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A new report from the Institute of Medicine may finally put to rest the idea that policymakers should adopt a geographically based value index to set Medicare reimbursements, a proposal favored by providers and members of Congress in regions that have high-quality, low-cost care.
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People waiting to read the Federation of State Medical Boards' annual report summarizing national statistics for doctor discipline are waiting in vain. The FSMB has quietly killed its Annual Summary of Board Actions report. The Federation, which has published the report since 1985, promises that a...
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El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, Calif., claimed a legal victory after a judge struck down a controversial voter-approved initiative that limited what the public hospital could pay administrators.
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California's community health centers vary widely in their ability to control their patients' chronic diseases, including diabetes and high blood pressure, according to federal data.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif.—Adventist Health, a California-based health system with 18 hospitals in four states, plans to seek California's approval for an insurance license before the end of the year. It would be Adventist's first insurance license, though it will be a limited license. An...
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Outliers believes that one of the great joys of summer is being able to step outside, strap on a helmet and tool around on our bike, enjoying the great outdoors. That's why we're touched to hear about a local group in Northern California that assembles and distributes bicycles to...
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John Maupin Jr., president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, will retire at the end of the next school year and, effective July 1, 2014, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice will replace him. Montgomery Rice, 51, was named executive VP and dean in 2011, and she will retain the...
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Many popular mobile health applications may help improve your fitness and well-being, but users should weigh those benefits against the likely loss of privacy from the personal information they extract in return for their services, according to new reports by a California-based privacy rights...
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Alameda Health System, Oakland, Calif., has named Dr. William Peruzzi as its new CMO.
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Nearly 150 female prisoners have been sterilized over a five-year period without the required approval of a California medical committee, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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