Planning for Integration of Health Care Systems
The American Health Association (AHA), on its Hospitals & health Networks website takes a look at the issue of health
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Key Steps Can Help Patients Recover From A Stay In The ICU
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Your 80-something-year-old dad has just been admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit
Read MoreThe Ads Say ‘Get Your Flu Shot Today,’ But It May Be Wiser To Wait
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The pharmacy chain pitches started in August: Come in and get your flu
Read MoreRestrictions on some uses of antibiotics in livestock urged
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Several advocacy groups have asked the US Food and Drug Administration to “immediately” restrict certain
Read MoreVouchers and incentives can increase kidney donations and save lives
(By Sally Satel for STAT) The chronic organ shortage in this country is a well-known scourge, so any good idea
Read MoreDoctors Test Drones To Speed Up Delivery Of Lab Tests
(By Esther Landhuis for NPR) Three years ago, Geoff Baird bought a drone. The Seattle dad and hobby plane enthusiast
Read MoreCDC Deploys New Rapid Response Teams To Fight Zika
(By Virginia Anderson for Kaiser Health News) ATLANTA — It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but
Read MoreStudy: Elderly’s Family Caregivers Need Help Too
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Elderly Americans’ well-being is at risk unless the U.S. does much more to
Read MoreAllergan CEO looks smart for pledging to rein in prices. But will it make a difference?
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) How much credit should we give Brent Saunders for trying to put a lid1 on
Read MoreAll that pharmaceutical advertising may be a ‘mixed bag,’ after all
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Amid the ongoing debate over the wisdom of pharmaceutical advertising, a new analysis suggests that
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