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The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is the principal federal agency supporting applied research, training, and development to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. NIDRR’s mission is to gen… more

Abstract: James Holly, M.D., CEO and managing partner in the Southeast Texas Medical Associates (SETMA) group in Beaumont, Texas, knows exactly why his organization implemented an electronic medical record (EMR) system for the 24-physician,… more

As the year nears its end, many of us are prompted to look back and assess the months gone by. We ask ourselves, “What have I accomplished personally and professionally? And what have my family and friends accomplished?”Original Publication… more

In this book a physician long involved in health policy issues at the national level presents a wise, achievable vision for American health care. From his wide ranging professional experiences and his personal experiences with three life th… more

Free To Choose Medicine offers a compelling argument for the freedom of every patient, guided by the advice of his or her doctor, to make informed decisions about the use of not-yet-FDA-approved therapeutic drugs that are in late stages of … more

Have you reached a point in your life when you started feeling unhealthy? Here are some useful information on how to become your own personal physician!Do you want to live longer, happier and healthier? Do you want to improve your life? Do … more

The first thing you need to do is realize that you MUST have life insurance coverage of some kind, even if only to cover the catastrophic expenses like our fictional family.Next, you need to get informed! Most insurance plans are so unwiel… more

In 1994, the attorneys general of four states brought suit against the tobacco industry to recoup costs from tobacco-related diseases. Before long, most other states (41 altogether) joined this creative, unprecedented maneuver to force acco… more

A recent publication by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) states that, “The current call for an increase in US-trained physicians emanates from several factors, including the aging population, an aging physician workforce,… more

Richard N. Fogoros (“DrRich” of the award-winning Covert Rationing Blog) thinks you may not yet be sufficiently paranoid about our new healthcare system. “Open Wide and Say Moo!” aims to remedy this deficiency.Here’s the thing. Whether Obam… more

Your mother said it, your teachers reiterated it, and you’ve heard it countless times: Everyone makes mistakes. So why do we doctors have such difficulty admitting that? More important, how do we respond to our patients after we make mistak… more

Physicians have long been closely allied with competitive sports. In 157 AD, Galen served as a physician to Greek gladiators.¹ Severe musculoskeletal trauma certainly shortened the careers of ancient pugilists who survived their matches. Ho… more

This is “An Anecdotal Personal History by One of the California Players”. Those interested in how our current healthcare dilemma came to be will be fascinated by this book which traces the development of Blue Cross and Blue Shield through t… more

Ironically, pharmacotherapy can harm the very patients it is intended to help if clinically significant drug interactions occur. However, knowledge of the role of the hepatic cytochrome P-450 isoenzyme system in drug interactions has expand… more

This book applies an established analytical framework for health sector reform (Getting Health Reform Right, Oxford, 2004) to the performance problems of the pharmaceutical sector. The book is divided into three sections. The first section … more

Our market-based, profit-driven health care system in the United States has put necessary care increasingly beyond the reach of ordinary Americans. Primary health care, the fundamental foundation of all high-performing health care systems i… more

Deep China investigates the emotional and moral lives of the Chinese people as they adjust to the challenges of modernity. Sharing a medical anthropology and cultural psychiatry perspective, Arthur Kleinman, Yunxiang Yan, Jing Jun, Sing Lee… more

Health care reform is within our reach. According to George Halvorson, CEO of the nation’s largest private health care plan, only by improving the intent, quality, and reach of services will we achieve a health system that is economically f… more

THE MALPRACTICE EPIDEMIC is a behind-the-scenes look at medical malpractice and its numerous implications. Concise, informative and provocative, it is the original and definitive LAYMAN’S GUIDE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, as well as a valuable … more

              What is Obamacare? And more important, what does Obamacare mean for you?Fact: Obamacare will affect every single American. Obamacare for Beginners: Your Survival Guide Book to Beating Obamacare aims to help you better unde... <a class="more" href="/books/detail/B00C5SI8LS/#editorial-review">more</a>