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Sep 07 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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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

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

Sep 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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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

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New Health Care Fund Focuses On Reform Efforts

Sep 06 2011

New York Times

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“Epidermal electronics” — a term coined by researchers who have produced prototype devices at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — may enable constant medical monitoring anywhere.

Sep 02 2011

msnbc.com

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Amerigroup Corporation is working with hundreds of physicians in six states on a patient-centered medical home pilot program that is helping doctors improve access and quality of care for their patients.

Sep 02 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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In the past 12 months three health insurers, HealthSpring, WellPoint, and Humana, have each acquired a Medicare Advantage HMO. Expect to see even more…

Sep 02 2011

NationalJournal.com

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The heads of the joint select committee charged with identifying $1.5 trillion in deficit cuts over 10 years announced Friday that they will hold a public organizational hearing on Thursday

Sep 02 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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More physicians and practices can expect to avoid cuts in Medicare payments now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has softened e-Prescribing rules.

Sep 02 2011

Bloomberg

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Health insurers will have to justify publicly annual premium increases of 10 percent or more under a U.S. regulation that takes effect today, the Department of Health and Human Services said.

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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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