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Anchor lead: A government report finds flaw with some hospices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Two federal agencies, Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, assess hospice services nationally, with recent reports finding some issues. Yet Tom …
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Anchor lead: More clinicians need to get involved with palliative care, Elizabeth Tracey reports Palliative care aims to help people live the best they can with their health challenges, and now new guidelines aim to expand that perspective beyond cancer …
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Anchor lead: Bad behavior can impact the whole healthcare culture, Elizabeth Tracey reports When surgeons are rude and abrasive to their care team, patients may experience more errors and rehospitalizations, a recent study found. Keven Sowers, president of the Johns …
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Anchor lead: A new study is attempting to assess the roots of burnout among medical residents, Elizabeth Tracey reports When physicians report being burned out, everyone suffers. Now a new study is assessing the roots of burnout among medical residents. …
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Anchor lead: Medicine rationing on the part of patients may have serious consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re having trouble affording your prescription medications do you skip doses, cut pills in half or seek alternatives? You’re among many nationally in …
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Anchor lead: There may be help for astronomical hospital charges, Elizabeth Tracey reports Now that the federal government has mandated that hospitals must publish a complete list of all of their charges so that patients can understand their bills, more …
