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Sep 13 2012

Bizjournals

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Mediware sells to private equity firm in $195M deal

Sep 13 2012

InformationWeek

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With EHR installation a done deal, many health providers look to consulting firms for smaller Meaningful Use projects

Sep 13 2012

Philly.com

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Millions more eligible under Medicaid, but state rates vary.

Sep 13 2012

PRNewswire

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Pivotal 5, an industry leader in wellness and handheld fitness products announces the purchase of fitness brand KettleWorx, the dominant brand in kettlebell training.
Sep 12 2012

Bloomberg

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would strip Medicaid of $1.26 trillion over nine years as part of a plan to do away with the open-ended approach to funding the U.S. health-insurance plan for the poor, a Bloomberg Government study found.

Sep 12 2012

Bloomberg

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Merge Healthcare Inc., a medical- software provider that put itself up for sale, is betting U.S. government incentives to digitize health records will draw buyers to the industry’s biggest bargain.

Sep 12 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The health-care industry continues to move toward tighter integration of information technology that is promised to improve care and capture lost revenue.  The private equity industry is right behind the effort, placing bets that information technology companies will achieve that promise and provide big returns.

Sep 12 2012

Bloomberg

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Health Premium Growth Slows to 4.5% in U.S., Kaiser Says

Sep 12 2012

InformationWeek

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IT Critical To New Health Learning System – U.S. healthcare system needs to transform itself into a “continuous learning machine” that uses technology to provide doctors with timely information, says Institute of Medicine report.

Sep 12 2012

New York Times

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ACOs, promoted by the federal health care law, holds promise for slowing the cost of treating the sickest, most expensive patients, according to a new study.

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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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