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Through studying humans who have been infected with the dengue virus, scientists have pinpointed the region on the virus that is neutralized in those who beat the... Read More »
Scientists have developed a new tool, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), to diagnose tuberculosis (TB). Up to 30 percent of the world’s population ... Read More »
The Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination (CEWG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for increased... Read More »
Ever wonder what happens to medical hazardous waste? When research and health care facilities dispose of hazardous waste, there are certain guidelines --... Read More »
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed a ‘gene chip’ to contribute to the identification of malaria drug resistance, an effort that... Read More »
Insights into how the first vaccine ever reported to modestly prevent HIV infection might have worked were published online today in the New England Journal of... Read More »
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has reversed its decision on censoring research on the altered H5N1 avian flu virus. The NSABB spent... Read More »
A drug candidate that has shown promise for neutralizing dangerous bacteria also prevents the parasite that causes malaria from growing, new research by a Yale... Read More »
If you haven’t seen the words “health care” in news headlines lately, you must be living under a rock. Health care reform, health care spending... Read More »
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Valerie ClarkI appreciate your feedback, and encourage you to view the full study here: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/307/10/1037.short. Also, this article provides a great synopsis of what was evaluated and what wasn't: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/03/13/hospital-spending.html
Apr 2, 2012
Robert BarryI don't like the mental leap that you have made. You don't look at the amount of care that was received, just the spending rates of the facilities, and not the compensation paid to the facility (which the RBRVS measures for Medicaid and Medicare patients in the U.S.). You also didn't talk about patient mix. More well-financed facilities may see healthier individuals. There are a lot of confounding variables that you didn't consider. Still, an interesting change from the previous study.
Apr 2, 2012
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