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NewsLiquid Tamiflu shortage puts pressure on pharmacists, parents
Not a day goes by without some fear that the H1N1 vaccine will remain out of reach for too many, too long. Now, it's the children's dose of liquid Tamiflu that has parents scouring pharmacies, Read more...
Study: Patients believe strongly in their physician
Maybe the health plans are willing to beat up on physician quality and efficiency, but don't expect patients to go that way, a new study from Kaiser Family Foundation, NPR and the Harvard School of Read more...
Very few hospitals boast comprehensive EHR systems
According to a report released by the New England Journal of Medicine, just 1.5 percent of nonfederal hospitals in the United States. use what was referred to as a "comprehensive" electronic health Read more...
Studies raise questions about how much drug safety info should be released
Prescription scares have caused a number of sources, including the FDA, to release a lot more prescription safety information--but could it be too much information? Several recent studies have raised Read more...
WHO introduces surgical checklist
The World Health Organization has introduced a surgical checklist designed to make sure that surgeons and operating teams follow safe pre- and post-surgical processes consistently, as well as meeting Read more...
Harvard, RAND-backed provider payment model to be tested
An evidence-based healthcare payment model driven by researchers at RAND Corporation and the Harvard School of Public Health will be rolled out in January at four pilot test sites with funding from a Read more...
Study: Hispanics get lower-quality medical care
It's more discouraging news from the health disparity front: A new study suggests that elderly Hispanics tend to get inferior care. The study, which looked at Medicare data from 2004, found that Read more...
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