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Sep 20 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Several major health insurers have agreed to provide their claims data on a regular basis to academic researchers, in an unusual agreement that they say will open a window onto the rising costs of health care.

Sep 20 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new federal proposal to give all patients in the U.S. direct electronic access to their lab results could make it easier to track important health markers like cholesterol levels and the body’s response to blood thinners – – with an iPhone.

Sep 20 2011

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Worried that the federal government could end up running new insurance marketplaces for dozens of states, the Obama administration is making a new pitch for cooperation

Sep 19 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Watson could someday be a standard diagnostic tool. Its ability to make sense of a universe of data would be far beyond that of any person or team of experienced physicians.

Sep 19 2011

MarketWatch

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WhiteGlove, the concierge health-care service aimed to raise $33 million – they tried for three weeks this summer to turn public but failed

Sep 19 2011

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospital Industry Veterans Launch iVantage Health Analytics, Inc.

Sep 19 2011

Next.gov

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

More frequent use of electronic medication orders is likely to have a significant impact on hospital mortality rates, according to a new RAND Corp. study.

Sep 19 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The BCBS Association, which includes 39 companies that cover 98 million Americans, says its members need answers soon; they want all regulations released by the beginning of 2012.

Sep 19 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Cigna Corp. is starting a national ad campaign Monday crafted to appeal to individual consumers, a sign of the industry’s growing focus on a segment that is set to expand substantially

Sep 19 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare costs are growing slower. Both in Medicare and in private insurance, the recession has correlated with patients using fewer medical services.

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