We’ll put this one in the realm of unintended consequences. Sounds neat, here’s a tool to make misbehaving commercial interests behave better. The 1980 act which allowed use of federal patents by commercial interests had the same carve-out, but it hasn’t been used in 40-odd years. Threatening a bigger hammer probably just shifts research into private hands.
Researchers Oppose Biden Plan to Allow Seizure of Patents - Inside Higher Ed
ABFM Spring Certification Exam RegistrationToday, February 29, is the last day to register for the ABFM Spring Certification Exam. Get registered now if you plan to take the exam in April. New Appropriations Bill Fails to Avert Payment Cuts in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee ScheduleIt’s nice that GS2211 stayed, but the constant uncertainty of funding, the decreasing reimbursement, and the impact of the understated inflation rates on costs are absolutely eating public clinics, smaller private clinics, independent hospitals, and so on. And telling everyone to wait a quarter, then another quarter, and then another quarter for actual resolution is just nuts. Clinicians and Management at Odds in Health Care - KevinMD21,000 physicians and nurses surveyed. 33% say their values and managements not aligned. 40% ‘not confident’ management to correct problems identified in patient care. EHR systems and clerical burnout. When 25% of physicians in the hospital grade patient safety as ‘unfavorable’, you may have problems in the system. Clinicians and Management at Odds in Health Care - KevinMD The Real World is Bailing on Artificial IntelligenceOpinion article, we’re saving this one for “the internet will never catch on” and “no one needs a home computer” pile. “Better than 90% of the businesses in the U.S. may never have any material uses or direct application for artificial intelligence in their shops.” |