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Calif. nonprofit’s conflicts of interest ‘inherent’
Los Angeles Times reporter Alan Zarembo found unusually high executive pay and a tangle of additional compensation (ranging from rent…
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CJR: Unmask AMA’s push to steer reform, please
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, notes that the mighty American Medical Association…
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FDA dropped ball on sketchy syringes
According to a report by Christina Jewett of ProPublica and Deborah L. Shelton of the Chicago Tribune, the U.S. Food…
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Oprah absolves herself of responsibility for dubious advice
Blogging on open.salon.com, Dr. Rahul Parikh recounts Oprah Winfrey’s recent defense of her medical advice (delivered to Entertainment Tonight) and…
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Report compares reform estimates, finds huge savings
A report from the Health Policy-focused Commonwealth Fund compares costs over the next decade for numerous reform options, using estimates…
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Dr. Haig: Patients often demand excessive tests
Doctors are in such a position legally, economically and socially that it is difficult to fight patients’ demands for excessive,…
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Center: Physician performance metrics show potential
Writing for the Center for Studying Health System Change, Debra A. Draper sees great potential in the quantification of physician…
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Lack of performance info difficult for patients, docs
Harlan Krumholz, M.D., writes in The Washington Post that, while better quantitative monitoring would greatly improve the experiences of both…
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PBS documentary delves into depression
A 90-minute public television documentary that first aired on May 21 (transcripts and video are available online here) dives headfirst…
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Service allegedly exploited disabled workers
Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register reports on the allegations of abuse and regulatory failures at “a network of…