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Feb 08 2012

Business Reel

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Platinum Equity, the L.A.-based private equity firm, is buying medical imaging equipment seller and distributor DMS Health Technologies from its parent company, Otter Tail Corporation.

Feb 08 2012

Wall Street Journal

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The country is being exposed to the raw political control that is the core of the Obama health-care plan, and Americans are seeing clearly for the first time how this will violate pluralism and liberty.

Feb 08 2012

PR Newswire

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Uniting Industry Leaders in Hospital Revenue Cycle Technology and Revenue Recovery Services

Feb 07 2012

New York Times

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House and Senate negotiators are deadlocked over how to prevent a deep cut in Medicare payments to doctors who treat millions of Medicare beneficiaries, an impasse that could threaten broader legislation on a payroll tax cut.

Feb 07 2012

Bloomberg

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The Obama administration blocked an effort by California to charge Medicaid patients for emergency room visits and hospital stays and allow health-care providers to turn away those who couldn’t pay.

Feb 07 2012

Mcall.com

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Advocates for health insurance reform are taking a dim view of a draft proposal for Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange, saying it could keep the playing field tilted in favor of insurance companies and against consumers.

Feb 07 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Start-Ups On IPO Waiting List Keep Close Eye On Facebook

Feb 07 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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2 Tactics for ICD-10 & VBP Clinical Documentation

Feb 06 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Hospitals Mine Their Patients’ Records In Search Of Customers

Feb 06 2012

Mercurynews.com

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Young doctors flock toward new specialty in end-of-life care

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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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