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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Health IT

Friday, March 30, 2012

UC-Berkeley, D.C. Lab Nab $35M for 'Big Data' Initiative

On Thursday, the Obama administration announced that UC-Berkley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Washington, D.C., will receive a total of $35 million in federal funding to participate in a national initiative to harness large amounts of information -- including health care data -- for research purposes. The funding is part of $200 million that six federal agencies have committed to the "Big Data Research and Development Initiative."



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