Little-known AMA group has outsized influence on Medicare payments

By Joe Eaton and Joe Eaton

Early this month, a group of 29 doctors gathered in a modern conference room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, a few blocks from Lake Shore Driv

Excerpts from this story referencing "surgeon":

"… es from 109 AMA-recognized specialty societies representing cardiologists, surgeons, family physicians, and others.To develop the suggested work values for t …"

"… re physician visits, primary care physicians say they are outgunned by the surgeons and other specialists among the 26 RUC members who have voting privileges …"

"… . Years after tackling what was once an innovative surgery, for example, a surgeon can often perform the same procedure in a fraction of the time. But that e …"

America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

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"… d be as high as 8,000 per year. Dr. Richard Lemen, a former assistant U.S. surgeon general who consults for plaintiffs in asbestos cases, has cited estimates …"

Most drug trial results analyzed by FDA hidden from view

By Naseem Miller

Before a new drug finds its place on pharmacy shelves or a new device lands in the hands of a surgeon, it goes through a long and complex ap

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"… inds its place on pharmacy shelves or a new device lands in the hands of a surgeon, it goes through a long and complex approval process by the U.S. Food and …"

"… he market,” reported the Sunlight Foundation in 2009.Dr. David Gorski, a surgeon at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, wrote about FDA and the tran …"

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Science policy politicized

By The Center for Public Integrity

The Bush administration demonstrated disdain for science by allowing key scientific posts in government to go unfilled for over a year

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"… nistration (FDA) commissioner, National Institutes of Health director, and surgeon general. The FDA job took 20 months to fill, while the eventual surgeon ge …"

"… nd surgeon general. The FDA job took 20 months to fill, while the eventual surgeon general, Richard Carmona, ultimately accused the administration of politic …"

Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Some payments may be going to doctors who have been using electronic health records for years

Excerpts from this story referencing "surgeon":

"… meaningful use” standards in improving patient care.Dr. George Miller, a surgeon who practices in Grenada, Miss., said his decision to adopt electronic hea …"

Government orders Columbia to tell patients 'true nature' of drug study

By Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee

Officials say research may have caused harm to people who had heart surgery

Excerpts from this story referencing "Institutional Review Board":

"… that the study proposal and consent form “were approved by Columbia’s Institutional Review Board. The Columbia IRB sought comments from members of the Departments of Surge …"

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Half of GOP’s biggest bundlers still haven’t picked a presidential candidate to back

By Fred Schulte and Peter H. Stone

Why are so many GOP mega bundlers sitting on the sidelines?

Excerpts from this story referencing "New Jersey":

"… Munr Kazmir, chief executive officer of Direct Meds, a pharmacy company in New Jersey, said he had hoped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would enter the race. Bu …"

"… fficer of Direct Meds, a pharmacy company in New Jersey, said he had hoped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would enter the race. But when that didn’t happen, h …"

On our radar screen: Oklahoma City bombing, drug use among troops

By Gordon Witkin and R. Jeffrey Smith

Items worth reading: A new investigative look into the Oklahoma City bombing, and increasing drug use among active-duty troops.

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"… ,000 active-duty Army troops are taking such medications now, the Army’s surgeon general told the Times. …"

Daily Disclosure: Arizona congressman targeted by veterans’ group

By Rachael Marcus

Arizona Senate candidate Rep. Jeff Flake accused of voting against veterans

Documents show Air Force neglected concerns about F-22 pilot safety

Documents show Air Force neglected concerns about pilot safety

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"… Force, RAW-G was created at the suggestion of Daniel Wyman, then a flight surgeon at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base, where the first F-22 squadron was bei …"

"… eing deployed. Wyman is now a brigadier general and the Air Combat Command surgeon general.By the time RAW-G got going, some pilots were already experiencing …"

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