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The State of Biosimilars in the United States: The Center for Biosimilars® Peer Exchange
January 24th 2018The introduction of biosimilars to the US market has led to an unprecedented amount of uncertainty as stakeholders try to understand the implications of their arrival. In the following Peer Exchange discussion from The Center for Biosimilars®, held in September 2017, industry experts discuss regulation, policy, and litigation issues in the world of biosimilars.
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The Electronic Health Record Landscape: An Interview With Dr Jacob Reider
January 19th 2018More and more, practices around the country are switching from paper-based systems to electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs are increasingly becoming a crucial tool in healthcare, improving communication and facilitating care coordination. However, with these benefits also come challenges and unintended consequences. Jacob Reider, MD, CEO of Alliance for Better Health, dicusses the benefits of EHRs, their consequences, and working toward a time when interoperability becomes a reality nationwide.
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Professionalism and Happiness in Medicine: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Richard Baron
January 13th 2018Healthcare could be improved if policy makers, leaders, and administrators thought more about the role of medical professionalism and the intrinsic motivations of physicians, said Richard J. Baron, MD, MACP, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the ABIM Foundation, during an interview with Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weigns In.
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The Role of Oncologists in Moving to Value-Based Care: Torrie Fields Interviews Dr Michael Kolodziej
December 25th 2017In this interview, recorded at the end of the first day of PCOC®, Torrie Fields, senior program manager at Blue Shield of California, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, of ADVI Health, discuss the move to value-based care in oncology, what practices need to do to be successful, and the role of team-based care.
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Five Years of Reducing Overuse of Medical Services With Choosing Wisely
December 14th 2017Overuse of medical services has been a costly issue in US healthcare for decades. Now in its fifth year, the Choosing Wisely initiative from ABIM Foundation seeks to increase conversations between physicians and patients to help them make wise decisions about appropriate care and reduce the use of low-value services.
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Progress on Payment Reform: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Suzanne Delbanco
November 10th 2017Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, MPH, of Catalyst for Payment Reform, and Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weighs In, discuss payment reform in the healthcare industry, including quality measurements and accountable care organizations.
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How Health Policy Affects People's Lives: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Sarah Varney
October 21st 2017As the senior national correspondent at Kaiser Health News, Sarah Varney covers health policy, specifically looking at federal law and how it rolls out in states and local jurisdictions. During her conversation with Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weighs In, she explained how her articles are shaped by the time she spends in the field talking to people affected by the policy decisions made in Washington, DC, or state capitals.
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Nurses Answer the Call to Assist in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
September 4th 2017In New Jersey, the call went out to find volunteer nurses willing to travel down to Texas to help with relief efforts and assist those nurses who were tired and overworked in the flood zone, and 50 nurses answered the call within a few days.
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