> A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics urges more family involvement in children's healthcare, including encouraging parents to stay with their child, sit in on physician "rounds" and accompany the youngster during medical procedures, HealthDay reported. Article

> A pediatrician accused of prescribing excessive amounts of oxycodone and behaving unprofessionally on Facebook publicly blamed the family of a 13-year-old patient for reporting him to the New Hampshire Board of Medicine, the Concord Monitor reported. Article

> A new article in Academic Medicine proposes huge changes to the way medical schools prepare physicians to provide cost-conscious care, beginning with the admissions process, CMIO reported. Article

> A proposal that would have required Florida doctors and some health facilities to provide patients with pricing information died in a Senate committee last week, CBS Miami reported. Article

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