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Sep 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A proposed rule drafted by three federal agencies would allow patients to receive their test results directly from labs—with no doctor playing middleman.

Sep 13 2011

Bloomberg

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The requirement in the 2010 health- care law that most Americans buy insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled.

Sep 13 2011

PR Newswire

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MD On-Line Acquires Strategic Edge Communications, Expands Provider Offerings to Include Pharmaceuticals

Sep 13 2011

Washington Post

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Seniors get more medical tests than are good for them, experts say

Sep 13 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Today, hospitals and doctors use a system of about 18,000 codes to describe medical services in bills they send to insurers.  A new federally mandated version will expand the number to around 140,000

Sep 13 2011

NPR.org

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Federal officials call it “the next big step” in cardiovascular prevention. There’s lots of evidence it’s an achievable goal.

Sep 13 2011

EMR and HIPAA

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FitBit – The sexual activity of many of the users of the company’s tracker and online platform can be found in Google Search results

Sep 13 2011

Drugs.com

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ImpactRx, a pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior, announced today that it has acquired 100% of TargetRx, Inc., a leading provider of insight into the drivers of physician behavior for pharmaceutical companies

Sep 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WellPoint Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are set to announce a deal on Monday for the health insurer to use the Watson technology, the first time the high-profile project will result in a commercial application.

Sep 12 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The nation’s system for training physicians is in dramatic need of a complete overhaul to adequately provide future patient care

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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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