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Jul 01 2013

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A study in Psychological Science suggests that people prefer positive rewards as opposed to penalties as a method to change health behavior.

Jul 01 2013

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Deloitte and Intermountain Health System unveiled the first product of their alliance to use Intermountain’s decades of EHR data for outcomes researchers, which will be an examination of various treatment regimens across sub-populations.

Jul 01 2013

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

Jun 27 2013

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

Jun 26 2013

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Jun 26 2013

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

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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