Kevin Roche – Page 923 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 15 2010

Nextgov.com

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Across the country, doctors are aligning themselves with hospitals based on their preference (or dislike) of electronic records used at those institutions

Jun 15 2010

Retainer Services for Uninsured Persons

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Physicians are experimenting with retainer-like payments for uninsured patients. It appears that this may be attractive to many uninsured persons and may allow physicians to accrue more revenue than they…

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Jun 14 2010

NAIC

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The NAIC has missed its deadline for a report on how health plans should calculate medical-loss ratios, the industry term for the ratio of premium dollars spent on patient care

Jun 14 2010

Technology Review

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A tiny, nearly invisible nanowire can convert the energy of pulsing, flexing muscles into electric current – their nano generator could someday lead to medical implants and sensors powered by heartbeats or breathing

Jun 14 2010

DarkDaily

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Last week in Australia, investment insiders shared rumors that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was interested in acquiring Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

Jun 14 2010

Health Affairs

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Health Affairs: A more comprehensive and realistic projection suggests that the new reform law will raise the deficit by more than $500 billion during the first ten years and by nearly $1.5 trillion in the following decade.

Jun 14 2010

Washington Post

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Overlooked in the conversation since the passage of the health-care law is a particular group of boomers: doctors and nurses who are itching to call it quits

Jun 14 2010

New York Times

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The White House on Monday will issue new rules that strongly discourage employers from cutting health insurance benefits or increasing the costs of coverage to employees, administration officials say

Jun 14 2010

USA Today

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More and more violent crimes are occurring in America’s hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities, according to a new alert issued by the Joint Commission, an independent health care oversight group

Jun 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Draft regulations being developed by the Obama administration say more than half of employer health care plans may lose their grandfathered status and be required to comply with the health overhaul bill

Jun 14 2010

AP News

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Millions of cancer survivors have put off getting medical care because they couldn’t afford it, according to a new study

Jun 14 2010

Bloomberg

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Personal genetic tests now being sold by five companies require government review, U.S. regulators said

Jun 14 2010

New York Times

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Now, a controversial, and seemingly counter-intuitive, effort to tackle the problem is gaining ground: paying people money to take medicine or to comply with prescribed treatment

Jun 14 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A privacy/security workgroup for the ONC reported last month that encryption should be mandatory for one-on-one exchanges between providers regarding treatments.

Jun 14 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A plan by Navistar International Corp. to drop some retirees’ prescription benefits has run into union opposition, turning into a skirmish that is likely to be replayed at other U.S. companies

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