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Reports
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
In May of 2012, George Mason University and Fairfax County developed a report. To view the entire report click Fairfax County Report. Please see the contributors and the Executive Summary below. George Mason University: Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics Len N. Nichols, Ph.D., Director P.J. Maddox Ed.D. Elizabeth Isaacs Flashner M.S. Che Ngufor, [...]
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Delivery Systems, Insurance Markets
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
The New “REDUCED” Price of Healthcare? By Caryn Sever While attending a gathering this past weekend a friend of mine…we will call her Suzy, mentioned that she had spent a portion of that day walking with a pedometer. I asked her if this was in an effort to maintain health, she replied yes (of course) [...]
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Public Health, Research Outside of GMU
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Evidence-Based Value Analysis vs. The Inefficient Containment of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Costs Colleen Tallant Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), medical arenas are challenged to implement improvements in process flows, safety for patients, and costs. The reduction of costs will be particularly cumbersome, simply because health care budgets are so intricate. [...]
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CHPRE Events, Events
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
From a Bedside Nurse to a Health Policy Career: Mason Graduate, Sharon Brigner, Shares Experience and Advice to Health Policy Students By Caryn Sever This year, Mason graduate Sharon Brigner, MS, RN will contribute to the George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services as a speaker and Capitol Hill coordinator for our Washington [...]