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Nov 04 2011

Fiscal Times

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Wasted! $6.8 Billion on Needless Medical Tests

Nov 04 2011

DenverPost.com

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HealthGrades merges with monitoring firm CPM

Nov 04 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Haven’t Started ICD-10? It May Already Be Too Late

Nov 03 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday boosted his stake in WebMD Health Corp. (WBMD) to 9.5% by buying call options, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nov 03 2011

Reuters

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A group of Medicare patients sued the Obama administration, saying they were deprived of coverage by the government health plan because of a policy that allows hospitals to avoid admitting elderly people with chronic ailments as inpatients.

Nov 03 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The 2012 Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule contains some significant wins, including changes to cancer center payments and separately payable drug payments

Nov 03 2011

LA Times

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Shortage of cancer drugs tied to simple economics, experts say

Nov 02 2011

Bloomberg

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Medicare payments for outpatient services will rise 1.9 percent to $41 billion and dialysis clinics, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery facilities also are scheduled to receive modest fee increases

Nov 02 2011

Information Week

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An AmericanEHR Partners report reveals doctors need at least three to five days of EHR training, but nearly half (49.3%) receive three or fewer days

Nov 02 2011

New York Times

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Though hospitals are eligible for billions of dollars in federal stimulus money to bring their facilities into the digital age to save money and improve the quality of health care, just one in 10 is ready to meet government standards

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