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Sep 14 2011

Propublica.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. was accused of submitting more than $61 million in fraudulent billings to government health programs for services that were either not provided or not eligible for reimbursement

Sep 14 2011

InformationWeek

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Combining telehealth and care management tools significantly reduces the costs of treating Medicare patients with chronic diseases, even after factoring in program costs, according to a new study published in Health Affairs

Sep 14 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to direct doctors in Michigan to begin monitoring the body weight of their young patients and provide the data to a new state registry, in one of the most extensive government efforts to address the growing problem of pediatric obesity

Sep 14 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

About three of every four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020.

Sep 14 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Executives from big pharmaceutical, hospital and insurance companies are crafting their own plan to reduce the deficit which calls for wringing Medicare savings from beneficiaries, not just from hospitals and drug makers.

Sep 13 2011

Chron.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The insurance industry is handing out campaign cash to Illinois lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange.

Sep 13 2011

ehalthnews.eu

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Carefx announced that together with IBM they will enable hospitals across Denmark to provide clinicians with real-time access to the very latest clinical patient information

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There were 83,466 physician assistants practicing in the United States in 2010, a 100% increase over the past 10 years

Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There are three different models for health information exchanges, with each varying according to how the patient’s data is stored and accessed by participants

Sep 13 2011

Kevinmd.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

How do hospitals ensure a discharge doesn’t result in an avoidable readmission? What is most important is communication.

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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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