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Primary Care Has Rewards Despite Hassles
By BENJAMIN BREWER http://online.wsj.com We’ve now trained a complete generation of doctors that cares more about lifestyle than anything else. Medical students are choosing the ROAD to success, meaning Radiology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesia and Dermatology. By first year, many are writing off anything but a fast track to minimal call, high pay and the lifestyle perks […]
Congress may prod doctors toward electronic prescriptions
Associated Press WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of corporations, consumer groups, and pharmaceutical providers moved closer this week to compelling millions of doctors to file prescriptions electronically. Electronic prescription supporters as disparate as AARP and AT&T have touted it as an easy, effective way to avoid deadly medication errors and save healthcare providers billions, while […]
California medical schools earn A’s in conflict grading
Bernadette Tansey http://www.sfgate.com Drug companies shower medical school faculty members with pens, pricey dinners, free samples and other inducements to influence their prescribing patterns, an organization of U.S. medical students says. The med students are now trying to erase that pattern by grading their teachers. The American Medical Student Association issued its second annual report […]
ONC-Coordinated Strategic Plan Released Setting Health IT Milestones Across Federal Agencies
http://www.hhs.gov The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today released a comprehensive plan for advancing health information technology (IT). The plan will serve as a guide to coordinate the federal government’s health IT efforts, which seek to achieve nationwide implementation […]
The Future of Obstetric Care – E&C Medical Intelligence 2008 Knowledge Summit
E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc http://www.earthtimes.org/
AANS Neurosurgical Procedural Statistics Survey Offers Insight into Practice Management World of Neurosurgeons
Newswise http://www.newswise.com Newswise — When people hear the word “neurosurgeon,â€? most think brain surgeon. However, neurosurgeons are medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders of the entire nervous system. They certainly operate on the brain, but In fact, more than 60 percent of procedures they perform are spine-related, according to the National Neurosurgical Procedural Statistics […]
Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks
By GARDINER HARRIS http://www.nytimes.com
Hospitals Put Patient's Debt Up for Auction
By SARAH RUBENSTEIN http://online.wsj.com In a move that consumer groups say could increase pressure on people with unpaid medical bills, some hospitals are trying out a new tactic to recoup patients’ debts: They’re auctioning the debt online. Hospitals have long relied on outside collection agencies to go after debtors. Under traditional arrangements, these agencies receive […]
Health insurance gains detailed
By Elizabeth Cooney The number of uninsured adults in Massachusetts fell by almost half last year, says a study released today, while the state’s Revenue Department reports that 86,000 people paid a state tax penalty rather than buy insurance. Supporters of health insurance reform said both numbers were a sign of success, that not only […]
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