health Affairs | 2010 | 654 |
| 25 | Protecting Households From Catastrophic Health Spending | Health Affairs | 2007 | 652 |
| 26 | Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate | Health Affairs | 2020 | 643 |
| 27 | The Influence Of Income On Health: Views Of An Epidemiologist | Health Affairs | 2002 | 616 |
| 28 | Physicians’ Use Of Electronic Medical Records: Barriers And Solutions | Health Affairs | 2004 | 612 |
| 29 | Taiwan’s New National Health Insurance Program: Genesis And Experience So Far | Health Affairs | 2003 | 609 |
| 30 | Is Technological Change In Medicine Worth It? | Health Affairs | 2001 | 600 |
| 31 | Shared Decision Making: Examining Key Elements And Barriers To Adoption Into Routine Clinical Practice | Health Affairs | 2013 | 591 |
| 32 | Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: The State Of The Science | Health Affairs | 2005 | 586 |
| 33 | National Medical Spending Attributable To Overweight And Obesity: How Much, And Who's Paying? | Health Affairs | 2003 | 582 |
| 34 | Dealing With Medical Practice Variations: A Proposal for Action | Health Affairs | 1984 | 578 |
| 35 | Developing Physician Communication Skills For Patient-Centered Care | Health Affairs | 2010 | 577 |
| 36 | It’s The Prices, Stupid: Why The United States Is So Different From Other Countries | Health Affairs | 2003 | 575 |
| 37 | A User’s Manual For The IOM’s ‘Quality Chasm’ Report | Health Affairs | 2002 | 572 |
| 38 | Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US | Health Affairs | 2020 | 566 |
| 39 | The Gap Gets Bigger: Changes In Mortality And Life Expectancy, By Education, 1981–2000 | Health Affairs | 2008 | 560 |
| 40 | Nurses’ Widespread Job Dissatisfaction, Burnout, And Frustration With Health Benefits Signal Problems For Patient Care | Health Affairs | 2011 | 559 |
| 41 | The Importance Of Transitional Care In Achieving Health Reform | Health Affairs | 2011 | 558 |
| 42 | Washington State Cancer Patients Found To Be At Greater Risk For Bankruptcy Than People Without A Cancer Diagnosis | Health Affairs | 2013 | 553 |
| 43 | General Competencies And Accreditation In Graduate Medical Education | Health Affairs | 2002 | 552 |
| 44 | Medicine And Chronic Illness | Health Affairs | 2001 | 551 |
| 45 | Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability | Health Affairs | 2007 | 544 |
| 46 | The Case For Diversity In The Health Care Workforce | Health Affairs | 2002 | 539 |
| 47 | Differences In Life Expectancy Due To Race And Educational Differences Are Widening, And Many May Not Catch Up | Health Affairs | 2012 | 522 |
| 48 | New Evidence Regarding Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Mental Health: Policy Implications | Health Affairs | 2008 | 520 |
| 49 | The Value Of Health Care Information Exchange And Interoperability | Health Affairs | 2005 | 505 |
| 50 | Primary Care: Current Problems And Proposed Solutions | Health Affairs | 2010 | 505 |
