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Aug 25 2011

MSNBC.com

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Hospitals Implement GetWellNetwork at Record Pace

Aug 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Healthcare is an industry that is heavily reliant on patient emotions. Major health decisions can be made based on whether a patient feels safe and happy or in danger. Marketers, in turn, can mirror these emotions in campaign messages to reach the core of an audience.

Aug 25 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Google is paying $500 million to settle a Justice Department investigation into the company’s acceptance of ads from online Canadian pharmacies targeting U.S. consumers.

Aug 25 2011

MiamiHerald.com

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Medicare may soon be paying for sexually transmitted disease screening for the elderly.

Aug 25 2011

Nola.com

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A major insurance firm is continuing to protest its exclusion from the state’s planned $2.2 billion privatization of coverage for more than 800,000 of the state 1.2 million Medicaid enrollees.

Aug 25 2011

Washington Post

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The Obama administration said Tuesday that states that have not adopted their own insurance exchanges may get a second chance to avoid getting one run solely by the federal government

Aug 25 2011

Medpagetoday

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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is the most cost-effective way to confirm a hypertension diagnosis before starting treatment, researchers found.

Aug 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Open enrollment season for healthcare insurance is just a couple of months away and it looks like employees need to fasten their seat belts and prepare for a bumpy ride.

Aug 25 2011

Radiologyinfo.org

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Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose with background radiation exposure for several radiological procedures

Aug 24 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals are using the data those RFID badges gather to improve patient flow, shorten length of stay, and more.

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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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