Kevin Roche – Page 976 – Healthy Skeptic

Feb 25 2010

MarketWatch

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OptumHealth, a UnitedHealth Group company, has acquired Wellness Inc., a leading worksite wellness company that provides health services through more than 1,000 employers nationwide

Feb 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Market research shows that the sick are relying more on the recommendations of fellow patients, and less on the reputations of companies and endorsers

Feb 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Republicans plan to offer a handful of incremental proposals during health-care summit after pushing for broad changes to the country’s health-insurance system

Feb 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Britain’s top prosecutor published new guidelines spelling out what types of assisted-suicide cases were more likely to face prosecution, keeping the practice illegal but finding some leeway

Feb 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Rep. Bart Stupak said there are 15 to 20 House Democrats who cannot support President Obama’s effort to bridge the gap between the House and Senate health plans

Feb 25 2010

New York Times

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A hospital in Missouri said it had overradiated 76 patients, the vast majority with brain cancer, during a five-year period because radiation equipment had been set up incorrectly

Feb 25 2010

Bloomberg

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Obama’s invitation to congressional leaders to convene challenges Republicans to provide ideas for overhauling a medical system that accounts for 17 percent of the U.S. economy

Feb 25 2010

OPM Reports on PHR Use By Federal Employees

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The Office of Personnel Management releases a report showing progress in the number of FEHBP plans offering PHRs to members, but little use of those PHRs by patients and little…

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Feb 24 2010

mobihealthnews

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TEDMED’s organizers recently posted a video documenting Dr. Topol’s presentation at the event: worth watching

Feb 24 2010

mobihealthnews

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Vocera also notes that its devices and client applications integrate with a number of other mobile health solutions including: AeroScout, AirStrip, Epocrates, PatientKeeper

Feb 24 2010

BusinessWire

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U.S. HealthWorks, an operator of occupational healthcare centers, announced the acquisition of all three healthcare centers, expanding the number medical centers to 131 nationwide

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Employers battling high health-care costs are increasingly trying to influence employees’ personal decisions, subsidizing fitness-club dues and cutting premiums for those who get health-risk assessments

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Medco CEO discusses company’s research efforts, noting that it had sponsored 12 studies published or presented last year and had pulled together its efforts in a new research institute

Feb 24 2010

JAMA

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JAMA: Work hours for U.S. doctors dropped steadily for more than a decade, mirroring a decline in inflation-adjusted fees and worsening a nationwide physician shortage

Feb 24 2010

Bloomberg

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Work hours for U.S. doctors dropped steadily for more than a decade, mirroring a decline in inflation-adjusted fees and worsening a nationwide physician shortage, a study said.

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