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Apr 13 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities looking to hire more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals may want to add Facebook, LinkedIn, and even Twitter to their recruitment efforts.

Apr 13 2012

New York Times

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At least 20 states, from Maine to Hawaii, have introduced bills that would limit out-of-pocket payments by consumers for expensive drugs used to treat diseases like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and inherited disorders.

Apr 13 2012

PE Hub

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Accountable Healthcare Holdings Corp., a Boca Raton, Fla-based healthcare staffing provider, completed the acquisition of Med-Staff Oklahoma, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based firm that focuses on travel nurse staffing.

Apr 13 2012

Chicago Tribune

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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sought to cast the two-year-old reform law as a vital weapon against racial disparities

Apr 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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How iPads Improve the Patient Experience

Apr 12 2012

AP News

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Planned Parenthood sues Texas over exclusion

Apr 12 2012

Bloomberg

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McKesson Wins $31.6 Billion Veterans Agency Drug Contract

Apr 12 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Using the term “phenomenal” at least three times to describe the health industry’s response, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services executive on Tuesday named 27 accountable care organizations to begin the Medicare Shared Savings Program April 1

Apr 12 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The average American spends twice as much time before buying a TV as they do looking for a doctor

Apr 12 2012

MegPage Today

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Nearly 60% of physicians ages 40 and younger don’t hold out much hope for American healthcare

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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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