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Does tying payment to quality improve quality? In one Medicare Advantage Program the answer is no.

2015-11-17 09:55:36

Does tying payment to quality improve quality? In one Medicare Advantage Program the answer is no.
Source: healthcare-economist.com

Why an Indian Program Is Training ‘Quacks’ to Stand in for Doctors: Rural India doesn’t have enough physicians—but

2015-11-06 22:57:39

Why an Indian Program Is Training ‘Quacks’ to Stand in for Doctors: Rural India doesn’t have enough physicians—but it has plenty of local, self-styled medical practitioners. Which is better for public health: cracking down on them, or encouraging their work?
Source: theatlantic.com

Trial by Firings: Lessons in Organizing at NewYork-Presbyterian: When NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University

2015-10-22 21:19:13

Trial by Firings: Lessons in Organizing at NewYork-Presbyterian: When NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University announced plans to shutter their family medicine residency, students, residents and others quickly mobilized to save the program.
Source: aafp.org

Innovations in Diabetes Care Around the World: Case Studies from Mexico, India, and US of Care Transformation Through Accountable

2015-10-21 14:36:44

Innovations in Diabetes Care Around the World: Case Studies from Mexico, India, and US of Care Transformation Through Accountable Care Reforms: A Commonwealth Fund–supported study in Health Affairs examines promising diabetes programs in Mexico, India, and the United States to understand the institutional,...
Source: commonwealthfund.org

IBM reaches more students through programming contest, cloud access | University Business Magazine

2015-10-15 18:33:25

IBM reaches more students through programming contest, cloud access | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

MIT Master's Program To Use MOOCs As 'Admissions Test' - Slashdot

2015-10-09 01:47:26

MIT Master's Program To Use MOOCs As 'Admissions Test' - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added

2015-10-02 01:22:48

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added to NHS childhood immunisation programme
Source: theguardian.com

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