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Jan 16 2013

cent

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Centene is to acquire AcariaHealth, a specialty pharmacy provider, for around $150 million dollars.

Jan 16 2013

rads

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A study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests that many radiologists will be penalized under the Medicare value-based purchasing program starting in 2015, because their quality scores are not high enough.

Jan 16 2013

New Federal Insurance Rules

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Now that it looks like the health reform law will be fully implemented, agencies are cranking out bushels of regulations. A Kaiser Family Foundation brief summarizes the provisions of three…

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Jan 15 2013

UHG Mayo

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UnitedHealth Group and the Mayo Clinic are combining in a venture to use each party’s data to identify the best treatments for various diseases and patients.

Jan 15 2013

h ma

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Investment banking firm Berkery Noyes releases a brief report on health care information technology merger and acquisition activity in 2012.

Jan 15 2013

hosp pay

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A hospital in California is suing to try and stop employees from working to get a cap on executive compensation at the hospital. Controlling non-profit hospital executive pay is long overdue.

Jan 15 2013

EBRI on Consumer Engagement

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The Employee Benefits Research Institute publishes its findings from the annual Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey, finding that enrollment in high-deductible plans continues to grow and that there are…

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Jan 14 2013

Truven on 2013 Medical Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Everyone is kind of on tiptoes, waiting to see if medical cost growth is going to stay relatively stable as it has for the last few years, or begin to…

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Jan 12 2013

nev exc

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Nevada health insurance exchange will only charge insurers fees of 1.7% of premiums compared to the 3.5% fee the federally operated exchanges are going to charge, but this still a significant amount of additional money that consumers are going to pay.

Jan 11 2013

md hosp

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Health Affairs has research indicating that a hospital pay-for-performance program in Maryland achieved improvements in quality and reduced hospital-acquired infections.

Jan 11 2013

welsh

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Welsh Carson, a large venture and private equity firm, has acquired GetWellNetwork, a provider of information services at patients’ bedsides in hospitals.

Jan 11 2013

qliance

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Qliance, which operates retainer-model clinics, has received an additional $8.6 million in funding, with the lead coming from a group associated with health plan company Regence.

Jan 11 2013

AHRQ Summary of Quality Improvement Method Reviews

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

In the past few years the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published several reviews on the evidence for effectiveness of various forms of quality improvement initiatives. Now the…

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Jan 10 2013

intl

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Yet another report suggests US health care is not up to the standard set by other developed nations, but doesn’t adjust for difference in sociodemographics and other factors in the US.

Jan 10 2013

AHRQ quality

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

AHRQ has published a summary of all its reviews of quality improvement efforts.

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