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Sep 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Earlier this week WSJ profiled several new venture capital firms that have popped up since the start of 2009 in the face of a shrinking industry – here are six more new firms looking to make a mark

Sep 17 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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While improving care delivered by primary care clinicians holds promise for a patient’s wellbeing, the “value of primary care can be eroded by episodic delivery that is uncoordinated with specialists and hospitals,” the study says

Sep 17 2010

The Hill

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The federal district judge overseeing a multi-state challenge to the healthcare reform law has unveiled a detailed schedule for the suit’s next steps.

Sep 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals Caught Between a Rock and A Hard Place Over ’Observation’

Sep 16 2010

AP News

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The Senate failed Tuesday to repeal or ease an arcane tax reporting provision of the new health care law, leaving millions of businesses in the lurch for now.

Sep 16 2010

Reuters

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A Florida judge said on Tuesday he would hear arguments on December 16 on a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to block President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system.

Sep 16 2010

Kaiser Health News

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GOP ‘Repeal And Replace’ Strategy Lacks Merit

Sep 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and medical device maker CareFusion have formed the 23-hospital Illinois Hospital Quality Initiative (IHQI)

Sep 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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For the millions of adults who don’t regularly take their medicine as prescribed by their doctors, insurers and others in the healthcare industry are trying to figure out what incentives may improve medication adherence

Sep 16 2010

MassDevice

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The world’s largest medical device maker has been on an acquisition tear of late, using its considerable cash hoard to buy nine companies since 2009

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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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