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Apr 09 2012

The Hill

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The Obama administration is quietly diverting roughly $500 million to the IRS to help implement the president’s healthcare law.

Apr 07 2012

PR Newswire

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Elsevier Acquires Professional Development Software, Inc., Provider of ‘Software for Nurses’ Online Learning Education
Apr 05 2012

Bizjournals.com

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inVentiv Health Completes Acquisition of Kforce Clinical Research

Apr 05 2012

Wall Street Journal

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GE to Buy Personlized-Medicine Company

Apr 05 2012

US News

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Doctors Detail High Costs of Fighting Malpractice Claims

Apr 05 2012

NPR.org

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Drug Spending Levels Off, But Not For The Usual Reasons

Apr 05 2012

Bizjournals.com

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SHPS, Inc. Completes Sale of Its Human Resource Solutions Subsidiary to ADP

Apr 05 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The PHO, or at least something like it, is making a comeback as payers and the government make slow progress toward accountable care.

Apr 05 2012

Bloomberg

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Covidien Plc, an Irish health-care products company, agreed to buy Oridion Systems Ltd. (ORIDN), an Israeli maker of devices for patient breathing safety, for $346 million.

Apr 05 2012

Medpagetoday.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as CT scans for low back pain and antibiotics for sinus attacks, as part of a project organized by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and promoted by Consumer Reports.

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