Rogue Internet pharmacies dispense medications without prescriptions, sell drugs that are counterfeit, expired or improperly labeled, and violate a slew of other laws, a new Government Accountability Office report says.
Such pharmacies have led to investigations by state and federal regulators, who told the GAO that there are “substantial challenges” in investigating and prosecuting these outfits, many of which are internationally based.
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“Looking for connections and ways to make life easier” were the goals at UMass Memorial Medical Center when staff at a hospital in Worcester, Mass., began beefing up its social media presence.
That's what the hospital's social media manager, Rob Brogna, told the authors of a white paper released by ICF International that looks at how Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are utilized in healthcare.
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The healthcare spending slump isn't just a U.S. phenomenon.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that healthcare spending increased less than 2% in 2011 among its 32 member nations, with the sharpest slowdowns being felt in those countries hit hardest by the economic crisis. Spending fell in 2010.
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