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State of Emergency
Posted by Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD, NPA Executive Director February 17, 2012 at 5:09 PM
This article was written by NPA President-Elect Dr. Cheryl Bettigole and is cross-posted from “The Medical Professionalism Blog” published by the ABIM Foundation where it was originally posted February 14, 2012. During a recent talk at the Families USA conference, the Reverend Edward Livingston led an animated discussion regarding his groundbreaking work with the Camden [...]
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RxDemocracy Promotes Voting – download free workplace poster
Posted by Becky Martin, NPA Project Manager February 17, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Simply put, people who have a voice–whether in the exam room, in the voting booth, or in civic and community life–tend to be healthier. And the more voices there are, the healthier our democracy becomes. This is Rx: Democracy. The NPA is committed to advancing the civic engagement of physicians and patients through leadership development, [...]
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Shining a Needed Light on PhRMA/Physician Interactions
Posted by Mark Ryan, MD January 22, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Recently, National Public Radio’s program “On the Media” discussed the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. This legislation (PDF; a useful overview is available here–also a PDF) was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care at and requires that pharmaceutical companies (PhRMA) disclose how much they pay physicians in compensation for being consultants, on speaker’s bureaus, [...]
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