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May 13 2011

Bloomberg

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Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s largest maker of patient-monitoring systems, said healthcare markets are returning to pre-crisis levels

May 13 2011

govhealthit.com

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Patients who refuse to share their data should be required to opt out of accountable care organizations, according to The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

May 13 2011

The Insurance Nation

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House lawmakers voted largely along party lines Thursday to pass a major overhaul of Maine’s health insurance policies that Republicans insist will lower rates through competition

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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This standard will require that every health insurer provide a summary of benefits and coverage that is written not exactly in plain English but in a uniform format that will make comparisons across health plans a bit easier.

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as a one made using a medical computer workstation, a study from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine revealed

May 13 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Get rid of the SGR with value-related projects such as bundling, and a separate formula for various physician categories instead of a general formula affecting all physicians.

May 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Major U.S. health insurers, including Aetna Inc., Humana Inc. and WellPoint Inc., are retooling to become more than just health plans, in the wake of the federal health-care overhaul

May 12 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Fla. pilot program to cut Medicaid costs raises new questions

May 12 2011

Washington Post

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The age gap between geographical regions in the U.S. has grown to its widest level in decades, sharpening the divides on hot-button issues such as immigration and changes to Medicare.

May 12 2011

Wall Street Journal

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There are tons of reasons why people don’t take the medications they’ve been prescribed, including side effects, cost and complicated drug regimens.  A couple of different approaches to improving adherence are in the news today.

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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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