Kevin Roche – Page 932 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 23 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals aren’t sitting on their collective hands waiting for healthcare reform to take a bite out of their bottom lines.

Jun 23 2010

LA Times

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The Obama administration issued a series of proposed regulations Tuesday that would provide interim protections for Americans until the healthcare insurance market is more fully overhauled in 2014

Jun 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A study published in JAMA says, picking your hospital on the basis of how often it administers antibiotics within an hour before surgery is not going to help you avoid an infection

Jun 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Many small businesses would like to keep their grandfathered status but can’t afford the premium increases. Benefits consulting firm Mercer LLC says increases are averaging about 10% in 2010

Jun 23 2010

nextgov

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched on Monday a new website detailing its electronic health records incentives program

Jun 23 2010

Medical Innovation and the American Economy

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The Council for American Medical Innovation has released a report about the value of medical innovation to the United States' economy. Concern is expressed about maintaining a vigorous medical product…

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Jun 22 2010

ideaworks

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Mobile health takes another step forward with the announcement of a new wireless platform that connects medical devices to on-line health services

Jun 22 2010

TheFiscalTimes

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Now that sweeping health care reform has been signed into law, eventually providing health care to 32 million uninsured Americans, the fun begins for companies trying to fine-tune their employer-sponsored health programs

Jun 22 2010

Washington Post

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High-deductible health plans and the health savings accounts (HSAs) that link to them are becoming a familiar fixture on the insurance landscape

Jun 22 2010

Bloomberg

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Americans buying their own health insurance face an average 20 percent increase in premiums, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Jun 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Doc Fix contains unwelcome news for hospitals, preventing them from submitting separate claims for inpatient and outpatient therapeutic care provided within 72 hours of an admission

Jun 22 2010

Boston Globe

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Pilot projects around the country have proven that hospital readmission rates can be brought down

Jun 22 2010

New York Times

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A battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr. Berwick faces a long uphill struggle to win Senate confirmation

Jun 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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After announcing $250 million to bolster the nation’s workforce of primary care providers, the Obama administration announced another $250 million to expand prevention and public health infrastructure

Jun 22 2010

New York Times

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Geisinger now pays the salaries of extra nurses in doctors’ offices to help patients with chronic diseases stay on top of their conditions – WellPoint, Aetna and Cigna are also flirting with the concept