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American Medical NewsComparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sidespublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute expects the public to help shape its mission to determine the most effective medical care.
The limits of treating loved onespublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
Physicians who provide medical care for themselves or family risk losing objectivity and letting their personal feelings interfere with what is best for the patient.
Outcry over disabled girl's transplant care renews eligibility debatepublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
Physicians struggle to make the most of scarce organ resources. "You have to take a larger view of it," a transplant surgeon says.
Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability casespublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
The 2003 rule required experts to practice in the same specialty as defendant physicians.
More people use mobile devices to look for health informationpublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
The increased popularity of smartphones has led more patients to proactively manage their care while on the go.
New York health plans rapped over out-of-date physician directoriespublished Mon, Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
In some cases, patients paid out-of-network fees to doctors who were actually part of a network.
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