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    The cost of health care in the United States is increasing. In order to help control these rising costs, all parties involved in the delivery of health care, including dermatologists, ...

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    In part I, we discussed new drug development, reviewed the history of the generic drug industry, described how generic drugs are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, ...

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    Megapath Laboratories is offering some of its new and established dermatopathology clients a popular electronic health record (EHR) system with an advertised price of ...

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    To the Editor: We have noted a trend for skin biopsy specimens to become smaller. The amount and quality of submitted clinical history also seem to be diminishing. Objective ...

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