Student Assembly leaders cap final term by publicizing budget, organizing Student Liaison Committee thedartmouth.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedartmouth.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) announced that Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO, is its president-elect. Wong, the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor of Surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is the chair of the Department of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) and Geisel. She is a nationally recognized authority in the management of soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma, Merkel Cell carcinoma, and gastrointestinal cancers.
Sandra Wong, MD, MS (photo by Mark Washburn)
“The SSO is dedicated to advancing the best possible surgical care for patients with cancer through research, education, and multiple quality initiatives,” Wong said. “As such, the SSO is really my go-to professional society and I’m so honored to serve in this leadership role. I look forward to continuing multidisciplinary collaborations in order to improve clinical cancer care and outcomes for all.”
Feb 25, 2021 12:14pm
In a study that looked at admissions among Medicare patients, there were wide variations in admission rates between physicians, according to the work by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Harvard Medical School. (Studio 642/Getty Images)
Exactly which doctor a patient ends up seeing in an emergency department can have a big impact on whether or not they get admitted to the hospital, according to a study recently published in Health Affairs.
In a study that looked at admissions among Medicare patients, there were wide variations in admission rates between physicians, according to work by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, as well as the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Harvard Medical School.
Research Finds Geographical Variation in Fracture-Associated Drug Use Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents pharmacytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pharmacytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This Viewpoint discusses the unexpected large billing that can occur when a patient receives care from an out-of-network physician or center (surprise billing)