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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

in 2006 to 1.9% In an Op-Ed about his nascent reform plan that appeared in the Boston Globe in November 2004, Governor Romney proposed applying "carrots and sticks" to persons who could afford private health insurance but had chosen not to purchase it. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance. Owning a car is a choice.

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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

Today's Hospitalist

” Phyllis Maguire has been Executive Editor of Today’s Hospitalist since 2006. Key takeaways: A Midwestern health system developed its own program to reduce readmissions from SNFs but didn’t have enough staff to cover all participating facilities. The health system’s 30-day readmission rate from SNFs is now under 10%.

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How to Run DMC? It’s Tricky – FDA’s New Draft Guidance Provides Updated Recommendations on How to Best Use Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials

FDA Law Blog

Clissold — The trio of CDER, CBER, and CDRH released a new draft guidance titled “ Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials ” that revises the 2006 guidance “Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees” and, when final, will replace the 2006 guidance.

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Defining Emergency

StorytellERdoc

After this, one of our regulars who had been to our ER over 200 times (since we started tracking in March of 2006) arrived via ambulance. I originally wrote this piece in December, 2010. Recently, I learned that it has been "reborn" in the social media world with over 120k shares from just one resource (thank you, KevinMD). For how long?"

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How hospitals can cut admission delays by 30%

Today's Hospitalist

Key takeaways: Admission delays from the ED can adversely affect mortality, length of stay, medical errors and quality of care. One VA center reduced its admission delay by almost one-third with a series of three interventions. Such delays can compromise patient care by increasing mortality, medical errors and length of stay. reduction.

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FDA’s Proposal to Remove Oral Phenylephrine from the OTC Monograph Isn’t a Surprise but What is Left “Over-the-Counter”?

FDA Law Blog

As those of us of a certain age remember, prior to 2005/2006, pseudoephedrine was the decongestant of choice for OTC multi-symptom cold medicine. FDA also noted that it has concluded that no safety signal was identified for oral PE at doses permitted under the monograph. a); OTC Monograph M012: § M012.20.

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How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines

Noreta Family Medicine

A research study from 2006 showed that 50% of the people surveyed incorrectly flushed their meds down the toilet (read more HERE ). How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines How many unused or expired medicines do you have in your house? It’s ok to admit it. Why is it important to get rid of old medicines?