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A $56 Billion Poison Pill

Posted onOctober 18, 2010June 6, 2017AuthorLisa Maurer, MD2 Comments

Malpractice litigation is supposed to remedy the situation where patients are damaged by the negligent behavior of clinicians. Unfortunately, this costly system does a poor job of compensating patients or ensuring safety in patient care. In an effort to pinpoint Continue Reading …

CategoriesHealth reform, Malpractice

911 versus 7-11

Posted onOctober 11, 2010April 11, 2011AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP2 Comments

Americans have increasingly been taking their medical ailments around the corner to the local urgent care or retail clinic. These alternatives to emergency departments may help offload some of the strain with ever-rising ED volumes. The delivery of urgent health Continue Reading …

CategoriesAccess to Care, Affordability & Delivery System, Health care costs, Marketplace

Network Overlap Reduces Quality

Posted onOctober 4, 2010November 21, 2010AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Many health insurers pride themselves on being highly-rated in terms of the quality of care they provide. However, physicians tend to contract with many different insurers and with each additional contract, quality of care declines. Recent interest in sparking competition Continue Reading …

CategoriesAffordability & Delivery System, Quality, Special Topics

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD)

Posted onOctober 4, 2010June 29, 2014AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Dr. Cedric Dark, MD, MPH (Founder and Executive Editor of Policy Prescriptions) spoke to students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The discussion was on the topic “

CategoriesEducation & Events

T. R. Reid | The Healing of America (Washington, DC)

Posted onOctober 1, 2010January 1, 2019AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

T. R. Reid, author of “The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care,” spoke to an audience at the George Washington University  Hospital at an event sponsored by Policy Prescriptions and the GW Emergency Continue Reading …

CategoriesEducation & Events, International Comparisons

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