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Aug 30 2010

New York Times

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Concierge medicine – is it possible to practice in a way that reconciles concierge medicine with all the ethical concerns?

Aug 30 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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HealthSpring, Inc. announced Friday that it will pay $545 million to purchase Bravo Health, Inc., a privately held operator of Medicare Advantage plans

Aug 30 2010

Fiscal Times

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Five months after the adoption of the sweeping new health care law, momentum is building to modify and possibly repeal one of its funding sources.

Aug 30 2010

nextgov

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The VA is participating in pilot to test medical data exchange through the Nationwide Health Information Network in partnership with the Indiana Health Information Exchange

Aug 30 2010

MarketWatch

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Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, has signed a merger agreement with Atlanta based A.D.A.M., Inc.

Aug 28 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXI

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Summer nears an end, but not our Potpourris. This one includes the costs of malpractice, an innovative provider error disclosure program, employer wellness paybacks, blood pressure medication issues, the cost…

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Aug 27 2010

Business Week

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Amid angst that the U.S. economy might be slowing, health care—a sector usually billed as resistant to economic downturns—is feeling the effects

Aug 27 2010

American Cancer Society

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American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures 2010

Aug 27 2010

AHRQ

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AHRQ: Adult Hospitals Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007

Aug 27 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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There’s bad news and good news about hospital-acquired infection (HAI) trends in the U.S.

Aug 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Michigan judge heard arguments in two of three lawsuits filed by public-school unions and retirees who opposed a new law that for the first time required them to contribute toward their health-care benefits.

Aug 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Private-equity firm Bain Capital LLC is expected to acquire Air Medical Group Holdings, the largest independent provider of U.S. air medical services, for almost $1 billion

Aug 27 2010

LA Times

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CMS issued a final regulation to protect against fraudulent medical equipment and supplies vendors – the rule will require suppliers to maintain proper ordering documentation and remain open at least 30 hours a week

Aug 27 2010

eHealthNews.eu

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Leading UK firm Telehealth Solutions has been awarded a framework agreement for providing telecare, telehealth and telecoaching by Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for all UK public services

Aug 27 2010

NPR

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In the medical home, doctors are also supposed to be able to hand off some of the less specialized — the idea is to have everyone “practicing at the top of their license”