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How Much do Financial Incentives Matter to Physicians?
In this experiment, medical students were paid under fee-for-service and capitated payment…
Emergency Department Charges
Have you been to the emergency room lately? Everyone tries to…
Giving Interns More Sleep is Not Making Hospitals Safer
The Latest: Last month something extraordinary happened at teaching hospitals around the…
Rejoinder to yesterday’s Medicare post
Yesterday I posted about a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by John…
Canadians Also Wait for Drugs
A recent study by the Fraser Institute found that Canadian federal and…
What Small Business Thinks About Health Reform
Add one more splash of bad news to the cascade that has…
County Run Stroger Hospital Launches Advertising Campaign to Lure Patients From Other Hospitals
This is the first I have heard of a county hospital anywhere…
Hospital Reporting of Surgical-Site Infection Rates
California hospitals are required to report surgical-site infection rates for 26 procedures…
Health Care Buzz Today
NIH to Create Genetic Test Database. Hoping to improve healthcare research and…