Kevin Roche – Page 978 – Healthy Skeptic

Mar 19 2010

EHRs, EHRs, EHRs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

With the stimulus money and Medicare incentives, electronic health record vendors are riding high. But many, many questions remain regarding the implementation, use and value of these systems in reducing…

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Mar 18 2010

ebn

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Create a wellness philosophy first and then build your programs around that philosophy, Mary Williams, senior counsel of global compensation and benefits, at Coca-Cola Co. told attendees at a conference on employer-sponsored health benefits

Mar 18 2010

RWJ

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

RWJ: This new report, Barely Hanging On: Middle-Class and Uninsured, documents that while the situation has been tough for everyone, it’s America’s middle class that has been hardest hit.

Mar 18 2010

ModernHealthcare.com

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Middle-class Americans are becoming uninsured at a faster pace than lower- or upper-income earners, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released during the annual Cover the Uninsured Week.

Mar 18 2010

AlternativePress.com

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Wellness Possibilities, a national online directory of holistic wellness services and providers, announces its merger with The Holistic Option, Inc.

Mar 18 2010

theMobileHealthCrowd

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The UK is leading the way in the use of telehealth and telecare to transform health and social care delivery, with large-scale projects already under way and many more emerging

Mar 18 2010

mobihealthnews

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The FCC calls connected health “eCare” but often refers to mobile health, smartphone apps, wireless sensors and telemedicine.

Mar 18 2010

theMobileHealthCrowd

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Medtronic has announced results from the CONNECT trial showing the median time to clinical decision was significantly reduced for cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients

Mar 18 2010

Washington Times

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President Obama’s agenda has so overloaded Congress that its legislative gatekeepers – the analysts who score each bill and the auditors who weed out waste and fraud – can’t keep up.

Mar 18 2010

Washington Post

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Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama.

Mar 18 2010

Washington Post

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Virginia will file a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Democratic health-care reform bill if Congress approves the measure

Mar 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Democrats inched closer to building a majority that could pass a monumental restructuring of the health-care system, with two key House members announcing plans to vote yes

Mar 18 2010

Real Clear Markets

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With many SEIU members employed in health care, the union believes that if more Americans have health insurance, the demand for health care will expand and so will employment and with it, union dues

Mar 18 2010

Drugs, Drugs, Drugs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

While spending on prescription drugs has stabilized over the last few years, it remains a major category of health cost and pharmaceuticals are a critical and effective treatment option for…

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Mar 17 2010

HealthImaging.com

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In order for telemedicine case management to be more widely adopted, less expensive technology is needed to lower implementation costs, according to a recent study from The Journal of Medical Informatics Association.