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The Forgotten Cancer Patients | Adolescent and young adult cancer, AYA cancer, Dr. Archie Bleyer, Dr. Michael P. Link, DEFEATcancer, St. Charles Regional Cancer Center, American Society of Clinical Oncology, LIVESTRONG, Moving Forward, Lance Armstrong Foundation
The Forgotten Cancer Patients

Adolescents and young adults face lowest survival rates

They are patients in the prime of their life – adolescents, college students, newly minted professionals, newlyweds and young parents. Then comes cancer...

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Coming Soon to a Covered Entity Near You … HIPAA Audits | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA Audit, Healthcare Privacy and Security, Breach Notification, Susan McAndrew, Office of Civil Rights, OCR, Covered Entities, HHS
Coming Soon to a Covered Entity Near You … HIPAA Audits
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton... Click Here for More ...
 
Healthcare in 2020 | Steve Jacob, Healthcare in 2020.
Healthcare in 2020
Public health professor shares where uncertain reform, bad habits, too few doctors and skyrocketing costs are taking Americans

“Lucy, you’ve got some ’splaining to do!” Ricky Ricardo famously bellowed on the 1960s hit TV series...

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Cancer Fighting Collaboration | Jackson Medical Mall, University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute, UMMC Cancer Institute, GMaP/BMaP, Tulane University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Moffitt Cancer Center, Emory University, Tuskegee University, Morehouse College, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Xavier University, Dr. Mary Ann Van Duyn, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, CRCHD, National Cancer Institute, Dr. Lucio Miele.
Cancer Fighting Collaboration
Multi-state research consortium making significant progress on diverse projects

Dozens of specialists and scientists from nine institutions gathered at the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Miss., for a two-day conference hosted by the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Cancer Institute...

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Choosing Wisely | Choosing Wisely Campaign, Unnecessary Medical Tests, American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, ABIM Foundation, Dr. Christine Cassel, Evidence-Based Care, Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, High Value Cost Conscious Care, Consumer Reports
Choosing Wisely

Campaign urges providers, patients to think about the evidence before writing the order

“We all know that we live in a healthcare system that is very costly and in which there is a lot of waste,” stated Christine Cassel, MD, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation...

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German doctors apologize for Holocaust horrors - msnbc.com (blog)

German doctors apologize for Holocaust horrors
msnbc.com (blog)
The apology, made Wednesday at the Bundesärztekammer (German Medical Association) meeting in Nuremberg, makes no excuses. Unanimously adopted by the delegates of the Physician's Congress, the declaration says that contrary to popular belief doctors ...

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Posted Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:43 pm CDT

Physician Medical merges with CareMore Medical - Las Vegas Review - Journal

Physician Medical merges with CareMore Medical
Las Vegas Review - Journal
By Chris Sieroty Physicians Medical Center said Wednesday it will merge with CareMore Medical Group, a medical organization and health plan. The new Las Vegas-based company will be known as CareMore Medical Group, Nevada. Financial terms of the deal ...

Posted Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:07 am CDT

Arizona considering new uses for medical marijuana - Mohave Valley News

Arizona considering new uses for medical marijuana
Mohave Valley News
The state Medical Board in February reprimanded one physician who wrote certifications for 483 patients without making required checks of a controlled-substance database. The Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board suspended another doctor's license for ...

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Posted Friday, May 25, 2012 2:43 am CDT