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An Alternative to Malpractice
About three decades ago, University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein proposed…
Reducing Surgical Complications – The Checklist
Hospitals are not safe places – that’s a fact and is also…
Why do People in High Deductible Plans Seek Less Preventive Care?
A notable finding from a RAND study How Do Consumer-Directed Health Plans…
Scribes Continue to Grow in Hospitals
Nobody thought that scribes were going to a permanent solution but it…
Does Socialized Medicine Bring More Accountability?
Whenever I’m in Canada I enjoy reading what the newspapers have to…
Can a $3 Million Prize Solve a $2.5 Billion Dollar Problem?
If a health plan could predict which patients will incur the most…
Report: Branded Drug Use Sharply Down, Generics Way Up
A healthcare informatics company issues a report today that I really do…
Medicaid Expansion a Real Budget-Buster
Cato scholar Jagadeesh Gokhale has a new study on the effect the…
FDA Panel Weighs-in on Menthol Cigarettes
A federal panel advised the FDA last week that menthol cigarettes are…
How Does Your Hospital Compare on Hospital Acquired Conditions?
Medicare now lists how hospitals compare on eight Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs)…
