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Jun 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Pfizer Inc. is conducting a drug trial in which patients participate from their homes using computers and smartphones rather than visiting a clinic.

Jun 07 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

it was surprising to see a recent HR Solutions survey that found that while 70% of healthcare employees believe they can report a medical/healthcare error caused by a colleague without fear of reprisal, only 54% said they can report an error they themselves have caused

Jun 07 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Being in a hospital at night or over a weekend can be hazardous to your health, and even has a name: “the weekend effect.”

Jun 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The animated character on a computer screen, who explains medical instructions, is one of several new strategies hospitals are using to help patients make the transition to home,

Jun 06 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Welcome to the Department of Waivers and Adjustments.  Some critics say Obama is giving his political allies a pass from burdensome requirements everyone else will have to live with.

Jun 06 2011

Health Leaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CMS is proposing to allow organizations that meet certain qualifications — including having the capacity to process the data accurately and safely — to have access, for a fee, to patient-protected Medicare claims data from Parts A, B and D

Jun 06 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Short on cash and time, officials in California and at least a dozen other states have turned to philanthropies to help pay for the extra work required under the federal health law.

Jun 06 2011

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Structural changes are needed to help the NIH live up to its full potential in improving medicine and health outcomes. The conglomeration of institutions should be streamlined from 27 to three.

Jun 06 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As many legislatures around the country have finished their work for the year, fewer than one-fourth of states have taken concrete steps to create health insurance marketplaces

Jun 06 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

ACO Debacle Exposes Obamacare’s Fatal Conceit

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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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