US House panel launches antitrust probe of medical residency system
A U.S. congressional committee is investigating how medical students are placed in residency training programs, seeking documents from major university…
Should You Worry About Your Website Being ADA Compliant?
Great read from @referralMD. Worth the time of anyone with a health related website. See www.getreferralmd.com
The Top 10 Medtech States
The Top 10 Medtech States Great read Source: top-us-medtech-states.original.pdf
Obama’s Keep Your Plan ObamaCare Promise Isn’t True
White House Admits Obama’s Keep Your Plan ObamaCare Promise Isn’t True This is because we were told to pass the…
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Health care reform law goes forward, but problems loom
Now that the election is over, major overhaul or overturn of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) seems unlikely. Accordingly, focus…
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Hospital Performance Improved But Are Measurements Accurate?
Is performance or reputation more important? Does reputation equate to performance? Are the data being measured of real patient care…
Family Doctors Sue CMS, RUC Over Alleged Price Fixing
A 74-page law suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Maryland by six Georgia physicians, claims that the…
Civil Rights Issues? Age Discrimination? Worries About Proposed Kidney Transplant Rules
Clearly, a federally funded (tax payer funded) private entity must carefully evaluate civil rights concerns when making alterations in its…
American Surgeons Consider Suicide More Than We Realize
All in all, a very worrisome picture is painted by this study. We can only hope that bringing this data…
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Health Insurers Charged with Increasing Anti-Competitive Behavior
Removal of anti-trust exemptions, along with the ability of health insurers to sell across state lines would be major steps…