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Apr 19 2011

news9.com

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IOD Completes Acquisition of ICD-10 Ready Coding Services Provider, Medical Executive Coding & Auditing

Apr 18 2011

PR Newswire

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IntelliCentrics, Inc., owner and operator of both Reptrax and VendorClear, announced today the acquisition of Status Blue, LLC, a leading vendor compliance solution

Apr 18 2011

Bloomberg

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Vanguard Health Systems, two-thirds owned by the Blackstone Group, filed to sell $600 million worth of shares in an initial public offering.

Apr 18 2011

Stateline

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How would block grants change a program that currently serves more than 50 million people? Here’s a primer

Apr 18 2011

LA Times

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Do-it-yourself DNA testing: A risk or a right?

Apr 18 2011

New York Times

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The number of people treated in hospitals in the United States for problems related to medication errors has surged more than 50 percent in recent years.

Apr 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Mr. Obama proposed to strengthen Independent Payment Advisory Board, provide it with additional enforcement measures, and to give the board additional tools to improve the quality of care such as promoting value-based benefit designs.

Apr 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Compared to insured patients, the hospitalizations of uninsured patients are typically shorter and have a lower cost per stay

Apr 18 2011

Boston.com

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Concierge medicine is expanding as more doctors — and patients — tire of assembly-line primary care, opting for something more personal, and pricey.

Apr 18 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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One of the chief priorities of ACOs concerns limiting utilization—the same role HMOs once filled.

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