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During a decade of providing health services to migrant farmworkers in eastern North Carolina, pediatrician Andrea Weathers, MD, DrPH, made some careful observations.
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As the Internet and other media outlets make medical information more accessible to the public, it seems more people are willing to question the judgment of the physicians assigned to their care.
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Despite all of its successes in improving care for patients facing the end of life, Oregon still has not made headway in treating pain and suffering, report researchers at Oregon Health Sciences Universitys Center for Ethics in Healthcare.
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High Court keeps Maine RX alive; DNA bank in the works at Howard University
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When Cynthia Solomons hydrocephalic son required care at a hospital far from his hometown, doctors had a difficult time treating his condition because they had difficulty obtaining information about his medical history and prior treatment.
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As a federal appeals court considers whether to uphold U.S. Attorney General John Ashcrofts directive nullifying Oregons state law allowing physician-assisted suicide, medical and legal experts are divided over whether Ashcrofts action could have more far-reaching consequences than its stated intent.
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A 42-year-old woman was involuntarily transferred from a community hospital to psychiatric facility after her attempted suicide. At the receiving facility, she was placed in an all-male ward, where she said she was sexually assaulted. A jury returned a verdict of $150,000, that was offset by her contributory negligence.
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Companies seek URAC security accreditation; HIPAA.ICC.NET started to facilitate transmission
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has asked Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson to provide guidance in light of the fact that a substantial number of covered entities will not be able to achieve compliance with HIPAA Transaction and Code Set (TCS) standards by Oct. 16, 2003, as required under the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act.