Headlines – Page 343 – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 01 2013

aco

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A significant number of the early participants in the CMS accountable care organization project are planning to drop out.

Jun 27 2013

hn

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HealthNation, which provides software for health plans, raised an additional $14 million to expand its business.

Jun 26 2013

pts

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Patientslikeme raised an additional $7 million from existing investors, bring the total invested in the patient community company to $32 million and reflecting a likely inability to generate enough revenue to fund operations.

Jun 26 2013

ehr

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According to a study by two emergency physician groups, EHRs are causing safety issues from too many alerts and incorrect doctor ordering.

Jun 26 2013

ehr

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A study in Michigan suggests that EHR use does not automatically result in reduced health spending, although under some conditions they might be associated with lower spending.

Jun 26 2013

aim

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A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that about half of care guidelines were developed with some consideration of cost impacts.

Jun 26 2013

cbo

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A Congressional Budget Office presentation suggests that greater use of drugs reduces medical spending slightly for Medicare.

Jun 26 2013

keas

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Keas, another health and wellness vendor, raised an additional $8 million, bringing the total invested to over $25 million.

Jun 24 2013

ten

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Tenet, the large hospital and other health services company, is buying Vanguard Health, a smaller operator of acute and specialty hospitals, for a total value of around $4.3 billion.

Jun 23 2013

hr

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

HHS is claiming that consumers saved billions in premiums from health reform. Very misleading, because they are claiming the savings from MLR refunds after premiums have been hiked way up because of other parts of the law. Net net, consumers are paying more.