Kevin Roche – Page 956 – Healthy Skeptic

May 01 2010

2010 Potpourri XV

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The latest in our weekend selection of health news and research developments, including any willing provider laws, emergency room visits, the link between insurance and health outcomes, hospital rankings and…

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Apr 30 2010

New York Times

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For nearly three decades, editorials, online posts and surveys have noted this rising frustration and anger among practicing physicians. But over the last two years, the pot of emotions seems to have boiled over.

Apr 30 2010

Washington Post

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After being criticized as obstructionists during the long health-care debate, insurance companies now are implementing some popular provisions even sooner than the law demands

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Could Streamlining Medical Billing Save $7 Billion a Year?

Apr 30 2010

Health Affairs

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Health Affairs: Physicians end up using nearly 12 percent of their net patient service revenue to cover the costs of excessive administrative complexity

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Global venture capital investment in the first quarter mirrored a U.S. trend by rising in most regions from a year earlier, though Europe proved to be the exception by falling back slightly

Apr 30 2010

AP News

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Personalized medicine that might one day be possible if doctors have a map of their patients’ DNA

Apr 30 2010

Washington Post

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It seems incredible, but these are the facts: As of 2005, at least 9 million young adults — 27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24 — were too overweight to serve in the military, according to the Army’s analysis of national data

Apr 30 2010

New York Times

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Friday is the deadline for states to tell the Obama administration whether they want to run the high-risk insurance pool for uninsured people with pre-existing conditions

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Provenge: It will be interesting to see what procedures they use to allocate the treatment. A lottery? First-come, first-served? Sickest patients first?

Apr 30 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Santa Clara County passed an ordinance banning restaurants from giving out toys with meals of more than 485 calories.

Apr 30 2010

Bloomberg

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When a patient dies from diabetes complications, such as a heart attack or a stroke, coroners and physicians will be encouraged to list diabetes on the death certificate

Apr 30 2010

Self-Directed Care

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Here's a novel idea--give patients a set amount of money to spend on health care needs and allow them to manage what services they use for that money. It is…

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Apr 29 2010

CSC

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CSC: Clear and concise summary and update on Meaningful Use

Apr 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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There’s not enough evidence to suggest that medicines or dietary supplements prevent Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive decline, an independent committee of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health concluded