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May 26 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Seventy-five percent of physicians in the United States have purchased an Apple mobile device such as an iPad, iPhone, or iPod, according to a Manhattan Research survey of 2,041 physicians during the first quarter of 2011.

May 26 2011

AP News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

IBM’s Watson computer system for work as a medical tool

May 25 2011

National Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare’s Actuary Paints a Darker Picture Than Trustees

May 25 2011

HeraldOnline

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Pioneer Behavioral Health and Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement.

May 25 2011

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

At the heart of the Ryan plan is a shift within Medicare toward consumer-directed health care -– which in turn is predicated on increasing beneficiaries’ “skin in the game” to make the health system more efficient.

May 25 2011

Information Week

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Fitch Ratings analysis suggests that better informatics and adherence to quality standards really do drive the bottom line.

May 25 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The practice installed check-in kiosks that are integrated with its payment management system. The kiosks alert patients to current and past balances—they can pay with the swipe of a credit or debit card

May 25 2011

Medpage Today

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Having a personal healthcare “navigator” improved rates of colon cancer screening

May 25 2011

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicare, which covers some beneficiaries for a very limited period of time, pays for about 19 percent of nursing home costs. In comparison, Medicaid, which covers two-thirds of all nursing home residents, pays for 41 percent of nursing home costs.

May 24 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Through bundled payments and other reimbursement mechanisms being implemented, hospitals and other healthcare providers will be penalized for ordering tests, procedures, and other items that the evidence shows to be unnecessary

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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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