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Jun 4, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 4, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 4, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 4, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 4, 2008
The Future of Obstetric Care – E&C Medical Intelligence 2008 Knowledge Summit

E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc http://www.earthtimes.org/

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Jun 4, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 3, 2008
Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks

By GARDINER HARRIS http://www.nytimes.com

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Jun 3, 2008
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 […]

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Jun 3, 2008
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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