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Jun 02 2011

InformationWeek

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Unbeknownst to many medical practices, as many as 209,000 physicians and other healthcare providers may already be in line for a 1% Medicare payment reduction in 2012 for not writing prescriptions electronically

Jun 02 2011

Denver Post

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A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses—from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest—has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delaying treatment.

Jun 02 2011

InformationWeek

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Telecommunications providers that were once hesitant to enter the telemedicine market due to limited reimbursements for services rendered are shaking off their doubts and developing a more aggressive, confident approach to telemedicine

Jun 02 2011

Bloomberg

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Obama Health-Care Law Goes Before Second of at Least Three Appeals Court

Jun 02 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Wireless phones, an increasingly common presence in hospitals, are seen as a perilous health risk by researchers who say the number of dangerous multi-drug resistant organisms

Jun 02 2011

Wall Street Journal

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It would seem logical that giving people access to primary health-care services would help cut down on visits to the emergency room.  But a new study suggests that when it comes to mental-health services for kids, that may not be the case

Jun 02 2011

New York Times

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The Obama administration prohibited the State of Indiana on Wednesday from carrying out a new state law that cuts off money for Planned Parenthood

Jun 02 2011

Reuters

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Medicare payments to hospitals not correct: study

Jun 02 2011

ehealthnews

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Opinion Article: Has Telemedicine Reached its Tipping Point?

Jun 02 2011

EMRandHIPAA.com

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IBM’s Watson Addresses Errors of Diagnosis

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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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