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SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare bankruptcies rare in Japan
While some say healthcare costs are responsible for the majority of American bankruptcies, apparently such bankruptcies are almost unheard of in Japan, according to one researcher who has studied its... Read more...
Common assumptions about uninsured ED users are false, says study
Half of the six most common assumptions about emergency department use by uninsured patients are false, and what's more, the remaining three are supported by fact, but are equally true for both... Read more...
Study: ED patients not clear on doctors' instructions
A new study appearing in the current Annals of Emergency Medicine suggests that most patients passing through hospital emergency departments don't understand their doctors' instructions. The study,... Read more...
Michigan mulls new $160M proton beam cancer centers
While some communities wonder if they can afford to build just one proton beam cancer center, providers have proposed roughly five such centers in Michigan. Final rulings on state certificate of need... Read more...
