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Feb 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Nominating the acronym “ACO” as the most popular yet least understood shorthand of 2011.

Feb 21 2011

Bloomberg

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Doctors who perform robotic-assisted prostate cancer surgery aren’t proficient and able to remove all the malignant cells surrounding the tumor until they have done the procedure more than 1,600 time

Feb 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The reduced rate of growth in healthcare costs may be attributed to the recession and the slow recovery

Feb 21 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Here are four common Medicare misconceptions

Feb 21 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Wisconsin governor’s proposal would allow collective bargaining on wages, but not pensions and health care. Workers would be required to pay more for both.

Feb 18 2011

Healthcare IT News

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Providers report a demonstrable return on their speech recognition dollars, according to a new report from KLAS.

Feb 18 2011

PR Newswire

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Concentra, a subsidiary of Humana Inc., has expanded its customer base and reach with the acquisition of the assets of Immediate Medical Care Center, P.A.

Feb 18 2011

Bloomberg

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In what union leaders say is becoming a national fight, protests against legislation to restrict public employees’ collective-bargaining rights spread from Wisconsin to Ohio.

Feb 18 2011

New York Times

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As U.S. Agencies Put More Value on a Life, Businesses Fret

Feb 18 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration asked a federal judge on Thursday to clarify whether his recent ruling against the new health care law was meant to block its implementation pending appeals.

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