BetterDoctor has raised $2.6 million for its approach to providing consumers with a doctor finding and rating tool.
http://medcitynews.com/2013/10/mobile-physician-finder-service-raises-2-6m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=301780795f-RSS_Daily+Top+Stories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-301780795f-67648197A Wisconsin startup called Wellbe has gotten $1.4 million in initial capital for a software tool that helps patients as they go through episodes of hospital-based care.
http://medcitynews.com/2013/10/wellbe-raises-1-4-million/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=301780795f-RSS_Daily+Top+Stories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-301780795f-67648197The Health Care Cost Institute, a consortium of payer data sources, released its report on health care costs and utilization for 2012.
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A survey of health care CEO severance packages reveals one reason why health spending may be growing too fast and this is just the tip of the iceberg on executive…
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Medicare reimbursement has been problematic for hospitals, as growth in payments has been very slow and in some cases, reduced. A study in Health Services Research looks at hospital responses…
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Two articles in Health Affairs discuss the potential impact of Americans living longer on health spending.
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