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Number of malpractice payments down 28% since 2004
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Number of malpractice payments down 28% since 2004
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Hospital computerized physician order entry systems often miss prescribing errors
Almost 40 percent of potentially harmful drug orders weren’t flagged as dangerous by hospital electronic health record systems, according to a...
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SURVEY: Telemedicine high priority, but reimbursement remains challenging
Nearly two-thirds of health care providers rank telemedicine as a top priority in 2016, a 10% increase from last year, according to a survey.
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Could value-based care raise False Claims Act liability?
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EHR Report: Take your medicine!
Do new smartphone apps help patients take the medications that physicians so carefully prescribe?
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State board discipline of physicians varies widely by state
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Device maker Olympus hiked prices for scopes as superbug infections spread
Soon after doctors at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center traced deadly infections to tainted medical scopes last year, they pressed the device...
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10 ways EHRs lead to burnout
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U.S. flu activity may be waning
The 2015-2016 U.S. flu season may have reached its peak. The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) dropped to 3.2% for...