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May 06 2011

Kevinmd.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

News broke early this week that “voluntary advance care planning” would now be reimbursed as part of a yearly preventive care visit for seniors

May 06 2011

PR Newswire

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INC Research to Acquire Kendle International for $15.25 per Share in Cash

May 06 2011

nextgov.com

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Most respondents ruled out wanting to use social media and instant messaging, but 60 percent said they would email their doctors, and 56 percent expressed interest in online appointment scheduling.

May 06 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

At a House subcommittee meeting today, medical societies weighed in on how to fix the much-maligned Medicare physician payment formula.

May 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Texas Health Resources and Methodist Health System have signed an agreement to study the possible formation of a multi-provider accountable care organization.

May 06 2011

Fortune

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medical groups are furiously lobbying HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to get their treatments covered under the reform bill. Her choices could be what makes or breaks the plan.

May 06 2011

govhealthit.com

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An advisory panel that is shaping measures for the next stage of meaningful use has suggested delaying stage 2 by one year until 2014 as an option to allow vendors and healthcare providers more time to update and roll out more advanced technology.

May 06 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Better Way to Find Home Care Aides.  Sixteen states have such matching registries; five more registries function in regions within states.

May 06 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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There are many areas of medicine where there simply are no measures—or there are, but they aren’t as good as they should be

May 05 2011

Chicago Tribune

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Some of the top-selling drugs in the U.S. — including Lipitor, Plavix and Actos — will lose patent protection in the coming years, promising big savings for consumers

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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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