July 2006
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.)
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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.
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Two Health Care Quality Alliances Team Up
(7/28/2006, 3:10 p.m.)
The Collapse of Primary Care -- NOT!
(7/26/2006, 2:55 p.m.) (Discuss this story on the AAFP News Now bulletin board.)
FDA Issues Advisories on Depression Medicines
(7/26/2006, 2:50 p.m.)