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Hospitals and Providers Using NHIN (Nationwide Health Information Network)
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Electronic Access Increases Test Ordering Behavior
Electronic Access to Lab and Xray results is a convenience that…
New Report from Alzheimer’s Association Offers “Sobering Statistics” on Disease
The 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report released today from the Alzheimer’s…
Drug Testing for Welfare Benefits? Two Sides to the Issue
Forcing welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving benefits is…
Fighting Anti-Abortion Legislation with Humor
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A New Approach to Wellness From Virgin HealthMiles (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Tom Abshire…
Eric Topol’s 9 Steps Toward Better Health Care—We Add a 10th
There appear to be a growing number of revolutions in health care…