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Sep 18 2012

InformationWeek

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Health Information Exchanges Struggle To Prove ROI – To survive, HIEs need to implement performance metrics to show they can improve quality of care and reduce costs.

Sep 18 2012

PublicIntegrity.org

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Center investigation suggests costs from upcoding and other abuses likely top $11 billion

Sep 17 2012

Reuters

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People with chronic lung disease who have trouble grasping health information more often end up in the emergency room than their savvier peers, a new study shows.

Sep 17 2012

Washington Post

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WHY IT MATTERS: You’ll feel it whether that health care law stays or goes

Sep 17 2012

MedPageToday

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Nearly 500,000 jobs will be lost next year alone if a 2% automatic cut in Medicare spending mandated following last year’s debt ceiling crisis takes effect, three major healthcare organizations charged.

Sep 17 2012

Orlando Sentinel

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As hospitals take over doctors’ practices, fees rise

Sep 17 2012

Kaiser Health News

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States have until Oct. 1 to submit an “Essential Health Benefits” plan to the federal government. The plans will set the floor for the amount and types of coverage that must be available in new insurance exchanges serving the individual and small group markets when the individual mandate kicks in in 2014.

Sep 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.announced a project with the American Heart Association for research on the effectiveness of corporate wellness programs.  The project calls for participation by some 140,000 employees at four large KKR portfolio companies including First Data Corp, HCA Holdings Inc, Sealy Corp and Visant Corp

Sep 14 2012

Reuters

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Medical Staffing Network Announces Completion Of The Acquisition Of Pathway Medical Staffing

Sep 14 2012

Fastcoexist.com

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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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June 2, 2026
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