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Oct 19 2010

Bloomberg

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The value of mergers and acquisitions of medical technology companies in the first half of 2010 surpassed the total for all of 2009, driven by buyers’ taste for bigger deals of established companies

Oct 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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More nonprofit hospitals took it on the chin during the third quarter as seen in the number of downgrades, according to Moody’s

Oct 19 2010

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Aerospace giant Boeing is joining the list of companies that say the new health care law could have a potential downside for their workers

Oct 19 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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inpatient and outpatient imaging centers stand to feel the hit from this decrease in reimbursement, but it’s the outpatient imaging centers—those that lack other streams of income—that will be hit the hardest.

Oct 18 2010

BusinessWire

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ACS, A Xerox Company, Expands Pharmaceutical Services with Acquisition of TMS Health

Oct 18 2010

Wall Street Journal

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People with long-term-care insurance polices are getting hit with a new round of steep premium increases

Oct 18 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Two studies indicate that adding pharmacists to the primary care team for joint care management increases medical benefits.

Oct 18 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Providing first-dollar coverage for primary preventive screenings appears to increase utilization of screenings, according to an observational study

Oct 15 2010

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Questions start coming in when you start to talk about module EHR certification when you just purchase parts of a software

Oct 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Health insurers may abandon some markets unless the Obama administration waives a rule set to take effect next year on how much companies must spend on patient care

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