Kevin Roche – Page 745 – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 28 2011

New York Times

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Allies of the medical device industry are waging an extraordinary campaign in Washington to discredit a coming report by one of the country’s pre-eminent scientific groups that examines possible new regulations on the industry.

Jul 28 2011

Reuters

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The insurance industry has benefited from Americans postponing such care during the weak economy. Moderated use of healthcare services has lowered medical claims, leading to stronger-than-expected financial performances.

Jul 28 2011

Bloomberg

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Blackstone Said to Be in Talks to Buy Emdeon for $3 Billion

Jul 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The basis for requesting a MLR waiver falls into a single category: fear that meeting the standard will destabilize the individual market and result in fewer choices for consumers.

Jul 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The AMA submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concern over the proposed changes to the electronic prescribing penalty program.

Jul 28 2011

Bloomberg

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Health-care spending will make up 20 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product by the end of the decade

Jul 27 2011

Chicago Tribune

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Hospitals take cultural sensitivity seriously – Staffs learn about various customs to keep patients happy

Jul 27 2011

CantonRep.com

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Quietly, and with only a scant paperwork trail, local hospitals have been granted liens on thousands of houses in Stark County — in an effort to collect on unpaid medical bills

Jul 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Transitional care interventions can prevent readmissions for congestive heart failure patients and save healthcare costs overall by keeping people healthier. But they’re money losers

Jul 27 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Kaiser Health News: UnitedHealth report on Modernizing Rural Health Care

Jul 27 2011

Bloomberg

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Offering prescription drug coverage to the federal Medicare program’s elderly beneficiaries reduced spending on hospitals and nursing homes, a study found.

Jul 27 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A new report finds that 84% have started their ICD-10 projects – meanwhile, less than a third (29%) have moved beyond the assessment phase into implementation.

Jul 27 2011

PR Newswire

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Becton, Dickinson announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carmel Pharma, Inc., a Swedish company that manufactures the leading closed-system drug transfer device for the safe handling of hazardous drugs that are packaged in vials.

Jul 27 2011

National Variations in Medicaid Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A lot of the work on geographic variation in spending has been done on the Medicare population. New research published in Health Affairs examines variation in Medicaid spending for the…

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Jul 26 2011

GovHealthIT.com

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CCHIT: Don’t buy a new EHR just yet