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Hospice Fraud on the Rise
Medicine is becoming increasingly fragmented. Sure, the discipline of medical care hans’t…
“Orange Is the New Black”: What Prisoners and Patients Have in Common
While binge-watching the second season of “Orange Is the New Black,” I…
IT Helps Smooth Transitions of Care
Care transitions often result in additional work for both the patient and…
Gun Violence Restraining Order: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
The idea of a gun violence restraining order is being proposed in…
How Technology Could Solve VA Healthcare Issues
Every news channel is covering the issues that were revealed at the…
Most Breast Cancer Patients May Not Be Getting Enough Exercise
A new study in the journal CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the…
New York’s Fully Integrated Duals Advantage Program: An Overview
Dual eligibles, those people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, make…
Leave No Patient on the Battlefield
Despite our professed values, everything has a price. We value life, but our…
Why the Individual Mandate Is Important
As a reasonably young and healthy person, freelance social worker Tammy Boudreaux…
Providers Hesitant to Discuss End-of-Life Care with Some Patients
Who should discuss end of life care with patients, and when? Who…