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35% of Injury-Related ER Visits in Ghana Alcohol-Related
U-M study finds alcohol related death and injuries makeup 35% of emergency room visits in Ghana. Learn more about Ghana alcohol abuse and emergency medicine.
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To Screen or Not to Screen: The Risks of Over-Imaging and Testing
Studies suggest the ease and precision of health screenings has led to an overuse of medical tests. Learn more about unnecessary medical tests and over-imaging.
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Costly Care: Patient Complications and Bills Vary Widely by Hospital
U-M study shows hospitals with higher rates of surgical complications tend to charge more. See the cost of medical complications like postoperative complications.
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One-Third of Breast Cancer Patients Consult PCPs About Treatment Options
Breast cancer patients are consulting with their primary care physicians on cancer treatment. See how oncologists and PCPs can provide better collaborative care.
 The cost of food allergies and EpiPens
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The Broader Lessons of the EpiPen Debacle
Mylan took advantage of the US pharmaceutical industry to raise EpiPen costs and maximize profits. See the issues Mylan's epinephrine auto-injector surfaced.
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Out-of-Pocket Health Costs: One Size Should Not Fit All
Value-Based Insurance Design seeks to lower financial barriers to essential clinical services. See how VBID hopes to change HDHPs, diagnostic testing & Medicaid.
 Diane Simeone, M.D., co-chair of the committee on pancreatic cancer clinical trials
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Giving Pancreatic Cancer Patients More Shots on Goal
National initiative seeks to improve pancreatic cancer clinical trials and pancreatic cancer treatment. Learn more about clinical trials for pancreatic cancer.
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How Big Data Brings Big Gains in Surgical Quality
Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative uses healthcare big data to improve infection prevention. See big data being used to improve surgical patient safety.
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Study: Physicians Don’t Report or Treat Their Own Mental Illness Due to Stigma
Doctors with mental health symptoms are going untreated out of fear of losing their licenses. See one study's suggestions on addressing physician depression.
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Health Coverage on the Rise for Those in the Justice System
Prisoner health care coverage rates have increased with the Affordable Care Act. Learn more about ACA's impact on inmates and others in the justice system.
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Shortages of Technetium, Used in Stress Tests, May Harm Heart Patients
Nuclear stress tests use Tc-99m to help diagnose heart problems in patients. See what other heart stress tests doctors are using during the Tc-99m shortage.
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New Medicare Payment Model May Cause a Bundle of Problems for Some Hospitals
U-M study recommends the use of risk adjustment for Medicare programs that bundle payments for hip and knee replacements. Learn more about the CJR model.
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Why Does Dying Cost More for People of Color?
U-M study finds Medicare pays thousands more for the end of life care of black and Hispanic people than for whites. Here's more on the cost of end of life care.
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Focusing on ‘Golden Hours’ of Care to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Investigators are gathering to support technical developments, and translational and clinical research, for use in the critical hours just after TBIs occur.
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Curing Health Care with a Dose of Big Data and Common Sense
The Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI) program enables health care systems to collect, analyze and share real-time evidence about what works in clinical settings.
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