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Senate seeks to prevent drug shortage for hospitals, patients
A U.S. Senate committee has released a bipartisan proposal to address a chronic drug shortage that has been affecting care at the nation's hospitals, according to AHA News Now. The draft report ,
5 more healthcare iPad apps that I dream of for Christmas
Last Christmas, I wrote about five iPad apps that could potentially beat the arrival of the fat man in the red suit. I've since rummaged around Apple's app store, but for some reason, none of them
Bill would protect hospitals against drug price gouging
Legislation is now pending in Congress that would penalize purveyors of drugs to hospitals that mark up their prices far above market rate, reports the Associated Press. The bill, which will be
Is big pharma cooking up the current drug shortage?
Many hospital finance executives have had that sudden and unpleasant expense pop up on their monthly expense spreadsheet as of late: The normally cheap generic injectable or oral medication suddenly
Hospital care suffering due to drug shortage 'crisis'
At least 15 patients have died and many more have been forced into prolonged hospital stays due to the nationwide drug shortage that is causing hospital executives either to shell out big bucks for
Buyers beware overpriced 'gray-market' drugs amid record shortage
With hospitals facing record-high drug shortages, facilities are seeking alternative (sometimes desperate) solutions, including postponing procedures, reverting back to older medications , or looking
