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April 25, 2008

EU Considers Merging onto the Healthcare Information Superhighway

by Peter Pitts

Maybe it has something to do with the strength of the Euro -- or maybe it has something to do with a patient's right to know. And just maybe things are beginning to change.

Have a look at this new article (from the Journal of Life Sciences) on how the EU is pondering changing what's allowable vis-a-vis what they call "Information to Patients" and we in the US call "Direct to Consumer Communications:

http://www.tjols.com/article-640.html

Bottom line -- knowledge is power.

Posted by peterpitts at April 25, 2008 08:30 AM

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