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July 2006

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CMS' Barry Straube, M.D., left, tells J. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., right, and the IOM expert panel that the agency takes the panel’s report "very seriously."

E-Prescribing Pivotal to Reducing Drug Errors

IOM Reports Rates Still High

(7/28/2006, 3:15 p.m.)  --  A new Institute of Medicine report recommends broader adoption of electronic prescribing and other measures to cut down on the number of patients who get the wrong drug, dosage or mix of medications. More


The Collapse of Primary Care -- NOT!

(7/26/2006, 2:55 p.m.) (Discuss this story on the AAFP News Now bulletin board.)