JMIR’s Fast-Track Experiment (Innovations in Scholarly Publishing: Part 1)
Posted by medical student in news health dated July 17th, 2011
As (to our knowledge) the first journal in the world, the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) started in 2007 to offer a “paid fast-track” (FT) option, where authors pay an extra fee if they require an extra-speedy handling of their manuscript.JMIR’s fast-track package consists of two components:
Conflicts of Interest, Government Leaders, and Private Health Care Organizations
Posted by medical student in health blog dated March 28th, 2011
There seems to be a small surge of stories about conflicts of interest regarding health care affecting government leaders who can affect health care.
The Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO’s Golden Parachute – "’Have’s’ Greasing One Another’s Pockets"
Posted by medical student in health blog dated March 13th, 2011
We have frequently discussed the kind of compensation now frequently given to leaders of health care organizations. Although often even the most disproportionately outrageous compensation only attracts transient interest, a recent regional story in this genre has really gotten legs.
