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Sep 18 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Urgent care centers are booming, which worries some doctors

Sep 18 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The healthcare industry’s opposition to federally required sequestration cuts will likely grow stronger this week following Friday’s report from the Office of Management and Budget that shows $11 billion in annual cuts to Medicare over the next decade.

Sep 18 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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How Mobile Technologies Fuel TeleHealth Advances

Sep 18 2012

Bloomberg

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Obese people who have weight-loss surgery gain at least six years of health benefits that include fewer diabetes cases and lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Even so, their medical costs didn’t drop.

Sep 18 2012

InformationWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As hospitals take over doctors’ practices, fees rise

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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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