Sharing personal health information can never be risk-free, but it can be low-risk
(By Sam Wehbe for STAT) The growing use of electronic medical records, electronic insurance claims, and other medical software systems
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VA develops new suicide prevention program
(By Megan Hart for KHI News Service) Michael Fellman says a chance passerby — or, perhaps, divine intervention — kept
Read MoreAs More States Consider Legalizing, Questions About Pot And The Brain
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) Five states are voting this fall on whether marijuana should be legal, like alcohol, for
Read MoreKratom Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Government Ban
(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) Kratom is made from the leaves of a small tree native to Southeast Asia that
Read MoreDespite the Law, The VA is not Sharing Data
In 2014, Congress passed the Choice Act, among the provisions was one requiring the VA and HHS (Department of Health
Read MoreStudy: Health Spending Related To Opioid Treatment Rose More Than 1,300 Percent
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s ongoing opioid problem comes with staggering physical and emotional costs to
Read MoreInsurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Health care providers and insurers agree that it’s in everyone’s best interest to refer
Read MoreWho Does Your Physician Actually Work For?
A recent report by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (click here to access the “Physician Employment Trends” report) indicates that more and
Read MoreNew Approach to Establishing Market Rates May Have Major Impact on Clinical Labs
The final regulation issued recently by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the process for determining reimbursement rates
Read MoreRetiring Off-Shore? Some Things to Know
People considering–or planning–to retire outside of the United States can take steps to have their Social Security checks follow them
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