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Aug 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Three Simple Ways Medicare Can Save Money – Price fixing can be costly. The government should embrace alternatives like concierge physician arrangements.

Aug 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As worrisome as radiation from CT scans is, the dramatic increase in the use of this imaging technology over12 years has averted costly admissions and patient transfers, according to a report this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Aug 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Investors in emerging medical technologies, who say that a number of start-up companies have either gone out of business or moved overseas because of delays and uncertainty at the FDA, say the agency’s caution has given way to overzealousness

Aug 11 2011

PBS.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

According to a recent slate of independent studies, Twitter can accurately track the spread of a virus or disease — and do it much faster than traditional surveillance methods

Aug 10 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals Put on Sick List – New Study Finds Revenue Is Growing at Slowest Rate in Two Decades, Leading to Uptick in Mergers

Aug 10 2011

PR Newswire

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Eagle Hospital Physicians Acquires Inpatient Management Inc. and PrimeDoc Management Services

Aug 10 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge

Aug 10 2011

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Communities known for paying the most on healthcare may not be spending as much as once thought, according to new data released on Wednesday.

Aug 10 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Advanced practice nurses can provide care with patient outcomes that are at least as good as, and in some cases better than, care provided by physicians, according to a literature review by Johns Hopkins researchers.

Aug 10 2011

Star Tribune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

After saving the federal government millions of dollars but losing revenue in the process, Park Nicollet Health Services finally got a bit of a payback – the hospital received a $5.7 million performance bonus

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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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