January 2002
Donald P. "Rocky" Wilcox
A U.S. government agency, some argue, should be created to rule on usefulness of medications, equipment, and procedures. Britain has just instituted such a system.
New programs hold promise for rehabilitating sound physicians who have, for any number of reasons, lost some of the skills they started with.
The head of the Pacific Business Group on Health says the coming trend in care will be patients making informed decisions before they get sick.
William Silverman, MD, FAAP
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Compensation Monitor
Managed Care Outlook
