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Mar 07 2013

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According to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, use of EHRs can double the cancer colon screening rate, which may be good for quality but indicates how EHRs are as likely to drive spending up as reduce it.

Mar 07 2013

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The health reform law is causing employers to not hire to fill job slots and to cut back hours, according to the federal reserve’s survey of economic conditions.

Mar 06 2013

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A article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses new developments in helping consumers finding true prices in healthcare and getting better deals.

Mar 06 2013

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A survey of Veterans Affairs health care providers finds that most think they get too many alerts from health information systems and that these alerts compromise the quality of care.

Mar 06 2013

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Health information technology vendor Allscripts announced the acquisition of the remainder of dbMotion, a vendor of data sharing software, for over $200 million and of Jardogs, a health management software firm.

Mar 06 2013

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A report for America’s Health Insurance Plans outlines the benefits from managed care Medicaid programs, including lower costs and better outcomes.

Mar 03 2013

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A Wall Street Journal article discusses the new network relationships being formed between health plans and hospitals with the advent of reform and the exchanges.

Mar 01 2013

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According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, use of telemedicine for patients with certain chronic illnesses did not result in better patient-reported quality of life or satisfaction compare to usual care, but patients were no worse off either.

Feb 28 2013

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CMS’ policy of requiring use of centers of excellence for bariatric surgery made no difference in rates of complication or outcomes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, calling into question the value of the policy.

Feb 28 2013

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A new paper published in the American Economics Association journal suggests that employees select among health insurance choices based on part on a guess about their own use of that insurance.