Monthly Archives: February 2016

Addressing Generic Drug Unaffordability And Shortages By Globalizing The Market For Old Drugs

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/02/23/addressing-generic-drug-unaffordability-and-shortages-by-globalizing-the-market-for-old-drugs/

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Five Lessons Healthcare Leaders Are Learning From An Unlikely Source: Nuclear Power

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/leahbinder/2016/02/22/five-lessons-healthcare-leaders-are-learning-from-an-unlikely-source-nuclear-power/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202016-02-23%20Healthcare%20Dive&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive#9af7667292a0

A quick primer on healthcare in the 2016 presidential election

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/a-quick-primer-on-healthcare-in-the-2016-presidential-election/414370/

Make a Wholesale Shift to Value

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http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=LED&content_id=321503

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Many health systems create divisions charged with value-based care, but if they are to succeed, the other parts of the organization must also see transformation as part of the overall mission.

Urging Openness About Superbug Infections, Doctor Omits Cases In Own Hospital

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows the tip of a duodenoscope. U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 laid out extra safety measures that hospitals can take to clean the specialized medical scopes that have been linked to sometimes deadly bacterial outbreaks across the U.S., but acknowledged that not all hospitals have the staff, expertise and resources to take the steps, including sterilizing scopes with toxic gas to kill bacteria. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP)

Hospitals don’t realize the more transparent they are, the more infection risks would decrease.

Lawrence Muscarella