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Dec 10 2010

NPR.org

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Young people ages 31 to 64 now make up 14 percent of the nursing home population

Dec 10 2010

CNN Health

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Patients needing lab work can go to the medical society’s website – from there they choose the tests their doctor says they need, pay with a credit card, then take the order to any LabCorp location in 47 states and have the work done. Results sent within 24 hours.

Dec 10 2010

Fox News

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The Obama administration has allowed 222 employers, insurers and unions to opt out of a key mandate in the new health care law – a number that has grown exponentially in the past two months.

Dec 10 2010

Kaiser Health News

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At least 1.5 million people will soon receive notices from employers or insurers that their health plans fall short of meeting a key standard in the new health overhaul law – and by how much.

Dec 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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IHI Forum Reflections: 10 ‘Aha’ Moments

Dec 09 2010

NPR.org

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Stripped-Down Health Plans Must Disclose Limitations To Consumers

Dec 09 2010

US News

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Developing Robots for the Hospital Emergency Room: Researchers develop basic technology to create robot assistants that can perform effectively in the chaotic ER

Dec 09 2010

Kaiser Health News

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To address re-admissions, more than a dozen hospitals may join an experiment: Upend the traditional way they are paid and set in motion changes that could both boost patient care and reduce preventable admissions.

Dec 09 2010

EMR and HIPAA

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On face, it seems that the effort to get the EMR stimulus money shouldn’t be affected by which EMR software you choose as long as it is an ONC-ATCB certified EMR. However, this is just categorically WRONG!

Dec 09 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Drug makers Abbott Laboratories, B. Braun Medical, and Roxane Laboratories will pay $421 million to settle whistleblower allegations that they inflated prices for drugs paid for by Medicare and Medicaid

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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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