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Mandatory bundled-payment Medicare programs should stay, study suggests
Hospitals that receive bundled payments for joint replacements either voluntarily or through Medicare’s mandatory programs, vary by size and volume,
Continue reading »Tax hurts investment in medical device research and development
New research shows companies cut funding for research and development in response to a tax imposed on medical devices as
Continue reading »Handgun purchaser licensing laws linked to fewer firearm homicides in large, urban areas: States that adopt handgun licensing laws see fewer gun homicides in their urban centers
State laws that require gun purchasers to obtain a license contingent on passing a background check performed by state or
Continue reading »Lack of paid sick leave increases poverty: It also increases medical care costs and use of welfare
Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the
Continue reading »Per-capita end-of-life spending is decreasing rapidly, according to new study
Health economists have long considered end-of-life spending to be one of the major contributors to the overall increase in health
Continue reading »Genomics is disrupting the healthcare sector: A landmark report unveils wide-ranging clinical and commercial impacts of low-cost DNA sequencing and analysis
Affordable, rapid DNA sequencing is causing a revolution in medicine and healthcare globally — and it’s happening now, says Thomas
Continue reading »New strategies for hospitals during mass casualty incidents
A community’s ability to cope with mass casualty incidents (MCIs) is very dependent on the capacity and capability of its
Continue reading »Researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trends
UCLA-led research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis
Continue reading »Hepatitis C: A novel point-of-care assay
One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the
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