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May 31 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

At Kaiser Permanente’s big northern California health plan, 80% of more than 600,000 patients diagnosed with hypertension, or high blood pressure, have the condition under control, up from 44% a decade ago.

May 31 2011

KHL.org

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Federal officials plan to issue a proposed rule in October that will make major changes to the controversial Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) program

May 31 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Federal health officials call it the Wall of Shame. It’s a government Web page that lists nearly 300 hospitals, doctors and insurance companies that have reported significant breaches of medical privacy

May 31 2011

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

CVS Wins $3 Billion U.S. Federal Worker Health-Benefit Contract Over Medco

May 31 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

HHS Undertakes Massive Review of Rules, Regulations

May 31 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under laws in more than two dozen states and new Medicare rules that went into effect earlier this year, hospitals are required to report infections, risking their reputations as sterile sanctuaries, or pay a penalty.

May 31 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In national patient satisfaction surveys, Presbyterian has moved from the 40th percentile in call response promptness to the 75th percentile.

May 31 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In 2009, there were 241 free-standing emergency departments, compared with 146 four years ago, according to the American Hospital Association.

May 31 2011

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

What better place to have medical staff on hand, not only to treat sore throats and cut fingers but also to help employees stay healthy by offering on-site preventive tests and screenings

May 27 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As part of a plan to cut costs, Arizona has proposed imposing a $50 fee on childless adults on Medicaid who are either obese or who smoke.

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