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May 15 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health policy experts anticipate that the wave of new insurance subscribers will lead to a spike in demand for medical services.  Nurse practitioners are rolling out a campaign this week to explain what, exactly, nurse practitioners do — and why patients should trust them with their medical needs.

May 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Three in four healthcare organizations had to find temporary physicians at some point in the last 12 months because they couldn’t find permanent physicians, survey data shows.

May 15 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Florida’s major health insurer has joined forces with two South Florida healthcare providers to create a specialty accountable care organization that will focus on oncology services.

May 15 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health insurers will gain $1 trillion in new revenue over the next eight years under the 2010 health- care law, assuming it’s upheld by the Supreme Court, according to a Bloomberg Government study.

May 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Computer-based clinical decision-support systems offer great opportunities to improve care and reduce costs, but healthcare leaders have to remember who’s ultimately in charge: the human operating the computer.

May 14 2012

SeattleTimes

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As U.S. argues over health care, nations embrace global coverage – Many political leaders around the world also have concluded that creating a system of universal health care is crucial to remaining competitive and sustaining economic growth.

May 14 2012

Extendhealth.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Towers Watson to Acquire Extend Health in Move to Expand Retiree Benefit Services

May 14 2012

Star Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In response to Franken query, billing firm again denies pressuring patients

May 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health-insurance companies must tell customers who get a premium rebate this summer that the check is the result of the Obama administration’s health-care law, according to federal guidelines released Friday.

May 14 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Meaningful Use Quality Measures May Be Meaningless  –  The problem is that many of these measures were endorsed in settings that used hand-written notes in medical records. Now those notes must be adapted for use by EHR systems – the transition has been bumpy.

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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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