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New HCV drugs could boost Part D spending by up to $5.8 billion
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 31, 2014
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New bill aims to decriminalize cannabidiol oil and therapeutic hemp
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 29, 2014
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Doctors disgruntled about gun-discussion ban
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 29, 2014
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Bundled payment pilot shows promise for reducing cost of cancer care
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 21, 2014
Key clinical point: Bundling physician payments for cancer care does not appear to affect quality of patient care or patient outcomes.Major...
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Bundled payment pilot shows promise for reducing cost of cancer care
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 21, 2014
Key clinical point: Bundling physician payments for cancer care does not appear to affect quality of patient care or patient outcomes.Major...
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Seventy percent of docs using EHRs to e-prescribe
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 21, 2014
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EHR use hasn’t sent Medicare payments soaring
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 18, 2014
Major finding: Hospitals adopting EHRs are not showing greater increases in Medicare payments or patient acuity.Data source: Analysis of data...
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CDC: Cross-contamination, lab closure shouldn’t impact flu season efforts
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 11, 2014
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CMS proposes TMVR coverage with evidence development
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 10, 2014
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HHS commits $83 million in ACA money to train primary care docs
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 9, 2014
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NIH expands its Undiagnosed Diseases Network
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 2, 2014
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More screening needed to detect injury, violence risk
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 1, 2014
Key clinical point: It is now time to screen for preventable injury and violence.Major finding: Nearly 80% of deaths between ages 1 and 30 years...
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AHRQ report examines interventions for lowering readmissions in heart failure patients
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: June 18, 2014
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CDC: Teen smoking hits lowest level since 1991
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: June 13, 2014
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Feds urge pregnant women, young children to eat more fish
- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: June 10, 2014