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Oct 09 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

UnitedHealth to Buy Control of Brazilian Company for $4.9 Billion

Oct 08 2012

Philly.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Popularity of medical spas raises regulatory and health concerns

Oct 08 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Allscripts Said to Get Bids From Blackstone, Carlyle

Oct 08 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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 08 2012

KaiserHealth News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Insurers Get Ready For Exchanges, But Exchanges May Not Be Ready For Them

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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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