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Oct 16 2012

PR Newswire

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The Riverside Company has acquired Premier Medical Corporation (Premier), a provider of rental respiratory equipment, liquid oxygen, durable medical equipment and related services to skilled nursing facilities and hospices in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The acquisition is an add-on to platform company Specialized Medical Services, Inc.

Oct 15 2012

Information Week

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UPMC is taking its big data initiative a step further by announcing a five-year $100 million investment to create a comprehensive data warehouse that brings together clinical, financial, administrative, genomic, and other information

Oct 15 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Safety-Net Hospitals Brace For Cut To Federal Subsidies

Oct 15 2012

Bloomberg

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. , the biggest U.S. health insurer, raised its 2012 profit forecast as enrollment in its Medicare and Medicaid plans surged in the third quarter and medical costs stayed stable

Oct 12 2012

Bizjournals

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CROMSOURCE Acquires PDR Partners – Expands UK Staffing Solutions Services

Oct 12 2012

Reuters

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Workday IPO prices above range, valuing company at $4.5 bln

Oct 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The United States faces major obstacles in taking advantage of “value-based healthcare”-one of the most promising developments in healthcare, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Oct 11 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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A Harvard study raises questions about whether paying for performance—or penalizing hospitals for poor performance—improves quality of care.

Oct 11 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The Role of Technology in Health Care Consumer Engagement

Oct 10 2012

TampaBay.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The research is clear, experts say — hospital mergers and consolidations historically have led to higher prices, no matter the rosy promises to the contrary. There’s little evidence that quality improves, either.

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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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