Are Physicians Responsible for Being Patient Advocates
What does it mean to be a physician? Does a physician simply care for the patient’s immediate problem, or should they work to address the underlying social determinants of health? These are questions that pre-medical students like myself must think about as we apply...Report Shows How $700B in Waste Can Be Cut Annually From U.S. Healthcare Bill
When Peter Orzag, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget suggested that $700 billion in waste could be trimmed from the U.S. healthcare budget, many people thought he was nuts. But a report from Thomson-Reuters identifies specific...Why do Americans die younger than Britons?
According to a recent article in BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14070090) Americans are falling behind other countries in life expectancy. In this article the BBC reports on recent research by Dr. Ali Mokdad at the University of Washington. The...New national health care quality strategy
The new national health care quality strategy is designed to promote better health and higher quality care for Americans. This is the first time the federal government has put forward a national strategy to guide local, state and national efforts to improve quality...New Release Available in Bookstores
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