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No More Tobacco at CVS
As of September 2, CVS–the ubiquitous pharmacy / convenience store–has stopped selling…
The UK and Japan Moving to a National Rewards System: Is the US Next?
In the United Kingdom, in April 2014, 20/20 Health, a prominent…
14 Patient Barriers That May Delay or Prevent Recovery
The conventional wisdom is that if we were able to improve the…
Post or Perish? Disseminating Scientific Research and the Kardashian Index
Publish or perish has long been the mantra of academic research. While…
The Medical Marijuana Mess
The thin veneer of “medical” marijuana has been stripped away in Colorado, where…
8 Things CFOs Must Know About Health Reform
Whether a Chief Financial Officer is running the fiscal operations of a…
5 CDC Social Media Activities That Influenced Online Conversations About Ebola
While CDC’s Ebola response efforts surge overseas to help stop the outbreak…
How Telehealth Will Support the Triple Aim
Triple Aim 101 You’ll recall that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has…
Good Riddance to Routine Pelvic Examinations
So much in medicine and in life is done out of habit.…
Patient Safety Lessons All Around Us
As the Telluride Patient Safety Summer Camp 2014 Sessions come to a…