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Target 6 areas of waste to curb healthcare costs Hospital leaders looking to cut back on waste should focus on six categories that account for more than 20 percent of escalating healthcare expenditures, according to an article today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Fierce Healthcare
After Fiery Debate, Oncologist Dispensing Bill Passes in Utah In Utah, a bill that will allow oncologists in outpatient clinics to dispense oral cancer medications without being licensed under the state Pharmacy Practice Act has passed both houses of the state legislature and is expected to be signed into law. Clinical Oncology
FDA to Promote Judicious Antimicrobial Use The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals. Infection Control Today
Judge Orders J&J to Pay $1.2 Billion An Arkansas judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.2 billion after a jury found that the company's past marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal violated the state's consumer-protection laws. The Wall Street Journal
