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How Is President Obama Doing on His Campaign Promises?
Summary: What promises were made during the Presidential campaigns? Which promises are…
Physicians With High Productivity And Satisfaction Scores Employ Strong Patient-Centered Communication Skills
People are forever telling me that I am wasting my time talking…
Massively Open Online Medicine: Bad Idea or Just Before Its Time?
The new darling of the online educational The new darling of the…
Two Common Sources of Overtreatment
Experts, most recently former CMS administrator Don Berwick, tell us that no…
Open Enrollment – Gangnam Style
Thanks to Barbara Kornblau over at Society for Participatory Medicine for sharing…
Making Sense of the Oregon Experiment
Last Thursday, an article came by Kate Baicker and colleagues came out…
Another Reason Why Accurate Comparison of Health System Costs in Different Countries Is Difficult
In order to compare health costs in different countries, expenditures must be…
Poor Adherence Generates Higher Health Care Costs and Worse Health Outcomes
A new national survey commissioned by the Partnership for a Healthy America…
EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient) or IQ (Intelligence Quotient): Which Best Identifies Success in Medicine (and in Business) Today?
Medical education today requires students to assimilate lots of facts and amass…
