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Jan 03 2013

med adher

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that the extent of physicians’ communication with patients is directly tied to the patient’s adherence to prescribed medications.

Jan 03 2013

Mednax acq

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Pediatrics and anesthesiology company Mednax has acquired two more practices.

Jan 03 2013

ehr study

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to a study in the Journal of American Medical Informatics, most physicians don’t find EHRs helpful in communicating test results to patients.

Jan 02 2013

Telehealth market

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to a unit of IMS Research, the telehealth market will grow by 55% in 2013, driven by provisions in the reform law.

Jan 02 2013

SGR delayed

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In the “fiscal cliff” bill, Congress delayed for another year the implementation of the Medicare physician payment sustainable growth rate cut of around 28%, leaving payment rates where they currently are.  

Jan 02 2013

parexel acqu.

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Large CRO Paraexel has agreed to acquire Liquent, a provider of regulatory information management software for $72 million.

Jan 02 2013

virtual trial

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The FDA has approved a trial which was designed partly by open development and did some patient recruiting through crowdsourcing and will use telemonitoring.

Dec 31 2012

wash post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Washington Post carries another story describing how the acquisition of physician practices by hospitals drives up costs dramatically.

Dec 27 2012

ama stat.

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The American Medical Association is reminding doctors that their first obligation is always to their patients, not their or employing organizations pocketbooks.

Dec 27 2012

hi prem

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The CEO of Aetna warns that some health insurance premiums are likely to as much as double as the reform law is fully implemented.

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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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