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• Should Medicare pay for nosocomial infections?

  October 14, 2008 in Health Insurance, Hospitals, Supply of Medical Services

  Hospital-acquired, or nosocomial, infections are often caused by poor hospital care.  Patients …

• Paul Krugman wins the Nobel Prize in Economics

  October 14, 2008 in Current Events

  Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday “for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.”  More coverage is available at the Nobel Prize homepage and …

• INFORMS 2008

  October 11, 2008 in Current Events

  This afternoon I will by flying to Washington, D.C. for INFORMS 2008.  This is a conference discussing topics related to operations research.  Posting will resume on Wednesday.

• Medical Licensing: Improving or harming the quality of medical care

  October 10, 2008 in Current Events

  One way to insure that you have a high quality doctor is that they have a medical license.  In fact, no doctor can legally practice in the United States without one.  Yet …

• 2008 Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum

  October 9, 2008 in Pharmaceuticals

  On Monday I attended the Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum at UCSD.  I will briefly summarize the presentations of the three speakers. Andreas Pleil, Senior Director Worldwide Medical & Outcomes Research, Pfizer.  Dr. Pliel reviewed …