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Oct 22 2010

Home Testing of Blood Thinning Medication

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Research reported in the NEJM looked at differences in quality of care for patients who either tested themselves at home or were tested in a clinic to guide the administration…

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Oct 22 2010

StarTribune

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The long-standing business model for developing new medical devices is under siege, according to an industry study released this week by Ernst & Young.

Oct 22 2010

New York Times

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Starting next year, the law prescribes a minimum loss ratio of 80 percent for insurance sold in the individual and small-group markets, with a minimum of 85 percent in the large-group market

Oct 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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In 2008, ESRD costs were $26.8 billion, 5.9% of the total Medicare budget and a 13.2% increase over 2007. Despite all this spending, however, the disease is plagued by enormously high death rat

Oct 21 2010

Third Quarter VC Activity

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Venture capital has been critical to the creation of innovative health care products and services, as well as to the good jobs the companies offering those products and services provide.…

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Oct 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Tennessee could reduce costs by over $146 million using the legislated mechanics of health reform to transfer coverage to the federal government

Oct 21 2010

emrandhipaa.com

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Ensuring Patient Compliance Using Text Messages and a PHR

Oct 21 2010

Fiscal Times

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Medicaid spending for long-term care is projected to total more than $3.7 trillion from 2008 to 2028, according to a report commissioned by America’s Health Insurance Plans

Oct 21 2010

NPR

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This new survey, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, found that just 9 percent of mobile phone owners use phone apps that help them track or manage their health.

Oct 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Care at home may consist of “physicians, nurses or therapists coming through the front door, or new care models being delivered through monitoring devices, computers” or the telephone

Oct 21 2010

HealthLeaders Medai

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Twenty-four states gambled—and came up short—on receiving additional federal funds to relieve state Medicaid budgets stressed by the recession.

Oct 20 2010

Fiscal Times

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A new analysis on global aging indicates that “no other force is likely to shape the future of national economic health, public finances, and policymaking as the irreversible rate at which the world’s population is aging.”

Oct 20 2010

Washington Post

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A Maryland health information exchange that will allow hospitals, physicians, labs and radiology centers to share patient information within the state went live last week.

Oct 20 2010

nextgov.com

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In a few years, medical patients in the United Kingdom will be able to log onto a computer and choose their type of care, keep track of their treatment, and select their medical professionals.

Oct 20 2010

MarketWatch

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Just as the U.S. is rethinking the way it handles health care, Canada is re-examining over the next four years how to maintain the system that provides medical treatment for all regardless of income.