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Bacteria Hitch a Ride on Hospital Uniforms
Major Finding: A total of 63% of doctors’ and nurses’ uniforms contained potentially pathogenic bacteria in at least one place.Data Source: A...
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Medical Students' Biases Don't Affect Clinical Decisions
Major Finding: Implicit Association Tests showed that 69% of first-year medical students’ unconsciously preferred white people and 86% preferred...
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CMS Eases Requirements for E-Prescribing
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Medicare Shared Savings Program ignores oncology—but value-based reimbursement is on the way
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Adapting to Meaningful Use
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Health Care Access: Survey Shows Recession's Effects
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Medicare to Begin Testing Bundled Payments
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Report: Trend of Hospital-Employed Docs Could Raise Costs
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Health Workers, Gravidas Miss Flu Shot Goals
Major Finding: Influenza vaccination coverage rates for the 2010-2011 season were 63.5% and 49%, respectively, among health care personnel and...
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Nearly All Physicians Eventually Face a Malpractice Claim
Major Finding: Among the 7.4% of physicians who face medical malpractice claims every year, only 1.6% result in compensation paid to the plaintiff...