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What Wisconsin court ruling on informed consent means to states and ACOs
Government Health IT (blog)
A recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision affirmed a dramatic expansion in the scope of what physicians must disclose during informed consent. This closely-watched decision may have long-term implications for other states and may foreshadow a new ...


New DNA Test, Surgical Techniques Could Aid Scoliosis Patients
Wall Street Journal (blog)
As WSJ's Informed Patient column reports today, parents face complicated decisions for the most common form of the disease — adolescent idiopathic scoliosis — which develops between ages 10 to 15. It is often initially treated with a brace that must ...

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Capital New York

In Albany, deliberative isn't the same as informed
Capital New York
[Page Six] Ben Jealous: "What happened was we saw this great battle in North Carolina and realized as that was going on it was no longer sufficient to decide this state-by-state." [The Rachel Maddow Show] albany - deliberative - isnt - same - informed.

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