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Dec 02 2011

Bloomberg

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Data breaches at U.S. health-care providers are increasing as hospitals adopt electronic medical records and mobile technology without spending enough on security to ensure patient privacy,

Dec 02 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Increase in demand. Manufacturer shortages. Market withdrawal. Inadequate products. Unavailable raw material – The Food and Drug Administration cites these reasons for some of the worst drug shortages in memory

Dec 02 2011

Medpagetoday.com

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Companies that administer Medicare Part D drug programs for seniors cannot tell whether antipsychotics and other drugs they cover are being used for medically accepted indications

Dec 02 2011

Wall Street Journal

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It’s Fine to Compensate Bone-Marrow Donors, Court Says

Dec 02 2011

Medpagetoday.com

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The percentage of physicians who have adopted an electronic health record system in their practice has doubled over the past three years, according to a new report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.

Dec 01 2011

Reuters

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The U.S. Medicare program for the elderly will cover counseling for obesity in an effort to reduce the condition that has reached epidemic proportions and leads to serious health problems.

Dec 01 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The rewards and requirements of achieving meaningful use are putting more pressure on providers to adopt a system that allows easy access for the patient but a reliable conduit of information from the health provider.

Dec 01 2011

HealthDataManagement.com

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Stage 2 of Meaningful Use Moved to 2014

Dec 01 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Retail Clinics’ Popularity Grows with Patients, Insurers

Dec 01 2011

Kasier Health News

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The health care sector is not only the nation’s top job generator, but it’s also one of the few major industries producing new jobs at all.

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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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