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Oral Anticancer Law: Unintended Consequence
I scratched my head when I received a letter today from Blue…
Storytelling Gives Dementia Patients Joy, Improves Medical Student Attitudes
Earlier this summer I stumbled upon an AM Rounds post, the official blog…
Near Absence of Government in Health Reform: Lessons from Nepal
In the US, many health care woes are blamed on the federal…
Will ObamaCare Help or Hurt the Economy?
Ask almost any employer and there won’t be much doubt: the Affordable…
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Wireless Medical Devices
On August 14, 2013, AAMI reported that the FDA has “issued a new…
Drug Discount Cards: Lifting the Veil of Secrecy
Everywhere I look today, I see ads claiming huge savings from drug…
Patient Engagement: Blockbuster Drug Or Snake Oil?
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading "HealthCare Compass")…
The New Scapegoat: Blame It On ObamaCare
In ancient Israel, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest took…
Preventable Readmissions and a Recent OIG Advisory Opinion
Medicare's excess readmission penalty policy (up to a 1% ding in I…
Healthcare Expenses in the US: These Hospital Bills on Reddit Say It All
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.TIL a few surprising tidbits about how the cost…