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A Prescription For Doctors

By THOMAS GOETZ Enough about patients: What is a doctor to do? In the past few months, since The Decision Tree book came out, I’ve had the privilege to talk with many doctors about the opportunity and challenge of engaging... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 6:43 PM by The Health Care Blog
The Health Reform (Almost) Everyone Loves

By MICHAEL MILLENSON Come with me to the land of happy health reform. It is a place where Republicans and Democrats find common ground, a place where physicians, hospitals and health insurers sit together as partners, a place where criticism... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 4:38 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Michael Millenson, ACOs
Medicare Costs Rise, Health Outcomes Suffer When Seniors Are Over-Medicated

By NAOMI FREUNDLICH The problem of elderly people taking too many medications is not new, but continues to pose a serious risk to health as well as contribute significantly to rising Medicare costs. The fact is that nearly 20% of... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 12:51 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Naomi Freundlich, Patient Safety, Health care costs

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