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David Orentlicher

  • FDA

    Public Health Trumps Corporate Speech

    By David Orentlicher[Ed Note: Cross-posted at HealthLawProfBlog.] Reversing its previous deference to corporate speech interests, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit came down in favor of consumer protection in a July 29 decision.…

    Public Health Trumps Corporate Speech

  • Bioethics

    The Limits of Advance Directives

    By David Orentlicher While it is important for people to express their wishes about end-of-life care in advance, a court case in Hawaii reminds us that advance directives do not always ensure that patient’s wishes…

    The Limits of Advance Directives

  • Health Information Technology

    More Bad News on Electronic Health Records

    By David Orentlicher During the debate over the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration and other proponents of electronic health records (EHRs) cited a RAND study projecting cost-savings of $80 billion a year from EHRs.…

    More Bad News on Electronic Health Records