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May 23 2011

Star Tribune

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Fairview is experimenting with group appointments and video consults, with strong reviews.

May 23 2011

PR Newswire

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Boston Healthcare announced today that it has acquired Alpha Care GmbH, a consulting firm based in Germany that provides health economics and policy solutions for pharmaceutical, medical device, payer and provider organizations.

May 23 2011

New York Times

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More campus counseling centers are using computerized questionnaires, some that generate color-coded charts, to help them flag a serious problem more quickly than traditional paper-and-pencil evaluations.

May 23 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The ONC has released its first set of exams designed to help healthcare providers and other employers assess the health IT competencies of their existing staff and potential employees.

May 23 2011

Outsourcing-pharma.com

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PRA International acquires key software developer; expands eClinical solutions

May 23 2011

New York Times

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We’re becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it’s not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in operations to fix them.

May 23 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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A critical shortage of drugs, especially chemotherapy and pain relief medications, is endangering patient safety and costing hospitals an estimated $200 million per year as they scramble to procure substitutes, often at higher prices.

May 23 2011

NPR.org

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Three-quarters of prescriptions these days are filled with a generic. And the proportion keeps climbing.

May 20 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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By now, you’re getting used to the idea that public scoring and pay-for-performance have arrived. The 33 process and outcome measures hospitals  must perfect to earn up to 2% of their Medicare DRG payments – the first to take effect on July 1 – are set for the next two years.

May 20 2011

Politico

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The Obama administration argues that the states suing over the constitutionality of the health care reform law would risk leaving uninsured Americans “on the street after a car accident”

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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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