Policy & Systems
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Why Hospitals Need IT Governance as Much as They Need Doctors
Up to 20–40% of global health expenditure is lost to operational inefficiencies — poor procurement, fragmented workflows, weak coordination. A…
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Screening Young Athletes’ Hearts: What a Georgian Cohort Reveals
Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents is rare, but catastrophic — and a meaningful share of exercise-related cases trace…
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