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Jul 07 2011

NPR.org

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Survey results revealed that a majority of doctors found it “ethically unacceptable to visit the profiles of patients” or interact with patients on social networks for either social or professional reasons

Jul 06 2011

KaiserHealth News

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Managed Care Enters The Exam Room As Insurers Buy Doctor Groups

Jul 06 2011

iWatchNews

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Doctors less welcoming of children on Medicaid, GAO finds

Jul 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

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About half the decline in colon-cancer deaths over the last several years is due to higher screening rates, the CDC says.

Jul 06 2011

MedPage Today

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The majority of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed in the U.S. are done for the right reasons, but when the treatment can be either medicine or a stent, the choice is too often a stent, researchers found.

Jul 06 2011

PR Newswire

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DST Systems, Inc. Acquires Assets of IntelliSource Healthcare Solutions

Jul 06 2011

Washington Post

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In companies large and small, corporate fitness programs have survived mostly unscathed and have expanded in many cases.

Jul 06 2011

Star Tribune

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Medicare’s new annual wellness tests are designed to catch problems early. Some say they’re a waste of time.

Jul 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will allow a portion of a kickback case against UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its subsidiary, AmeriChoice New Jersey, to proceed.

Jul 06 2011

New York Times

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Scientists are building sophisticated electronic and chemical sniffers that examine the puffs of exhaled air for telltale signs of cancer, tuberculosis, asthma and other maladies, as well as for radiation exposure.

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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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