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Oct 22 2013

The President acknowledges that the health insurance exchanges are screwed up and says the best experts in the country are working on fixing them, which only raises the question--what kind of idiots did you have working on it before and why?

Oct 21 2013

The New England Journal of Medicine carries several Perspectives discussing the need for physicians to be aware of and discuss with patients the cost of treatment in a world with greatly increased consumer cost-sharing.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1306826?query=featured_home
Oct 16 2013

A study published in Health Affairs indicates that hospitals with higher nursing staffing ratios had less likelihood of incurring the Medicare excess readmissions penalty.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/32/10/1740.abstract
Oct 15 2013

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Francisco Partners has invested several million dollars in electronic medical record vendor NexTech.

Oct 15 2013

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HealthEdge has obtained an additional $17.5 million in debt financing from Fifth Street Technology Partners.  The proceeds will be used to retire existing debt and for growth.

Oct 15 2013

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Dignity Health, a large health system, and the Optum division of UnitedHealth Group have formed a joint venture to sell revenue cycle management solutions to providers.

Oct 14 2013

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According to Health Affairs, more doctors are practicing in large groups, which raises hopes for better care coordination, but also likely supports demands for high reimbursement.

Oct 14 2013

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Research in Health Affairs finds no evidence that physicians provide less care to Medicaid, Community Health Center or uninsured patients, in fact Medicaid patients appear to get more of some types of services.

Oct 10 2013

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Lexmark’s Perceptive Software unit has acquired PACSGEAR for about $54 million.

Oct 09 2013

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PracticeFusion, an electronic medical records company, has raised an additional $70 million to fund continuing expansion and prepare for an apparent IPO.

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