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By Amit Vashist, MD, MBA   “Dr. Vashist, I’m sorry to bother but you really need to look at this medication being taken by our patient.”  My hospital pharmacist gently

By Jordan Harmon If you haven’t noticed, our health system is extremely complex.  There are hundreds of surgical and non-surgical sub-specialties, thousands of hospital systems, and billions of medications prescribed

By Maya Dewan, MD, MPH In today’s world, a simple online search yields endless information about the quality and cost of restaurants, retail shops, even pets, but finding information on

By Ramesh Nathan, MD I recently was invited to participate in a research study, looking at the economic impact of a new drug for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. 

By Kei Ouchi, MD “I need a doctor in here!” As I walk into the resuscitation room in the emergency department (ED), I see Mr. G, a cachectic elderly gentleman barely

By Christopher Moriates, MD A few years ago I was eating dinner with a friend when, somehow, the conversation veered into the topic of mammograms and pap smears. I began