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Nov 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Prehypertension is emerging as a potential goldmine for drug companies

Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The use of Medicaid RACs is another initiative put forth by CMS as part of the Affordable Care Act

Nov 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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$6 billion. That’s the annual economic burden that stems from data breaches at U.S. hospitals

Nov 10 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Health Law Or No, Most Businesses Likely To Keep Offering Insurance

Nov 09 2010

Reuters

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Republicans in Congress may not be able to unravel healthcare reform over the next two years but they can make strategic cuts for now before using the issue as a powerful wedge in the 2012 presidential campaign

Nov 09 2010

Seattle Times

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Although Medicare Advantage plans come and go every year, turnover nationally is much higher this year than last

Nov 09 2010

Technology Review

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Wireless Technology Could Slash Health-Care Costs. Sensing and monitoring devices are crucial for keeping long-term hospital expenses down.

Nov 09 2010

The Arizona Republic

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Advances in surgical techniques and the use of less-powerful anesthetics have made all kinds of office procedures possible, such as arthroscopic knee repair and varicose-vein removal.

Nov 09 2010

Freshnews.com

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Blackstone Technology Group, a technology consulting company, today announced the acquisition of Quinnian Health Inc.

Nov 09 2010

Computer World

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Electronic alerts to doctors can reduce unnecessary tests. But alerts can overwhelm physicians, who then ignore them in much the same way that pop-up advertisements are quickly dismissed online

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