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Jul 19 2010

Preventive Care Regulations

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HHS has issued its draft regulation on what preventive services health plans must cover without cost-sharing by the patient. Someone, of course, has to pay for all these "free" services,…

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Jul 17 2010

2010 Potpourri XXV

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Another week, another potpourri, this time with items on workers' compensation drug spending, benefit consulting firm mergers, hospital readmissions, geographic variation in spending and use of mobile vans to deliver…

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Jul 16 2010

New York Times

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For several years now and with a growing messianic fervor, physicians and health care experts have been responding to the need to deliver more efficient and better primary care with one response: patient-centered medical homes

Jul 16 2010

Reuters

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The American Cancer Society and three federal agencies named 19 chemicals and shift work on Thursday as potential causes of cancer that deserve more investigation.

Jul 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The first round of requirements for what constitutes “meaningful use” of digitized medical practices and procedures were released on Tuesday

Jul 16 2010

New York Times

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Federal regulators are proposing changes to expand use of the $400 million government program that subsidizes Internet services at hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities in rural areas.

Jul 16 2010

Telemedicine and Cancer Care

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A study reported in JAMA examines the use of telemedicine techniques to improve the management of pain and depression in cancer patients.

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Jul 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Under new rules will be required to cover preventive services for such procedures as blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol tests, many cancer screenings, routine vaccinations, prenatal care, and regular wellness visits for infants and children

Jul 16 2010

Bloomberg

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There is “less than a 50-50” chance Congress will approve the $11.6 billion in extra federal Medicaid assistance U.S. states have included in their current budgets

Jul 15 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Under the new health care overhaul law, insurers will be required to pay fully for services that get an “A” or “B” recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force – good news for patients but it puts the group in the cross-hairs of lobbyists

Jul 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Patients diagnosed with dementia through screening ran up 13 percent less in health costs in the first year of treatment than before, according to a study suggesting wider detection could reduce U.S. medical expenses

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Big surprise – the OECD found that the United States may be spending its healthcare dollars less efficiently when compared with those other nations

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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There were a number of changes from the proposed to the final version of HHS’ meaningful use rule—requirements that will qualify hospitals and physician practices for federal reimbursements

Jul 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals would have to cut direct costs by an average of $1,082 per case—14%—to sustain operating margins

Jul 15 2010

New York Times

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A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug’s side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.

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