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01/12/2015 11:58 AM EST


Listen to the NLM Director's Comments

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Hospice Advantages. The transcript is also available.

While a pioneering study reports hospice care for very ill cancer patients comparatively lowered some key medical indicators and costs, an accompanying editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests more research is needed to demonstrate the advantages of hospice or non-hospice care for many end-of-life-patients.

01/05/2015 11:48 AM EST


Listen to the NLM Director's Comments

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Status of Intelligent Health Information Systems. The transcript is also available.

Intelligent health information systems (HIT) that assist physicians are accepted in some corners of clinical care but health care provider acceptance might increase with more thoughtful initiatives in clinically useful areas, NLM's Deputy Director for Research and Education told National Institutes of Health peers in a recent speech.


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