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Feb 22 2011

Wall Street Journal

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AT&T Inc. unveiled a connected drug dispenser that blinks and beeps if medication is missed. The dispenser also sends weekly consumption summaries to a smartphone application.

Feb 22 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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One day, surgeons might use gestures to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation.

Feb 22 2011

Washington Post

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How many bureaucrats to carry out health overhaul?

Feb 22 2011

USA Today

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Wisconsin’s Walker said Monday afternoon he wasn’t interested in compromises that have been floated by public employee unions

Feb 21 2011

New York Times

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F.D.A. Chief Backs Fees for Generic Drug Reviews

Feb 21 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Early proposals from a task force redesigning the most expensive Medicaid system in the nation seek to charge hospitals and nursing homes more

Feb 21 2011

Bloomberg

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The 26 states that sued to overturn federal health-care reform legislation were ordered by a federal judge to provide a quick response to the Obama administration’s request for a clarification of the judge’s ruling invalidating the law

Feb 21 2011

theinsurancenation.com

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A $35.6 million federal grant was awarded this week to New England to develop a Web portal where people can compare prices and find out if they qualify for Medicaid.

Feb 21 2011

istockanalyst.com

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Datong, Provider of Drug Decision Support Products in China, is Acquired by Elsevier

Feb 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has recommended that the federal government push back the deadline for Stage 2 implementation of meaningful use

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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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