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Measure proposes development of 'healthcare innovation zones'
Democratic Representative Allyson Schwartz (PA) has filed legislation which would instruct HHS to pilot-test "healthcare innovation zones," a concept that would link up academic medical centers with... Read more...
Study: Academic researchers exaggerate study results
Is that recent study announced by an academic medical center a groundbreaking piece of research, or just a routine effort that isn't going to change the world very much? Often, such studies aren't... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Grassley likely to get off pharma's back
Pharma executives are breathing a sigh of relief this week thanks to news that Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is stepping down from his role as head of the Senate Finance Committee. He'll move to the... Read more...
Struggle over conflict-of-interest rules at U of Minnesota
A struggle is currently under way over revisions to conflict-of-interest rules at the University of Minnesota Medical School, one that offers a glimpse into the complexity of making real changes in... Read more...
Case study: Detroit med school carries $50M/year in uncompensated care
If you're an urban medical school, you expect to care for a high volume of the city's struggling poor and uninsured patients. That's particularly true in Detroit, where Wayne State University cares... Read more...
Saying 'I'm sorry' grows more popular in med mal cases
Historically, in medical malpractice situations, attorneys have advised doctors and hospitals to deny that any medical error has been made--or even express any form of regret that a patient is... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CDC grants to help RHIOs share public health data; AHRQ awards millions for clinical-decision support systems; and
> The CDC has awarded $38 million in contracts to help health information exchanges and regional health information organizations to create data sharing plans used to deliver information to public... Read more...
Group says Stark rules unfair to for-profits
Though they haven't been implemented yet, the revised Stark rules which went into effect December 4, 2007 have come under fire from at least one powerful hospital group, which says they aren't fair.... Read more...
Study: Med school pharma limits affect attitudes
Of late, academic medical centers have been instituting tough limits on pharmaceutical companies' relationship with their faculty and staff. On their face, the policies seem to be aimed primarily at... Read more...
CMS to put part of "Stark III" on hold
CMS has announced that it will partially delay implementing a provision in "Stark III" rules for one year. CMS is putting a hold on the "stand-in-the-shoes" physician self-referral prohibition... Read more...
