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Sep 14 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Executives from big pharmaceutical, hospital and insurance companies are crafting their own plan to reduce the deficit which calls for wringing Medicare savings from beneficiaries, not just from hospitals and drug makers.

Sep 14 2011

Review of Physician Financial Incentive Programs

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A new Cochrane Review finds very minimal evidence to suggest that efforts aimed at improving quality of care by creating financial rewards or penalties for primary care physicians are having…

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Sep 13 2011

Chron.com

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The insurance industry is handing out campaign cash to Illinois lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange.

Sep 13 2011

ehalthnews.eu

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Carefx announced that together with IBM they will enable hospitals across Denmark to provide clinicians with real-time access to the very latest clinical patient information

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There were 83,466 physician assistants practicing in the United States in 2010, a 100% increase over the past 10 years

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There are three different models for health information exchanges, with each varying according to how the patient’s data is stored and accessed by participants

Sep 13 2011

Kevinmd.com

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How do hospitals ensure a discharge doesn’t result in an avoidable readmission? What is most important is communication.

Sep 13 2011

New York Times

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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

Sep 13 2011

Rueters

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Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, a home health-care services company, has agreed to pay $150 million to resolve allegations it defrauded U.S. government benefits programs.

Sep 13 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Rate Of Uninsured Stays Flat In 2010, Census Reports

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A proposed rule drafted by three federal agencies would allow patients to receive their test results directly from labs—with no doctor playing middleman.

Sep 13 2011

Bloomberg

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The requirement in the 2010 health- care law that most Americans buy insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled.

Sep 13 2011

PR Newswire

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MD On-Line Acquires Strategic Edge Communications, Expands Provider Offerings to Include Pharmaceuticals

Sep 13 2011

Washington Post

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Seniors get more medical tests than are good for them, experts say

Sep 13 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Today, hospitals and doctors use a system of about 18,000 codes to describe medical services in bills they send to insurers. A new federally mandated version will expand the number to around 140,000