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Do EHRs Improve Quality of Care?
Over the past few years, use of electronic health records (EHRs) have grown exponentially. However, there has not been definitive proof that EHRs help improve quality and lower costs of health care. This article reviews whether having complementary incentives to EHRs Continue Reading …
Brenda’s Got A Baby
In 2013, the United States had the highest rate of teen births of all developed countries, with 274,641 girls aged 15-19 giving birth in that year alone. Only 38% of women who have a child before 18 years of age Continue Reading …
Republican Congress, Obama White House: Now What?
With the Congress fully in control by the Republican party after Tuesday’s election, the fate of the Affordable Care Act has reached a critical moment. No doubt that Republicans will continue to take symbolic votes to repeal the entire Affordable Continue Reading …
Politicians Play Doctor in Texas
In Texas, as in all other states, a person who is unable to make his or her own medical decisions has the right to an advance directive (AD) for restricting medical treatment; that is, unless that person is pregnant. A Continue Reading …
Arming the informed consumer
In most sectors of the economy, the more you pay, the higher quality you get. Medical diagnostics and imaging are an exception to this rule, with some tests priced at 10 times the cost of other facilities in the same Continue Reading …