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Feb 12 2010

DotmedNews

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RadPharm Inc., a leading Imaging Core Laboratory, and Medifacts International, Inc., a leading Cardiovascular Core Laboratory, have announced the merger of their business operations.

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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What is in and what is out: Highlights of pared-back jobs legislation unveiled on Thursday

Feb 12 2010

Washington Post

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People with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and 37 other medical conditions should get federal disability checks more quickly under expansion of Social Security fast-track system

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Makers of MRI machines and CAT scanners are now rolling out handheld ultrasound machines slightly larger than iPhones, hoping they’ll become as commonly used as stethoscopes

Feb 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Stents have transformed treatment for coronary arteries – but their arrival has also sparked a controversy over whether cardiologists use them too soon or too often

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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A jury acquitted a nurse charged with a felony after alerting the state medical board that a doctor at her hospital was practicing unsafe medicine

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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Mr. Tauzin, president of the pharmaceutical industry’s trade group, resigned in the latest unexpected fallout of the Republican upset in the Massachusetts Senate race

Feb 12 2010

New York Times

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Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, declared the explanation inadequate, especially in light of the profits made by Anthem’s parent company, WellPoint Inc.

Feb 12 2010

Bloomberg

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The Obama administration today will announce $975 million in government grants to expand the use of technology in the health-care industry

Feb 12 2010

Nursing and Telemedicine

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Two articles describe some of the challenges for nurses in the telemedicine environment. One describes the role nurses play when they are onsite with a patient and the physician is…

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Feb 11 2010

BusinessWire

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QSI, a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc

Feb 11 2010

HealthSystemCIO

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Quality Systems (QSI) — parent company of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems — is acquiring Opus Healthcare Solutions

Feb 11 2010

Medco Acquires DNA Direct

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Medco's acquisition of DNA Direct, a genetic testing management company, may be a reaction to an earlier CVS Caremark transaction, but is also a recognition of the looming flood of…

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Feb 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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An examination of one of the best-known examples of a comparative-effectiveness analysis shows how complicated such a seemingly straightforward idea can get.

Feb 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The president should consider how the health-care bills his party has on the table right now will drive up the legal costs that are draining the health-care system we currently have

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