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Jan 03 2011

next.gov

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The best and worst in federal IT, 2010 edition

Jan 03 2011

Politico

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Health reform repeal efforts will generate a lot of noise in the opening weeks of the 112th Congress – but the real action on health reform is going to ramp up outside the Beltway in state capitals.
Jan 03 2011

Washington Post

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A smartphone app that rewards exercise with discounts on items such as energy bars, all natural groceries and workout DVDs.

Jan 03 2011

EMR and HIPAA

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The debate over a SaaS based EMR versus a Client Server EMR is never going to end

Jan 03 2011

Wall Street Journal

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A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor’s office.

Jan 03 2011

New York Times

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With drug prices rising, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly offering co-payment cards and coupons and other types of discounts – use has more than tripled since mid-2006

Jan 03 2011

eHeatlhNews

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Top 20 eHealth News Articles – a Look Back at 2010

Dec 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Issues that unfolded in 2010 will continue to be especially important for physicians in 2011, whether physicians are changing their practices or cutting back on their hours.

Dec 31 2010

The Hill

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Republicans are preparing an array of budgetary, legislative and political strategies to fight regulatory action by President Obama.

Dec 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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There’s a physician in Los Angeles who wants to give you $3 million.  All you have to do is design an elegant math model that accurately identifies which of 100,000 Medicare Advantage patients from an actual 2009 database required an unplanned hospital admission in 2010.

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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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