Health Care Blog

MEwens
A group proposes some standards for privacy and security for downloading personal medical info.
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Katherine Hobson
We assumed medical societies and associations in all 50 states would sign on to the letter, but groups in Alabama, North Dakota and Kansas did not.
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MEwens
Just 5% of small firms reported reviewing performance indicators of health plans’ clinical and service quality.
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MEwens
Also: Stem cell legislation in the House; Abbott ends an auction; NYC public hospitals prepare for some changes.
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MEwens
One of every five kids and 9 of 10 older Americans took at least one prescription drug in the previous month, says a survey taken in 2008.
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MEwens
One new study estimates the percentage of workers at firms with 50 or fewer employees offered health insurance will rise to 86% from 60% after health-care overhaul is implemented.
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MEwens
Did you know “Grade A” on an egg carton doesn’t indicate whether the eggs inside are safe to eat?
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MEwens
Also: NEJM editors say Meridia should be yanked; stem cell plaintiffs explain themselves to the WSJ; are hospital profits the driver of health-care costs?
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MEwens
DeAngelis will return to Johns Hopkins University when she leaves JAMA next June.
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Katherine Hobson
Investors were pleased that a CMS announcement didn’t suggest the question of whether or not Provenge should be covered is on the agenda.
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