(UMass) Chan Medical School/Baystate Medical Center Emergency Department, University of Arizona, University of California, Los Angeles School of Social Medicine, and Yale Program in Addiction Medicine; receiving support for attending meetings from National Harm Reduction Coalition, NC Survivors Union Inc...
Healthcare Inc, Hartford, Conn, used several Health Plan Employee Data and Information Set measures to design a performance-based compensation scheme for obstetricians and gynecologists. Each physician or physician group that contracts with Aetna receives a bonus payment based on the "quality" of ...
In the specific context of the H1N1 pandemic, participants questioned the benefit to their patients of disclosing information: "In a situation where, medication is unlikely to be a great deal of benefit, the immunization is arriving, you know, a bit late for it to be useful, what benefit wo...
"A stronger incentive than general benefit to the population was also seen as important. For example, one participant stated "Patients look to us to be their expert and to be their advocate. So, we, as physicians, are happy to provide the information to public health for the greater good...
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I previously was the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,a cancer therapeutics company focused on targeted cancer therapies for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers, such as non-small lung cancer and Ph+ leukemias. ARIAD now is a subsidiary of Takeda Oncology, Cambridge,...
For patients with cancer, treatment may include combination therapy, including surgery and immunotherapy. Here, we review perioperative considerations for
The authors acknowledge the efforts of the Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, the Office of Research, Development, and Information, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Information Management Services, Inc, and the SEER Program tumor registries in the creation of the SEER-...
Methapharm Inc supplied provocholine; Trudell Medical International Inc supplied peak flow meters; and ASDE Survey Sampler Inc organized the random digit dialing. Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The study sponsors had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis,...
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