Truth in the Details

Truth in the Details

Prior authorization and clopidogrel use--the truth lies in the details.

In the midst of the high-stakes game to reduce heart attacks, Jackevicius et al. reported in October 2008 that “removal of a [prior authorization (PA)] program led to improvement in timely access to clopidogrel for coronary stenting and improved cardiovascular outcomes.”1 In fact, the PA requirement was replaced with a “limited use” policy for clopidogrel (Plavix) in the Canadian province of On...

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

This discussion aims to provide the occasional medical expert witness with background knowledge of the adversarial court system and the role of the medical expert witness within it. The parallel evolution of the adversarial and inquisitorial legal systems has been more out of tradition rather than any systematic review of the effectiveness of one system or the other. Both legal systems have the...

The Truth , the Whole Truth , and Nothing but the Truth

Hypothetical bias is one of the main issues bedeviling the field of nonmarket valuation. The general criticism is that survey responses reflect how people would like to behave, rather than how they actually behave. In our study of climate change and emissions reductions, we took advantage of the increasing bulk of evidence from psychology and economics that addresses the effects of making promi...

the u.s. policy in central asia and its impact on the colored revolutions in the region (the case study of tulip revolution in kyrgyzstan)

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