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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

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

Sep 13 2011

New York Times

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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

Sep 13 2011

Rueters

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Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, a home health-care services company, has agreed to pay $150 million to resolve allegations it defrauded U.S. government benefits programs.

Sep 13 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Rate Of Uninsured Stays Flat In 2010, Census Reports

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

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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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