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May 01 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The growth of health spending has slowed substantially in the last few years, surprising experts and offering some fuel for optimism about the federal government’s long-term fiscal performance.

Apr 30 2012

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CR2, LLC announced the acquisition of CardioReady, a pioneer in Cardiac Emergency Response and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Apr 30 2012

PE Hub

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Haemonetics Corporation is to acquire the business assets of the blood collection, filtration and processing product lines of Pall Corporation

Apr 30 2012

MedPageToday

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced several Affordable Care Act initiatives aimed at keeping more chronically ill patients at home for care.

Apr 30 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Executives began to worry about EHR’s independence when the firm was acquired in 2010 by UnitedHealth Group

Apr 30 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Millions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer

Apr 30 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Researchers found an astonishing 37 errors for every 100 paper prescriptions, versus around 7 per 100 for those who used e-prescribing software.

Apr 27 2012

Xconomy.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Big Data, Big Biology, and the ‘Tipping Point’ in Quantified Health: Takeaways from Xconomy’s On-the-Record Dinner

Apr 27 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The ACA includes funds to pay special bonuses to Medicare Advantage plans offering above-average quality of care. Instead, the Obama Administration is paying the bonuses to nearly all Advantage plans, including a majority that are rated just average.

Apr 27 2012

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Allscripts Plunges After Chairman, Three Directors Leave

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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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