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Feb 01 2011

Washington Post

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Seeking health information is the third-most-prevalent activity among American Internet users

Feb 01 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Knee-replacement patients who undergo  telerehabilitation–an Internet-based postoperative rehabilitation program that can be conducted from home–experience the same – sometimes better — results as those who undergo traditional rehabilitation

Feb 01 2011

LA Times

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Making an appointment for the emergency room a growing trend

Jan 31 2011

Bloomberg

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U.S. President Barack Obama lost the second of four court challenges to his health-care law as a federal judge in Florida ruled that the measure went beyond the power of Congress to regulate commerce.

Jan 31 2011

Wiredvc

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The Carlyle Group announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Integrated Dental Holdings and will simultaneously merge it with Associated Dental Practices in partnership with private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners.

Jan 31 2011

KaiserHealthNews

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Financially strapped governors, Congress and the Obama administration could be headed for a showdown over the Medicaid health care program that covers 48 million poor, disabled and elderly people nationwide.

Jan 31 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Several health systems have seeded venture capital start-ups through funds set up to innovate healthcare delivery.

Jan 31 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Generic drug makers are expecting copies of complex biological drugs to become a multibillion dollar market in the near future.

Jan 31 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Investors will be bombarded this week by as many as 11 IPOs in the U.S., but the quality of the offerings isn’t astounding – Seven of the 11 are health-care-related

Jan 31 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Failure to use research-based evidence to inform healthcare decision making are is prevalent among patients, caregivers, managers, and policymakers across all disciplines and in developed and developing countries

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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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