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Why Is There a Critical Shortage of Primary Care Physicians?
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are becoming extinct. It’s true. Not many…
Hooray for High-Priced Hepatitis Treatment Sovaldi
Congratulations to Gilead Sciences for producing Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), which cures hepatitis C…
Obama Announces Consumers Can Keep Health Insurance Plans 2 More Years
President Obama announced earlier this week that consumers with healthcare plans that…
Why Tablets Are the New Frontier for In-Home mHealth
It’s hard to deny that the health care industry is looking to…
GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report for Congressional…
How Patients Can Receive Financial Assistance For Medication
During the past several years, the media has talked continuously about health…
Would You Call 911 for a Hangnail?
Summary: Preventable visits to the Emergency Department are a significant source of…
A New Form of Insurance Denial of Coverage
Doctors hate the first of the year. Besides the cold weather, there…
Improve Document Security in the Face of ICD-10: A HIPAA Checklist
Although Health and Human Services has delayed compliance with the International Classification…
