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Sep 08 2011

Nextgov.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Protected medical information, including patient medical records, is alarmingly susceptible to security breaches, two new reports suggest.

Sep 08 2011

Nextgov.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Forty rural health networks nationwide will receive $11.9 million in federal funding to help pay for the acquisition of health information technology and electronic health records

Sep 07 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Publicly, consumer and patient advocates continue to cheer wildly for last year’s health care law.  Behind the scenes, however, some worry that they are losing a few key battles to the insurance and business communities.

Sep 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Walgreen Says Express Scripts Talks Remain At ‘Impasse’

Sep 07 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

What happens if the health law’s individual mandate — the provision that requires almost all Americans to obtain health insurance or face a penalty — is overturned by the Supreme Court?

Sep 07 2011

PR Newswire

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

vRad Acquires Diagnostic Imaging Inc. and Merges On-Site Radiology Practice into Growing National Network

Sep 07 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is among the first to put hard numbers on the benefits of electronic health records.

Sep 07 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health care industry has contributed generously to the 12 lawmakers on new debt commission

Sep 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The researchers tracked quality measures and outcomes for more than 27,000 Cleveland-area adults with diabetes and found that those who were treated at physician practices using EHRs enjoyed substantially better outcomes than those who were treated by doctors relying on paper records.

Sep 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

New Health Care Fund Focuses On Reform Efforts

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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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