Bereavement Service May Reduce Complaints and Litigation After Patient Deaths
A consultation with a medical specialist was found to reduce family complaints and threats of litigation after the death of a loved one.
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Bias Complicates the Role of Genomics in Biomedical Research
How can researchers responsibly use genomic information about race and ethnicity?
Legal and Public Health Issues in Drug Advertising Pricing Examined
Direct-to-consumer television advertising may not be the best place to provide cost information on prescription drugs and biologic products.
Challenges in Weighing Costs, Therapeutic Benefits of Expensive Pharmaceuticals
Physicians have a moral obligation to protect their patients from both physical and financial harms associated with pharmaceutical therapies.
How Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs Create Ethical Dilemma for Physicians
Employer-sponsored wellness programs can put physicians in an unenviable position.
Security and Privacy Risks Linked to Wearable Healthcare Devices
While wearable technology can provide substantial patient benefit, these devices carry significant privacy and security risks.
Manufacturers Increase Drug Prices Twice as Fast During Drug Shortages
Prices of prescription drugs in short supply between 2015 and 2016 were found to increase more than twice as quickly as they would have in the absence of a shortage.
More Healthcare Professionals Choose Employment With Organizations Over Self-Employment
In recent years, more healthcare professionals are choosing to work for organizations rather than starting their own practice.
The Challenge of Compassion in Modern Healthcare Settings
A providers’ capacity to feel compassion is affected in part by the practice environment.
VTE Increases Risk for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
A number of risk factors were associated with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, including, age >70 years, female gender, and pulmonary embolism at first venous thromboembolism.
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