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Oct 19 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The federal government’s efforts to promote Medicare’s new and highly touted Star Quality Ratings for health plans is so far not reaching most of its target audience.

Oct 19 2011

Bloomberg

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The number of older Americans hospitalized with heart failure declined 30 percent from 1998 to 2008, saving the U.S. health insurance program for the elderly $4.1 billion annually

Oct 19 2011

PR Newswire

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iMedX Announces Acquisition of National Medical Transcription LLC.
Oct 18 2011

New York Times

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After 19 months of research and consultation, “we have not identified a way to make Class work at this time,”

Oct 18 2011

Washington Post

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Venture capitalists invested more money in more U.S. startups in the third quarter than they did a year earlier — especially in the software industry.

Oct 18 2011

PR Newswire

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Aon’s 12th annual Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis finds medical malpractice management for integrated systems more critical than ever

Oct 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Three Health Technologies to Watch

Oct 17 2011

Boston.com

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New guidelines for diagnosing and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead pediatricians to diagnose the condition in kids as young as four

Oct 17 2011

Post-Journal.com

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Medical centers nationwide have been resorting to alternate routes as traditional providers and quantities of medicine have dried up.

Oct 17 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced plans Tuesday to cut red tape in health-care administration, a move intended to save $1.1 billion a year

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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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