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> The influential Illinois Hospital Association will merge with the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, a hospital trade group, Jan. 1, which will allow broader access to programs and services that the two entities offer, according to Crain's Chicago Business. Article
> A U.S. Office of Special Counsel investigation found a West Virginia Veterans Affairs medical center substituted mental health medications with older, less expensive drugs as part of a cost-saving measure, the Washington Post reported. Article
> While 99.99 percent of doctors find discussing end-of-life issues with patients difficult, they find it is harder when when the patient's ethnicity is different from their own, according to recent study in the journal Plos ONE. Study abstract
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> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance on clinical trial data in an effort to make it easier to apply data collected abroad in the United States. Article
> The number of veterans impacted by data breaches fell by 65 percent in March compared to February, according to a report by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Article
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