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Jan 31 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

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

Jan 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Doctors and triage nurses know these so-called “frequent fliers” or “boomerang” patients, all too well. And they’d keep them out of the hospital, if only they had the resources and know-how to do so

Jan 28 2011

The Insurance Nation

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

WellPoint Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by members, is pursuing a strategy to diversify its business, including seeking new acquisitions, among other changes to cope with the impact of the federal health-care overhaul.

Jan 28 2011

HHS

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Jan 28 2011

AHA

By Kevin Roche Headlines, Research No Comments

AHA:  American Hospital Association report, “A Call To Action: Creating a Culture of Health.”

Jan 28 2011

amednews.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Even if physicians have no plans to use certain functions of the EMR system, they must have a system that is certified to do them all.

Jan 28 2011

The Hill

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A week after Republicans announced plans to investigate waivers granted to organizations for healthcare reform provisions, President Obama’s health department made public new waivers for more than 500 groups.

Jan 28 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The American Medical Association finds far too many patients don’t know which providers have physician credentials, and which do not

Jan 28 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize the health program for seniors.

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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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