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Exposure to a gift restriction policy during medical school was associated with reduced prescribing of two out of three newly introduced psychotropic medications, according to a recent study.
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Physicians will need to give more thought to whether and how to discuss the costs of care with patients as a result of health care reform, according to Mark A. Hall, JD, professor of law and public health at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Of 600 residency program directors and medical school admissions officers surveyed, 64% reported being somewhat or very familiar with searching individual profiles on social networking sites, 9% reported routinely using social networking sites in the selection process, and 53% stated that unprofessional information on applicants websites could compromise their admission into medical school or residency.
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The Joint Commissions (TJCs) sixth measure set (or fifth and sixth measure sets, for hospitals with fewer than 1,100 births per year) will be chosen by all general medical/surgical hospitals from the approved complement of core measure sets, according to TJC.
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This is the perinatal care measure set from The Joint Commission: Set Measure ID: PC-02 Rationale: The removal of any pressure to not perform a cesarean birth has led to a skyrocketing of hospital, state, and national cesarean section rates.
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In a motion for leave to file an amicus brief, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has told a court that the criminalization of language used in medical reports will have a profoundly chilling effect on the practice of medicine.
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News: In 2004, a 15-year-old boy underwent brain surgery to eliminate epileptic seizures initiating from the right side of his brain.
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There has to be engagement by the medical staff and leadership to achieve the cultural changes and initiatives necessary to reduce cesarean sections, says Robin Kish, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, vice president of Marsh Clinical Healthcare Consulting in Nashville, TN.
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Janice Anderson, JD, shareholder with the law firm of Polsinelli Shughar in Chicago, provides this explanation of the situation prompting a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) opinion regarding co-management:
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A family from Hampton Township, a Pittsburgh suburb, announced recently that they intend to file a claim against the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of a death from Legionnaires disease.
