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Jun 11 2010

BusinessWire

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U.S. HealthWorks announced the acquisition of the Sierra Occupational Services, expanding the number of U.S. HealthWorks operated medical centers to 66 in California and 134 nationwide

Jun 11 2010

Physician Compensation

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An MGMA survey and an article based on the survey provide a look at where physician employment and compensation is headed. Hospitals look to be extending their power and leverage.

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Jun 10 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Healthrageous, a new personalized health technology company, has landed $6 million in financing to bring to market technologies developed at the Boston-based Center for Connected Health

Jun 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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TSO3 Inc. (TOS), maker of medical-sterilization equipment, suffered a setback Tuesday when the FDA requested more tests on its new sterilization product. This could delay approval of the product until the fall.

Jun 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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CVS Caremark Corp. said it will block as many as 53 million patients from filling prescriptions at Walgreen Co. drugstores by as early as next month, amid an escalating power struggle between the two companies.

Jun 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The deadline for 2011 Medicare Advantage carrier bids this Monday provided another flash point in the ongoing clash between insurers and the government

Jun 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Researchers analyzed Medicare prescription-drug spending in 2007 -was higher spending on prescription drugs was associated with lower spending on doctor visits and hospital care that same year

Jun 10 2010

Will Reform Act Slow Health Costs?

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Two federal budget experts examine CBO's final analysis of the deficit effect of the health reform bill as passed and find that it is very likely that instead of a…

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Jun 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals and physicians in three states announced this week a 12-month pilot project that they hope will rekindle the movement and measure the impact of patient access to medical records

Jun 09 2010

New York Times

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Efforts to provide medical services by videoconference, a notion known as telemedicine, are expanding into all sorts of realms, but these clinics in Iowa are the first in the nation to provide abortions this way

Jun 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Cardinal Health Corp. has agreed to acquire Healthcare Solutions Holding LLC, a privately owned specialty-pharmaceutical company

Jun 09 2010

Washington Post

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The NIH’s tougher disclosure requirements came in response to a spate of bad press showing huge private-sector bucks flowing to researchers at universities and institutes

Jun 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The nation’s eating habits are no longer purely a cultural debate; the health-care legislation passed this year means that more than ever, taxpayers will have a financial stake in the average American’s health and diet.

Jun 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Under the Senate substitute amendment to the jobs bill (HR 4213) unveiled Tuesday, physicians would get some relief from the 21% cut in Medicare and TRICARE physician reimbursements now in effect.

Jun 09 2010

Bloomberg

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Misys Plc said it would sell its majority stake in the Allscripts health-care information business for about $1.3 billion, facilitating an all-stock merger between the unit and Eclipsys Corp.

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