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Oct 10 2012

NPR.org

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For the past decade, scientists have been toying with the notion of encapsulating medicine in microscopic balls.

Oct 10 2012

Fiscal Times

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Top health care experts meeting at the Institute of Medicine this week delivered a stern message to the nation’s 15,000 oncologists and their patients: Either learn to deliver care at lower costs or watch the government and insurance companies impose limits.

Oct 10 2012

BusinessReel.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Edison Ventures has sold Octagon Research Solutions to Accenture. Based in Wayne, PA Octagon’s regulatory and clinical solutions support drug development at over 200 life sciences companies.

Oct 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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As electronic medical records systems make their way into healthcare’s regular workflow, two recent, but separate surveys show that physicians may be buying into the value of joining health information exchanges.

Oct 09 2012

New York Times

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The proliferation of gadgets, apps and Web-based information has given clinicians a black bag of new tools: new ways to diagnose symptoms and treat patients, to obtain and share information, to think about what it means to be both a doctor and a patient.

Oct 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The MMS study says single-specialty practices are least likely to embrace ACOs over multi-specialty groups or teaching hospitals.

Oct 09 2012

Fox

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Community health clinics to feel impact of hospital cutbacks

Oct 09 2012

MedPageToday

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A quarter of all initial hospital admissions and roughly 60% of all walk-up emergency department (ED) visits are potentially preventable, the nonpartisan Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said Friday.

Oct 08 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Open Enrollment and Obamacare: What You Need to Know

Oct 08 2012

New York Times

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UnitedHealth to Buy Control of Brazilian Company for $4.9 Billion

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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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